Thursday, July 27, 2023

Without a Song - Frank Sinatra

Without a Song - Frank Sinatra
3:38
I Remember Tommy, 1961
Written by Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu, 1929

Sinatra sinks his teeth into this one and gives a terrific performance, neither his histrionic maudlin sad-ballad voice nor his impossibly brash "My Way" vocal, but a relatively toned-down but flawless, smooth, solid delivery.  I dig the fake ending halfway through the song, only for the band to kick back in, horns blaring.  Tricked you!  They were doing it before the "hidden track" craze on CDs in the 1990s.

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