_"The best revenge is massive success."_ - Frank Sinatra

“Basically, I'm for anything that gets you through the night-be it prayer, tranquilizers or a bottle of Jack Daniel's.” - Frank Sinatra

@creamcheese1048

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@joshglover2370

4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! I feel this! 😀

@max-mtg

2 жыл бұрын

Did he really say that

I was working on a TV show with Paul Anka (odd little guy) and he got us tickets to see Sinatra at Ceasar's Palace in Vegas. It was one of his last 'retirement' efforts so I was anticipating he would just phone in a medley or two and call it a night. Instead, I saw a remarkable performance full of energy humour and class. Clearly, Vegas was his natural environment. It was like seeing a lion in the wild - totally relaxed and in control of his world. I was never a specific fan of his before then, but came to appreciate him - especially his early recordings from the 30s and 40s when his voice was pure gold.

@Biographics

6 жыл бұрын

I love reading personal stories about the people in our bios. Thanks for sharing. -Shell

@ixb1zzar3xi

4 жыл бұрын

@@Biographics my grandma was related to him, her grandma was mary sinatra

@ThorfinnSkullsplitter-fz7ff

4 жыл бұрын

@@Biographics Agreed. I've got a couple of little ones about F. Scott Fitzgerald and Hubert Humphrey if the opportunity comes up.

@michaelbeard5

3 жыл бұрын

yes, Paul Anka was a mean one..... He wanted to punch my lights out at a dinner theatre when I asked if i could check in his coat at an Aspen dinner theatre. Mean guy

@mr.iforgot3062

Ай бұрын

​@@BiographicsI'm a 6th cousin to Sinatra.

Sinatra's copyrights must be bombproof, as there was not a single syllable of his voice in this piece.

@giovannicervantes2053

2 жыл бұрын

Probably nuke proof

@deleetiusproductions3497

Жыл бұрын

Biographics doesn't seem to often use audio much anyway. Well, apart from the fact that these videos are basically nothing but a guy talking to a camera anyway.

@saintcruzin

8 ай бұрын

Sinatra's songs are available for video's but it wasn't necessary in this piece...

"When Frank opened his mouth, it was settled" Oh, so it was that kind of audition

@ipodtouch495

4 жыл бұрын

Ah the Weinstein approach to auditions..

@NotKimiRaikkonen

3 жыл бұрын

@@ipodtouch495 an interesting connection, Mia Farrow's son Ronan, who many believe is also Sinatra's son, is the one who exposed Harvey.

Man Frank is 1 of a kind.. just listen to his voice he is the epitome of style, swagger & character!

They need a film about a Frank Sinatra, I heard Martin Scorsese had plans to direct one but Sinatra’s family wouldn’t allow it

I was born 30 years after Frankie doing Las Vegas, so I'm definitely not of his generation of fans, but I've read a voluminous biography on him and have the deepest respect for his singing and particularly his phrasing. Your summary of his life pretty much ticks all the key boxes. Well done.

@Sean-ig2uf

4 жыл бұрын

2 years late, but were they James Kaplan biographies?

I have no idea how you manage to do so much research and fit it all into an easy to follow video, but these are always top notch. Great video, guys

@roman14032

3 жыл бұрын

whats hard to understand? he pays a guy to write it and he reads it badly

@spo666tty

3 жыл бұрын

freedomisnocrime take your medicine, mate

@davidbourgeois3981

2 жыл бұрын

Troll alert

@ActionJackson669

2 жыл бұрын

Because he has a full team, he doesn't run the whole channel. He has researchers, editors, script writers, etc. Simon literally just reads the script that he is given. He is just the voice and face of the channel, but he certainly isn't the only one doing work. He arguably does the least amount of work out of everyone else, but he plays his role very well and there is no shame in that. He still does a great job 👏

I worked on the 1993 CBS miniseries "Sinatra" and got to meet Frank. Best experience in my 12 years in Hollywood.

Thank you Simon, for a well-balanced account of Frank Sinatra’s life. I am a big admirer of Frank Sinatra’s musicianship. I have also now become quite the admirer of these Biographics videos. Happy Holidays Simon! 🌲

Sinatra has that smooth delivery that resonates even to this day. He garners new fans from each successive generations.

