Lyrics Language: English Song writer/composer(s): Jacques Revaux, Paul (Eng Lyr) Anka, Gilles Thibaut, Claude Francois
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Paul AnkaMy Way Lyrics:
And now the end is near,
So I face the final curtain.
My friends, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case of which I'm certain.
I lived a life that's full,
I traveled each and every highway.
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets, I've had a few,
And then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do,
And I saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course,
Each careful step along the byway.
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
There were times, I'm sure you knew,
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all when there was doubt,
I ate it up and I spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall,
I did it my way.
I have loved and laughed and I have cried,
And I've had my share of losing
And now as tears subside,
I find it amusing.
To think I did all that,
May I say, not in a shy way.
No not me, I did it my way.
What are we all, what have you really got?
If not yourself, then you have naught.
Just say the things you truly feel,
And not the words that one reveals.
The record shows I took the blows,
And did it my way.
My way.
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MY WAY1
Written by: In French-1967,
Music by-Jacaues Revaux
Lyrics by-Gilles Thibaut & Claude François
Entitled, "Comme d'habitude."
Performed by: Claude François
Written by: In English: Paul Anka-1969
Performed by: Lyrics: Paul Anka 2
First released: 3
Single: 1977
Album: 1969
1 Paul Anka heard the original, 1967, French pop song, "Comme d'habitude,"
while on holiday in the south of France where he quickly negotiated the
rights to the song. In a 2007 interview, he said, "I acquired the publishing
rights." Back in New York, Anka re-wrote the original French song for
Sinatra, subtly altering the melodic structure and changing the lyrics. "At
one o'clock in the morning, I sat down at an old IBM electric typewriter and
said, 'If Frank were writing this, what would he say?' I started,
metaphorically, 'And now the end is near.' I read a lot of periodicals, and
I noticed everything was 'my this' and 'my that.' We were in the 'Me
Generation' and Frank became the guy for me to use to say that. I used words
I would never use: 'I ate it up and spit it out.' But that's the way he
talked. I used to be around steam rooms with the Rat Pack guys, they liked
to talk like Mob guys, even though they would have been scared of their own
shadows." Anka claimed, "When my record company caught wind that I was
giving the song to Sinatra, they were very pissed that I didn't keep it for
myself. I said, 'Hey, I can write it, but I'm not the guy to sing it.' It
was for Frank, no one else."
2 In 1969, Frank Sinatra made the first recording of and released "My Way,"
before Anka sang it live at the Copa Cabana the same year. See Note 4.
Also covered by (partial list):
Joan Baez (recorded in Italian: "A Mi Manera")
Michal Bajor (recorded in Polish: "Moja droga")
Shirley Bassey
Django Bates
Brook Benton
Michael Bublé
Gabriel Byrne
Andrés Calamaro
Rocio Colette Acuña Calzada (Recorded in Italian: "A Mi Manera")
Glen Campbell
Richard Clayderman
John Cleese (in the film, George of the Jungle).
Ray Conniff
Simon Cowell (for Shrek 2, Far Far Away Idol)
El "Zanahoria" DeMedici
Celine Dion
Il Divo
Dida Dragan
Vicente Fernández
Claude François
Aretha Franklin
Gipsy Kings
Dave Goelz (as The Great Gonzo, Muppets show, 1986)
Nina Hagen
Toon Hermans
Bill Hicks (an American comedian who impersonates Elvis Presley and sings
"My Way" in his act.
Julio Iglesias
Samantha Jones
Tom Jones
Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra
Iosif Kobzon (recorded in Russian: "Moy put'")
Frankie Laine
Arik Lavie (recorded in Hebrew:"Bedarki Sheli")
María Martha Serra Lima (recorded in Italian: "A mi manera")
Mamby Pamby & the Smooth Putters (a cover of The Sex Pistols version, from
the Horror Movie sound Track "Bad Dreams")
Armando Manzanero
Nana Mouskouri
Manolo Muñoz
Paul Mauriat
Mika Nakashima (credited as Nana starring Mika Nakashima)
Gary Oldman (as Sid Vicious in movie "Sid and Nancy")
Los Panchos
Party Animals
Luciano Pavarotti
Pearl Jam
Paul Potts (recorded in Italian: "A Mi Manera")
Elvis Presley
Raphael (recorded in Italian: "A Mi Manera")
Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz (their bolero version is considered by some to be
the definitive Spanish language version of the song)
Cliff Richard
André Rieu
Arturo Sandoval
Sex Pistols
Shakira
Siempre Así
Nina Simone
Frank Sinatra
Björn "Speed" Strid
The Strokes
The Three Tenors
Lolita Torres (recorded in Italian: "A mi manera")
Sid Vicious
Billy West (as Ren & Stimpy in the episode,
Kanye West (on his Freshmen Adjustment mixtape, the song is sampled with
very few changes)
Andy Williams
Robin Williams
Jackie Wilson
Israel Yitzchaky (recorded in Hebrew:"Bedarki Sheli")
4 Appears on: *
SINGLE(S):
(1)Paul Anka
A-side: "Un oiseau sur new-york"
B-side: "Comme d'habitude"
(a) Cannot read label name or catalog number, France-1977.
(2)Paul Anka
A-side: "My Way"
B-side: "Yesterday My Life"
(a) Cannot read label name or catalog number, Japan-1977.
ALBUM(S):
(a)Paul Anka: Sincerely (Live-Taped at the Copa Cabana)
(1) RCA-Victor, 10-Track, Mono LP, #LMP-4203, US-1969.
(2) RCA-Victor, 10-Track, Stereoo LP, #LSP-4203, US-1969.
(c)Paul Anka: Classic Songs - My Way
(1) Universal, 13-Track, Stereo CD, #1747398, US-2007 5 .
(2) Decca, 13-Track, Stereo CD, #870702, UK-2007.
et al.
* The album(s) and record(s) listed here may have different versions of
the song than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not
intended to be the complete discography on which this song appears.
5 Transcribed from the track on this album.
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