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.
Let's Face The Music And Dance
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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But while there's music and moonlight (moonlight and music) and love and
romance
Let's face the music and dance
Before the fiddlers have fled
Before they ask us to pay the bill, and while we still have that chance
Let's face the music and dance
Soon, we'll be without the moon
There may be teardrops to shed
So (But) while there's music and moonlight (moonlight and music) and love and
romance
(Let's face the music and dance, dance)
(Let's face the music - let's here that music)
Let's face the music and dance
In Let's Face The Music And Dance, Frank Sinatra paints a picture of a fleeting moment of joy and celebration amidst the looming uncertainty and impending doom. The opening line, "there may be trouble ahead," sets the tone for the rest of the song, acknowledging the inevitability of hard times to come. However, the lyrics suggest that in the present moment, there is still beauty to be found in the moonlight, music, love, and romance. Sinatra urges his listeners to "face the music and dance" before the music inevitably stops, and the fiddlers demand payment. He recognizes the fleeting nature of this joy and suggests that soon they will be "humming a different tune," and the sorrow of the coming days will urge them to shed tears.
The lyrics of Let's Face The Music And Dance can be interpreted as a commentary on the fragility of happiness and the importance of enjoying life's small pleasures while they last. With its upbeat melody and catchy chorus, this song encourages listeners to take a break from their worries and enjoy the present moment. It is a reminder that even in the darkest of times, there are still reasons to dance and to love.
Line by Line Meaning
There may be trouble ahead
Although difficult situations may arise in the future
But while there's music and moonlight (moonlight and music) and love and romance
During moments of joy and passion with the perfect atmosphere
Let's face the music and dance
Let's confront the truth and enjoy the present moment by engaging in dance
Before the fiddlers have fled
Prior to the end of the celebration
Before they ask us to pay the bill, and while we still have that chance
Before financial responsibilities catch up with us
Soon, we'll be without the moon
It won't always be this perfect moment
Humming a different tune - and then...
Our emotions and circumstances will change
There may be teardrops to shed
Although future situations may be difficult, leading to tears
So (But) while there's music and moonlight (moonlight and music) and love and romance
During moments of joy and passion with the perfect atmosphere
(Let's face the music and dance, dance)
Let's embrace the present moment by dancing, confronting reality and enjoying life while we still can
(Let's face the music - let's hear that music)
Let's confront the truth and enjoy the present moment by listening to and engaging with music
Let's face the music and dance
Let's confront the truth and enjoy the present moment by engaging in dance
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Irving Berlin
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There may be trouble ahead
But while there's moonlight and music
And love and romance
Let's face the music and dance
Before the fiddlers have fled
Before they ask us to pay the bill
And while we still have a chance
Let's face the music and dance
Soon, we'll be without the moon
Humming a different tune and then
There may be teardrops to shed
So while there's moonlight and music
And love and romance
Let's face the music and dance, dance
Let's face the music and dance
There may be teardrops to shed
So while there's moonlight and music
And love and romance
Let's face the music and dance, dance
Let's face the music and dance
So while there's moonlight and music
And love and romance
Let's face the music and dance
@2010auguste
Fantastic version of this song, FS no comment. But also the band is really oberwhelming. This version is the best, i heard until now👍
@joachimwrang-widen5366
Very elegant arrangement. Almost Riddle-esque but showing JM's own mastery. The precision of the band is astounding. Thank you for sharing.
@bf4life861
Oh amazon Commercial thank you for bringing us here ❤️
@larubia7451
Lol same
@pearlygates12
The one in the amazon commercial AD was the Nat King Cole version
@GaySatanicClowns
Yeah...
@davidrussell5570
Great arrangement and as usual, Frank knocked it out the park. Sinatra is consistently great.
@anneroselli161
Anything that gets us to this wonderful music Comercial s or not I aplude and honor utube thank you so much love anne
@talpasanchez5834
Me encanta como la canta.
@haroldbregman4823
Both singers are the greatest no matter what songs they sang.There will never be performers like FAS or NKC