Next you should do Dean Martin, the King of Cool

@redsloane879

6 жыл бұрын

The Red Menace LOVE Dino!💞

@j.r.765

5 жыл бұрын

The Red Menace BIO should do this

@requinremembers

5 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say this too. I have always loved loved loved Dean Martin...hope Simon does one on him.

@vegass04

5 жыл бұрын

Actually The King of cool was Steve McQueen.

@Gos1234567

5 жыл бұрын

Thats Steve McQueen

I love Simons delivery of "he walked up to him called him a fruit" cracks me up for some odd reason.

Finally! Thank you so much Simon! Swing is my thing, and Sinatra is the man! Your videos have a clear commitment to quality, and don't put me to sleep as soon as I sit on the couch. Nice job man

@Biographics

6 жыл бұрын

It ain't no thing if it ain't got that swing.

@QUARTERMASTEREMI6

5 жыл бұрын

+Color Blue Swing is the truest thing. ♡

My grandfather was also a depression era nightclub singer. He met my grandmother across a manicure table. Unfortunately, my grandfather loved bootleg booze more than he loved singing. Luckily, my grandmother loved him enough to stick by him until he quit drinking 18 years later. It all worked out for them.

@sporeham1674

6 жыл бұрын

That is amazing!! I want this as a movie!

@bobby8012

5 жыл бұрын

18 years later? yeah thats 18 years of drinking good job

Grew up with my Grandma listening to him. Great Job Shell and Simon, I look forward to these videos all week!

I’m 21 years old and I love listening to Frank Sinatra

It would be great if you did a video on Frank Zappa. He was an incredibly innovative and enigmatic musician.

Simon, I am grateful for your vlogs. Francis Sinatra was a genius of interpretation & vocalisation of music and his voice expressed & embodied, the human condition & challenge of being . His Mother was shamed in her community, for helping, any woman ( at that time) for being a lay Midwife, & all that was shunned & hiddend in her life time. Frank's ( amazing, phrase of Voice has never been heard yet in this age, & perhaps never will be again) legasy, I truly hope, will not be forgotten by history. I believe we are all beautiful beings, some are fortunate enough to have caregivers, who teach us, just that. It is enough just to exist and walk this Earth.

@ActionJackson669

2 жыл бұрын

You understand that this isn't a vlog right? He has a full team of researchers, writers, editors, etc. He is just the narrator, so he is the voice/face of the channel, but he doesn't do any of the research or writing, he is given a script to read off of. He does a good job though, can't take that away from him. But just being clear so everyone gets their credit, rather than thinking he runs everything on all of his channels lmao.

An incomparable entertainer--saw him twice live in Las Vegas. In the midst of a recession, Sinatra was always sold out there. With the microphone in his hand onstage he was "One of a Kind" with total control of the audience. I personally witnessed women throwing their room keys onto the stage at Bally's and in the late late show, some of their underwear (presumably) along with the keys!

Sinatra and the likes may be my grandparents music but I fallen in love with that genre more than my grandparents did. There's a real genuineness about that music. I also got into collecting record because of Frank and have 900+ records of his from all around the world

@splattt8088

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Holdread have you seen any of his movies? He has... 52 I think, I've seen 5 or 6 and they're all great, not only was he the best singer ever, he was a great actor too

@cherylcampbell9369

4 жыл бұрын

@@splattt8088 definitely not really the best singer. He had real trouble actually hitting his notes. His phrasing was great, but pitch....not so much.

@joaquinromeroday7194

3 жыл бұрын

theres a genuine emotion to his music both in lyrics and rhythm i truly appreciate

'...still, little Frankie grew up lonely, AND alone.' Very descriptive! 🍻

Thank you for your work Simon :)

Frank Sinatra: (Gets into a bit of trouble and shrubs it off) 6ix9ine: ( Gets into too much trouble and snitch on his friends ) We can learn a lot from the past.

0:40 - Chapter 1 - Early years 3:50 - Chapter 2 - Frank, Nancy & success 6:30 - Chapter 3 - Going solo 7:50 - Chapter 4 - Losing it 9:10 - Chapter 5 - Unwise associates 10:20 - Chapter 6 - Coming back

I've never been a big fan of his music. I like some of his songs, but overall, that style of music just isn't my thing. One thing I do respect about him was his loyalty to his friends. And he wasn't afraid to cross the political aisle to support the best candidate regardless of party affiliation. As you said, Simon, he did it his way, and who doesn't respect that?

