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Frank Sinatra — Makin' Whoopee
Album: Songs For Swingin' Lovers
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Released: 1955
Length: 3:03
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Another bride, another June
Another sunny honeymoon
Another season, another reason
For makin' whoopee

A lot of shoes, a lot of rice
The groom is nervous, he answers twice
Its really killin' that he's so willin' to make whoopee

Picture a little love nest
Down where the roses cling
Picture the same sweet love nest
And think what a year can bring

He's washin dishes and baby clothes
He's so ambitious he even sews
But don't forget folks,
Thats what you get folks, for makin' whoopee
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 bobdrillen wrote:

AAAHHHHH, MOB music, love it!




I Agree! I'm a 68yr old Jersey boy!  Thanx RP!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
AAAHHHHH, MOB music, love it!
Posted 4 years ago by bobdrillen    [ Reply ]
 (anonymous) wrote:
You know, I worship certain periods of Sinatra - including this one. However, I just don't like this song as much as others by him. It makes me long for "My Funny Valentine" or the original version of "Old Man River" - which is flat out freakin genius.
 
I think the original (film) version was sung by Paul Robeson in 1936. Nobody, but nobody, could touch Paul Robeson.

Chet Baker's version of 'My Funny Valentine' is my personal fave.

No matter, this is excellent too. Ol' Blue Eyes really had a genius for phrasing - he could absolutely OWN a song. And make it look so easy - in fact he worked hard at it, studying singers like Billie Holiday and Bing Crosby.
c.
Posted 4 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
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(got it? More Frank please.)
Posted 4 years ago by Flying_Donut    [ Reply ]
You show 'em Bill. You can play anything you want- and I, for one, love that. 
Posted 4 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
such a great arrangement.  
Posted 4 years ago by dpvest    [ Reply ]
I find Frank's version so flat emotionally, doesn't feel engaged at all, although the band is smooth. I'll take Harry Nilsson any time.
Posted 5 years ago by memoryboxer    [ Reply ]
Cannot imagine the "popular music" scene in the forties and fifties.  And this guy ruled.

Easy to see why, though.  Sinatra recordings feature witty lyrics, swinging orchestrations, and his fabulous vocal tone. 
Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
OK, this has to be a sign that BillG is "dusting" off some of his FLAC files and giving them a spin....well appreciated by this guy for sure.  In fact, other than the CAKE song, Frank Sinatra, this might be the first FS track I've heard here.  I'll go with an 8 (would be a 9 with a scotch in hand) and say LONG LIVE RP and playing new-to-RP-tracks!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
MORE FRANK!
Posted 5 years ago by Bakaretsu    [ Reply ]
Ol' blue eyes always makes me "Whoopee"! {#Heartkiss}{#Hearteyes}
Posted 8 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
 bluematrix wrote:
gotta like frank, but i still have to admit to liking rikki lee jones and dr. john's version better.
 
Yes. This is an interesting comparison, but I'm sold on RLJ's and Nightripper's version.
Posted 9 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I'm typically not a Sinatra guy, but this just inspired spontaneous Sunday afternoon dancing with my wife. A 10 by default.
Posted 18 years ago by tiger_town_trumpet    [ Reply ]
I used to have a totally negative "old fogey" impression of Sinatra...however, I've come to really like a lot of his work...his phrasing is second to none...and I dare say he is one that the more enlightened singer/songwriters look to, to see how it's done... Eclectic means never having to say you're sorry. Keep an open mind. And give "Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years" a try...that was my first crack hit.
Posted 18 years ago by bschena    [ Reply ]
If I wanted to listen to this I would tune into Radio 2. Get rid of this rubbish
Posted 18 years ago by richardarkle    [ Reply ]
xkolibuul wrote:
OK people, let's go over this "eclectic" concept one more time...
PLA-EEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZ Don't play this unless I am asleep!
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
gotta like frank, but i still have to admit to liking rikki lee jones and dr. john's version better.
Posted 18 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
YES!
Posted 18 years ago by Ubaldo    [ Reply ]
GordonIs21 wrote:
Oh please! Supply a vomit bucket if this is played again
The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted. William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Posted 18 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
Only on Radio Paradise! SRV and Sinatra. And it rocks.
Posted 18 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
drtjdel wrote:
Thanks, Bono.
haven't seen spinal tap yet, have you, doc? i guess there's one or two of you left.
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle. Too cool.
Posted 18 years ago by Zarba    [ Reply ]
daveesh wrote:
when you've loved and lost like frank has, you know what life is all about.
Thanks, Bono.
Posted 18 years ago by drtjdel    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
If I wanted to hear this...I'd watch the Laurence Welk Show. Bleeech Come on....this is NOT the music I faithfully listen to RP for!!!!!!!!!!
you dissapoint me. we are contemporaries by your profile and if you can't love a little sinatra every once in a while then you need to expand your horizons, never too late. and the LaWrence Welk show is a whole 'nother kind of nightmare populated by stepford 'bots with no genitals...shudder..., if they had frank singing with a bourbon in one hand and a smoke in the other I would have been watching too. read his biography by daughter nancy to jumpstart an appreciation of him and what he accomplished in his career.
Posted 18 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
Oh please! Supply a vomit bucket if this is played again
Posted 18 years ago by GordonIs21    [ Reply ]
when you've loved and lost like frank has, you know what life is all about.
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
voodoodaddy wrote:
Nice, but I prefer the Dr. John version.
Hear, hear! Well spoken, Bruce. This one would be fine if it *went* anywhere, but I have issues with any song where the second verse is same as the first, especially when I *know* it's not supposed to be. Play the Dr. John one: it has a story.
Posted 18 years ago by Skinwalker    [ Reply ]
I like the Dr. John/Ricky Lee Jones cover better - more playful, more sexy, IMHO.
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
This I could do without. Never a fan of this guy.
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Another brick in the wall Eclectic. Whoopee!
Posted 18 years ago by FamilyMan    [ Reply ]
dionysius wrote:
Thanks to R & B for adding my upload here.
Many thanks dionysius! Frank always puts a smile on my face.
Posted 18 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
OK people, let's go over this "eclectic" concept one more time... Shesdifferent wrote:
If I wanted to hear this...I'd watch the Laurence Welk Show. Bleeech Come on....this is NOT the music I faithfully listen to RP for!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Nice, but I prefer the Dr. John version.
Posted 18 years ago by voodoodaddy    [ Reply ]
boring/overplayed/obsolete/lame
Posted 18 years ago by calray    [ Reply ]
Excellent! What a doozy of a voice in his prime!
Posted 18 years ago by lkbooth71    [ Reply ]
If I wanted to hear this...I'd watch the Laurence Welk Show. Bleeech Come on....this is NOT the music I faithfully listen to RP for!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I can see my folks dancing close together with those grins on their faces. The whole world came to a stop when Frank was on the stereo. Thanks Bill.
Posted 18 years ago by B1gwave_Dave    [ Reply ]
dionysius wrote:
Thanks to R & B for adding my upload here.
Gracias a tí compadre.
Posted 18 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Thanks to R & B for adding my upload here. What a great, classic album! It was hard to pick just one track off of this. RP already had the inferior duet (with Bono! ugh) version of "I've Got You Under My Skin" I decided to go with this instead. Sorry, Cole Porter. Here, Nelson Riddle arrangements with Frank's unequalled voice and phrasing. All other versions of this song pale in comparison.
Posted 18 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]