What Is This Thing Called Love?

• Artist:
  Frank Sinatra
• Album:
  In the Wee Small Hours
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  What Is This Thing Called Love?

Cole Porter wrote this moving song for his 1930 stage musical "Wake Up and Dream." Again, the entire tone of this song has been turned into a haunting question that no one can answer. A forlorn clarinet solo begins this arrangement as well as acting as a foil for one of Frank Sinatra's greatest performances on record. Nelson Riddle outlines the lyrics beautifully with a strange irony that fits ...

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