And this is why Frank Sinatra was a legend. One of the fun things about these analysis videos is when Fil emulates the vocal techniques to demonstrate what he is talking about. I never thought I would ever hear Fil crooning but hearing him do so opens up the possibility of seeing a whole other side of his talents.

@drewpall2598

2 жыл бұрын

TorToroPorco... I believe Fil could croon his way to the top of the charts if he wanted too!

@francisdelor4374

2 жыл бұрын

Fil is very talented, I do like also his enthusiasm he displays in all his videos! Let him sing, let him sing, let him sing!

@jelehan88

2 жыл бұрын

Somewhere in the back of my mind didn't Frank have a voice problem in his 30's and had to overcome or relearn how to learn but he was never able to sound like his early records. Just amazing...

@davidpanetta6400

2 жыл бұрын

I was impressed by his voice too when he did that.

@leandabee

2 жыл бұрын

Totes agree. Excellent crooner 🥰👏👏

An Ella Fitzgerald vocal analysis would be *very* interesting.

@lestariabadi

2 жыл бұрын

My thought precisely!

@craigallyn

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, please!

@dianecourtney2724

2 жыл бұрын

Yes !!!

@TeachinTV

2 жыл бұрын

This gets my vote.

@blow-by-blow-trumpet

2 жыл бұрын

I'd prefer Billie Holiday. A comparison would be interesting though.

They don't make them like they used to. Frank Sinatra was such a smooth crooner. This is before auto tuning. Artists had to be really able to sing. And the lyrics were clean, romantic & really meant something. He has a huge library of great songs.

@perwestermark8920

2 жыл бұрын

Biology hasn't changed. We have great singers now too - just that the music companies doesn't believe in them and forces autotune om them or they don't get a contract. So todaya great singers gets choked by the music industry.

@LTVoyager

2 жыл бұрын

@@perwestermark8920 The biology may be the same, but I fear the work ethic isn’t.

@perwestermark8920

2 жыл бұрын

@@LTVoyager It is - just that many artists aren't *allowed* to play without autotune. And that also affects the motivation - no longer a producer who hunts them with 32 takes in the studio. Work ethics indirectly requires an incentive. And the music companies does their best to kill those incentives.

@LTVoyager

2 жыл бұрын

@@perwestermark8920 I don’t doubt that, but I also know that a good artist with a good agent could easily get that changed in the contract.

@joeybonin7691

2 жыл бұрын

He does indeed, my favorites are all on Capitol and 60s Reprise.

I love this vid. Because Fil’s got a great voice himself he can mimic the way Sinatra handles this song and that makes Sinatra’s technique understandable. Thanks Fil!

@ivangranger8494

2 жыл бұрын

@ John Welch. 👍🏼Agree. Sounds like Fil has a very nice, voice. I put Frank singing, ‘Cycles,’ today when I was dealing with tons of snow and winds, on my cell phone to listen. I do not know why that song popped, into my head. Probably from realizing we are on ten miserable winters, in a row. I hope Fil does the Younger Bing Crosby voice also, from 1930’s and 40’s. And some of Bing and Ella, singing together. Thanks for the video Fil!

@jw4321

2 жыл бұрын

@@ivangranger8494 No snow around Southern NJ yet. Actually not for a couple of years now. That's a good song. I will listen to it now

Sinatra constantly worked on his phrasing and breathing. He used to swim lengths under water to increase his lung capacity and breath control.

OMG, Fil, you casually and effortlessly echoing Frank's notes is DAZZLING!

@donnamast8973

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely ! I amazed !

I'm curious about Dean Martin's, another unique voice. He was teased about and played up how well lubricated it was. But I think these crooners, Bing included, set the ground work for artists like to Elvis, which you covered so well earlier.

@cacvpc

2 жыл бұрын

Or Ricky Nelson.

@MostlyBuicks

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I was just thinking about how Dean Martin's style might look similar to Frank's chart.

@RobinMarkowitzcoolmedia

2 жыл бұрын

@@MostlyBuicks Especially on this particular song.

@Ceelle2

2 жыл бұрын

Dean Martin adopted his style from Harry Mills of the Mills Brothers.

@loveit7484

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Great siggestion.

