Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey - Begin to beguine

When they begin the beguine, it brings back the sound of music so tender,
It brings back a night of tropical splendor, it brings back a memory ever green.
I'm with you once more under the stars, and down by the shore an orchestra's playing
Even the palms seem to be swaying, when they begin the beguine.
To live it again is past all endeavor, except when that tune clutches my heart,
And there we are, swearing to love forever, and promising never, never to part.
What moments divine, what rapture serene,
Till clouds come along to disperse the joys we had tasted,
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,
I know but too well what they mean.
So don't let them begin the beguine, let the love that was once a fire remain an ember;
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember when they begin the beguine.
Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play,
Till the stars that were there before return above you,
Till you whisper to me once more, Darling, I love you!
And we suddenly know what heaven we're in, when they begin the beguine
When they begin the beguine.

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[waltandrus]

This IS NOT The Tommy Dorsey.Sinatra was already on his own when this was recorded...

[mrcmxoner]

@waltandrus

Oh really? can you explain?

[ninasfamily]

It says right on the album cover... "Arranged & Conducted by Sy Oliver"

[paulostroff99]

TY for the best "begin the beguine" ever recorded.

[gptvproductions]

Yeah, I see all the dilemma regarding when this came out and if Tommy Dorsey is on this track. I dig Frank singing with Tommy Dorsey but I gotta say he started developing his own style later. He's one of the few who got better thanks to drinking and smoking and staying up all night. He sounded smooth with Dorsey and more raw and nasty on his own. Whatever the case may be, this record is great.

[Smarvel83]

It says it's a tribute to Tommy Dorsey, so it's probably a different band

[Roberto5055]

Wrong date or not, this is perfect. Simply amazing.

[Jamesmac30]

This is a 1946 live radio recording arranged by Axel Stordahl.

[Dodmen1]

@vHumboldt77 They got sometimes together, but only on live shows and such. The best known concert should be the 1955 concert on "Sinatra: New York".

[vHumboldt77]

@waltandrus - I agree, Sinatra broke up with Dorsey in 1942 and to my knowledge they never got back. And, where's Dorsey's trombone?. This is clear Sinatra in his Columbia years between 1943 and 1951...