8/13/2019 Sinatra Assignment
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Fly Me To The Moonwas written by Bart Howard in 1954, and
was
originally named In Other Words.When Sinatra performs it, he
communicates the
lyrics as a light-hearted love song. He creates a swing feeling
when he sings by
dragging out and stressing consonants such as at 0:20 he drags
out onnnn, and then
annunciates other words sharply. He also adds short, dramatic
pauses such as at
0:53 wish for *pause* and adore. He adds that light-hearted,
carefree feeling bydoing such things as walking around and dancing,
like at 1:34, during the
performance. Overall, I liked the performance and the swing
feeling of the song. The
pauses and alternation between dragging out words and cutting
them off sharply
made the song interesting.
Angel Eyeswas written in 1946 by Matt Dennis and Earl Brent,
and
originally featured in the 1953 movieJenniferbefore being
recorded by Frank
Sinatra in 1958.
I Get A Kick Out Of Youwas written by the famous Cole Porter,
and initially
introduced in the Broadway showAnything Goes.
I Wont Dancewas composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics by
Oscar
Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach for the 1934 show Three
Sistersbefore beingrecorded by Sinatra in 1957.
Come Rain Or Come Shinewas written in 1946 by Harold Arlen and
Johnny
Mercer for the musical St. Louis Woman.
Ive Got You Under My Skinis another song written by Cole Porter
in 1936.
It was first featured in the musical Born To Dance, where it was
nominated for the
Academy Award For Best Song.
The Lady Is A Tramp
All Or Nothing At All
One ForMy Baby
New York, New York
I Wont Dance by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
In this version, Astaire and Rogers play on the humor of the
song. Ginger
Rogers is a polish woman who want Astaire to dance with her, but
he doesnt want
to at all. They are constantly bantering back and forth and
teasing each other. At the
end, Astaire performs a lengthy tap dance number.
I Wont Dance by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
In this version, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong make the
song much
jazzier. Although it is still light-hearted and fun, it is not
as exaggerated as theversion by Astaire and Rogers. In this
version, the tempo is speeded up and made
much jazzier. Also, in the version with Astaire and Rogers, they
are talking and
singing to each other, however, in this version it is more just
two people singing a
song together, not at each other.
I Wont Dance by Jane Monheit and Michael Buble
This version of the song encompasses a little bit of the other
two. It has the
humor and carefree feeling, but it also has a jazz feeling to
it. However, it is slightly
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