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What is the point of singing wonderful lyrics if the audience can't understand what is being said or heard?

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Frank Sinatra
Age: 82 †
Born: 1915
Born: December 12
Died: 1998
Died: May 14
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Jazz Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Songwriter
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Hoboken
New Jersey
Francis Albert Sinatra
Francis Albert Frank Sinatra
Francis A. Sinatra
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