What Are You Listening To?

[Mrrusty1]

from my library (vinyl)



My Way carrys this one, but the pop covers are weak for me. Yesterday and Mrs. Robinson just don't work for Frank.
For Once In My Life does work, because of the horns I think, which is what ruins Mrs. Robinson. The man could do
whatever he wanted at that point. Most of the rest is standard Frank material. Four tracks I love and the two pop
tunes I do not like. Most Sinatra albums reach that love mark for me but this one falls a little short. Other than a
compilation, My Way alone would make this worth having. The definitive Frank and the one he will always be
remembered for. Even in the midst of the 60's hippie wave the album was a #11 hit but My Way only made it to #27.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Mrs. Robinson

Best Track - My Way

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.

I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry highway;
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
"No, oh no not me,
I did it my way".

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!

1) Watch What Happens ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnZSlzhDF4o
2) Didn't We **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFZe3v95Vww
3) Hallelujah, I Love Her So **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aswbLf6vTU
4) Yesterday *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTp-alwH74E
5) All My Tomorrows ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xQgdye8x3o
6) My Way ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiA7TVQN9Z8
7) A Day In The Life Of A Fool ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKh7WKo_JyA
8) For Once In My Life **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Pg9iTFKQk
9) If You Go Away **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJSRlNhSYt8
10) Mrs. Robinson *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szLD-XYQL5g

3's - 4
2's - 4
1's - 2

Grade - 2.2

so many albums, so little time

I think frank was at his best with the slow love ballads although i liked new york new york his earlier 50s recordings probably defined frank more for me