@cernowaingreenman

6 жыл бұрын

MrVvulf, I also disliked the music of Sinatra. But I also disliked his macho-tough guy image, as well as his super-sized ego. But he was successful at his craft and I have to admire that. That said, I give kudos to Simon for a well-done video.

@thoughtsofimpact2488

3 жыл бұрын

His friends were the mob. If he didn't respect them they'd have messed him up.

Great content Simon lots of love from Dublin

I love listening to your videos while finishing papers,etc! You guys should consider trying out a podcast version of this :)

@investedfemelle7564

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Another great episode, Simon. I hope you keep this channel going strong, mate.

Like always great video! Greetings from Luxembourg 💕

Simon: You guys do a great job with these. Keep up the good work!

Brilliant job mate!

I love this channel so much...it's so informative

Great video Simon!

Great video!! Keep em coming!

I love your videos!

"Lonely" AND "alone"??? That must have been hard and difficult.

In my garage is a box with everything he released up to 1975. Loved listening to him sing but my favorite of all time is "It was a very good year. Thanks Simon, great review.

Great job

Legend Sinatra & Simon for posting!

I wait for this every Thursday.

@Biographics

6 жыл бұрын

And don't forget Mondays.

Thank you very much. Well done.

Great bio. Thx.

This is awesome! You should do one about rock n roll pioneer Eddie Cochran, I'd love to see that

Terrific stuff!

Glad I found your channel!

Great vid!

The man with the golden arm is the best black and white movie of ever seen. Thanks Franky

once again fantastic job Simon !

Nice work Simon. I always enjoy your topics (and production values). However...the mug shot was from Sinatra's 1938 arrest on a morals charge, not the Mortimer incident.

@ActionJackson669

2 жыл бұрын

You know he isn't the producer though, right? He is just the voice/face of the channel, he narrates but he has a whole team that writes scripts, edits and produces the film, researchers, etc. He still does a good job, but just to be clear and make sure everyone gets their credit 💯 because it's a TEAM effort 100%

America's number 1 male singer of all time in the days of it's best style of music and beyond. Fortunately records were made so he is immortalized for future generations to hear good quality music.........I grew up with his music in the 1980's great stuff to be sure. RIP Frank we miss you and all the other singers and great band leaders!

Frank Sinatra is my favorite singing, thank you for doing this one!

Almost daily at lunch time, I watch 2 of your videos and then get back to work. Thank you.

You've been growing alot recently and keep it up 👍.

Bloody awesome mate!

I always look forward to these because I know that they will be good. Great job.

Frankie

Another great job. Bravo team.

Another excellent one

There’s a legend in my part of New Jersey that Frank would occasionally come back to an old hotel in Plainfield (once known as the Queen City) and perform there after he became big. I remember hearing about that as a kid but not sure the truth behind it.

Do Sammy Davis Jr. now

Thank you. One of the GREATEST CROONERS EVER.

@Biographics

6 жыл бұрын

I think you mean crooners.

@dancoughlan8001

6 жыл бұрын

Biographics Yes autocorrect. New phone. That will teach be to check before I post🤣🤣

@6thwilbury2331

6 жыл бұрын

This is one of the funnier autocorrect moments I've seen. I absolutely can picture Ol' Blue Eyes, standing over a body, saying the cause of death was blunt force bada boom.

@mj106996

6 жыл бұрын

Dan Coughlan Hahaha, classic autocorrect.

@vikramkrishnan6414

6 жыл бұрын

Doobie-doobie-doo he was struck by a truck on a highway!

Thank you for your upload. I would like to see a video about T.E. Lawrence aka Lawrence of Arabia, I really want to hear a different perspective.

I'm so happy I found this channel.

I had to listen to his music because of this ,thanks Simon

He does a great job portraying a 1950s era heroin addict. The anxiety and fear of knowing he's going to go through it soon is done well for that time. This was a subject people just didn't talk about openly back than and Sinatra is a legend for doing that movie in my opinion.

You gotta do Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, and Dean Martin

These videos are brilliantly informative. I’d love to see one about Tony Blair, how he went from being so well-liked to being hated nowadays.

Awesome video! Could you do a biographical video about Georg Cantor, please?

You guys are great in everything you do. You should a mob week. Maybe a video on each of the 5 family's first leaders would be great.

Well-written!

These really are Near Perfect BioDoc's Simon, Cheers. The pacing is fantastic, No matter the Length they all feel like they hit the Goldilocks Zone. Just Right.

