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Released in 2019

Frank Sinatra's Party

Written by Paul McCartney

Last updated on July 6, 2024


Album This song officially appears on the Egypt Station - Explorer's Edition Official album.

Timeline This song was officially released in 2019

Master album

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This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

Related song

Frank Sinatra’s Party” is an outtake from the recording sessions of Egypt Station, officially released in May 2019, as part of the Traveller’s Edition and Explorer’s Edition of this album.

The history of the song starts more than 40 years ago, the melody coming from “Fishy Matters Underwater“, a demo recorded in July 1976.

The credits for the song don’t explicitly mention where this track has been recorded, but the contribution of assistant engineer Collin Kadlec (who worked at Henson) suggests it was partly recorded at Henson Studios.


Lyrics

We had the greatest time

At Frank Sinatra's party

We drank expensive wine

Then watched the night roll by


I saw a showgirl dance

With Sammy Davis Jr

They had a brief romance

Under the desert sky


Fee, fi, fo, fum

I’m not the only Englishman

I'm under cover, but plenty of others

Are already flying high


See Angie Dickinson

Bump into Peter Lawford

She's out to have some fun

He doesn’t seem to mind


You don't have to doubt yourself

No, not on a night like this


Jump in the swimming pool

Say hi to Dino Martin

He's hot to play it cool

Watching the girls go by


Fee, fi, fo, fum

I'm not the only Englishman

I'm under cover, but some of my brothers

Are already flying high


Come and enjoy yourself

At Frank Sinatra's party

We had the greatest time

Watching the night go by

Variations

  • A Album version

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Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.

Paul McCartney writing

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Chris • 1 year ago

"Frank Sinatra's Party" is actually built off the Rude track "Reggae Moon" (it says it right at the top of Paul's lyric sheet). Bootleggers got the two Rude titles mixed up back in 1996.


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