That's How Much I Love You

One song that means a lot to me is, That’s How Much I Love You, by Frank Sinatra. Honestly, I never knew this was a real song until just a few days ago. My grandmother, who I have always called Grammy, used to sing the words, “If I had a nickel, I’d tell you what I’d do, I’d spend it all on candy, and give it all to you,” to my siblings and me when we were younger. My cousins and I added the word “baby” on the end to those lyrics when we were able to talk and understand it. We used to sing this phrase over and over again on long car rides back to her house, always having a good time and laughing uncontrollably at our horrible voices. Until now, I had always thought she just made those words up. Then, realizing it was actually Frank Sinatra, I understood that my Grammy just shortened it for us to learn to sing.

This song was written in 1946, and was on one of Sinatra’s many albums. I believe that Sinatra is targeting someone he loves, but I think his purpose for writing this song is for others to feel the same ways as him. I also think that Sinatra would want the audience to be able to dedicate this song to someone they love. Through researching Sinatra, I have learned that he takes a strong stance on love. Many of his other songs are about love, so it must be very important to him or it is possible that he struggled with it. Either way, this song will always be very special to me.