who wrote my way

FIRESTAR | 23:56 Mon 30th Jun 2008 | Music

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

name that song

what is the name of the song that goes...

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Sir Alec

Paul Anka and J. Revaux wrote the lyrics

Sir Alec

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

littleoldme

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

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

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

Ice.Maiden

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

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

Night!

ELVIS68

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

Abdulmajid

Is nobody going to post the David Bowie fact about "My Way"

I shall leave it to googlers as I feel my Bowie facts are no longer taken seriously.

ELVIS68

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?