Frank does somethin' stupid to me. (My Way: The Best Of Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra)

Member Name: stickywicket

Product:	My Way: The Best Of Frank Sinatra - Frank Sinatra
Date:	16/08/02 (1872 review reads)
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Things don't change do they? I was about 6, my Dad was waxing lyrical about Frank Sinatra
"Frank's the man, you know." Looking at the dog eared cover of his 33rpm vinyl.
"Yeah, Yeah, whatever " I would think (or words to thay effect mid seventies speak...)If it wasn't Frank it was Elvis, if it wasn't Elvis it was Ella.
So here I am 30 years later telling my 8 year old that "Frank is the man, you know"
"Yeah right Mum.." he patronises.

My Dad passed away 6 years ago,I inherited his beloved, well used record collection (not a CD in sight) it was Frank, Elvis, Frank, Ella, oh and a bit of Frank in there too - surprisingly. They are packaged up in the loft - with the turntable, probably never to meet again.

In December last year my Granddad passed away, around the same time Robbie Williams Albert Hall concert was televised, something hit me. Nostalgia, a big old wave of nostalgia. Frank Sinatras tunes, Robbie singing his heart out.....

Frank Sinatra's rich honey and gravel in the background at my grandparents as I grew up, my Dad's constant "That's not music, all sounds the same to me" as I turned Wham! up to drown him out before he started calling my beloved George Micheal a poof..

Frank had a twinkle in his eye, just like my Granddad.

Suddenly all I wanted for Christmas was Frank ! And Hubby duly supplied - My Way - the best of Frank Sinatra. Sunday mornings, peeling the potatoes for Sunday roast I listen to my newfound friend belt out 'I Get a Kick Out Of You' shred the cabbage to 'I've Got You Under My Skin', slice the carrots to 'The Lady Is a Tramp' and the grand finale ? 'Come Fly With Me' prancing around the kitchen whisk for a microphone, my back up Big Band sound comes from a hysterical 5 and 8 year old, who realise now's the time to take advantage of Mum.

The worst thi
ng about Frank Sinatra (and it's not his fault!) is the the time slot given to New York, New York at every wedding reception I've ever been to, groan! Coupled that with the horrendous Karoke pastime of murdering My Way, such a cruel invention the karoke, I'm happy with my whisk in the kitchen - nobody gets hurt!

Frank to me is comfort music, memories of Grandparents and hot summers that seemed to last forever.

The Big Band sound is big stuff again, thanks to Robbie, (and a certain car advert) but has it ever been out of fashion?

The double CD album full track list:
1. My way
2. Strangers in the night
3. New York New York
4. I get a kick out of you
5. Somethin' stupid
6. Moon river
7. What now my love
8. Summer wind
9. For once in my life
10. Love and marriage
11. They can't take that away from me
12. My kind of town
13. Fly me to the moon
14. I've got you under my skin
15. Best is yet to come
16. It was a very good year
17. Come fly with me
18. That's life
19. Girl from Ipanema
20. Lady is a tramp
21. Bad bad Leroy Brown
22. Mack The Knife
23. Love's been good to me
24. LA is my lady
25. Let's face the music and dance
26. Come rain or come shine
27. Night and day
28. Very thought of you
29. Pennies from Heaven
30. Bewitched
31. America the beautiful
32. All the way
33. In the wee small hours of the morning
34. Way you look tonight
35. Three coins in the fountain
36. Softly as I leave you
37. All over nothing at all
38. Yesterday
39. Moonlight serenade
40. Somewhere my love
41. Mrs Robinson
42. Something
43. You are the sunshine of my life
44. Send in the clowns
45. It had to be you
46. Best of you


Let Frank back into your life!

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