Nancy—Frank Sinatra

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Frank Sinatra is one of the greatest singers of all time. He has such a unique voice that it's hard not to zone out listening to his songs. This song "Nancy," I have actually never heard before today. I know some of his more popular songs. This song was great. The lyrics play perfectly into the mood that is set by the music behind it. It sounds like a perfect day. And it's also kind of incredible that the song is about Sinatra's daughter. My initial assumption that it was just another smooth Sinatra love song, but on the second listen it became clear he was talking about his baby girl. The song was overall so great. I haven't listened to Sinatra in a while, nor have i ever listened to his music critically. I was expecting Sinatra's singing to overpower the song. However, I feel like the production was great and really added a great amount of balance to the song. My favorite part of the music in the song was that break toward the end where he stops singing for about 10 seconds and the instrumental gets played more intensely. My favorite lyrics were the beginning where he said 

If I don't see her each day I miss her

Gee, what a thrill each time I kiss her

Believe me I've got a case

On Nancy with the laughin' face

After learning the song is about his daughter these lines hit a little different. 

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