Standing "O" for The Chairman of The Board ! You should do a reaction to Frank and Ella Fitzgerald performing "The Lady is a Tramp" from the same TV special, the following year (1967). Truly one of the great moments in American television.
My favorite male vocalist ever. First singer I remember hearing as a 3 year old. Mom is a huge Sinatra fan. I'd listen to her records over and over. The needle broke off a couple of times. Love his movies as well.
Thanks Harri 💎 Frank was a showman &. Lady’s man ! He would have been great to see live !! Aren’t you glad all the wonderful music from decades ago was recorded for the world to enjoy 🥰💫💥💎
This is the coolest performance by Sinatra! Great request Stephen!. Harri I loved your analysis and reaction! Yes Harri! Throwing the dice on beat was perfect!
The writer of this song was a guy called Frank Loesser, who wrote several musical songs, this song was written for the muscial Guys and Dolls in 1950. You can hear it sung by Marlon Brando in the movie version of that musical.
The song was written for the musical (which was later turned into a movie) called "Guys and Dolls." And without giving up the end of the movie, let's just say it's about a dice game at the end of the picture. But Frank Sinatra gives the song new life. He puts it in the context of Las Vegas, where he and his "Rat Pack" spent so much of their time entertaining audiences during their peak years of popularity.
When I was a kid growing up my Dad idolized Sinatra and played his records all the time and as a dopey little kid and teenager I thought how corn ball Frank Sinatra no way! Now that I'm older and wiser oh Dad you were so right. I absolutely adore Sinatra. He's the greatest. This song is such a gem. The play on words for the lyrics is genius! A couple other great ones to check out "When I Was 17" and my all time favorite "The World We Knew"
His timing and phrasing were amazing. He never sang a song the same way twice but it was always perfect. The song was from "Guys and Dolls" - a Broadway musical and then a movie with Sinatra and Brando.
Great choice, Harry! Frank Sinatra stands the test of time better than any other; My Father was from the generation AFTER Sinatra’s heyday, and he’d play his records when I was a kid in the 70’s and I loved all of it. A few weeks ago, my 30 year old biker son said Mom, my Spotify send a report of my most listened to music last year and guess what was number 2? Sinatra. Luck Be A Lady is his favorite; mine is The Best Is Yet To Come ❤
“" Luck Be a Lady " is a song written and composed by Frank Loesser in 1950 and first performed by Robert Alda. The song was featured in the musical Guys and Dolls.”
Sinatra sang at Caesars Palace when I worked there. He sang there quite a few times. The night he died the Las Vegas Strip was suppose to go dark for one minute. Caesars was about the only Casino that honored him that night.
I agree, possibly his best performance. Have you heard his rendition of the Lord's prayer ? On a Christmas album. Wonderful. Almost as great as Mahalia Jackson's Lord's prayer. Both excellent.
The song came from the movie Guys and Dolls which starred Sinatra and Marlon Brando -- about gangsters and dice games. Great movie -- you should try watching it.
Its from the play/movie Guys and Dolls. The movie has Sinatra and Marlon Brando. Take some time and watch it, guaranteed you'll be entertained. In the movie Brando sings this song.
By sheer coincidence I happened to have watched "Guys And Dolls" last night, where this song is from. While Frank Sinatra is one of the stars, Marlon Brando sang this song in the movie.
My fave is Come Back To Me, because it's so totally a Sinatra kind of song and he so knows it. Great pleasure there for those who already get what the Sinatra "special sauce" is and like to wallow in it. And for those who have never "gotten" Sinatra, it may do the trick. The other absolute fave for me from Ol' Blue Eyes is of course Would You Like To Swing On A Star? So excellent!
Nobody like Frank. Listen to his first recording, All Or Nothing At All, billed as Harry James & Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra (he was 23 when it was recorded in 1939). Listen to I've Got The World On A String, his first recording for Capitol Records in 1953, which marked the beginning of a new & swinging sound for Frank, which propelled him to superstardom!!! Listen to his version of Love Is A Many Splendored Thing. You'll surely say WOW!!! on that one! Listen to anything, from any time from Frank & you'll know you're listening to greatness!!! One of the best duets you'll ever hear is Frank with Ella Fitzgerald swinging The Lady Is A Tramp!! What a treat of perfection!!! BTW - Frank's solo rendition of that song in the movie, Pal Joey, is considered by many to be the best musical performance in film history!!! OOOOOHHHHH, sooooo good!!!!! 🥰
Hey Harri, for your own collection, I highly suggest you pick up Sinatra: Live at the Sands in Las Vegas. With the Count Basie Orchestra, music directed by Quincy Jones. Brilliant
Believe it or not, Sinatra could dance. He tap danced next to Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh. I'm sure you could react to a clip from that where they sing and tap dance together.
