In observance of the tenth anniversary of Frank Sinatra's death. As both a big Steyn and Sinatra fan, please indulge. Something a little different from The One-Man Global Content Provider!
1 posted on
05/17/2008 6:15:21 PM PDT by
Rummyfan
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-29 next last
To: Rummyfan
Frankie! Pure class. Top notch.
2 posted on
05/17/2008 6:18:54 PM PDT by
jaz.357
(I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.)
To: Rummyfan
No wonder he hits it off with Laura Ingraham.
Outside of High Hopes and Something Stupid, you can have it all.
3 posted on
05/17/2008 6:19:00 PM PDT by
Past Your Eyes
(You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.)
To: Rummyfan
Admittedly, not all aging rockers are Frank fans. I once made the mistake of mentioning Sinatra's cover of ''Mrs. Robinson" to Paul Simon. "Frank Sinatra had no business recording that song!" said Simon indignantly. "He couldn't relate to the lyrics at all, so he changed them all." Frank's version is far superior, as is to be expected.
4 posted on
05/17/2008 6:19:36 PM PDT by
Mr. Mojo
To: Rummyfan
Hard to believe its been 10 years. Wow does time fly.
To: Rummyfan
Frank rules.
Period.
Can’t believe it’s been ten years.
6 posted on
05/17/2008 6:26:41 PM PDT by
Skooz
(Any nation that would elect Hillary Clinton as its president has forfeited its right to exist.)
To: Rummyfan
I still enjoy listening to Sinatra. I still enjoy listening to Jolson as well.
7 posted on
05/17/2008 6:29:02 PM PDT by
Biblebelter
(If the big blue states got to choose the Republican nominee, I say let them elect him in the fall)
To: Rummyfan
8 posted on
05/17/2008 6:29:05 PM PDT by
tsowellfan
(Obama Facts: http://tinyurl.com/26pkv7)
To: Rummyfan
the unpalatable truth: that Sinatra built his house upon the bedrock of great songs sung better than they've ever been. That's it in a nutshell. Once songs got "the Sinatra treatment," the game was over.
9 posted on
05/17/2008 6:30:27 PM PDT by
Mr. Mojo
To: Rummyfan
Mark Steyn ON Frank Sinatra? Gross!
10 posted on
05/17/2008 6:34:45 PM PDT by
johnthebaptistmoore
(Vote for conservatives AT ALL POLITICAL LEVELS! Encourage all others to do the same on November 4!)
To: Rummyfan
I've never been much of a Sinatra fan but for some reason I think everyone should have a favorite Sinatra song. Mine will always be The Summer Wind.
11 posted on
05/17/2008 6:35:06 PM PDT by
VR-21
To: Rummyfan
I've long been a fan and did a specialized recording of a Sinatra song medley shortly after his death. My song choices were:
You Make Me Feel So Young
Taking a Chance on Love
Come Fly With Me
Fly Me to the Moon
Zing Went the Strings of My Heart
There are many other songs that I am fond of but I needed to do numbers that sounded good at 128 bpm. And yes, for those of you that have guessed, it was a square dance singing call record.
14 posted on
05/17/2008 6:46:11 PM PDT by
jimfree
(Freep and Ye shall find.)
To: Rummyfan
15 posted on
05/17/2008 6:49:04 PM PDT by
TopDog2
To: Rummyfan
A lady never leaves her escort
It isnt fair, it isnt nice
A lady doesnt wander all over the room
And blow on some other guys dice
Lets keep this party polite
Never get out of my sight
Stick with me baby, Im the guy that you came in with
Luck be a lady tonight
To: Rummyfan
17 posted on
05/17/2008 7:17:44 PM PDT by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
To: Rummyfan
Basie carried Sinatra for years.
He never could sing, not really.
Just did that hand thing and bat his eyes.
Old ladies got wet when he did that. Never could understand it.
18 posted on
05/17/2008 7:19:03 PM PDT by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: Rummyfan
Unlike most critics, Steyn's tastes are exquisite -- a match for his writing.
19 posted on
05/17/2008 7:25:50 PM PDT by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
To: Rummyfan
The world became a much poorer place to live once Frank Sinatra left it.
"In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning".
L
24 posted on
05/17/2008 7:37:50 PM PDT by
Lurker
(Pimping my blog: http://lurkerslair-lurker.blogspot.com/)
To: Rummyfan
Mark Steyn is a gem of a writer. Poetic finesse rolls from his pen not just for things political; but for 'music poetical' and so the rhythm of his words as he as he 'unplugs' Sinatra.
Think Mark should challenge Chris Hitchens to a 'write-off'. . .be a close call, if Sinatra were kept off the table.
25 posted on
05/17/2008 7:41:30 PM PDT by
cricket
(Damn Political Correctness; before it irretrievably, damns us all. . .)
To: Rummyfan
When Sinatra died, my friend’s father, who played with Sinatra’s band, told me one of his favorite Sinatra stories:
“Sinatra always prided himself on being a big tipper. One night, in 1947, he was staying at the Drake Hotel in downtown Chicago. The bellboy brought his bags up to his room and Sinatra tipped him $100.
The bellboy said ‘Gee, thanks Mr. Sinatra”. Sinatra replied, ‘I bet you’ve never had a tip that big before.’ The bellboy responded, ‘Actually, I have.’
So, Sinatra gave him another $100.
The bellboy said, ‘Gee, thanks again Mr. Sinatra’. So, Sinatra said, ‘So who was the other guy who gave you a $100 tip?’ The bellboy responded, ‘You did, last year.’”
To: Rummyfan
28 posted on
05/17/2008 7:58:55 PM PDT by
Rummyfan
(Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-29 next last
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson