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who wrote my way

please help! can anyone tell me who wrote the lyrics and music to 'my way'?

FIRESTAR Mon 30/06/08 23:56

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Sir Alec
Mon 30/06/08
23:59

Paul Anka and J. Revaux wrote the lyrics

Sir Alec
Tue 01/07/08
00:00

Forgot to add that it was a French song, translated into English

littleoldme
Tue 01/07/08
00:07

It was originally recorded as Comme d'Habitude ("As Usual") by Claude Francois in 1967. Francois co-wrote both the music and the original French lyrics - the music with Jacques Revaux, the lyrics with Gilles Thibaut.

Paul Anka heard the song, liked it, and wrote English lyrics to it. The English lyrics are not a translation though, and have nothing to do with the original version.

ELVIS68
Tue 01/07/08
00:13

And the story behind the song is that a French sailor called Didier Nolisten nearly sank the boat he was on by lifting the anchor whilst they were in a storm near some rocks off the coast of Africa

When questioned about this he replied.." I Pull Anchor, I did it My Way"

The rest is history

FIRESTAR
Tue 01/07/08
00:22

Question Author

well thanks everyone! that's very interesting and informative.I can sleep soundly now!

Ice.Maiden
Tue 01/07/08
00:24

Have a laugh before you go! I swear it was Sid Vicious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIXg9KUiy00

Night!

ELVIS68
Tue 01/07/08
00:29

Nice one Ice, lol, did you notice he smacked himself in the mouth with the mic at the start, poor Sid, what a wasted talent ;oP

ELVIS68
Tue 01/07/08
00:42

David Bowie shoved a Mars Bar up Marsha Hunts you know what, Marsha Hunt was Mick Jaggers girlfriend, Mick was listening to Frank Sinatra, Frank sang My Way?

nocturnalme
Tue 01/07/08
03:03

The last post is complete rubbish. It was a Milky Way. Milky Way had too many syllables so it became My Way. Fact.

Ice.Maiden
Tue 01/07/08
03:06

Mwhahahaha!!!!!!! Hope firestar's had a smile about all this!

Yes, poor old Sid got clonked, didn't he!

I've always liked Bowie, Abdul. Cool.

Ice.Maiden
Tue 01/07/08
03:12

: )

ELVIS68
Tue 01/07/08
10:40

Bowie murdered My Way

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