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From : Shamrocked4Ever
Added: Apr 6, 2008
From 1957, this incredibly moving recording of "I'm A Fool To Want You" is one of the most personal and emotionally exposed ballads Sinatra ever sang. He first recorded this hauntingly dark and pain-etched song--which he helped write--in early 1951 during a dark and desperate period in his soap opera-like relationship with actress Ava Gardner ("The Last Goddess" was "the" love of his life). So great was Sinatra's grief and deep his despair over losing her that her attempted to end his own life on two separate occasions. Their intensely passionate and wildly stormy relationship has been well documented; it was one of the most dramatic and heavily reported Hollywood affairs in the early 1950s. At the time, the two were rage of every gossip rag. Sinatra and Gardner began their affair in the fall of 1949 while Sinatra was still married to his first wife (the mother of Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina). Granted a divorce, Sinatra quickly married Gardner in November '51. But their fervent and volatile love was simply too hot and all-consuming and they separated in October '53. After a series of many failed reconciliations the two finally divorced in July '57--two short months after Sinatra made the posted video's recording. Nothing in life wounded Sinatra more--or gave greater depth and meaning to his art--than his affair and marriage with Ms. Gardner. Fool or no fool, there is nothing more wonderful than to love and be loved; yet there is nothing more overwhelmingly painful and tormenting than love lost. Well, nothing that I know of... Note: also posted on my channel is Sinatra's original recording of this song. Many have written to say the /51 rendition is superior version. Personally, the version here is not only my favorite, it's my favorite Sinatra recording of all; principally because I am living its lyrics... I'm a fool to want you I'm a fool to want you To want a love that can't be true A love that's there for others too I'm a fool to hold you Such a fool to hold you To seek a kiss not mine alone To share a kiss the Devil has known Time and time again I said I'd leave you Time and time again I went away But then would come the time when I would need you And once again these words I'd have to say I'm a fool to want you Pity me, I need you I know it's wrong, it must be wrong But right or wrong I can't get along Without you Time and time again I said I'd leave you Time and time again I went away But then would come the time when I would need you And once again these words I'd have to say Take me back, I love you Pity me, I need you I know it's wrong, it must be wrong But right or wrong I can't get along without you... Note: I mistakenly credited "Capital" Records in the video. The correct spelling is "Capitol."
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