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It Was a Very Good Year
for anyone looking back on the good years 🍂
Who it's for
Sinatra traces a man's life through its stages, from seventeen onward, now looking back from later years.
Reflective, bittersweet→Grateful for the life lived
Feelings it meets
What it is
"It Was a Very Good Year" was written by Ervin Drake in 1961 and first recorded by Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio. Frank Sinatra recorded it for his 1965 album September of My Years, with an orchestral arrangement by Gordon Jenkins, who won a Grammy for it. The narrator looks back on the relationships he had at different ages, and in later life reflects on his past as something that has aged well, like a fine wine.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Chapter FORTY
