Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra 'Nice work if you can get it'

[zamusicza]

the years have made it strangely melancholy. For some odd reason it brought a small tear to my eye. This work just isn't made anymore.  Frank and Miss Peggy Lee took their connections with them.

[NKcell89]

You are right. Thanks for pointing it out. And at 0:53 he mistimed the word ''could''. I know it's knitpicking but it's special because Frank Sinatra making a mistake is extremely rare.

[Hezzababe]

Peggy is so beautiful and so good! Sinatra is sinfully good as usual! Thanks for this clip!

[TheMrtommyreed]

Thanks a lot.

[MissMaddy1000]

I LOVE this song, I sang it for a school choir.

I think those 2 look absolutely adorable together <3

[Vazmusic]

This is what "phrasing" is all about. Should be mandatory viewing for all singers.

[carterfrvr]

I just love the look on Sinatra's face when he says "ooohh." :-)

[carterfrvr]

I just love the look on Sinatra's face when he says "ooohh." :-)

[crackfiendables]

who the hell disliked this?? im coming for you

[weltec2]

"You show me and I'll tell you." She was cute. That was fun.

[MrsHarryStreet]

Dinah Shore loved Frankie more. He seemed afraid of Peggy.

[prodipe23]

GREAT! Two STARS that will never die.1940-1970 was the best jazz era of our planet. Shame it took so little time. Now days an amateur like madonna has already lasted 40 years, don´t talk about that she has disciples who carry on the shit for further 50 years.(b.spears,lady gagagaga,etc)

[ukimalefu]

"I got connections too"

Yeah Frank, I'm sure you do ;-)

[frankiehiyo]

No chemistry there then. Peggy's sheer presence put Frank right off of his stride.

[isuriadireja91]

Peggy's the white female singer with the BEST soulfulest, blackest and SEXIEST voice. i'm sooooo DIGGIN' her. she's just the best all-around entertainer from back in the day.

[rachelgriffinmusic]

wonderful.. :) 

[MrTempoRitardando]

I'm getting turned on just watching this.

[asdfkzxcv21]

i don't know, to me Frank seems very uncomfortable

[ArkRed1]

Get a room!

[sheltv100]

There is the neck tie, bow tie, and ascot. What kind of tie is this that Frank Sinatra wore?

[kevinastraw]

Does anyone else think that Sinatra was overrated. I think the women of that era were underrated. Sometimes Sinatra seems too smart, too happy with himself, for the emotional content of the song.

[sheltv100]

@kevinastraw That is so true. Do not forget International Women's Day this month.

[mrjohnstgeorge]

Class. All the way. We've lost our style today. The great American Song Book is gone, except for the efforts of someone like you who posted this. Thanks. And Thank you You Tube for making this possible. John

[deakybb]

I want to be half as successful with women as he was...

[MrTempoRitardando]

@deakybb lol he wasn't successful with them. he just had great libido!

[deakybb]

@MrTempoRitardando well, it depends on how you define success ...

[BozoGates]

so that's what not karaoke means, huh, who knew.

[alitheprincess]

they look ssooo nice togetherr :)!

[bluekarma]

Frank said Peggy was his personal favorite female vocalist. It is easy to see why, she was amazing!

[briangh1]

One of the best videos on YouTube. My guess is that there is some 'improv' going on and watching the two play off each other is wonderful to watch. Thank you so much for posting this.

[likusha88]

OMG thanks for posting ))

Frank is adorable ))

Gosh I wish I were Peggy )))

[bluesman33]

Sinatra and Lee. Oh MY

[singerswithpresence]

Only real greats can make this look so, so easy! Thank you.

[DieAlena]

this is soo beautiful!!

i heard this song on 7th heaven and i instantly LOVED it :)

[jazzafonia]

WOW! so genuine, easy going and sexy ;)

[2bestsongs]

Nice work if you can get it

And you can get it if you try

Just imagine someone

Waiting at the cottage door Nice song too ; )

[cortfrank]

he is so hott i like the way he looks at her

[GinnyGryff]

anyone know what this clip is from? Just curious

[biden1]

nice n easy does it every time.

