17th September, 1954 (3 weeks).
As one of the biggest stars of all time, he was bound to pop up at some point. Frank Sinatra scored his first UK Number 1 with the theme song from 'Three Coins In The Fountain', imaginatively entitled, 'Three Coins In The Fountain'.
The film tells the story of three American girls looking for romance in Rome whilst in the employ of the American Embassy. The song itself would go on to win best original song at the Academy Awards.
Please excuse the Portuguese, it was the best available video. Use it as a Portuguese lesson. Or something. Educational and fun, that's what I strive for.
To compare the song directly to Doris Day's 'Secret Love', the previous winner of the Oscar for Best Original Song, I'd have to say they're both pretty dull and neither of them stand out as being anything 'special'. But I'm just some guy with a blog, Sinatra is one of the biggest names of all time, so what do I know.
The song along with his own personal Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1953, did, however, help to relaunch Sinatra's flagging career in the mid-50s after his massive success in the 1940s. So much as I think it's a fairly tame song that doesn't really match some of Sinatra's other standards, it's still none-the-less an important song in keeping Sinatra up at the top. And Without Sinatra there'd be no, erm... Michael Bublé? On a more serious note, 1953/54 was an important turning point in re-energising a stalled career as it led to the sustained career of a man who has had an influence on pop culture that few can touch. Michael Bublé is just one (unfortunate) side effect of that.
It's not Spanish. I think it might be Portuguese. Shame on you.
ReplyDeleteAah, apologies. I shall edit it out. I speak neither.
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