Sinatra and Merman were said not to have got on during rehearsals, but, albeit an odd couple, they're very affecting together - and their romp through "You're The Top" is great fun.īut the Anything Goes song that stayed with Sinatra across the decades was the very first number in the show:Īnything Goes had a famously chaotic ride to opening night. Anything Goes opened at the Alvin Theatre in November 1934 and provided young Frank with a slew of Cole Porter material he would sing in his maturity: The title song turned up in 1956 on his landmark album Songs For Swingin' Lovers "Easy To Love" was dropped at the insistence of leading man William Gaxton, but survived Jimmy Stewart's screen rendition to become a highlight of Sinatra's first album at Reprise and Frank himself took the William Gaxton role in a 1954 TV production of Anything Goes opposite the original star Ethel Merman. When Frank Sinatra was 18, it was a very good year.
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