Thursday, May 27, 2021
Saturday, April 10, 2021
Saturday, September 26, 2020
SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS
SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS
Arranged and Conducted by Gordon Jenkins
LP Originally Released September 1965
The first time I heard this song, I was 14 years old and while I liked it very much, I didn't feel particularly identified with its lyrics. Now, 55 years later, the song has acquired deep and very relevant meanings for me. It has become one of the iconic numbers in Frank Sinatra's repertoire.
One day you turn around and it's summer
Next day you turn around and it's fall
And the springs and the winters of a lifetime
Whatever happened to them all?
As a man who has always had the wand'ring ways
Now I'm reaching back for yesterdays
'Til a long-forgotten love appears
And I find that I'm sighing softly as I near
September, the warm September of my years
As I man who has never paused at wishing wells
Now I'm watching children's carousels
And their laughter's music to my ears
And I find that I'm smiling gently as I near
September, the warm September of my years
The golden warm September of my years
Thursday, December 12, 2019
FRANK SINATRA'S WORLD
Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.
So much has been written about Sinatra, it is quite redundant to say anything more here.
His legacy in popular music is well known and his recordings are still heard all over the world in some form or another. Movie makers frequently rely on Frank's recordings to score parts of their films and his presence is felt in other singers' arrangements of classic tunes previously recorded by him.
Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, where he's still regarded as the greatest singer of the 20th Century, which he most certainly is.
His recordings will continue to delight future generations for many years to come.
He was the original pop star.
He invented the Concept Album.
He was a style icon.
His music is constantly rediscovered.
He inspires intense devotion across generations.
But first and foremost, he did it all his way.
Today is his 104th birthday and I will remember Old Blue Eyes by listening to some of his songs, which I enjoy not only on his birthday but all year round!
"It's Frank's world, we just live in it." - Dean Martin, member of Sinatra's legendary Rat Pack.