Frank Sinatra is my favorite singer of all time! The changes in his voice throughout his career are also fascinating. His voice in the 40s was angelic, super sweet. Then it became significantly deeper in the 50s. 1953-1955 is personally my favorite period of his voice, a sweet spot between his angelic timbre of the 40s with his deeper, richer and more versatile timbre of the 50s. He also had the great technique and beautiful legato from the 40s still intact. In the late 50s and onwards, his voice was growing darker, deeper and rougher really fast. He also started to have pitch problems. Though it only became seriously compromising to his singing in the 70s. I'll share now some of the greatest singing in his career from a technical perspective. In the 40s, please check out for Old Man River, Oh Bess (Where's My Bess?), All The Things You Are, You'll Never Walk Alone. In the 50s, check out for Rain (Falling From The Skies), April In Paris (wonderful breath control), My One And Only Love, From Here To Eternity, You My Love, Half As Lovely (Twice As True), Last Night When We Were Young, Weep They Will (rare instance of falsetto in his singing), What Is This Thing Called Love, All Of Me, The Song Is You, Day In Day Out (1954 outtake only release in The Rare Sinatra). In the 60s, River Stay Away From My Door (he pushed his high range to the limits here), Be Careful It's My Heart, Let's Face The Music And Dance, Fly Me To The Moon, Love Is A Splendorous Thing, and The Most Beautiful Girl In The World are pretty notable. And don't forget the album The Concert Sinatra from 1963, which is basically Sinatra flexing his voice.

@catmadwoman6317

6 ай бұрын

You missed out Deep Night with Harry James. Quite a rarity and absolutely beautiful.

PLEASE do more of this - incredibly interesting for singers not just the autotune story, I mean the zooming in + close listening

@barrydouglas6276

2 жыл бұрын

I recall most of Fil's earlier contributions were introduced as "British Guitarist reacts....." The more recent videos show the approach of a producer, a vocal coach, a final mix or mastering engineer and thankfully the same effusive nice guy it would be great to share a drink with. Fil is keeping it real and it is to me a joy that serious singers have now become part of what was earlier a more fretful audience.

@stewartfenton7660

2 жыл бұрын

@@barrydouglas6276 but can he make tea? Pete Waterman says a recording engineer has to be able to make large quantities of tea.

@pookiepookie8669

2 жыл бұрын

@@stewartfenton7660 - What, no toast and jam? ;-)

@stewartfenton7660

2 жыл бұрын

@@pookiepookie8669 just bread and butter

Phil your voice is impressive!

@wingsofpegasus

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Look into Mel Torme. He was purported to have Perfect Pitch. The vocalists back then exercised their vocal chords and worked on their breathing techniques constantly.

@morbidmanmusic

2 жыл бұрын

"exercised their vocals and worked on their breathing constantly" yeah, what actual singers today do also.....

@chuckgrenci6404

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love Fil to do Mel Torme (the Velvet Fog) for sure.

@bucro2000

2 жыл бұрын

I just watched an old Christmas special where Sinatra said as soon as the air left his diaphragm he knew if he would hit a note or not, before a sound escaped his lips.

@dahliafiend

2 жыл бұрын

Sinatra had to smoke up to two packs a day in order to perfect his breathing apparatus.

@mariogmajner6549

2 жыл бұрын

@@chuckgrenci6404 Elvis hated Goulet, along with Mel Torme, as he felt they were all technique, having been trained by their writers and Svengalis, and no feeling

Frank "The Voice" Sinatra. His vocal delivery is the stuff of legend and you can even understand each lyric.

I was wondering if someone from way back would make an appearance on your show. Man I loved it when you copied the style of Frank --- you have some talent.

Thought it funny the ad before I could watch was for 'Autotune'. Hey, Frank was a great singer. I thought him more Dad's kind of artist but grew to like him over the years. Good actor as well.

Sinatra worked really hard to develop his style from a technical perspective, but the priceless gift he had from birth was the ability to make people believe every word that came from his mouth. All the greats share that quality. Perfect example: no one will ever accuse Johnny Cash of having perfect pitch, but damn if you didn’t feel whatever he was feeling. There’s no doubt that waveforms don’t lie, but they can’t feel a thing. If you really want your mind blown, by the way, check out Sarah Vaughan’s live version of “Embraceable You.” I’ve never heard anyone else like her.

