Frank Sinatra - (Bad, Bad) Leroy Brown

Recorded October 13th 1974 at Madison Square Garden, New York (NY), U.S.A.

[@dannyflynn5681]

The fact he was in his 60s and in his post-retirement phase, and still was as cool as ever on stage, its remarkable

[@rebeccarobinson1705]

He’s 58 here.

[@awriter1436]

Cool has no age limit

[@arame29]

LP is actually a warm-up show in Buffalo the night before

[@rupertinkpen164]

This is possibly the greatest cover I've ever heard

[@teresadbrownbrown3785]

Yes

[@claudpiro6469]

No cover. SINATRA

[@arpadbalazs3296]

This is a Jim Croe song! :-) ​@@claudpiro6469

[@iainlee]

Well...it IS a cover. @@claudpiro6469

[@harryfletcher606]

I liked Dean marins cover better.a little bit more swagger I think

[@isabelsegoviamarques2385]

He had the Power tô make the audience dance. That was amazing.

[@joycegranger5353]

SINATRA is certainly missed I loved him so. Thanks for this treat, there's only one Frank. 🙏🙏💝

[@marybethdotterman7275]

Great job Frank,carry on Jim croce. Both are legends.

[@MrCalidan69]

Frank was such a polished and charismatic legend

[@teresadbrownbrown3785]

Agree

[@wazoodlm]

The Immortal Frank Sinatra.

[@ronnie4639]

yup he did it all and he had them all

[@MsHD2585]

I adore him…have since I was a little girl. He always brings me so much joy ❤️

[@lisamcgrath7590]

Sinatra is so calm sometimes and fun and then bang he sings and things get crazy fun 😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@tonylawrencewalsh721]

Another great comeback from Frank who never went away🎶🎶

[@tmwood0410]

I love the improvised swag he does at 1:10...with that little step number. Man he was cool, even at age 60.....

[@johnkenneway9633]

tmwood0410 I fran kf

[@ronnie4639]

funny lol

[@Blondeys]

❤

[@roryjtandon]

Never be anyone better

[@neilosadciw3041]

Frank certainly did the classic version of this great tune. However, I found his voice a bit short of breath in this version. Still, he's pretty good considering that he's no longer a young fellow.

[@bobupen6476]

How could you possibly know ?

[@antoniofrancescodessi7805]

I love Frank Sinatra 😂

[@JuicyTaz201]

It’s hard to think that he’s gone. I hear his music everyday so it feels like he is still very much alive.

[@attiliomalambri]

So true

[@bertnobbe2746]

Beautifull voice Great singer

[@simoncook8094]

Legend, classic and so on.

[@reskinbozzioklan4691]

He had the old ladies up and dancing. Amazing seeing them all blush over Frank who’s post retirement age here. Had to be about 65 here

[@stephencunningham6557]

What a great piece of Americana, legendary xx

[@bluedale6563]

You can see the years roll of him on stage

[@ronaldomartins2533]

I Love Sinatra!

[@mikemasciangelo248]

Frank is the chairman, no disrespect to Jim Croce but Frank is at the time of his showmanship. If you don’t agree there is no sense arguing. Greatest performer in the 20th century

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

One of them for sure. Ya gotta love Frank ...

[@mangosdurrutiascaso8109]

Simply The best .

[@jamesorozco1243]

Awesome elegant singer , I will always remember . We will always have you in our harts wherever you are

[@pcallas66]

Frank must have loved the song because he wouldn't bother with it if he didn't. It's hard to believe that it was recorded by Jim Croce about 50 years ago. That's mind boggling to me. Rest in peace Frank and Jim.

[@CaRLOSsOUZA-wn8ez]

Magnifico, Sensacional, Espetacular Mr. Frank Albert Sinatra

[@woodscw50]

the walk to my teams thank you brothers

[@baldilocks1914]

I remember the hairdos and clothes, I was just a kid but it reminds me of my parents.

[@steveaustin5811]

Umm. THANK YOU SIR FRANCIS. Lost for words... 😔😌💖

[@lilgrease7292]

Frank was too cool!

[@MrLadeside]

The Master !!!!

[@lisamcgrath7590]

People say that there will be no one like Sinatra I say not until 10 years

[@awriter1436]

Frank Sinatra...Chairman Of The Board.....Swag!!!!!!!!!!

