My favorite swingin' Sinatra tune has always been
The Days of Wine and Roses (listen
here). It's short and leaves a seriously bittersweet taste in your mouth. My parents saw the Chairman of the Board / Ol' Blue Eyes / Swoonatra (insert Sinatra nickname here) in concert, and I will be eternally jealous. So what if my grandmother and I have the same taste in music?
This weekend I saw the 1962 film of the same name for which the song
The Days of Wine and Roses was written, and it is a tear-jerker. The story line follows Joe Clay and Kirsten Arnesen (played by Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick) as they fall in love and then descend into alcoholism. The producers used the tagline
"This, in its own terrifying way, is a love story" to advertise the film. There are certainly tender moments which give the film a sweeter side, but Joe and Kirsten's path of destruction is heart-wrenching. The film became one of director Blake Edwards' best-regarded films and was praised by both critics and audiences.
"The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play
Through a meadow land toward a closing door
A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before
The lonely night discloses just a passing breeze filled with memories
Of the golden smile that introduced me to
The days of wine and roses and you"
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