@MrsColumbo823

2 жыл бұрын

In a biography of Sinatra, he said in his early days he’d sit and watch trombone players. He studied their breathing techniques constantly and it shows. Absolutely fantastic and never to be replicated. He was always focused on his art. ❤️

No auto tune needed for Frank!

@haroldhoot

2 жыл бұрын

And no autotune needed for Fil either!

@stevecampbell9670

2 жыл бұрын

Or Fil.

Frank has got such a smooth crooner voice. Perry Como, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole ... a great time in singers.

Me seeing Frank Sinatra notification, then immediately coming over. One of the best voices I've ever heard. I've been known to listen to his Christmas album a handful of times throughout the year 💞💞 I'm not that old, really. Just a huge appreciation for his talent Also, hope you had a good Christmas!

@janicemueller2187

2 жыл бұрын

Listen to "The Summer Wind". It's phenomenal.

@ptxaholic

2 жыл бұрын

@@janicemueller2187 Of course I have. I have that album as well 😀

Sinatra could be a crude, tough, uncouth man sometimes. But he had a wonderful voice and great timing and he was the most professional performer; he never took his audience for granted and always tried to give 100% when he performed live. That's why his fans loved him.

Would love to see the analysis of Bing Crosby, who was such an inspiration for Frank. Probably would have similar things with the sliding between notes. Actually would be interesting to compare and contrast. A song from High Society would be a fun experiment. Frank in his prime, Bing more on the backend of his career. Am really enjoying these and learning quite a bit.

@iamfelixthecat7233

2 жыл бұрын

I would *love* to hear him do Bing. He's my favorite. Would also love Ella Fitzgerald.

@micheledaniels6409

2 жыл бұрын

@@iamfelixthecat7233 Oh. Ellla would be an awesome analysis. There are so many singers from back in the day that would be so interesting to do. All this modern technology, I could play around for weeks on that voice analyzer

@tootz1950

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry ,but Bing was not an inspiration for Frank.

@Blonde_Somnambulist

2 жыл бұрын

Bing was a crooner like Dean , great voices but Frank was another level.

Fantastic Fil; I was wondering when you would do one of the great singers such as Sinatra. But now you HAVE to do: Tony Bennett, Mel Torme (Sinatra said something like Mel Torme was the best singer he knew ), Dean Martin ( I was never certain if he was intentionally singing as though he was drunk, or if that was his real voice...?? ), Bing Crosby ( of course..!! ), and so many other famous male singers from those great years 40's-60's. You could focus on so many that you would need a whole years worth of videos. And then you would need to do the great women singers. Especially Shirley Jones when she sang in the musical Oklahoma. I get chills whenever I hear her singing in that musical. I think she had one of the purest and cleanest voices I have ever heard. Please I beg you...Shirley Jones in Oklahoma....!!

@xqqqme

2 жыл бұрын

Taking nothing away from Torme but Sinatra was quoted as saying that country singer George Jones was "the second-best singer" in the world and that Vic Damone had "the best pipes in the business."

@mariogmajner6549

2 жыл бұрын

@@xqqqme Elvis hated Goulet, along with Mel Torme, as he felt they were all technique, having been trained by their writers and Svengalis, and no feeling

@seandarcy7651

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariogmajner6549 knew about Goulet would shoot the telly when he was on not about Torme though

Frank gave life to songs because he did more than just sing the notes. Thanks for this Fil.

@alvinscott6627

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the smallest things in life are the simplest to do. Just Like clicking on this amazing videos and just saying HI! Lol I love him a lot ❤️❤️❤️ Hello Dear, How you feeling today?? Hope everything is Ok with you over there 😊❤️

Sinatra was a master. People have known that for generations. Great to see his beautiful voice under the scope. I’d love to see Nat King Cole next. He was Frank’s favorite singer, I believe.

@jareddoubell9547

2 жыл бұрын

Tony Bennett was his favourite I think.

@elmiguel6725

2 жыл бұрын

You're right Jack, perfect description.... the Master!

@IvyB07

2 жыл бұрын

Frank Sinatra’s favorite was actually willy Nelson! Which is pretty unexpected!

@jareddoubell9547

2 жыл бұрын

@@IvyB07 that's not what google says

@IvyB07

2 жыл бұрын

@@jareddoubell9547 I probably am wrong. I might have got it mixed up with another artist.

