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Frank Sinatra — It Was A Very Good Year
Album: Sinatra Reprise
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Released: 1966
Length: 4:24
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When I was seventeen
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for small town girls
And soft summer nights
We'd hide from the lights
On the village green
When I was seventeen

When I was twenty-one
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for city girls
Who lived up the stair
With all that perfumed hair
And it came undone
When I was twenty-one

When I was thirty-five
It was a very good year
It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls
Of independent means
We'd ride in limousines
Their chauffeurs would drive
When I was thirty-five

But now the days are short
I'm in the autumn of the year
And now I think of my life as vintage wine
From fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs
And it poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year

It was a massive good year
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GREAT TUNE!!  I was 11yrs old when this came out. 1966 was a very good year for me!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I love the swelling strings just before Autumn begins, some sort of foreshadowing which is followed by a jaunty section and a final slowdown to the very end.
Superb!! +1 to 9!!
LLRP
Posted 2 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
My 9 year old grand girl stopped whatever she was doing and commented on this song. I have always loved the voice and story, and she said it sounds great and is all good news for growing up.

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone. We have had another very good year.
Posted 2 years ago by MollyLolly    [ Reply ]
 ice-9 wrote:

To clarify, you're pretty much f#$@%d after thirty-five.



I never felt better than in my forties    My secret? Lifestyle 
Posted 2 years ago by geonuine    [ Reply ]
Brings back a lot of memories for a lot of us.. and it means nothing to lots of others..
Posted 3 years ago by Btravelen    [ Reply ]
I've loved this song for a very long time.
Posted 3 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
To clarify, you're pretty much f#$@%d after thirty-five.
Posted 4 years ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
 gjr wrote:
frank is the master.  the first real "POP" star.....he was The Voice.  'nuf ced.  play more.  

this song alone is better than 80% of the songs in rotation right now.   

 
Couldn't agree more.  Frank is from my parent's generation, not mine.  But even without the "peak music awareness" connection, I have come to the conclusion that he has no equal (so far)  
Posted 8 years ago by dsd    [ Reply ]
frank is the master.  the first real "POP" star.....he was The Voice.  'nuf ced.  play more.  

this song alone is better than 80% of the songs in rotation right now.   
Posted 11 years ago by gjr    [ Reply ]
Great follow, though I'd rather hear 'That's Life' A little hammy, but still solid Frank.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
zaknafein wrote:
I think I was born about 50 years too late. *yawn*
no, you're fine dude. they're just playing this song 50 years too late
Posted 19 years ago by joempie    [ Reply ]
briandel wrote:
Awesome. Whoever gave Sinatra a "1" should have their head examined. Sinatra rules. I like Homer Simpson's version too: When I was just 17. . . I drank some very good beer. . . I drank some very good beer that I purchased with a fake ID. . . My name was Brian McGee.
D'oh...beat me to it! I couldn't remember Brian McGee.
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
alldog wrote:
Pablo Picasso was an asshole, asshole.
There's a song about that, but saying he was never called that.
Posted 19 years ago by resonator    [ Reply ]
Zweiblumen wrote:
Maybe I'm too young, but I've never been able to get into Sinatra, and this is one of the ones I like the least. Can someone point me to Sinatra I should check out if I want to hear him at his best?
That depends on what mood you are looking for: Melancholy, lost love: Only the Lonely, Where Are you Fun, swinging: Songs For Swinging Lovers, Swinging Sessions and more In Between: Nice N Easy
Posted 19 years ago by buddhakowski    [ Reply ]
I'm not an immense fan of his, because I think he (and Ella Fitzgerald; sorry if I offend) sing without feeling, but this is a great song.
Posted 19 years ago by resonator    [ Reply ]
Just when I think I understand what eclectic means :)
Posted 19 years ago by fitz368    [ Reply ]
Zweiblumen wrote:
Maybe I'm too young, but I've never been able to get into Sinatra, and this is one of the ones I like the least. Can someone point me to Sinatra I should check out if I want to hear him at his best?
Fly Me To The Moon, They Can't Take That Away From Me--older upbeat stuff, basically. it might not make any sense unless you've heard other singers doing really lifeless versions, to contrast. :-)
Posted 19 years ago by keemun    [ Reply ]
briandel wrote:
Awesome. Whoever gave Sinatra a "1" should have their head examined. Sinatra rules. I like Homer Simpson's version too: When I was just 17. . . I drank some very good beer. . . I drank some very good beer that I purchased with a fake ID. . . My name was Brian McGee.
"...I stayed up listening to Queen..."
Posted 19 years ago by killahfunkadelic    [ Reply ]
I think I was born about 50 years too late. *yawn*
Posted 19 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
alldog wrote:
Pablo Picasso was an asshole, asshole. So, apparently, is Van Morrison. Who cares? It's all genius. What's wrong -- upset that Frank wouldn't dig your hairdo?
lol
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
I'd rather hear the Shatner version. :roll:
Posted 19 years ago by jeffro    [ Reply ]
I appreciate the humor behind playing Cake's "Frank Sinatra" and then playing a Sinatra song. hehehe...
Posted 19 years ago by smilestoomuch    [ Reply ]
Maybe I'm too young, but I've never been able to get into Sinatra, and this is one of the ones I like the least. Can someone point me to Sinatra I should check out if I want to hear him at his best?
Posted 19 years ago by Zweiblumen    [ Reply ]
An appropriate song for the Autumnal Equinox that is upon us... a song of wistful remembrances, "Now the days are short, I'm in the Autumn of my years...." Good DJ-ing, Bill! Thank you!
Posted 20 years ago by jadewahoo    [ Reply ]
Spliff wrote:
Frank was an asshole. Stick that in your Rat Pack and smoke it.
Pablo Picasso was an asshole, asshole. So, apparently, is Van Morrison. Who cares? It's all genius. What's wrong -- upset that Frank wouldn't dig your hairdo?
Posted 20 years ago by alldog    [ Reply ]
Spliff wrote:
Frank was an asshole. Stick that in your Rat Pack and smoke it.
He must have been an eclectic asshole!!
Posted 20 years ago by JokesandJokesandJokes    [ Reply ]
webdiva wrote:
This is one of my favorite songs from the Sopranos soundtrack...
I like it even without The Sopranos...Great!!!
Posted 20 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
Freebish wrote:
Oh, cmon...if you're gonna play Frank, make it swing baby!
Whoa! Cool, Bill. I know most of Porter and Gershwin by heart (I even try singing it) but I always preferred other covers of the "classics." This just might be my favorite FS song - but what a radical dose of nostalgia for RP. I gotta dig it.
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
I can't help but picture that SNL skit where Phil Hartman plays Sinatra and beats up Bono (Played by Sandler I believe) and then throws a couple hundred dollars at him to get himself cleaned up.
Posted 20 years ago by wxman    [ Reply ]
Need to follow this up with some Nirvana to wake the masses up.
Posted 20 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Spliff wrote:
Frank was an asshole. Stick that in your Rat Pack and smoke it.
Yeah, I agree, but man, some a'holes sure could sing, couldn't they?
Posted 20 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Ah, yes. Thanks, Bill. I love Frank and this one makes me feel good melancholy. With shivers.
Posted 20 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Frank was an asshole. Stick that in your Rat Pack and smoke it.
Posted 20 years ago by Spliff    [ Reply ]
Yeah, baby.
Posted 20 years ago by alldog    [ Reply ]
This song started and I was like, WTF? And then I was like, cool, always cool to hear ol' blue eyes. And then a second later I was like all, WTF? again. And then I was like, well, I'll just sit back and enjoy it.
Posted 20 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
Oh, cmon...if you're gonna play Frank, make it swing baby!
Posted 20 years ago by Freebish    [ Reply ]
A song like this, explains why Sinatra found Elvis some sort of yokel, who he just couldn't appreciate, not even if he wanted to. By that time he was already so far above all the rest, that it didn't bother him.
Posted 22 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
Now if you really wanna have fun.. play the Captain James T. Kirk version of this song... :) A friend did a mix once having kirk sing this.. with homer interjecting HIS version from an episode of the simpsons... hillarious.. Otherwise.. Intteresting break from the \"regular\" lineup.. :) :)
Posted 22 years ago by TreborG2    [ Reply ]
I think its great...
Posted 22 years ago by Haich    [ Reply ]
Great song!!!!!!!!
Posted 22 years ago by hippie    [ Reply ]
Awesome. Whoever gave Sinatra a "1" should have their head examined. Sinatra rules. I like Homer Simpson's version too: When I was just 17. . . I drank some very good beer. . . I drank some very good beer that I purchased with a fake ID. . . My name was Brian McGee.
Posted 22 years ago by briandel    [ Reply ]
please get me out of this elevator. :roll:
Posted 22 years ago by red    [ Reply ]
This is one of my favorite songs from the Sopranos soundtrack...
Posted 22 years ago by webdiva    [ Reply ]
Great classic tune. Most excellent when followed by Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum.
Posted 22 years ago by Pearhead    [ Reply ]