Frank Sinatra的【My Way】by:睡不著的魚

外號「瘦皮猴」的法蘭克．辛納區出生於1915年12月12日，1939年起先後加入Harry James、Tommy Dorsey樂團擔任主唱，1942年以個人名義單飛開始了超過半世紀之久的演藝生涯。辛納區先後與多組大樂隊合作，創造了成串的暢銷單曲、專輯，得獎記錄亦不勝枚舉，葛萊美流行男歌手或傳統流行演唱獎多非他莫屬，1959、1965、66三次拿下年度專輯，1966年的"Strangers In The Night"同時是年度最佳單曲；五十歲那年已經獲得了葛萊美終生成就獎的殊榮。不僅歌唱方麵，辛納區自1941年投身大銀幕，五○年代逐漸成為劇情片中要角，總計他在四○至六○年代參與演出電影超過五十部（不含音樂紀錄片），主演類型包括動作、戰爭、懸疑、文藝…，1953年以【亂世忠魂】（From Here To Eternity）得到奧斯卡最佳男配角，2002年上映，由喬治．克隆尼、布萊德．彼特等多位大牌合演的【瞞天過海】正是辛納區1960年的舊片重拍。1998年5月14日辛納區因心臟病病逝，享年83歲。由於他在歌唱、電影甚至整個娛樂事業的卓越表現，法蘭克．辛納屈因此被譽為「二十世紀最偉大的藝人」。

這張名為「My Way」的兩張一套精選輯共收錄他46首法蘭克．辛納屈最具代表歌曲，從最膾炙人口的"My Way"、"New York, New York"、得獎的"Strangers In The Night"、與女兒南西合唱的"Somethin' Stupid"（也被羅比．威廉斯與妮可．基嫚翻唱），還有【太空大哥大】電影插曲"Fly Me To The Moon"皆在其中；辛納區也常翻唱流行、爵士歌曲，像披頭四的"Something"、亨利．曼西尼為【第凡內早餐】譜寫主題曲"Moon River"、巴西爵士名作" The Girl From Ipanema "…；還有收錄於紐約麥迪遜花園廣場現場演唱的"The Lady Is A Tramp"、不朽經典" I've Got You Under My Skin"、" The Very Thought Of You "、" Send In The Clowns "、"Bewitched"…不勝枚舉。



1968 Frank Sinatra

My Way
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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 traveled each and ev'ry highway
And more, much more than this, I did it 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 chartered course, each careful step along the byway
or 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 not
So say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!