My Way
Songwriters: PAUL ANKA
CLAUDE
FRANCOIS
LUCIEN
THIBAUT
JACQUES
REVAUD
lyrics
And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's fullI've traveled each and every highway
But more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And 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
Each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes, 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 spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and criedI've had my fill my share of losing
And now, as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say - not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way
And may I say - not in a shy way
Oh no, oh no, not me
I did it my way
For what is a man, what has he gotIf not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
Yes, it was my way
"My Way"
is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were
written by Paul Anka and set to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" co-composed and
co-written (with Jacques Revaux), and performed in 1967 byClaude François. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the original French
song. The song was a success for a variety of performers including Sinatra,Elvis Presley, and the Sex Pistols. Sinatra's version of
"My Way" spent 75 weeks in the UK Top 40, a record which still
stands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Way
Elvis
Presley began performing the song in concert during the mid-1970s, in spite of
suggestions by Paul Anka, who told him it was not a song that would suit him.
Nevertheless, on January 12 and 14, 1973 Presley sang the song during his
satellite show "Aloha from Hawaii", beamed live and on deferred basis
(for European audiences, who also saw it in prime time), to 43 countries via
Intelsat, the only time that a single entertainer faced such a worldwide
audience. In the continental US, the show was carried by NBC, and shown in
primetime on April 14, thus achieving very high ratings and eventually helping
the show reach a worldwide viewership of over 1 billion.
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