I FINALLY understand this song

[DelonLover1999]

It has such a fantastical aura, but until today, I had never been able to fully understand why.

To those who like Frank Sinatra, you'll know that he very often portrays himself as sort of 'loser' in his music. Or at least someone who can have very bad luck sometimes. "That's life" and "Under my skin" exemplify this well.

This song's lyrics are not like that at all. He meets a woman, and they instantly 'fall' in love, living like that forever.

Strangers in the night
Two lonely people we were strangers in the night
Up to the moment
When we said our first hello
Little did we know
Love was just a glance away
A warm embracing dance away, and

Ever since that night we've been together
Lovers at first sight, in love forever
It turned out so right
For strangers in the night

The instrumentation is extremely lush and other-worldly. Here comes the epiphany: The narrator of the song is daydreaming all of it, it never happened. Frank is not only wishing for this to come true for him, he made it so that the actual character is too. That's why there's so much tension in some parts, I think, despite the subject matter being entirely optimistic (too much so). This interpretation broke me.

Spoiler: tags

@PointOfNoReturn @apemaxxed @slop slinger

 

[Yuno_howitez]

nigga was 5'7 of course he was daydreaming that shit he ain't getting no hoes

 

[DelonLover1999]

nigga was 5'7 of course he was daydreaming that shit he ain't getting no hoes

you dnrd. The character is daydreaming.

Plus sinatra was an actual superstar, you really think he couldn't get bitches? This is more than that. It's idealized, 'perfect' love.

 

[Numb The Pain]

To those who like Frank Sinatra

Never heard of her.

 

[Deleted member 21766]

nigga was 5'7 of course he was daydreaming that shit he ain't getting no hoes

He was arrested for adultery jfl

 

[Deleted member 18582]

nice song. although i dont like the moping, sad boi avant la lettre aesthetic.

 

[Deleted member 21661]

Blackpill curse
I wonder if he felt alone despite all the fame and status
Because he realized how fake women are

 

[Deleted member 3105]

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[Deleted member 3105]

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[Debetro]

@DelonLover1999 @BrahminBoss

 

[DelonLover1999]

Nowhere does it suggest that tho. Just a happy old happy romance song

Ik, but everything is just too good to be true. That and the harmonic tension lead me to believe there's some deception going on.

 

[DelonLover1999]

@DelonLover1999 @BrahminBoss
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my nigga this is my thread, you don't have to tag me lol

 

[Debetro]

my nigga this is my thread, you don't have to tag me lol

I do so you know that it was directed to you also

 

[Primalsplit]

It's over for Frank Sinatracels.

 

[OldRooster]

The narrator of the song is daydreaming all of it, it never happened. Frank is not only wishing for this to come true for him, he made it so that the actual character is too.

No. That is just your mental illness.
A+ Larp
JFL that scat improvisation was actually a thing for 5 minutes in the 1950s.

 

[HarrierDuBois]

Spoiler: tags

No tag you fag.

 

[DelonLover1999]

No tag you fag.

forgot :/

 

[DelonLover1999]

No. That is just your mental illness.
A+ Larp
JFL that scat improvisation was actually a thing for 5 minutes in the 1950s.

it’s a valid interpretation