He was so smooth. Talk about easy listening. But you always make me see how technical he was. As ever you educate me and I love it!! Thanks for doing an analysis today for us to enjoy. Hope you had a great Christmas. Peace!! ✌✌🤘❤

Also when singing the word “low”...he’d go low. Singing the word “long” it would be extended..Looooong. Singing the word “short” he’d cut it off. It’s a technique no one else ever used. It just sounded correct...

FIL, I grew up in South Philly: a predominantly Italian American section of Philadelphia. Almost every house had 2 pictures on the wall: Jesus said Frank Sinatra! Oh and by the way, yes they were in velvet! Frank is the sound track of that area. I am glad you covered him because he was unique and if you consider the era he was working in and the lack of technology back then you come to realize just how great he was! Everything live, no overdubs, no effects just talent!

@dianecourtney2724

2 жыл бұрын

Love your comment 😂

@Treechris23

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget that you probably had a picture of the pope too😁; just saying! Because I went 12 years to Catholic school and we always had a picture of the pope & JFK above the blackboard in every class! (JFK was elected when I was in the first grade) And now, back to Fil & Frank😄

@jrcfishon7362

2 жыл бұрын

@@Treechris23 you certainly could find those two pictures also!

@edmahonejr.9364

2 жыл бұрын

@@Treechris23 and we’ll never know what CIA agent assassinated JFK I was also six years old when JFK was elected isn’t something you can still remember the day he got assassinated even when you were that young

Frank just had it. The whole delivery. Frank himself mentioned Bing Crosby as an influence, and it's not hard to hear, especially earlier in Sinatra's career ... but he very much made it his own, one of the major landmarks in American music.

I love this analysis and presentation. His voice, singing technique, and range are what made him so popular. Once someone listens to him, no matter how young or old, they get hooked. He's mesmerizing and addictive. Once you listen to him, you want to listen to him more and more.

Back when singers seemed to “understand” how to interject emotion into the music. It's not perfection that touches our soul, it's human imperfection.

@morbidmanmusic

2 жыл бұрын

"seemed to" are the key words there. It's no different than now. You just may be listening to the wrong singers.

@bethanyhuber2598

2 жыл бұрын

@@morbidmanmusic - A lot of singers now seem to be depending too much on mechanical tuning that takes the emotion out of the music. There are certainly exceptions to that, but sadly, more often than not, music is perfected at the hands of engineers while the singers are permitted to be less than great. All show and no real talent.

@TheRealDealDominic

2 жыл бұрын

Depending on genre, producers focus more on public appearance and selling that versus the quality of voice. I assume they figure vocal talent can be manipulated but looks and selling power cannot.

@Hakausu

2 жыл бұрын

@@morbidmanmusic Please show me one singer today who has the real talent AND interjects emotion into their singing. It's not that I don't believe you, I just haven't heard them so want to know who they are.

@pamelah6431

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hakausu basically anybody ever connected with the Gaither Vocal Band. :)

This was fascinating. I’d love to see you do the same with Ella Fitzgerald. Another absolutely fabulous singer.

@TeachinTV

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. That's what I said. ; > )

@karengray662

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@Imani_AM

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see that, too!

@Vincenza8907

2 жыл бұрын

I was think it would be interesting to see David Ruffin’s voice. It’s one of the best I’ve ever heard.

I love the way Fil can imitate Frank singing "Let It Snow"!! He nails it!

Sinatra has always been one of my favorites, but I had no idea he was this technically accurate with his pitch, especially when gliding between notes. Love your videos, Fil!

These old singers are good. A few more please.

Love you Fil… amazing how Sinatra and Dean Martin sound similar with that “ glissando “ technique you taught me about here👍

Thank you Fil for this study, much appreciated! You are doing pretty well with the voice yourself.

Frank was unique in his singing style, which was one of his big attractions. Then there was his 'coolness' - you only have to watch a few of his US TV shows to see how different he was. One area where he wasn't so comfortable was slow songs with unusual intervals, where you could often hear some hesitancy and uncertainty in his pitching. But he's still the guv'nor.

Frank Sinatra was a boss. He didn't just sing a song; he owned it.