[@isabelsegoviamarques2385]

The Voice!

[@amarschdiewaldfee558]

man that has so much style and class. I wish artists today were like that. and would not run around naked and whine about something

[@123Heikki]

Aaaah the 70´s...

[@hatmanf133]

The way the music, franks voice makes the audience dance, it’s incredible, what a concert it was! I can only imagine this is what Trump meant by “make america great again” Masterful singer

[@eduardolaffitte3185]

ÚNICO!!! ❤❤❤😢😢😢

[@mauricegou6133]

OK.....all right Frank.......the best.

[@RODRIGOR300]

That was a fucking true party.

[@woodscw50]

ASONG MY TEAM BROTHERS THANK YOU THE WORLD HOME A BROTHER

[@woodscw50]

THE WORLD OF MY TEAMS 53 YES MY TEAM

[@woodscw50]

the boots a Marine a song to my brother a Navey seal a time 1970 use home our code the brothers why ! respect of teams

[@woodscw50]

a letter of fathers to my brother our teams the world home teams to my brother

[@kingkeith4183]

King of the swingers

[@huwrichards4844]

Mr Prima…. Without doubt!!!!!!

[@thiagosewaybricker726]

Quem tem bom gosto sabe . Mito

[@kevinwhitwell6004]

The man

[@ediann]

Class act

[@elaineg6909]

Frank ......... ❤️❤️my son s name is Franko 👏🏻😎❤️❤️❤️

[@123Heikki]

Swing it Frank, Swing it !

[@thomasleary2814]

I believe the band at this concert is the great Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd. Can anyone confirm?

[@JasonG146]

You are correct !

[@benjaminhogan3157]

confirmed!!

[@teronuotio6797]

Is he great perhaps in anyway related to the great late Bernard Herman.

[@thomasleary2814]

@@teronuotio6797 Pretty sure that there is no relation. Bernard Herrmann was a famous score composer for motion pictures (especially those directed by Hitchcock) and was born in Europe. Woody Herman was an American big band leader from the 1930's to the 1970's and was popularly known as Woody Herman and His Thundering Herd.

[@allanshulstad1783]

The Young Herd of Woody Herman, I believe.

[@villeneuvejosette4785]

Je bad the boss magnifique ❤❤❤ franck Sinatra

[@mainman127]

The greatest entertainer ever

[@americandiablo]

I love Big Bad Johnny 'Wadd' Holmes

[@deuteronimus750]

Got all his movies?

[@ericcriteser4001]

Herman's Heard out they livin' mind here, though.

[@NostalgiaMan]

Sinatra was badder than Leroy Brown

[@isabelsegoviamarques2385]

Isn'it worse instead of badder I am sure that you have made a gramar mistake

[@isabelsegoviamarques2385]

All right. Thank you.

[@maynesz]

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE THIS SONG

[@mangosdurrutiascaso8109]

maria monica maynez YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH

[@andrewlally7828]

Where do you go after the best rip Frank

[@joannoeldechen3795]

Daddy stops a gunman. He is in the Beige Suit...front row. My love is there.

[@huwrichards4844]

Seriously?

[@williamdunphy352]

Arranged by Don Costa.

[@thomasmiller7991]

he was bad when bad was bad :)

[@glenconmc]

I wonder what all the commotion was with people standing up, moving around and looking away from the stage?

[@aimeque1909]

There was a platinum blonde dancing solo right before the audience reaction, so maybe she flashed the crowd?

[@glenconmc]

@@aimeque1909 Ha ha, maybe 😀

[@michaelnesbitt4260]

He didn’t mention he was picked up off the floor like a jigsaw puzzle missin a few pieces

[@lillichase4850]

2020 anyone

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

and one more for the road

[@fredihaishman4157]

JazzKeyboardist1

[@eaqua56]

2:41 Cicely Tyson at the end!

[@Nightrain76]

Electric.

[@elymedinanails9681]

If I d be there oh yes I d dance !!!! As crazy

[@fredihaishman4157]

Ely Medina NAILS *

[@BlacktulipSF]

still got the VHS of this concert :0

[@JoeNocella]

Her got the razor in the shoe...lol

[@alejandropandolfo5305]

🥂💐🌹💕💞💖❤️♥️☀️👏👏

[@theanimalsfriend753]

The king

[@fs1natra]

the blonde dolly bird dancing in the aisle at 1 minute 40 still looks a million dollars-in loose change!

