House I Live In

The House I Live In has one of the more interesting pedigrees of all of the many memorable recordings in Frank Sinatra's long career. It's one that had tremendous meaning to him for decades after he starred in the RKO short film in 1945 bearing the same name and where his performance of the title track was the film's centerpiece. Sinatra was at the peak of the first wave of his popularity, having starred in the highly successful earlier 1945 release of Anchors Aweigh in the wake of his continued recording and performing successes. Realizing that he could continue to present himself to an even larger audience by appearing in more popular films, he took on this very unique project with RKO in 1945 at the suggestion of eventual director Mervyn LeRoy. This studio orchestra arrangement would make a great addition to any patriotic concert. The vocal key is C.