Most of the crooners of that era all were very smooth with their vocals, but Sinatra was better at it than many of his contemporaries.

@joeybonin7691

2 жыл бұрын

All contemporary singers tried to be him and failed, just like all the rockers and boppers tried to be Elvis failed.

Frank once said that swimming underwater - and holding his breath - helped make him a better singer when he was starting out.

I was introduced to Sinatra's music from the womb. I heard this dudes voice before I was even born. My parents were huge Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett fans, and for that I thank them. And thank you for another great analysis. Some of my friends tell me that the only reason I like your videos is because you echo my sentiments. I just smile and say, Naturally, that's because great minds think alike. Seriously though, another great job. And keep writing and posting your music because you've got some excellent tunes and I've enjoyed every one that I've heard.

Frank was brilliant ... so was Dean Martin, ... His Let it Snow is similar & Very delightful

I like to hear you sing, too!

This was played every Christmas in my house growing up..the sound of it on vinyl..😊..you should play with your voice like that more often..😳

In context of this video it is important to note that Sinatra sang with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in the early 1940's. Tommy Dorsey was a slide trombonist and credited with having an important influence on Sinatra often in regard to breath technique. Your fascinating video shows that Dorsey's influence may very likely extend into Sinatra's use of sliding into notes like a slide trombonist. While Sinatra was a "natural" it is important to understand he was also very musically aware of what he was doing. Listen to the many outtakes of "Serenade in Blue" where he is determined to get the opening long phrase (likely another Dorsey influence) just right. Also, in the filmed studio version of "It Was a Very Good Year" it is Sinatra alone who was able to hear what he called a "clam" coming out of the string section. While Sinatra had the ability to appear natural and off the cuff he also had the laser sharp mind and musical ear of a genius.

Old Blue Eyes was one of a kind! And here, thanks to Fil, we can check all the musicianship, vocal talent, style and hard work that Sinatra gave to us in each recording.

wow.... he slides thru the the notes in such a tasteful way 😍 it gives a whole new meaning to "intention of a note" 🙏

Doris Day. I think her technique would be an interesting contrast. If you can find it, the song Let It Ring is a favorite of mine.

@cacvpc

2 жыл бұрын

Her "Secret Love" (and other songs) from Calamity Jane is great, too.

This was so fascinating! Seeing Frank's voice "charted" like this helps understand his style. As a singer, I really appreciated this video.

Oh man, Fil, I'm taking this one as a gift from you to me. I mentioned his voice along with Ella Fitzgerald's a couple of days ago while analyzing another of your musical analyses. You nailed this again. Sinatra's slurs and glissandos are noteworthy, techniques he developed and perfected between the 1940s and the mid 1950s. He NEVER stretched to hit a note, as you pointed out. Give me more!

Sinatra not only had precise control, he also had great groove and made it sound like he was totally relaxed, hardly trying! -Thanks, Fil!!

It’s impressive the way you sing what he sings

@alvinscott6627

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the smallest things in life are the simplest to do. Just Like clicking on this amazing videos and just saying HI! Lol I love him a lot ❤️❤️❤️ Hello Dear, How you feeling today?? Hope everything is Ok with you over there 😊❤️

Waay back in the 70's (yes I'm that old lol) Sinatra championed David Bowie as the the closest vocal stylist he'd like to play him in an early career biopic. I think that would have been amazing.

I shudder to think what would have happened to anyone who tried to use autotune on Frank while he was alive...

great fun, ty Fil, happy Boxing Day!

@wingsofpegasus

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and you!

One thing that I read ages ago about Sinatra is that, early in his career, he would swim laps in an olympic pool and think lyrics in his head while under water. This is how he built up his lung capacity for his amazing musical phrasing!

This is one of the most educational videos for singers.

Awesome video. As Bing Crosby famously said: "There's only one guy who's the greatest singer in the world. His name is Sinatra, no one else."

Thank you for this. Frank was great and this helps me understand his style.

Sinatra was a master of the bel canto style that is explained so well here.

