FRANK SINATRA - THE MUSIC STOPPED

THE MUSIC STOPPED

FRANK SINATRA

SONGWRITERS: HAROLD ADAMSON & JIMMY MCHUGH

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: THE MUSIC STOPPED

LABEL: V-DISC

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1944

 

           Francis Albert Sinatra(/sɪˈnɑːtrə/; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor who is generally perceived as one of the greatest musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide. Born to Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra was greatly influenced by the intimate easy listening vocal style of Bing Crosby and began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers".

             Sinatra released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. However, by the early 1950s, his professional career had stalled and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of the Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of the film From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently earning him an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra then released several critically lauded albums, some of which are retrospectively noted as being among the first "concept albums", including In the Wee Small Hours(1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers!(1956), Come Fly with Me(1958), Only the Lonely(1958), No One Cares(1959), and Nice 'n' Easy(1960).

          Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded the retrospective álbum September of My Years and starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music. After releasing Sinatra at the Sands, recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim, the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. It was followed by 1968's Francis A. & Edward K. with Duke Ellington. Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later. He recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and released "New York, New York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until shortly before his death in 1998.

The music stopped

But we were still dancing

Which goes to show

That music has charm

The lights were low

So we kept on dancing

I felt the glow

Of you in my arms

 

The band had left the stand

And we were in heaven

Dancing on a cloud

Way off in the blue

 

The music stopped

And people were glancing

But we went on dancing

For we didn't know

Because the lights were low

And we were in love

 

The band had left the stand

And we were in heaven

Dancing on a cloud

Way off in the blue

 

The music stopped

And people were glancing

But we went on dancing

For we didn't know

Because the lights were low

And we were in love.