özellikle Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You parçası çok güzel, güzel olduğu kadar da çok özeldir *. dinlerken "sende benim için..." dersin... efsane olmuş bir sanatçıdır, aşk şarkıları bir başkadır onun sesinden.
bir elinde sigara, diğer elinde viski bardağı varken bile hiç sesi titremeden şarkı söyleyebilen adam. ölmeden önceki son sözleri "I'm losing it" olmuş.
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 travelled each and every highway
and more, much more than this,
i did 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
and 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,
'oh, 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 show i took the blows
history channel'in declassified: godfathers of havana isimli belgeselinde italyan mafya babalarinin (lucky luciano, trafficante, vito genevese vs..) onun sirtindan para akisi yaptigini soyledikleri kisidir. paranin para zamani, havana'daki oteller felan -ozellikle riviera hotel- amerikalilarin en gozde tatil yeri ve jet-set'in mekani iken gecede 2 milyon dolar para tasitirlarmis buna.. tabii o zaman amerika'da bile aylik maasin ortalama 1000$ oldugunu belirtelim ve hukumet tarafindan deli gibi kontrol edildigi halde bu parayi mafyanin sarkisini soyleye soyleye getirip goturen sinatra babaya "askolsun" diyelim.. zaten baska da secimi yoktu..
tabi butun bunlar batista denen serefsiz siktator zamaninda olmustur.. herifin adamlari her gece mafya otellerinden %30'lara varan komisyonlarla para toplarmis. neyse ki fidel castro dagdan halkiyla beraber yanina che'yi de alarak indi de buna bir son verdi.. yoksa castro devri havana'da degil mafya babasi mahalle kabadayisi bile olamaz..
dinlendiğinde insan aklına casablanca filmindeki rick efsanesini getiren, seçtiği müzik tarzının yüksek kalitesinden gayrı yorumdaki kusursuzluğa yakınlığıyla da efsaneleşen sanat adamı. as time goes by, strangers in the night, you make me feel so young yorumları muhakkak dinlenesidir.
yine güzel bir cake şarkısıdır. sözleri için (bkz: aşağı)
We know of an ancient radiation
that haunts dismembered constellations
a faintly glimmering radio station
While Frank Sinatra sings "Stormy Weather"
the flies and spiders get along together
cobwebs fall on an old skipping record
Beyond the suns that guard this roost
beyond your flowers of flaming truth
beyond your latest ad campaigns
an old man sits, collecting stamps
in a room all filled with chinese lamps
He saves what others throw away
he says that he'll be rich someday
We know of an ancient radiation
that haunts dismembered constellations
a faintly glimmering radio station
While Frank Sinatra sings "Stormy Weather"
the flies and spiders get along together
cobwebs fall on an old skipping record
something stupid isimli muhteşem şarkıyı söyleyen kişi..
i know i stand in line
until you think you have the time
to spend an evening with me
and if we go some place to dance
i know that there's a chance
you won't be leaving with me
then afterwards we drop into
a quiet little place
and have a drink or two
and then i go and spoil it all
by saying somethin' stupid like
i love you
i can see it in your eyes
you still despise the same old lines
you heard the night before
and though it's just a line to you
for me it's true
we've never seemed so right before
i practice everyday
to find some clever lines to say
to make the meaning come true
but then i think i'll wait
until the evening gets late
and i'm alone with you
the time is right
your perfume fills my head
the stars get red
and oh, the night's so blue
and then i go and spoil it all
by saying somethin' stupid like
i love you
the time is right
your perfume fills my head
the stars get red
and oh, the night's so blue
and then i go and spoil it all
by saying somethin' stupid like
i love you
çıkışının televizyonun yeni yeni yayıldığı ve plaklarında artık kolayca çoğaltılabildiği bir döneme denk gelmesi münasebetiyle bir çok otorite tarafından ilk star olarak kabul edilir.
