Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". He released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. Sinatra's professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of The Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra released several critically lauded albums, including In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956), Come Fly with Me (1958), Only the Lonely (1958) and Nice 'n' Easy (1960).
Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and released the tracks "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". After releasing Sinatra at the Sands, recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim, the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. It was followed by 1968's collaboration with Duke Ellington. Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later and recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and reached success in 1980 with "New York, New York". Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until a short time before his death in 1998.
Sinatra forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After winning an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity, he starred in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and received critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He appeared in various musicals such as On the Town (1949), Guys and Dolls (1955), High Society (1956), and Pal Joey (1957), winning another Golden Globe for the latter. Toward the end of his career, he became associated with playing detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome (1967). Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971. On television, The Frank Sinatra Show began on ABC in 1950, and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics from the mid-1940s, and actively campaigned for presidents such as Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, though before Kennedy's death Sinatra's alleged Mafia connections led to his being snubbed.
While Sinatra never formally learned how to read music, he had an impressive understanding of it, and he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. A perfectionist, renowned for his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live with his band. His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes". Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner. He went on to marry Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976. Sinatra had several violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or work bosses with whom he had disagreements. He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. After his death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.
Sinatra died with his wife at his side at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 14, 1998, aged 82, after a heart attack. Sinatra had ill health during the last few years of his life, and was frequently hospitalized for heart and breathing problems, high blood pressure, pneumonia and bladder cancer. He was further diagnosed as having dementia. He had made no public appearances following a heart attack in February 1997. Sinatra's wife encouraged him to "fight" while attempts were made to stabilize him, and his final words were, "I'm losing." Sinatra's daughter, Tina, later wrote that she and her sister, Nancy, had not been notified of their father's final hospitalization, and it was her belief that "the omission was deliberate. Barbara would be the grieving widow alone at her husband's side." The night after Sinatra's death, the lights on the Empire State Building in New York City were turned blue, the lights at the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor, and the casinos stopped spinning for a minute.
Sinatra's funeral was held at the Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California, on May 20, 1998, with 400 mourners in attendance and thousands of fans outside. Gregory Peck, Tony Bennett, and Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., addressed the mourners, who included many notable people from film and entertainment. Sinatra was buried in a blue business suit with mementos from family members—cherry-flavored Life Savers, Tootsie Rolls, a bottle of Jack Daniel's, a pack of Camel cigarettes, a Zippo lighter, stuffed toys, a dog biscuit, and a roll of dimes that he always carried—next to his parents in section B-8 of Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.
His close friends Jilly Rizzo and Jimmy Van Heusen are buried nearby. The words "The Best Is Yet to Come", plus "Beloved Husband & Father" are imprinted on Sinatra's grave marker. Significant increases in recording sales worldwide were reported by Billboard in the month of his death.
I'll Never Be the Same
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Stars have lost their meaning for me
I'll never be the same
Nothing's what it once use to be
And when the songbirds that sing
Tell me it's spring
I can't believe their song
Once love was king but kings can be wrong
There is such an ache in my heart
Never be the same since we're apart
Though there's a lot that a smile may hide
I know down deep inside
I'll never be the same, never be the same again
I'll never be the same, never be the same again
Frank Sinatra's "I'll Never Be the Same Again" is a heart-wrenching love song that focuses on the pain and heartbreak of a lost love. The lyrics speak of loss, hurt and the emptiness that follows the end of a relationship. The opening line "I'll never be the same, stars have lost their meaning for me," shows how the singer feels that everything he once found beauty in seems dull and meaningless now that he is without his love. The song continues to describe how heartbroken he is, as nothing he used to love has the same meaning anymore, and he feels that even when the world is telling him that spring is here, he can't believe it. The line "once love was king but kings can be wrong" shows how even strong and powerful love can fail.
The song's chorus sums up the main message, which is that the singer will never be the same after the loss of his love. The pain he is feeling will always be with him, and he knows that even though he may try to hide it with a smile, he'll never be able to forget how much he's hurting. The song ends with the same line it began on, with the singer singing that he will "never be the same, never be the same again," emphasizing his pain and heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll never be the same
My life has drastically changed and I am no longer the same person.
Stars have lost their meaning for me
Things that once brought me joy and wonder no longer hold any significance or happiness for me.
Nothing's what it once use to be
Everything feels different and less fulfilling than it did before.
And when the songbirds that sing
Even the most beautiful and pleasant things no longer bring me joy or comfort.
Tell me it's spring
Even the changing of seasons can no longer provide me with hope or happiness.
I can't believe their song
I am too consumed by my sorrow to appreciate the beauty around me.
Once love was king but kings can be wrong
I was once deeply in love, but even that did not guarantee happiness or security.
There is such an ache in my heart
My heart is heavy with sadness and pain, and I cannot find relief from my grief.
Never be the same since we're apart
My life forever changed when the person I loved left me.
Though there's a lot that a smile may hide
Even when I try to put on a happy face, the pain and sadness still gnaw at me inside.
I know down deep inside
I am fully aware and in touch with my profound sense of loss and heartache.
I'll never be the same, never be the same again
I have been irrevocably altered by the loss of love and will never be the same person again.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JUNE MILLINGTON
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@johnfury6481
Always a great tune by Frank, and Nelson Riddle was a master arranger.
@tomjenz
Sinatra tells a song story like a one-act play. Amazing artist
@alandesouzacruz5124
Wonderful voice
@jamesp2333
Music has never been the same since you've left us. R.I.P.
@LadyDuchess
After listening to Billie Holiday’s version of this song for years, this rendition is giving unseasoned chicken tease. 🤷🏾♀️
@maggieidk3875
this is my fav comment of all time
@ossiekasim1922
Please tell me, it wasn't just me who came here because of "Home Before Dark"?
@manter374
me
@jahzeelmaxian8165
Me too
@kingkeyloc13
Ya got to love the olds that paved the way