This particular song has a sort of significance for Sinatra: it comes from a wonderful musical, "Guys and Dolls". When the movie was made of this musical, Sinatra was cast as the second lead, Nathan Detroit, not as the first lead, Sky Masterson. The Masterson character gets to sing this song at the high point of the story. The actor cast in the movie as Masterson was Marlon Brando, one of the most important actors of his generation. But not a singer. Definitely not a singer - in fact, one of Masterson's songs ("My Time of Day Is the Nighttime") was too difficult for him and they had to substitute another one for him. Legend has it that Sinatra strongly resented the casting, and so when he is singing "Luck Be A Lady" here, he is kind of making up for a lost opportunity. Here is the original Masterson singing the song. The actor is Robert Alda, the father of MASH actor Alan Alda: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZWBAIK6D2cI.html And for fun, Brando: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BmEwtWBte84.html You can see that he doesn't have the pipes of Sinatra or Alda. But he does get the character, and he knows how to grab and punch the right words to make the song mean something.
Hey Harri, Frank Sinatra did a nice duet with Linda Ronstadt called “Moonlight in Vermont”. I cannot find a version with enough views to request it but it’s worth a listen. 🌺✌️
"Luck Be a Lady" is from the Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls". Sinatra appears in the motion picture version but interestingly does not sing this song - Marlon Brando does. It was Brando's first musical and he does a very good job with it.
Not his best, not his worst. He was highly skilled, but his trick was to make it look easy. it wasn't. He learned breathing cycles from Harry James (how to play or sing breathing in and out), and he practiced and practiced. He wasn't afraid of appearing with the best in his field, and going head to head with them - he appreciated quality. I love the way he can sustain a note on a consonant. My favourite is "One For My Baby, and One More For the Road." It didn't tax his voice, but he lived that song.
In his prime, Sinatra was one of those rare artists who maintained a decades long career. Sinatra had an innate musicality which he used to great effect. As a result, his vocal ability was born from that naturalness. Along with his impeccable phrasing and use of dynamics, the man became a song stylist- more than a singer. Garland, for instance, had that same intrinsic musicality, and became a song stylist par excellence. I prefer the younger Sinatra as the voice is beautiful and fresh, but his voice did age well like a fine wine. Cheers
Sinatra doesn’t sing a song he talks it but nobody has ever come close to replicating the phrasing and delivery of the words. Tony Bennet Nat King Cole had great voices but in my opinion Sinatra was on another level much the same as Streisand Aretha and Karen Carpenter will always be as his female equivalents
Can't dance? He kept up with Gene Kelly pretty well in quite a few movies. You're looking at a snapshot from an epic movie of a life, don't assume anything from that little slice. He was KING OF COOL for decades before Elvis showed up. He changed the way singers sang by phrasing the lyrics in the way a horn player might "play" the words.
@@JohnBullard Thats exactly what im talking about.If you are a natural dancer,you can't keep still with all that groove on stage! But when he's choreographed,he's very goid.Ive seen him do some great routines
The day of the crooner was short lived because it could only go so far. In the day there were hundreds of crooners, but only Sinatra and Tony Bennet have stood the test of time as icons of the era. Bing Crosby was so so and only lasted historically because of White Christmas playing in malls at Christmas. Even now those old standbys are being replace by newer modern Christmas music. On the flip side, the female version of crooners were the torch singers. For some reason, a good torch singer can still find a spot in todays music scene.
This song is from the musical "Guys and Dolls" it's wonderful - watch the movie Sinatra is in it, but does not sing this song. Sinatra was called The Chairman of the Board" because of his fame and coolness
Stephen - This was an outstanding submission from one of the greatest singers the world. Harri, You review was quite enjoyable. One correction is needed and that is the refence to Sinatra not being a dancer. To the contrary, Sinatra was one of the great dancers of his generation appearing and dancing with the likes of Gene Kelly on stage and in movies.
This is peak Sinatra Wonderful tune by Frank Loesser of course from his great musical Guys and Dolls In the movie Marlon Brando sings this rather lamely. Sinatra who didn’t get on with Brando relished performing this one as much to say that’s how it’s done. Really enjoyed your reaction and insight.
And, because now I just have to, here's Sinatra from the movie singing the title drop song of the musical. His companions are Stubby Kaye (the larger one) and Johnny Silver, both reprising their roles from the stage production: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HL9lhzvQV1M.html
If this was Frank's greatest performance then please react to this clip: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1uyUjO-Vyyw.html It might very well be his coolest!