Should do Sammy Davis and Dean martin

I love these videos so much! Could you please do one on Mary Shelley or Robert Louis Stevenson?

One of my fave singers. Not a nice guy but a great singer.

The legend passed away a few days on in 1998. Miss you, chairman.

Ol' Blue Eyes was his own man and made his own luck by wanting it and working hard to get it. There's a lesson to be learned from Sinatra's life and achievements. One of my favorites!

Excellent bio.. 👍

@Biographics

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

I ate at his favorite Zeffirino restaurant in Genova, Italy. He was a man's man no doubt. RIP Frank

After reading extensively about this fascinating, influential and massively talented man-2 things happened to me: 1: I listened to his entire catalog of music over and over for years. (I Recommend his middle period torch song records like Only the Lonely and Where are You?) 2: While I can’t help but admire his “cool”, his drive and how passionately he loved Ava...I developed the opinion that he was a highly insecure, infantile man. But god, what a singer....

@d.2605

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I had forgotten he was in my avatar...lol...

Wow! I just voted for Frank a couple days ago. Must have already been in the works. Excited for this one...

@Biographics

6 жыл бұрын

He was. J.R.R. Tolkien won the January vote. biographics.org/you-choose-the-biography/

Brazil gave the world Jobim America gave the world Sinatra. It’s was a different time a different era. Today we are sliced and diced into age groups and demographics but this music was for all to enjoy.

@lolom8772

4 жыл бұрын

Pablo Pulido Frank Sinatra was on the charts for over 70 years straight, micheal might be more pop culture but Frank is quite literally called the king of jazz, everyone has their opinions but it’s pretty obvious Frank was way more popular

@odinfromcentr2

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure all music is for anyone who likes it to enjoy. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I love this video! What is the transition song?

Frank Sinatra once said “May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.” Well, I am not as of yet but if I do make it to 100 years old, I’ll be sure to do that. Happy birthday Old Blue Eyes from around the world.

Paul Anka wrote the English lyrics. I believe that the original tune and lyrics are French - "Comme d'habitude" by Claude Francois, Jacques Revaux and Giles Thibaut.

Simon how many channels are you connected with you keep poping up with new information

@Biographics

6 жыл бұрын

Simon hosts for TopTenzNet - kzread.info (a channel I own), Today I Found Out, Visual Politik and Biographics. - Shell

Your videos are just great, I am a huge fan. You said we could suggest people to do biographies on and I would love to see one on Sister Wendy Becket. If you don't know who she is then you have not seen her PBS art documentaries. She is amazing, as you will see once you see anything she has done. She brought art to regular people and is courageously excited about art, I think you might really like her work and I would love to know more about her!

@Biographics

6 жыл бұрын

Rock the vote: biographics.org/you-choose-the-biography/

He was a great performer. NJ home to some great ones.

There will never be another like him. Never ever.

He's one of my biggest inspiration on singing jazz

I find him so fascinating. He seems to encompass so much of the time period with which he is associated. Simultaneously an anti-Segregation activist, while also being a fifty year old in the ‘60s. By so many accounts he was incredibly generous but also incredibly cruel. Reminds me of the old Dickens quote. ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’. Fun fact, he apparently once dedicated a song on his show to Tony Bennett’s ill mother, and even called Bennett his favourite singer

I love this guy and I want to make his legacy live forever

I'm not even a Sinatra fan but I really enjoyed this video. Suggestion: Brian Wilson

can you do james brown or maybe rick james or richard pryor? they'd be really good videos to have on here

No mention of Jobim or bossa nova? That was huge for Sinatra, and Jobim was probably the best composer to come out of the Americas ever. A true son of Brasil.

Frank Sinatra is the king of music. Ella Fitzgerald is the queen of music. What voices they had.

My way was in fact, a song written by a French singer by the name of Claude Francois who sold the rights to the song to Paul Anka. All of Anka's contribution was the English lyrics. The song, titled Comme d' habitude meaning As usual was written by Francois and Co written by Jacques Revaux.

i hope you'll do dean martin someday :D. thank you for your work ^^

Despite being a rock guitar player. I rate Frank Sinatra/Nelson Riddle's version of I've Got You Under My Skin as one of the most perfectly produced recordings of all time.

@danmseattle975

4 жыл бұрын

That whole album, "Songs For Swinging Lovers" is amazing!