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.
Nevertheless
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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When I'd be held under your thumb
I'm like a pawn in your hand
Moved and compelled, at your command
Whether it's for bad or for good
I would never change it if I could
Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong
But nevertheless I'm in love with you
Maybe I'll win, maybe I'll lose
And maybe I'm in for cryin' the blues
But nevertheless I'm in love with you
Somehow, I know at a glance, the terrible chances I'm taking
Fine at the start, then left with a heart that is breaking
Maybe I'll live a life of regret, and maybe I'll give much more than I get
But nevertheless, I'm in love with you
In spite of all I could do
I went ahead falling for you
So if I laugh or I cry
I made my bed, that's where I'll lie
For what happens there's no excuse
I put my own head in the noose
The song "Nevertheless" by Frank Sinatra captures the experience of being in love with someone who has immense control over you. The lyrics begin by acknowledging the singer's awareness that they will eventually succumb to their lover's power over them. They acknowledge that they are like a pawn, always moved by their lover's direction. Despite the consequences, whether they are good or bad, the singer would never change being in love with their partner.
The second verse serves as a juxtaposition to the first, where the singer acknowledges the possibility that their love for their partner might not have a happy ending. The singer shows awareness of the danger and risk of being in love with someone like their partner. They know that they may have their heart broken, and doubt if their love is reciprocated. Despite all this, however, the singer is still in love with their partner, and they are willing to accept the consequences of their emotions.
The final verse reveals that despite the singer's awareness of their situation, they were still unable to resist the power of their lover over them. The singer accepts that they made their bed and must now lie in it. Their lover holds a powerful influence over them, and they acknowledge that they have placed themselves in a vulnerable position. Nevertheless, the singer is still in love with their partner.
Line by Line Meaning
I knew the time had to come
I understood that there would be a time when my fate would be in your hands
When I'd be held under your thumb
When I would be subject to your power and control
I'm like a pawn in your hand
I feel like a powerless tool that can be manipulated at your discretion
Moved and compelled, at your command
I am being shifted and urged to act based on your orders alone
Whether it's for bad or for good
Regardless of whether it benefits or harms me
I would never change it if I could
I have accepted my position and wouldn't change it even if I had the chance
Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong
It's possible that my feelings toward you are either right or wrong
Maybe I'm weak, maybe I'm strong
Perhaps I am vulnerable or resilient when it comes to you
But nevertheless I'm in love with you
Despite everything, I still love you
Maybe I'll win, maybe I'll lose
There is a chance I could either succeed or fail in my pursuit of you
And maybe I'm in for cryin' the blues
It's possible that I'm headed for heartbreak and sadness
But nevertheless I'm in love with you
Regardless of outcome or consequence, I still hold love for you
Somehow, I know at a glance, the terrible chances I'm taking
Somehow, I'm aware of the possible dangers involved in loving you
Fine at the start, then left with a heart that is breaking
Even if things seem good at first, they could end in heartbreak
Maybe I'll live a life of regret, and maybe I'll give much more than I get
It's possible that I will have remorse and end up giving more than receiving
But nevertheless, I'm in love with you
Still, my love for you remains
In spite of all I could do
Despite any attempts or efforts I've made
I went ahead falling for you
I took the risk of falling in love with you anyway
So if I laugh or I cry
Whether I end up happy or sad
I made my bed, that's where I'll lie
I've made my choice and will have to live with the consequences
For what happens there's no excuse
Whatever happens next can not be justified or excused
I put my own head in the noose
I am responsible for whatever outcomes come from my choices in this situation
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Bert Kalmar, Herman Ruby
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrong
Maybe I'm weak and maybe I'm strong
But nevertheless I'm in love with you
Maybe I'll win and maybe I'll lose
And maybe I'm in for crying the blues
But nevertheless I'm in love with you
Somehow, I know at a glance
The terrible chances I'm taking
Fine at the start
Then left with a heart that is breaking
Maybe I'll live a life of regret
And maybe I'll give much more than I get
But nevertheless, I'm in love with you
Maybe I'll live a life of regret
And maybe I'll give much more than I get
But nevertheless, I'm in love with you
Pete S
Does anyone have a link to the full song by Frank, or anyone else?
There is an opening...
"I knew the time had to come
When I'd be held under your thumb
I'm like a pawn in your hand
Moved and compelled, at your command
Whether it's for bad or for good
I would never change it if I could"
And an ending...
"In spite of all I could do
I went ahead falling for you
So if I laugh or I cry
I made my bed, that's where I'll lie
For what happens there's no excuse
I put my own head in the noose"
When you Google lyrics it's easy to find these...I just haven't been able to locate anyone actually including them in their version.
Soli
Was looking for this masterpiece for the last few days. I only knew the melody, strangely started singing it today and just searched and found.
wisjoh1
His voice is like streams of gold ….
Jan van den Berg
Two magical words,, Frank Sinatra!
Rich
To all of you out there who are trying to get over someone....The master says it all
AngusTCat
Absolutely. In this song and in the whole album of the Wee Small Hours of the Morning.
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Maybe I'm right and maybe I'm wrong
Maybe I'm weak and maybe I'm strong
But nevertheless I'm in love with you
Maybe I'll win and maybe I'll lose
And maybe I'm in for crying the blues
But nevertheless I'm in love with you
Somehow, I know at a glance
The terrible chances I'm taking
Fine at the start
Then left with a heart that is breaking
Maybe I'll live a life of regret
And maybe I'll give much more than I get
But nevertheless, I'm in love with you
Maybe I'll live a life of regret
And maybe I'll give much more than I get
But nevertheless, I'm in love with you
rashad wilson
Amazing love hearing his voice
Antonia Valenzuela
Amo esta canción
tricia walker
I love frank sinatra! I didn’t know this song until a lady in the book I’m reading started singing it lol
No U
this is gorgeous!