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 Got Plenty of Nothin'
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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And nuttin's plenty for me
I got no car, got no mule
I got no misery
De folks wid plenty o' plenty
Got a lock on de door
'Fraid somebody's a-goin' to rob 'em
While dey's out a-makin' more
I got no lock on de door
Dat's no way to be
Dey kin steal de rug from de floor
Dat's okeh wid me
'Cause de things dat I prize
Like de stars in de skies
All are free
Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'
And nuttin's plenty for me
I got a gal, got my song
Got Hebben the whole day long
No use complaining
Got my gal, got my Lawd
Got my song
Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'
And nuttin's plenty for me
I got the sun, got the moon
Got the deep blue sea
De foks wid plenty o' plenty
Got to pray all de day
Seems wid plenty you sure got to worry
How to keep the debbel away
Away
I ain't frettin 'bout hell
'Till de time arrive
Never worry long as I'm well
Never one to strive
To be good, to be bad
What the hell
I is glad I's alive
Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'
And nuttin's plenty for me
I got a gal, got my song
Got Hebben the whole day long
No use complaining
Got my gal, got my Lawd
Got my song
The lyrics to Frank Sinatra's song "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" paint a picture of a simple life with great appreciation for the little pleasures in life. The singer is content with his lot in life and has everything he needs to be happy without any material possessions. He has no car, mule, or any luxuries of life that people with plenty own, but he cherishes the beauty of the sky and the stars. The singer says that he is okay with anyone stealing the rug from his floor as he has nothing to lose.
The song highlights the way of life of the underprivileged people who find joy in simple things. They don't have material possessions, but they have love, music, and the beauty of nature, which provides them with happiness. The song's lyrics suggest that people who are wealthy and have more in life are always worried about their possessions being stolen, leading them to have a lock on their doors. But the singer doesn't have a lock on his door and is content with what little he has.
In conclusion, the song "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'" conveys the singer's content with the simple things in life. The song is a celebration of life and its little joys that are often overlooked in our daily lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin'
I have a lot of nothing in my life.
And nuttin's plenty for me
Having nothing is enough for me.
I got no car, got no mule
I do not have material possessions like a car or a mule.
I got no misery
I do not have sadness or stress in my life.
De folks wid plenty o' plenty
People who have a lot of material possessions
Got a lock on de door
They are afraid of being robbed and have secured their belongings.
'Fraid somebody's a-goin' to rob 'em
They worry that someone will steal their possessions.
While dey's out a-makin' more
They are focused on acquiring more possessions and often working hard for it.
What for?
Why go through the trouble of acquiring so much if there is a constant fear of losing it?
I got no lock on de door
I do not worry about securing my belongings.
Dat's no way to be
It is not necessary to live with constant fear and worry.
Dey kin steal de rug from de floor
Even if someone were to take something from me, it would not affect me much.
Dat's okeh wid me
I am okay with that.
'Cause de things dat I prize
The things that matter to me most
Like de stars in de skies
Are free and accessible to everyone.
All are free
These things do not require money or material possessions.
I got a gal, got my song
I have love in my life and music to enjoy.
Got Hebben the whole day long
I have a sense of spirituality or a connection to something higher.
No use complaining
There is no point in complaining or worrying about the things I don't have.
Got my gal, got my Lawd
I have love in my life and a connection to God.
I got the sun, got the moon
I have the beauty of nature around me to enjoy.
Got the deep blue sea
I have the ocean, which is a wonder of nature, to appreciate.
De foks wid plenty o' plenty
People who have a lot of material possessions
Got to pray all de day
They are so worried about maintaining their possessions that they spend a lot of time praying for protection.
Seems wid plenty you sure got to worry
It seems that having a lot of possessions often leads to worry and fear of losing them.
How to keep the debbel away
How to keep evil away from their possessions and lives.
Away
Keeping evil away.
I ain't frettin 'bout hell
I do not worry about going to hell.
'Till de time arrive
There is no need to worry until it happens.
Never worry long as I'm well
I don't worry as long as I am healthy and content.
Never one to strive
I am not one to constantly strive for more possessions or material goods.
To be good, to be bad
It doesn't matter to me whether people see me as good or bad.
What the hell
I do not care.
I is glad I's alive
I am happy to be alive and content with my life.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DU BOSE HEYWARD, GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN
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@valhaley6719
“A Swingin’ Affair” is a rare case in which the sequel is so good it nearly exceeds the original. The follow-up to the epochal “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers” contains some more electrified tracks of Sinatra/Riddle in joyous swing time.
@alexmm1902
Oh, tengo un montón de nada y nada para mí
Oh, I got plenty of nothin', and nothin's plenty for me
¡No tengo coche, no tengo mula, no tengo miseria!
I got no car, I got no mule, I got no misery!
La gente con mucho
The folks with plenty of plenty
Tienen una cerradura en su puerta
They got a lock on their door
Miedo de que alguien esté ansioso por frotarlos
Afraid somebody is agoin' to rub 'em
Mientras están ahí afuera haciendo más
While they're out there makin' more
¿Para qué?
What for?
No tengo cerradura en la puerta
I got no lock on the door
Esa es la manera de ser
That's the way to be
Pueden robar la alfombra del suelo
They can steal the rug from the floor
Eso está bien para mí porque las cosas que valoro
That's okay with me cause the things that I prize
Como las estrellas en los cielos, son todos libres
Like the stars in the skies, are all free
Entonces, tengo un montón de nada y nada para mí.
So, I got plenty of nothin', and nothin's plenty for me
Tengo el sol, tengo la luna, tengo el mar azul profundo
I got the sun, i got the moon, I got the deep blue sea
Got my man, got my love, and I, I got my song!
Oh, tengo un montón de nada y nada para mí
Oh, I got plenty of nothin', and nothin's plenty for me
¡Tengo a mi hombre, tengo mi amor y yo, tengo mi canción!
Got my man, got my love, and I, I got my song! 0:36