The Man Who Never Heard of Frank Sinatra
The man who had never heard of Frank Sinatra: he lived
A perfectly ordinary life in America. Born in 1915,
He followed all the fads, read the newspapers, listened
To Television, knew who Dean Martin and Sammy whathisname
Were (Sinatra's friends), but somehow, by a one in a
Zillion fluke, whenever Sinatra came up, he was out of the room.
Or his attention was diverted by something else, and
(You will say this is impossible, that it cannot be), never
Heard him sing, like a man in my generation who somehow
Missed the Beatles though he had heard everything else.
Once, just as he was about to hear the name Frank Sinatra
A plane flew overhead--he was fifty-five years old--his hearing
A little more impaired. He had heard of Humphrey Bogart,
Of Elizabeth Taylor, of Walter Cronkite, and of perhaps a hundred
Forty thousand other celebrities names by the time he died,
And yet he had never heard of Frank Sinatra. The Greeks had
That famous saying, "The luckiest man is he who was never born."
Which is kind of gloomy, but I think they were wrong.
The luckiest man is he who never heard of Frank Sinatra.
poem by Aaron Fogel
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Vince was twice my age
And Frank Sinatra was his rage
Sometimes the stars came there to sing
Marciano liked this town from the boxing ring
Della Reese he played for you
Dinah Washington sang the blues
Connie Francis and almost Darin
Frank Fontaine and Cavalaro
Mom said, "Margie, do you always have to be hanging around
the Italian guys?"
Grandma Mowery thought George was nice
But Mom, "It's no beer joint I did protest,
The stars go there, Mom, that means it's the best."
poem by Marjorie Henderson
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I Say It Again
In Memory of Frank Sinatra:
F From early life he was a Star
R Records sold in countries far
A Autumn in New York explains it
N Nice guys of the world reveal it
K King of crooners ~ movie star!
S Sinatra fans all gathered there
I In the Main Event, Madison Square
N Never-dying evergreens
A Audiences loved the TV screens
T The Great among the greats was he
R Romantic 'blue eyes' calm and free
A American idol who did it with ease
..........He did it his way...........
poem by Joyce Hemsley
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Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I'm honest.
quote by Frank Sinatra
Submitted by Veronica Serbanoiu
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I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing.
quote by Lauren Bacall
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Don't get even, get mad.
quote by Frank Sinatra
Submitted by Veronica Serbanoiu
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May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.
quote by Frank Sinatra
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I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that, actually.
quote by Frank Sinatra
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Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail.
quote by Frank Sinatra
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My musical development stopped when Frank Sinatra died.
quote by Alex Trebek
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I'm for whatever gets you through the night.
quote by Frank Sinatra
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I am a thing of beauty.
quote by Frank Sinatra
Submitted by Veronica Serbanoiu
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Oh, I just wish someone would try to hurt you so I could kill them for you.
quote by Frank Sinatra
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I actually started singing those songs six or seven years ago, when I was an opening act for Frank Sinatra.
quote by Pia Zadora
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The best revenge is massive success.
quote by Frank Sinatra
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I'm gonna live till I die.
quote by Frank Sinatra
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Cock your hat - angles are attitudes.
quote by Frank Sinatra
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I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life... I just go on from day to day, taking what comes.
quote by Frank Sinatra
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I worked on a film short with Frank Sinatra when I was a kid.
quote by Dwayne Hickman
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Frank Sinatra is the only one that went from teen idol to superstar.
quote by Leif Garrett
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Dare to wear the foolish clown face.
quote by Frank Sinatra
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