[@vincentmurtagh6153]

"A chick named Morris"

[@huwrichards4844]

That’s what I heard … modern days you see 🥸

[@Blondeys]

@ronnywinkel Debi Leroy Brown. MY GREAT UNCLE

[@paulhooson6850]

A bad, bad version of Leroy Brown. Jim Croce just died again. Hilarious!

[@arame29]

Liza Minnelli and Cissley Tyson at end

[@123Heikki]

whats all the commotion at 1:42 ?

[@mohammed_2939]

Around 1:54, the girl with trench coat and the hat from a few seconds before flashed Mr. Sinatra, that's why they react like that (that's what I've heard)

[@jsmilers]

I think Frank's version was horrendous, but I would probably think that about any version other than Jim's. Croce wrote the song for himself and the song is in his own style and cadence. No one ever should have tried to remake it, much less a crooner.

[@shaitanlavey]

Yeah in this video Sinatra seems to be struggling. Strange how many commenters are saying how "great" this is. I've been a musician and music lover for nearly 4 decades and this version was actually a hard listen for me. The big issue was, as you mentioned, the cadence. Frank just can't seem to get that timing right.

[@akrenwinkle]

@@shaitanlavey You're right. I think it's because he's doing something he doesn't like, but felt the need to do something contemporary.

[@immortelle3]

you would think he sings about his friends....

[@dad6451]

Who wrote it first? Jim Croce or Frank?

[@thomasleary2814]

Croce wrote it and had a hit with it I '73. I believe this Sinatra performance is '74.

[@dad6451]

@@thomasleary2814 thank you!

[@mr1910sguy]

@@thomasleary2814same year but different month

[@JuicyTaz201]

What are the people looking at? 1:52

[@adirmiller2141]

JuicyTaz201 probably a camera

[@julirensch]

lookin for fer Juicy Taz

[@RODRIGOR300]

Leroy Brown

[@ryan92335]

Probably some lady stripping...

[@JasonG146]

It was a lady taking her shirt off actually

[@jazzshowroom2877]

Cicely Tyson in attendance....seen at end of clip.

[@chipmalee]

Ranks up there with Shatner doing Major Thomas

[@shaitanlavey]

I think you meant "down there", but yeah, I immediately thought of Shatner as well.

[@huwrichards4844]

Who was the girl “Morris?”

[@huwrichards4844]

Still the Chairman of the Board but the voice at this stage is liable to a hostile takeover !!!!🧐

[@Blondeys]

Leroy is my great uncle. Im mars. Follow me. Im burning his mola

[@jordiserras9509]

Y QUE BIÉN SE LO PASABA...!!

[@JasonG146]

Around the 2:00 mark a woman was stripping. Frank had a cold during this performance too.

[@glen7318]

He sounds a bit flat

[@mr1910sguy]

he looked away lolz

[@Hohi583]

二度目の東京ドーム🎵

[@mrg7407]

Frank's way of saying I Love You Jim Croce????? I think So

[@marcmalessa4453]

Cover?

[@allanshulstad1783]

He didn't say ruff ruff at the end as a fillip

[@williamdunphy352]

1:44 A woman dancing.

[@strothermartin5368]

She almost stole the show!

[@williamdunphy352]

@@strothermartin5368 She did.

[@Jigaboo123456]

He was a great entertainer, but well by his best in this, sadly.

[@ckaz007]

Frank singing the popular songs of the day is comical. This one is bad, but not as bad as All By Myself by Eric Carmen.

[@akrenwinkle]

I checked it out. You're right, All By Myself is even worse.

[@evelynesouchar5549]

Que va. Sinatra es legendario. Pero prefiero mil veces la versión de Helmuth Lotti

[@V8_screw_electric_cars]

What's with this audience... what a mob.

[@Blondeys]

I am Leroys neice.. all my followers get a free home. #blondeys

[@gorthlucilium5258]

Didn't know it was possible to ruin a Jim Croce song, but leave it to Sinatra to bumble his way through it.

[@ciaran6171]

He sounds a rather nasty piece of work to me.

[@dannyflynn5681]

It's meant to be tongue in cheek

[@theronharris6961]

Frank that sucks BAAAAD!!!

[@MrPattermike2]

Are you people serious??? This is so F-n bad