Alright, Frank. We'll do it YOUR way!
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Monday, February 9, 2009
Enhanced Communication
Sinatra was a man of many words. He sang 'em. He mangled 'em. And he created 'em. Much of the language we think of as quintessential to the 50s swinger was brought to you by this fine sponsor of Americana. Whether or not he coined 'em... I may never know. But he certainly brought a charming flair to our comfortable lingo with these choice tokens (as quoted from Remembering Sinatra):
broad (n): a sexy woman
charlies (n): sexy breasts
chick (n): a sexy young woman
clyde (n): means anything
crazy (adj): cool
crumb (n): a creep
gasoline (n): booze
gasser (n): a great person
harve (n): a square
mouse (n): a small woman
ring-a-ding (adj): terrific
twirl (n): a chick who loves dancing
-ville (suffix): many uses; bombsville, endsville, splitsville
Frank was frank. The songs he chose to sing were easy to understand, though they were sometimes filled with slang. Never will you hear a song sung by Senior Sinatra that is difficult to comprehend. He chose primarily simple standards that appealed to a large audience. He was a pop singer above all else. I like Frank's singing, but I don't know how I felt about his attitude (on stage) toward minorities and women...not to make this a political discussion.
It's a quarter to three.
There's no one in the place.
'cept you and me,
And our fond feelings
for the voice, the smile,
the eyes and the style,
of that fabulous rat,
Sinatra.
I can think of no better way to spend the wee small hours.
Frank was frank.
ReplyDeleteThe songs he chose to sing were easy to understand, though they were sometimes filled with slang.
Never will you hear a song sung by Senior Sinatra that is difficult to comprehend. He chose primarily simple standards that appealed to a large audience. He was a pop singer above all else.
I like Frank's singing, but I don't know how I felt about his attitude (on stage) toward minorities and women...not to make this a political discussion.