2:08
single, 1953
Written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler, 1932
Backed by Nelson Riddle's buoyant arrangement, Sinatra's vocal on this love song glides with conversational ease, stretching and clipping phrases so naturally that the performance feels almost improvised. It's the song of a guy who's happy with everything because he's in love: "Life is a beautiful thing / As long as I hold the string / I'd be a silly so-and-so / If I should ever let it go." The orchestra swings without heaviness: crisp brass punches, dancing strings, and a subtle rhythmic bounce that gives the song its forward momentum. Sinatra doesn't over-emote, but he builds up over the course of the song, showing of his remarkable lungs at the final chorus.
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