Frank Sinatra
It’s your party and they’ll cry if you want them to: the lost art of picking funeral songs
Don’t let your big sendoff be a write-off: confronting our inevitable fate allows us to sign off with a defining DJ set – and avoid any unwanted Lewis Capaldi
Elle Hunt
25, Apr, 2022 @12:10 PM
The Manchurian Candidate: one of cinema’s greatest paranoid thrillers still resonates
Frank Sinatra stars in red scare thriller as a mind-controlled soldier suffering from intense, hallucinogenic nightmares
Luke Buckmaster
10, Feb, 2022 @4:30 PM
Jackie Mason obituary
One of the great American comedians known for his strong Brooklyn accent, quick-fire gags – and feuds
Jonathan Margolis
25, Jul, 2021 @1:19 PM
The perils of hunching over your laptop | Brief letters
Brief letters: Dishwashers | Back pain | Whales | Hummingbirds | Toories
Letters
17, Mar, 2021 @5:56 PM
Nancy Sinatra: 'I'll never forgive Trump voters. I hope the anger doesn't kill me'
She may be 80 and cut off by Covid, but she’s still ready to walk all over Donald Trump. As her greatest songs are reissued, she reflects on the sexual politics of the 60s, her friendship with Elvis and her hopes for peace in the US
Eve Barlow
29, Jan, 2021 @5:53 AM
'It's the screams of the damned!' The eerie AI world of deepfake music
Artificial intelligence is being used to create new songs seemingly performed by Frank Sinatra and other dead stars. ‘Deepfakes’ are cute tricks – but they could change pop for ever
Derek Robertson
09, Nov, 2020 @12:32 PM
Doug Sanders obituary
Popular American golfer best known for his putting ‘choke’ during the final day of the Open Championship at St Andrews in 1970
Peter Mason
14, Apr, 2020 @3:35 PM
Hymns drop off top 10 funeral music choices in favour of Ed Sheeran
Traditional favourites are squeezed out as mourners opt for more personalised tributes
Rebecca Smithers
01, May, 2019 @11:01 PM
'People who sing it want the world to know they exist': 50 years of My Way
It was based on a French pop song, never made it to No 1 … and yet, thanks to Frank Sinatra, has become a staple at funerals, karaoke bars and everywhere else. Why?
Emily Mackay
12, Apr, 2019 @7:00 AM
Hal Blaine, drummer who dominated mid-century pop, dies aged 90
Drummer behind iconic Be My Baby rhythm as well as hits by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Simon & Garfunkel described as ‘greatest ever’ by Brian Wilson
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
12, Mar, 2019 @9:16 AM
Friday US briefing: Trump escalates feud with Pelosi amid shutdown
How the president’s two years in power have changed key US policies ... North Korean envoy to meet Pompeo ... Democrat takes charge of Flint water crisis investigation
Tim Walker
18, Jan, 2019 @11:39 AM
AJ Lambert: how Frank Sinatra's granddaughter does it her way
The only Sinatra descendent to sing Frank’s songs, Lambert is releasing her debut album at the age of 44, after being delayed by drink, drugs – and the shadow of her legendary family
Michael Hann
18, Jan, 2019 @6:00 AM
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