Thank you Fil. I may be one of the people that requested an analysis of Frank Sinatra. So again thank you. Even though Frank is before my time he is my favorite. His songs(many sad, saloon songs) always resonate with me. I was lucky enough to see him several times in person as a young man. I heard him interviewed once and he said he always had respect for the lyric and tried to sing the song the way he thought the songwriter intended for it to be sung. When he speaks, he sounds like a dead-end kid from Hoboken, but when he sings,it's pure magic. He enunciates every lyric with perfection. Again I thank you Fil, that was a great analysis of Frank and you pointed out things I never realized before. Frank always gave credit to the songwriters and the band. My favorite songs are Cycles, and I Have Dreamed.

Another great vid Phil. I've been a Sinatra fan for over 50 years and love singing his stuff. Your video absolutely proves what fans have said for years. No one could phrase a song like Frank did. Regardless of whether you liked him or not you can't argue fast the man was an amazing vocalist. Thanks for doing this.

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, true virtuoso singers. Many years working clubs

This is such a unique analysis of something that I have heard 1000s of times. Please more crooner content, I'd love to see you do this with Nat Cole

Frank was the best singer who ever lived - his phrasing, breath control, breadth, depth of emotion, choice of song - thanks for this video

Super interesting analysis again Fil. You need to sing more often!! Love your voice!!

@wingsofpegasus

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I really enjoy your analysis when you go to this depth and your using the wave forms is so informative.

Wonderful, and timely!

Absolutely Awesome Video Pil

Fil mixes in just the right amount of technical information to make music interesting but still understandable to those of us who are not musicians. He hit it out of the park with this video. I appreciate Sinatra's talent now more than ever. Thank you, Fil, for enlightening me.

Happy Holidaze and Happy New Year to you, Fil !!! I'm a rock guy but since i was born in '57, heard and loved alot of music. My Dad was a Big Band guy from the '40s but really liked Frank Sinatra, owning a handful of albums. All sounded good to me (Frank was a pretty good actor, too. The Joker Is Wild scared me half to death). Time goes by,,,,older family goes to see Frank, Circle Star Theater, like twice, a year or so apart, mid '80s. I ask "again???" "It's the voice". Thing is, it could be a roll of the dice whether the show would be good or not,,,,he might be sober and happy or had a few and was kranky. He saw both. ha, i worked for a gal who saw the same thing, same place ! BlueEyes was still great. I miss his Artanis spaghetti sauce, made here in the bay area.

Really great analysis. Thanks.

This was so great to watch and listen to!!! Thanks!

Fil these videos would not be as much fun if anyone else did them. You really are adorable.

Thanks for your brilliant analysis. Sinatra gives a great class on legato and generous use of the moan into onsets which gives his sound that special warmth that makes our hearts sing with him. He also brilliantly uses slight flatness to pull us into the key notes in our mind and create an emotional response of longing but not enough for us to detect pitchiness. On sustained notes, this slight flatness in his singing is followed by vibrato around the notes, but this example had few sustained notes. You showed one great example of this pull-to-vibrato technique. Classic jazz singers all use these techniques but few use it as well as Sinatra or understand the power of the moan/slide and legato and intentional pitchiness the way he did. One small correction. What you modeled as slowed down vibrato was actually a trill moving between the note and a half step down and is perceived as two notes. Vibrato moves equally above and below the note and is perceived as one note which you can see beautifully in his waveform. It's visualized as a perfect sine wave with zero crossing point centered spot on the pitch line with the peaks moving equally above and the valleys below. The vibrato never moves an entire half step away from the note above or below or it's considered a vocal wabble which is pretty unpleasant to listen to. When you speeded up your example to a true vibrato, notice how your pitch changed and centered around the note. That said, it's really hard to intentionally slow down a vibrato because it's naturally tuned to the pulsations in the body and because it only centers around a pitch not touching other true half tones, you had an impossible task. I'd love to hear a similar analysis of Nat King Cole - another beautiful relaxed virtuoso jazz singer of that era.

There is a swagger to it like he’s simultaneously shooting the breeze with someone and singing to them. I like Bing Crosby too.

So glad you do what you do!

This is so awesome to understand and 'see'! Thank you, Phil, Happy Boxing Day!

"His diction, words, delivery was as close to perfect as possible. ". This is how my dad tried to explain to a clueless teen (me) why Frank was his favorite singer. I thought Elvis was the best. My sister thought Steve Perry, and my brother thought Freddie Mercury. (We all thought Dean Martin was the coolest!)

Tremendous video. Great job!

