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.
Sentimental Journey
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Gonna set my heart at ease
Gonna make a sentimental journey
To renew old memories
I got my bag, i got my reservation
Spent each dime i could afford
Like a child in wild anticipation
Seven, that's the time we leave - at seven
I'll be waiting up for heaven
Counting every mile of railroad track - that moves me back
I never though my heart could be so yearny
Why did i decide to roam
Gotta take a sentimental journey
Sentimental journey home
The lyrics to Frank Sinatra's song Sentimental Journey, written by Les Brown, Bud Green, and Ben Homer, take the listener on a journey down memory lane. The singer is embarking on a trip to renew old memories and set his heart at ease. The lyrics reflect the nostalgia and longing for the past that many people experience throughout their lives. The opening line sets the tone for the song, "Gonna take a sentimental journey," suggesting that the journey is not just physical, but also emotional. The singer is looking to rekindle emotions and memories that he felt in the past, and the journey is a means to do that.
The second and third lines of the song express the destination and its purpose. The singer is setting his heart at ease by revisiting old memories. He has packed his bag and made reservations, spending all the money he can afford. The fourth line, "Like a child in wild anticipation, I long to hear that: "all aboard,"" adds an element of excitement to the journey. The singer is eager to start his journey and to relive the memories that he has been longing for. The fifth line, "Seven, that's the time we leave - at seven," creates a sense of urgency and sets the scene for the journey.
The third paragraph starts with a line that is a sort of continuation from the second: "I'll be waiting up for heaven, counting every mile of railroad track - that moves me back." This line emphasizes that the artist is fully invested in making this journey. The sixth line, "I never thought my heart could be so yearny," shows how much the artist longs for the memories that he left behind. The seventh line, "Why did I decide to roam?" is almost like questioning his own decision to leave all the good things behind only to come back again. Finally, the last line, "Gotta take a sentimental journey, sentimental journey home," brings the song to a gentle end by highlighting the importance of revisiting old memories and places.
Line by Line Meaning
Gonna take a sentimental journey
I am going on a journey down memory lane.
Gonna set my heart at ease
This journey should help me feel better about things.
Gonna make a sentimental journey
I am going to revisit the past.
To renew old memories
I am hoping to relive some of my past experiences.
I got my bag, i got my reservation
I am well-prepared for this trip.
Spent each dime i could afford
I have sacrificed to afford this journey.
Like a child in wild anticipation
I am excited like a kid for this trip.
I long to hear that: "all aboard!"
I anticipate the moment I board the train for nostalgia.
Seven, that's the time we leave - at seven
The journey begins at 7.00 am.
I'll be waiting up for heaven
I am looking forward to this journey so much that I am willing to stay awake all night.
Counting every mile of railroad track - that moves me back
I will be fully immersed in the journey backward through memories.
I never thought my heart could be so yearny
I never thought I would miss the past so much.
Why did i decide to roam
I question my decision to leave my past behind.
Gotta take a sentimental journey
I feel a strong urge to revisit the past.
Sentimental journey home
I am going back to where it all began.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Benjamin Homer, Bud Green, Les Brown
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
ALEX MM
Voy a emprender un viaje sentimental
Gonna take a sentimental journey
Voy a tranquilizar mi corazón
Gonna set my heart at ease
Voy a emprender un viaje sentimental
Gonna take a sentimental journey
Para renovar viejos recuerdos
To renew old memories
Conseguí mi bolso y conseguí mi reserva
Got my bag and got my reservation
Gasté cada centavo que pude pagar
Spent each dime I could afford
Como un niño en una anticipación salvaje
Like a child in wild anticipation
¡Anhelo escuchar eso de "Todos a bordo!"
Long to hear that "All aboard!"
Siete, ese es el momento en que nos vamos, a las siete
Seven, that's the time we leave, at seven
Estaré esperando el cielo
I'll be waitin' up for heaven
Contando cada milla de vías de tren
Countin' every mile of railroad track
Eso me lleva de regreso
That takes me back
Nunca pensé que mi corazón pudiera ser tan anhelante
Never thought my heart could be so yearny
¿Por qué decidí vagar?
Why did I decide to roam?
Voy a emprender un viaje sentimental
Gonna take a sentimental journey
Viaje sentimental a casa
Sentimental journey home
Viaje sentimental
Sentimental journe
Rodrigo Saenz
What can I say...Frank comes through yet again! And the lushness of the orchestration will take you wherever you want to go.
ALEX MM
Voy a emprender un viaje sentimental
Gonna take a sentimental journey
Voy a tranquilizar mi corazón
Gonna set my heart at ease
Voy a emprender un viaje sentimental
Gonna take a sentimental journey
Para renovar viejos recuerdos
To renew old memories
Conseguí mi bolso y conseguí mi reserva
Got my bag and got my reservation
Gasté cada centavo que pude pagar
Spent each dime I could afford
Como un niño en una anticipación salvaje
Like a child in wild anticipation
¡Anhelo escuchar eso de "Todos a bordo!"
Long to hear that "All aboard!"
Siete, ese es el momento en que nos vamos, a las siete
Seven, that's the time we leave, at seven
Estaré esperando el cielo
I'll be waitin' up for heaven
Contando cada milla de vías de tren
Countin' every mile of railroad track
Eso me lleva de regreso
That takes me back
Nunca pensé que mi corazón pudiera ser tan anhelante
Never thought my heart could be so yearny
¿Por qué decidí vagar?
Why did I decide to roam?
Voy a emprender un viaje sentimental
Gonna take a sentimental journey
Viaje sentimental a casa
Sentimental journey home
Viaje sentimental
Sentimental journe
Alvaro Avendaño
Frank is one of the best, but Ella's version of Sentimental Journey is irrepeatable.
Mason James
Frank Sinatra is the only one who can remake a song and not ruin it at the same time 😁
владимир данилов
Красота безбрежная !!!
María del mar Prades bravo
Hear this in the voice of amy winehouse 😍... Rip both Frank and Amy
Marco Bene
Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse we're in love of Frank Sinatra and me too ❤️
buddypowe
Damn, the trumpets in Sinatra songs come in to the songs suddenly like EAR RAPES!! lol
Lisa Bolig
It's Ella or nothing with this song! I adore Frank, but he can't hold a candle next to her vocals!!
Tom Tom
Lisa Bolig agreed. This one is a snoozer for Frank