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.
Until the Real Thing Comes Along
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Be a beggar or a knave for you
If that isn't love it will have to do
Until the real thing comes along
Gladly move the earth for you
Prove my love dear, and it's worth for you
If that isn't love it'll have to do
Until the real thing comes along
I just can't make you understand
I'll always love you baby - come what may
My heart is yours, what more can I say
I would cry for you, even sigh for you
Tear those stars down from the sky for you
If that isn't love it'll have to do
Until the real thing comes along
Walk on burning coals for you
I would drive the Chrysler,leave the Rolls for you
If that ain't love it will have to do
Until the real thing comes along
I would try to hit high "see" for you
I'd even punch out Mr. T for you
If that ain't love it will have to do
Until the real thing comes along
There's not a thing that you can't ask of me
Go on, demand any task of me
If you want the moon or a lavaliere
All you got to do is nibble on my ear
I would rob, steal, beg, borrow, and lie for you
Lay my little body down and die for you
(If that ain't love, if that isn't love)
If that ain't love it will have to do
Until the real thing comes along
The lyrics of Frank Sinatra's Until The Real Thing Comes Along speak of an unwavering commitment to someone, even if it means sacrificing a lot or putting up with less than perfect love. The singer is willing to be a beggar or a knave, move the earth, and even cry or sigh for this person. They are willing to do anything, including rob, steal, beg, borrow, or lie to prove their love. In short, the singer believes that they are offering love that is close to the real thing, even if it falls short. They are waiting for the real thing to come along, but until then, they are all in.
The narrative presents love as a series of challenges that one overcomes for the beloved. Love is presented as something that is tested, but the singer is confident in their ability to endure all of these tests for the person they love. The chorus of the song, "If that isn't love it'll have to do, until the real thing comes along" drives the message home.
Overall, the song is an ode to true love, and it offers a glimpse into the lengths someone will go to for the one they love.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for you
I am willing to put in all my effort for you
Be a beggar or a knave for you
I am willing to do anything for you even if it makes me lose my morals
If that isn't love it will have to do
Even if it's not truly love, I will still do these things for you
Gladly move the earth for you
I am willing to go to great lengths for you
Prove my love dear, and it's worth for you
I want to show you how much you mean to me and that my love is of great value
With all the words dear at my command
I have a lot of words at my disposal to help you understand my love
I just can't make you understand
Despite trying, I cannot make you see how much I love you
I'll always love you baby - come what may
No matter what happens, my love for you will remain
My heart is yours, what more can I say
I have already given you my heart and my love, what else can I tell you?
I would cry for you, even sigh for you
I am willing to do anything to express how much I love and care about you
Tear those stars down from the sky for you
I am willing to do the impossible, to go beyond my limits for you
Walk on burning coals for you
I am willing to undergo great pain and suffering for you
I would drive the Chrysler,leave the Rolls for you
I am willing to give up luxury to be with you
I would try to hit high 'see' for you
I am willing to do things that I am not good at for you
I'd even punch out Mr. T for you
I am willing to fight anyone or anything for you
There's not a thing that you can't ask of me
I am ready to do anything you ask of me, no matter how difficult or impossible it may seem
Go on, demand any task of me
You can ask anything of me, and I will try my best to deliver
If you want the moon or a lavaliere
You can ask for anything, whether it's impossible or expensive, and I will try to get it for you
All you got to do is nibble on my ear
All it takes is a sign of affection from you, and I will do anything for you
I would rob, steal, beg, borrow, and lie for you
I am willing to breach all lines of ethics and morals for you
Lay my little body down and die for you
I am willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to express my love for you
(If that ain't love, if that isn't love)
This is my way of expressing my love, if it's not considered love then what else is?
If that ain't love it will have to do
If my actions are not considered love, then I will still continue doing them to show my affection towards you
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, IMAGEM U.S. LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LEO SAYER, TOM SNOW
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Marion Zendano
I adore this version of frank: I've spent the later part of my life listening to this album, it never tires and the real thing comes along in this Frank sinatra.
SALTY H2O
so good —love it
IMAGINARY LP / Jerry Wilson
The beginning of his gruffer voice. A whole new era . Deeper and earthier than ever !
Marcel Versteeg
thumbs up!
I seee
…….😘💪
Jack Jacinto
ID slave for you!
I seee
…….💋🌟…..😅🤣….it’ll have to do…….💋🥩
…….my baby…💋🎁……so handsome….😘🛸
Jack Jacinto
huh? Twas or better yet read betepween lines iver and out! AMEN,