“My Way” is based on a French song called “Comme d’habitude,” which means “As Usual.” “Comme d’habitude” is about a couple falling out of love because their relationship become mundane. In his 2013 ...
At the end of Thursday's memorial service for Sen. John McCain, Frank Sinatra's recording of "My Way" played as the casket was carried out of North Phoenix Baptist Church. In its own way, it makes ...
Las Vegas was built on glitter, risk and razzle dazzle and the organizers of this year’s Super Bowl were wise to pay tribute to the man who arguably played the biggest role (besides Benjamin “Bugsy” ...
A new doc on the Paul Anka-penned standard premiered at Cannes in May and detailed its origin as an obscure French pop song and its journey to karaoke mainstay Photo by Joan Adlen Photography / Getty ...
Paul Anka has been doing it his way for decades – and he has zero plans to slow down. The celebrated singer turned the big 8-0 on July 30 and fans from across the country came together to celebrate ...
David Bowie's Life on Mars? was inspired in part by Frank Sinatra's My Way, sharing a melodic connection that shaped Bowie's ...
Frank Sinatra (1915-98) had such a long and successful career that he had signature songs for multiple generations. Back in the ’40s, many considered “All or Nothing at All” to be the one. In the ...
Before Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven," Aerosmith's "Dream On" or Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," there was Frank Sinatra's "My Way." It's the original power ballad, released in March 1969 and ...
When Paul Anka wrote “My Way,” he specifically had Sinatra’s vocals, and his intonation, in mind but admitted that he was nervous about writing a song for the crooner. “He’d always tease me, ‘Hey kid, ...
At age 76, Paula Anka can still vividly recall what it was like hanging out with the Rat Pack in Sin City. The Canadian crooner, a former ‘60s teen idol who’s still the only artist to have a Billboard ...
Frank Sinatra did not write "My Way," which tells the story of an aging man looking back proudly on his life, but the singer's 1969 cover remains one of his most iconic and beloved songs forty years ...
French singer-songwriter Yseult had her fill at the Paris Olympics' Closing Ceremony where she performed a stellar rendition of Frank Sinatra's iconic "My Way" in front of the world. But why was the ...