http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... tra_Sings/
Even if you only get to listen to 'It Was A Very Good Year' (starts at 9.29 minutes in) pure poetry, a rare opportunity to actually see and hear him recording in the studio, this particular 'take' went on to be the one we hear on albums and Cd's...a Beautiful Song. I know he was something of an unpleasant human - a racist and treating women badly and his links with the Mafia, whom it is reported saved his career (Godfather 1 hints very strongly at that - though it could never be publicly voiced/proven) - but the uniqueness of his voice cannot be denied and his 'timing' is probably what makes him one of the greats.
ps: Only available in the UK (Don't blame me !
) it expires on Saturday 7th July.edit: afterthought, it often seems that those who have been 'gifted' with a remarkable talent - Football player/Singer/Artist etc - also have a very (active) dark side to them...strange huh!?
...coulda been worse and cited:
