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Sinatra
Sinatra That one name should, I imagine, be familiar to just about everyone here. It has been 20 years since his passing - I was a bit surprised to read that today. So my question to y'all is what do you think of when you see THAT name? Briefly, for me . . . Obviously his songs done . . . his way. I grew up listening to my mom's Sinatra LPs - when the rock radio station wasn't on. Waaay tooo many to mention. She loved going to Vegas to see him and the . . . Rat Pack. My first trip to Vegas was with my parents I was around 10 so I didn't get to see the show - but I heard about it when my mom talked to my grandparents about it - it sounded . . . coool. When some Rat Pack tribute shows were playing in Vegas in the early 2000s I went . . . it was cool. My dad wore a hat pretty much like the kind of hat(s) Sinatra wore - they were coool. So when it rained I wore one of my dad's hat's to school. I wore it slightly slid down to the right front. I liked feeling . . . coool . It felt good and I didn't have to wear one of them bright yellow rain hats amp; . His movies done . . . his way. Robin and the Seven Hoods, None But the Brave, Manchurian Candidate, Assault On A Queen, and Von Ryan's Express (I was pissed when they killed Frank). And of course Ocean's 11 (but Clooney et al bested Sinatra's). Eventually I began doing things "My Way" to the chagrin of my parents. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. |
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Thank you. Being in a lil ole country town I miss hearing Sinatra playing on the radio. Actually I miss a lot of different songs/artists as our radio variety is almost non-existent. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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My parents had Sammy and Dean records too but Frank still led the pack. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I still watch video of the old days quite often. M. Candidate is still a good movie. When I hear the name Sinatra I think of jazz bands with big sound. blog on! When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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I still watch video of the old days quite often. M. Candidate is still a good movie. When I hear the name Sinatra I think of jazz bands with big sound. blog on!
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My all time favourite singer, no one before or since has come close to his talent at phrasing a song. When I see the name I think of my favourite songs of the years, Fly me to the Moon, Under my Skin, For once in my Life, to name a few.......the man was a genius of song. But I'll give you another voice to consider - Roy Orbison. Certainly not as famous or as many hits but the man had some pipes. Only The Lonely, In Dreams, You Got It. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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My all time favourite singer, no one before or since has come close to his talent at phrasing a song. When I see the name I think of my favourite songs of the years, Fly me to the Moon, Under my Skin, For once in my Life, to name a few.......the man was a genius of song.
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For me the "RAT PACK" and his music, he was an amazing artist.. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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For me the "RAT PACK" and his music, he was an amazing artist..
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I imagine someone will play it at my wake too. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Mr. Cool A little known fact; In 1946, Sinatra's debut release, 'The Voice of Frank Sinatra', helped introduce both the concept album and the box set. At a time when long-playing records were still novel, Sinatra issued a set of 78 rpm records with eight songs, all with a theme of lost love. It sold for a hefty $2.50 (the equivalent of about $30 today). But the price didn't prevent it from topping the charts. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Mr. Cool A little known fact; In 1946, Sinatra's debut release, 'The Voice of Frank Sinatra', helped introduce both the concept album and the box set. At a time when long-playing records were still novel, Sinatra issued a set of 78 rpm records with eight songs, all with a theme of lost love. It sold for a hefty $2.50 (the equivalent of about $30 today). But the price didn't prevent it from topping the charts.
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Of course...as long as arent a hound dog... When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Hi NP, I heard a lot of Elvis too but not with the old folks. Will you let me be your teddy bear?
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We were an Elvis family, not much Sinatra but plenty of Elvis... When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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We were an Elvis family, not much Sinatra but plenty of Elvis...
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Not something I think about or ever thought of. Maybe I'll check out their pics. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Weirdly, I only learnt about him from punk bands covering his tunes, most notoriously Sid Vicious. He had a nice enough voice I guess but not enough guitars When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Von Ryan's Express One of the first movies that I grew up with as a child and it wasn't till I was 10 before I discovered he was actually a singer. Really got into his music when I was in college and wish I got to see him live When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Yeah, the voice is smoooothe ain't it. Well, Robin and the Seven Hoods, and Ocean's 11 aren't serious, but I've never been a musical fan so I haven't seen any of them. And those characters aren't Frank so . . . When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Weirdly, I only learnt about him from punk bands covering his tunes, most notoriously Sid Vicious. He had a nice enough voice I guess but not enough guitars
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Von Ryan's Express One of the first movies that I grew up with as a child and it wasn't till I was 10 before I discovered he was actually a singer. Really got into his music when I was in college and wish I got to see him live
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Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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