Really great examples, Merry Christmas Fil!

A really fun and easy to follow look at Frank's way of singing. I was watching another channel this morning as they listened to Bing Crosby's version (Bing is my favorite) They approach it differently, yet both achieve distinctive and wonderful recordings.

Great video. Sinatra was amazing. The best really. Thanks.

Great analysis of a legendary voice Fil. Really enjoyed it. Merry Christmas!

My favorite singer of all time . Even when i am coaching rock and metal singers I have them really study Frank. What I most learned from him was how he worked so hard to adapt his voice to seat into the music bed. He didn't just go into a song with an approach in mind and possibly over sing on the track. He had endless voices he would use. He interpreted the lyrics and served them instead of just singing the notes, he sang the WORDS. It's like he is sitting in a room with you telling you a story. And that was his entire mission. He would hold consonants instead of vowels and never used diphthongs . If you find the piano and voice only version of "Send in the Clowns" you will hear examples of all these thing in a very simple package. As his daughter Nancy would say "My dad is the only singer you can hear smile or frown on a recording ."

What a GREAT breakdown of the enigma that is Sinatra's distinct originality as a vocalist and performer. Thanks for making this so "graspable".

This is an old recording and it is in the crooning style, like Bing Crosby. In later years his voice was more in his signature relaxed style and it is sublime. Especially “In the wee small hours”. My favourite.

I liked a couple of his songs but a few years ago I realized how clear and beautiful his voice was. I watche his interviews where he was very charismatic. Behind Elvis, I think he has the most beautiful voice and stage presence. Elvis had hit records in every genre of music. Pavoratti said about Elvis that Elvis can sing like me but I cannot sing like Elvis..never said that about anyone else. Most people do not realize that Elvis had a 4.2 vocal range and phenomenal breath control. Nancy Sinatra also has a beautiful voice. She and her dad had a hit called Something Stupid. All three of these entertainers were friends. Nancy once was in love with Elvis. Who wasn't, isn't. Elvis and Frank did the Welcome Home Elvis from. the army show , his first show back. Frank and he sing a duet. Nancy was in an Elvis' movie. She is the only person ever to singi a solo on one of his albums. Elvis lent Frank his airplane to carry his family to the funeral of Frank's mom who died in Frank's airplane when it crashed into a mountain. Analyze Nancy. I love her voice

This is such a cool analysis.

That was really helpful. . Great insight that helps confirm some of my own observations. You always do a great job of articulating so clearly. This is one of your top videos to me. Frank Sinatra masterfully combined multiple techniques with his voice and with mic technique and vocal effects that changed with emerging technology. The WEE SMALL HOURS album, in my opinion is the ultimate American masterpiece of singing as an art form.

His phrasing is amazing.

Great video!

Hoboken, New Jersey thanks you for your unending insight, respect, talent and passion.

Before there was Beatlemania...they went wild for Frank. I can SEE why!

@rw6616

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My grandmother was a rabid female fan from what I can remember. It was a long time ago. Different generation around the great depression or so after. My timeline stinks. Seen girls screaming over him on film and swooning. He was real skinny and I am thinking really. Kinda like Beatlemania

@lynndow3185

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@@rw6616 Yep, a lot! Fainting, even!

@rw6616

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He had great blue eyes and that voice. I get it.

@rw6616

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Of course he was a great actor. He won an award or was nominated. One was The Man w the Golden Arm.

@rw6616

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Nothing against Elvis but he wasn't a great actor. Sorry

My favorite Sinatra story: He was in the recording studio to record “The Tender Trap,” and composer Sammy Chan was there. Sinatra liked to have the composer there so he could be sure he did it the way the composer wanted. The song ends with a very high note. When Sinatra saw what he had to sing he stopped and complained, “Sammy, why did you write it with such a difficult note?” Cajun replied, “Because you’re Frank Sinatra.” Sinatra nailed it, but some versions he recorded have that note lowered a bit.

awesome observations and very well explained

Love it! Thank you. Happy Holidays Fil!

Cool man. This is the most animated I’ve seen you in a video in a long time. Good one Fil. Merry Christmas to you

@wingsofpegasus

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

You are so good.

@wingsofpegasus

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

So interesting. Thanks!

Brilliant analysis. Thank you, sir.