retro week! - one for my baby (and one more for the road)

so, frank sinatra.

seriously. what can i say that hasn't been said before? he's awesome. he's the epitome of cool cats. hot damn, is he hard to resist. his music is like crack - utterly addictive, delicious, and swoon-worthy. he's THE man's man and the guy ladies love to love.

he's sinatra, you know?

everyone has their favorite sinatra song, and i won't quibble with you about which is really best, because, honestly, they're all pretty damn good. so i'll simply share with you today one of my favorite frank sinatra songs out there - a live version of one for my baby (and one more for the road), complete with an intro by ol' blue eyes himself. I LOVE THIS SONG. oh, man - doesn't it make you wish you could time travel? or at least wish you were in the lounge he sang this in?

this is the part of the program where we sing a drunk song. drunk songs are usually done in small bars and bistros, in the wee hours of the morning. usually talked or sung by a fella who's got problems. like, his broad flew the coop with another guy and all the bread. so, if you will, uh, if you will assume the position of a bartender, this is the way these guys behave:

it's quarter to three
there ain't no one in the place,
'cept you and me
set 'em up, joe
i've got a little story
i think you should know

were drinkin', my friend
to the end of a brief episode
make it one for my baby
and another one for the road

i know the routine
put another quarter in the machine
i feel kind of bad
can't you make the music easy and sad?

i could tell you a lot
but it's not in a gentleman's code
just make it one for my baby
and one more for the road

you'd never know it
but, buddy, i'm a kind of poet
and i got a lot of things to say
and if i'm gloomy,
please listen to me
'til it's talked away

well, that's how it goes
and joe, i know you're gettin' anxious to close
anyway, thanks for the cheer
i hope you didn't mind my bendin' your ear

but this torch that i've found
it's gotta be drowned or it's gonna explode
make it one for my baby
and another for the road
a long,
this damn long...
it's so long...

(mp3) one for my baby (and one more for the road) by frank sinatra