![]() The result is an oddly unsatisfying record. Frank Sinatra - Three Coins in the FountainThree coins in the fountainEach one seeking happinessThrown by three hopeful loversWhich one will the fountain ble. Three Coins in the Fountain, by Frank Sinatra (his first of three 1s). “Three Coins” makes Sinatra fight the strings too much for my taste as it heads for the “Make it mine” refrain. Even then though the record is flawed: the ripe arrangement is a bit unsympathetic to Sinatra, who is at his finest when he can afford to turn down his singer’s projection and almost be speaking (to the audience, to himself). February 13, 1996: 3 Coins in the Fountain: Phil Trigwell: November 6, 2000: Three Coins in the Fountain - Witchcraft - Come Fly with Me: Mark Trevorrow. Of course, I’m perhaps being unfair – to the moviegoer of 1954 it did just that. The song Three Coins in the Fountain was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne and was first recorded by Frank Sinatra with Orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle in 1954. It’s a beguiling and romantic image, but when the single ends the image is cut short when it needs to burst into cinematic life. It’s reminded me of how distinctive Sinatra is, but “Three Coins?” isn?t a particularly great advert for him.įor one thing the song has no real drive beyond its central image – a pitfall of taking singles from musicals. Frank Sinatra - Three Coins In The Fountain (Letra y cancin para escuchar) - Three coins in the fountain / Each one seeking happiness / Thrown by three. The song was first recorded by Frank Sinatra. Listening to Frank Sinatra in the context of lots of other less famous people doing sort-of-similar things would persuade me further of his genius. Three Coins in the Fountain is a popular song which received the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1955. One of the many reasons I turned this project from whim to reality was that I reckoned it would give me a ‘way in’ to liking older artists more.
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