[gfks11]

Ohhhhh charminggggggggggggggg FRANK!!!!!

[MyBestSingers]

Amazin video !! Thanks

[LittleJimmySouthern]

She had the beat. And Frank loved chicks that could get the beat.....The only one he liked better was the injun.......Keely.

[girl43]

How nice it must have been to a woman around a guy like that :-)

[lisag6]

Look at the subtle and nuanced nonverbals here. Full of implication. Look how she stops singing at 1:10. Not much happens, but there's a whole lot going on......

[Annettesmusic]

Loved it! Thanks for posting.

I'm betting there were not too many women that could make Sinatra miss his line.

[slownoman]

@Annettesmusic Peggy Lee could make you forget the day of the week, your name.... one of the best ever. Frank met his match that day, for sure.

[Annettesmusic]

@slownoman

:-) Good one!

[slownoman]

@Annettesmusic Thanks. My mom was a big band singer, with a trio, and they toured with Dorey and Gleason and long llst, from '40 to '44, when my mom met dad at the St. Francis in San Francisco. They played big hotels, national radio broadcasts ,USO, the whole shot. Peggy Lee was a good friend of my aunt's, and an acquaintance of my mom's. An amazing singer and a great songwriter as well. Peggy's inflection and timing were right there with Billie Holiday and Ella. And now we're stuck with Gaga.

[Annettesmusic]

@slownoman

Oh gosh, Gaga. Very funny! Wow. How exciting for them. I kind of envy them that they had that experience. Must have been cool for you too growing up hearing all their stories. I was a real fan of the 40's music. Pop was a musician before he got married and he turned me on to all the greats growing up. I used to imagine myself singing with a big band. I always felt like I was born too late.

And Peggy, so calm, cool, collected and yet she had an elegance and simple excellence.

[rororocks2]

@Annettesmusic the collection video of his duets says that he actually considered her to be one of the sexiest women of their time. :D

[Annettesmusic]

@rororocks2

Thanks for that info. Yep. That would explain it :D

[NKcell89]

@Annettesmusic

Which line do you mean?

[Annettesmusic]

@NKcell89

Around 1:14 through 1:16 shortly after he says "You're looking at me strange" he stumbled in his timing.

[PivotProDD]

@Annettesmusic Ella.

[Annettesmusic]

@PivotProDD

Probably! 

[zuviukas]

Peggy is so amazing here. I love it. She pretends to be so shy, it's sounds so tempting when she sings :)

[bazxs]

so effortless the way they sing...so good...thanks for sharing!

[TheAnastasiachavez]

peggy lee, why aren't you still here? love you

frank, you're still everywhere. s-o-b.

[om4444]

It looks like they had nice chemistry.

[ivelosthewilltolive]

@om4444 Hmm, well Peggy is nervous when she has to chit chat at the beginning. Then Frank comes in too soon when she didn't expect it. Then he makes fun of her for saying "Ooh". I'll bet she couldn't wait to get out of there...

[Carambabambasamba]

You are reading a whole lot into the situation & none of it is there, my friend. :) The chitchat was rehearsed & each one is playing a part. Frank plays a debonair gentleman & Peggy a blushing, timid ingenue. All made to fit the lyrics they are about to sing. As for Peggy wanting to get out of there, hardly; she was 1 of Frank's guests in this show and sang various solos. Besides Frank & Peggy knew one another very well; they were not only friends but also neighbors. :)

[aarfeld]

@mohinderbauer: Aw, he was just a Rock star before his time. In another age he would have been busting up hotel rooms. :-)

[TheAnastasiachavez]

yes, yes he was and the funny thing is...that's actually a compliment!

[redlipstickchick]

y do i want to be them?

[brittanymarieb93]

they're so cute

[hqral]

nise

[fshodri]

frank ist  der beste*****

SUPERRRRRRRRRRRR