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Feb 16, 2023 · Meet the Man Who Wrote Frank Sinatra’s Classic “My Way” by Tina Benitez-Eves about a year ago. By the late 1960s, the paradigm was shifting in music, leaving behind the old standards of...
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"My Way" is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed by Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude François and first performed in 1967 by Claude François.
- "Blue Lace"
- March 1969
- December 30, 1968
- Traditional pop
Mar 12, 2022 · It was after midnight by the time he started writing "My Way" back in New York, setting lyrics to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" by Claude François and Jacques Revaux.
- Ed Masley
- Pop Music Critic
Written in the incendiary year of 1968, the song reflected the paradigm shift the world was undergoing, as signalled by the evolution in pop music from the songs of Sinatra to rock & roll. It was the start of a new era, and Sinatra belonged very much to the previous one.
Paul Anka discovered this song while visiting France and re-wrote the lyrics as "My Way" when he returned to New York. Anka says it was 3 a.m. on a rainy night when the words came to him. Anka, who was a very popular singer, pitched the song to Frank Sinatra, who recorded it on December 30, 1968.
Paul Anka penned the famous "My Way" for Frank Sinatra after fear and trepidation. Anka discusses this and his friendship with the legend.
