The song that started it all, the one hummed into Frankie’s ear by his doomed mother, the one that tied him forever to his namesake, Francisco Tarrega. This was the last piece of music and lyrics Frankie wrote, a brokenhearted lament to his beloved Aurora. John found Frankie in the final months of his life, a broken man living all alone. You’re Gone And I Am Here (Frankie’s Final Song) – John Pizzarelli This was one of his first.įrankie Presto once auditioned for KISS in hopes his daughter would get to see him play. He coaxed him back to playing, just a few chords, on this song.Ī young Lyle Lovett pursued the then-mythical Frankie across the world, found him on an island, and took his advice, to record songs that were true to himself. The great Tony Bennet discovered a broken Frankie Presto in a London park, sittin on a bench, waiting for his wife to one day return. Roger McGuinn met Frankie in London during this song’s meteoric rise and introduced him to the Beatles, an event that changed Frankie’s direction. Not knowing Frankie’s youthas an orphan, he was surprised to see Frankie crying when he heard the chorus. Burt Bacharch met Frankie the night this was recorded. A half hour later, it was done.Ī House Is Not A Home. She didn’t, of course, but when the song came along years later, she knew it was meant for her.įrankie was a studio musician in New Orleans who, during a break at a shoe shine stand, suggested that Richard Penniman record this song.
She made a note in her diary that she’d met the man she would wed. The Boy I’m Gonna Marry (Today I Met) – Darlene Loveĭarlene and Frankie had “a moment” when she was young. The first song Frankie ever played in front of an audience. Young Frankie chose this beautiful song from the Philippines, because it had the word “remember” in its title. When Frankie and Aurora first met as children, Aurora asked him to play a song to honor the buried dead in a mass grave. Maalaala Mo Kaya ( Will You Remember) – Janine Sabino and Mitch Albom Frankie sang it in French to her on their last night together. One of the records Frankie heard as a boy in the flat with his guitar teacher, El Maestro, it became Aurora’s favorite song. Sawyer’s aching ballad captures that magical hold belonging only to the person you were meant to be with. The most carefree of Frankie’s big hits, a finger snapping dance record that many called his most polished early effort, with horns and background singers.įorever Wrong (Frankie & Aurora’s Love Theme) – Sawyer Fredericksįrankie and Aurora spend their lives together and apart, often torn by the very love that united them. She never even knew about the song until it came out. He then surprised her by giving her co-writing credit and half the royalties. He wrote it using a chorus hook he overheard a young female songwriter working on in a building in New York.
“No, No, Honey” was another huge hit for Frankie Presto. No No Honey – Brent James (as Frankie Presto) Many people tried to guess who Frankie wrote it for, but he never told them. “Our Secret” was produced by the great Burt Bacharach. It sold two million copies and put him on the map, leading critics to call him “the next Elvis Presley.”Ī haunting ballad that became a top ten hit. I Want To Love You – Mat Kearney (as Frankie Presto)įrankie first’s hit song.
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