Comments on: CD Review: Frank Sinatra, “Classic Sinatra II”

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:12:38 +0000

Speakimg of which...Nancy Sinatra on why singers and not just songwriters should collect royalties wheh their songs are played on the radio (reaction is mixed):

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/opinion/04sin...

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:12:38 +0000

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:12:38 +0000

By: jamesballenger

jamesballenger — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:36:10 +0000

Frankie was the MAN. That's why he is still relevant today. I agree that you don't have to write the songs to OWN them.

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:43:15 +0000

Bennett, though, has long outlived that stigma. Sinatra, Bennett–magnificent.

By: terje

terje — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:27:20 +0000

An ardent Sinatra fan I take your point about Sinatra “owning” these tunes, nevertheless I feel sorry for almost all other traditional pop singers (not Rod), from Tony Bennett, Mel TormÃ© and Bobby Darin to Vic Damone, Jack Jones and Michael BublÃ©, for being unfavorably compared to the master. It seems impossible to sing a tune in this style and not get the F-word thrown in your face at every single turn – I like to call it the Sinatra stigma.