December 12 hundred years ago was born the famous American singer, a successful actor, winner of the “velvet” voice, “Mr. Blue Eyes” Frank Sinatra.
The boy, who grew up in poor neighborhoods, in the family of immigrants from Italy, he became a legend of the XX century. His manner of performance, called “kruning” (from the English croon – sing in a low voice, purring) has become the reference for several generations of singers and musicians. His track record – about 100 singles. He played almost all of the most popular compositions of the time, for which he deservedly received a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood.
We chose seven of the most popular songs of Frank Sinatra, who to this day are considered “golden” hits.
My Way, executed in 1968
Not everyone knows that the famous hit, which for a long time dominated the music charts in the US and UK – version of the French song, Writing in 1967 by the famous artist Claude Francois. In the original, it is called “Comme d’habitude” (“as usual”). By the embodiment of that Sinatra sang, he wrote the words of the US-Canadian singer and songwriter Paul Anka, who, in turn, made a transcription of the poem medieval poet François Villon.
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The French version of My Way – is the story of men and women who are forced to pretend and deceive so as the love is gone. Sinatra also sang the person summarizing at the end of his career, he held his dignity, honest, faith, confessing their feelings.
My Way, strength and sense, turned the sign for many artists. For example, Elvis Presley performed it in 1973, the single was released a few weeks before his death. In the UK, the song performed by Sinatra performed on every seventh funeral: a hymn to the strong spirit of the people of their kind “will” close.
Strangers in the Night, 1966
The author of the hit – German composer, arranger and leader of variety orchestra, popular in the 60s Bert Kaempfert. Initially, Strangers in the Night was recorded as part of the soundtrack to the 1965 film A Man Could Get Killed. But a year later, the song became a hit number 1, thanks to the performance of Frank Sinatra.
In May 1966, Sinatra released a self-titled album, which went platinum – the US has sold over a million copies. The actor got him two awards “Grammy.” Single Strangers in the Night during the week ranked first in the list of the best songs of the magazine Billboard.
Let It Snow! 1945
This is one of the most famous Christmas songs performed in English. Its authors – poet Sammy Cahn and composer Jules Stein – wrote it, wanting desperately to Christmas on a hot day in July 1945.
For the first time performed the song American singer and songwriter, shine in the 40-50′s, Vaughan Monroe. Then Let It Snow sung two dozen stars. However, the most famous versions of today are those that were performed by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. It’s interesting that Let It Snow became the 25 millionth song, which was sold through the store Apple.
popular songs have added the fact that it was her performance end two Hollywood blockbuster – “Die Hard” and “Die Hard 2 “.
Fly Me to the Moon, 1954
The song, which was included in the so-called” jazz standard “(a list of works that know almost all jazz) and is considered today one of the most frequently performed, composed by Bart Howard. It was first performed Felicia Sanders at the “Blue Angel” in Manhattan, accompanied by the composer himself.
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The original song is called In Other Words, but soon caught on “national” title Fly Me to the Moon – on its first line. A year later, she made her quail and super popular Frank Sinatra.
The song also performed by the famous singer Ella Fitzgerald and Nancy Wilson. Diana Krall sang it in honor of the 40th anniversary of the landing of Neil Armstrong on the moon.
New York, New York, 1979
The premiere of the famous song held June 21, 1977, when the screens released film by Martin Scorsese, “New York, New York” – it has performed in the picture Liza Minnelli. Authors – composer John Kander and poet Fred Ebb – said that the song was “written in anger,” as Robert De Niro, starring in the film, asked to rewrite it and make it “stronger”. This angered the authors, but they have done so, as requested by the actor.
The film Scorsese had great success, but the title track to it received a “second wind” in 1979, when it covered the Sinatra. He changed a few words in the text and come up with a new arrangement. The composition included in his album Trilogy: Past Present Future and forever linked with his name.
Got You Under My Skin, 1946
The song was written in 1936 by the American composer Cole Porter, is considered one of the greatest in the “light genre” for a musical Born to Dance. Frank Sinatra performed it for the first time in 1946, on the radio. After 10 years, he has created arrangements for big band – that’s performance of the song is considered a classic.
After this, Sinatra overwrite the song twice. In 1963, she went into his album Sinatra’s Sinatra, with favorite songs of the artist. In 1993 came another version – from the album Duets, paired with the Irish rock musician, vocalist of the band U2, Bono.
Something stupid, 1967
The song this simple and sweet song – singer and songwriter Carson Sparks in 1966, he recorded it as a duet with his wife. A year later, Something stupid, with his daughter Nancy sang Sinatra.
Among the many covers that have been made for this song, most memorable (except, of course, the duo Sinatra) – performed by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman, a recorded in 2001.
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