MY LIFE IN MUSIC
Peter Capaldi
The post-punk Time Lord on the albums that shaped his universe: “Heard once, it stays forever”
PHOTO: RAY BURMISTON
INTERVIEW: SAM RICHARDS.
FRANK SINATRA
That’s Life
REPRISE, 1966
I don’t really remember my parents ever going out to buy a record, but somehow there was a collection of battered albums under the record player. They would often have nights when drink was taken and fun was had, and this album would always go on. You’d never describe an album of Sinatra’s as lacklustre, but every song is compact, like they want to get it over with. But when he hits the groove of “That’s Life”, he’s kind of unbeatable. If “My Way” is about imposing your will upon life, “That’s Life” is a hymn to how powerless you are to deal with whatever fate throws at you, so the best thing to do is just get on with it and have a laugh when you can. It’s the best shrug in popular music.
DAVID BOWIE