I've always liked that song, and Frank Sinatra in general. Not that I'm a huge fan of his music in and of itself, but rather because it's one of those artefacts that pulls off the nifty trick of being so of its place and time that it almost forcibly drags you there (and then, I guess). Also, and importantly, for the truly abysmal karaoke vocalist (singer would be stretching the truth here), you can always get away with a Sinatra song by trying to copy his rhythms if you can't actually keep a tune. If you're unfortunate enough to be both tone deaf and arrythmic, just try and sing while holding a martini and wearing a tux with an untied bowtie around your neck.
Despite the laboured introduction, I actually thought of the titular song when viewing Lisa's ocean cake, which she made for the birthday of one of our oldest son's friends from school. The birthday girl had a definite sense of occasion - not only did she bring multiple outfits, but she showed up late to the pinata whacking as she needed more time to accessorize, and her pinata tiara was proving difficult to set correctly in her hair.
The cake was a mermaid themed. Lisa used fondant to make an ocean effect over multiple layers, and then sculped some fondant mermaids along with a lot of friendly sea life. Not to talk myself up here, but I did help with the crab, so I'm going to have to include some prominent shots of that. She managed to pull off the rest without my assistance. I've also included a picture of my youngest. I think he liked the cake too.
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