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.
Singing in the Rain
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Du Du Du Du Du Du Du Du Du
I´m singin´ in the rain
Just singin´ in the rain,
What a glorious feeling,
And I´m happy again.
I´m laughing at clouds
The sun´s in my heart
And I´m ready for love.
Let the stormy clouds chase.
Everyone from the place,
Come on with the rain
I have a smile on my face.
I´ll walk down the lane
With a happy refrain
Just singin', singin' in the rain.
Dancing in the rain.
I'm happy again.
I'm singin' and dancin' in the rain.
Dancin' and singin' in the rain.
Frank Sinatra's "Singing in the Rain" is a piece that celebrates the pure joy that comes from being in a content and happy state of mind, despite life's storms. The lyrics refer to the rainfall that often forces individuals to take cover, and how it has no effect on the singer's good spirits. The song's opening lines in the form of instrumental expression, where Sinatra yells "du" nine times repeatedly, creates a sense of excitement and anticipation as it leads listeners towards the actual start of the song.
Sinatra appears to be unbothered by the negative attributes such as "dark clouds" in the sky, since he has an optimistic outlook on life that stems from self-acceptance and mental resilience. Aside from laughing at the clouds, the sun is present in his heart, and he's explicitly prepared for love. Sinatra encourages others caught in the rain to join him in his happiness and embrace the outdoors. The song's notable chorus and repetition of phrases provide a sense of structure that allows the audience to focus on achieving the same level of joy that Sinatra experiences. The song's catchy tune and the singer's seductive voice leave the listener feeling cheerful and joyful.
Line by Line Meaning
Du Du Du Du Du Du Du Du Du
Instrumental
I´m singin´ in the rain
I am singing while it's raining outside
Just singin´ in the rain,
I am only singing in the rain with no other motives
What a glorious feeling,
It feels amazing to be singing in the rain
And I´m happy again.
Singing in the rain has made me happy again
I´m laughing at clouds
I find humor in dark clouds above me
So dark, up above,
The clouds are very dark in the sky
The sun´s in my heart
I feel warmth and joy in my heart
And I´m ready for love.
I am open to new love in my life
Let the stormy clouds chase.
I am not afraid of storms and their clouds
Everyone from the place,
Others may seek shelter from the storm
Come on with the rain
But I welcome the rain and won't let it bother me
I have a smile on my face.
I am happy and positive despite the rain and storm
I´ll walk down the lane
I will take a walk despite the rain outside
With a happy refrain
I will continue singing with a positive attitude
Just singin', singin' in the rain.
I am only singing, singing in the rain
Dancing in the rain.
I am also dancing while singing in the rain
I'm happy again.
Singing and dancing in the rain has made me happy again
Dancin' and singin' in the rain.
I am both dancing and singing in the rain
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I'm singin' in the rain
Just singin' in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I'm happy again.
I'm laughing at clouds.
So dark up above,
The sun's in my heart
And I'm ready for love.
Let the stormy clouds chase.
Everyone from the place
Come on with the rain
I've a smile on my face
I walk down the lane
With a happy refrain
Just singing,
Singing in the rain
Dancing in the rain
La ri la la ri la,
I'm happy again
I'm singin' and dancing in the rain
I'm dancing and singin' in the rain
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Singing In The Rain (Tradução)
Eu estou cantando na chuva
Apenas cantando na chuva
Que sentimento glorioso
Eu estou feliz novamente
Eu estou rindo nas nuvens
Tão escuro, acima
O sol esta em meu coração
E eu estou pronto para amar
Deixe a perseguição das nuvens de tempestade.
Todos do lugar,
Venham com a chuva
Tenha um sorriso em seu rosto
Eu caminharei pista abaixo
Com um refrão feliz
E cantando
Apenas cantando na chuva.
Midnight-Blue766
Frank Sinatra sure had a good Gene Kelly impersonation.
Air
True
Leah Marie
Thank you!
Ocho ( N A S T Y )
this is a good one... 😄😄😄
Giammaria Spongano
HAHAHAHAHAH
Pau Arigós
lol
A e o k a
I was excited to hear Frank Sinatra sing this...but then...well, you know.
Silvia Vega Diaz
so fing sad
Hunter Barnard
Dude same
Toby Wood
Frank did an excellent Gene Kelly impression, truly a man of endless talent.