History Music / MyWay

By 1960 Sinatra seemed to have eased up enough about rock to sing a duet with Music/ElvisPresley, and nine years later ''My Way'' featured covers of "Yesterday" by Music/TheBeatles and "Mrs. Robinson" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. He also covered "Something" from ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' on a single, despite mistakenly attributing it to Music/JohnLennon and Music/PaulMcCartney instead of Music/GeorgeHarrison during concerts. Other notable covers on "My Way" were Music/RayCharles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", Music/JacquesBrel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (covered as "If You Go Away") and, of course, the TitleTrack, a cover of Music/ClaudeFrancois' "Comme d' Habitude", which has since then become Sinatra's SignatureSong and CoveredUp in too many versions of its own to list.[[note]] the most notable being by Music/ElvisPresley and Music/SidVicious on his album ''Music/SidSings'' (1979) and, of all people, [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Perfect Cell]][[/note]] It got to the point that [[CreatorBacklash even Sinatra began to dislike the song]].

By 1960 Sinatra seemed to have eased up enough about rock to sing a duet with Music/ElvisPresley, and nine years later ''My Way'' featured covers of "Yesterday" by Music/TheBeatles and "Mrs. Robinson" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. He also covered "Something" from ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' on a single, despite mistakenly attributing it to Music/JohnLennon and Music/PaulMcCartney instead of Music/GeorgeHarrison during concerts. Other notable covers on "My Way" were Music/RayCharles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", Music/JacquesBrel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (covered as "If You Go Away") and, of course, the TitleTrack, a cover of Music/ClaudeFrancois' "Comme d' Habitude", which has since then become Sinatra's SignatureSong and CoveredUp in too many versions of its own to list [[note]] the most notable being by Music/ElvisPresley and Music/SidVicious on his album ''Music/SidSings'' (1979) and, of all people, [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Perfect Cell]][[/note]]. It got to the point that [[CreatorBacklash even Sinatra began to dislike the song]].

By 1960 Sinatra seemed to have eased up enough about rock to sing a duet with Music/ElvisPresley and nine years later "My Way" featured covers of "Yesterday" by Music/TheBeatles and "Mrs. Robinson" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. He also covered "Something" from ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' on a single, despite mistakenly attributing it to Music/JohnLennon and Music/PaulMcCartney instead of Music/GeorgeHarrison during concerts. Other notable covers on "My Way" were Music/RayCharles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", Music/JacquesBrel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (covered as "If You Go Away") and, of course, the TitleTrack, a cover of Music/ClaudeFrancois' "Comme d' Habitude", which has since then become Sinatra's SignatureSong and CoveredUp in too many versions of its own to list [[note]] the most notable being by Music/ElvisPresley and Music/SidVicious on his album ''Music/SidSings'' (1979) and, of all people, [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Perfect Cell]][[/note]]. It got to the point that [[CreatorBacklash even Sinatra began to dislike the song]].

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[{{Pun}} The record]] shows I took the blows / And did it [[TitleDrop my way]]"'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[{{Pun}} The record]] shows I took the blows / And did it [[TitleDrop my way]]."'']]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[{{Pun}} The record]] shows I took the blows / And did it my way."'']]

By 1960 Sinatra seemed to have eased up enough about rock to sing a duet with Music/ElvisPresley and nine years later "My Way" featured covers of "Yesterday" by Music/TheBeatles and "Mrs. Robinson" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. He also covered "Something" from ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' on a single, despite mistakenly attributing it to Music/JohnLennon and Music/PaulMcCartney instead of Music/GeorgeHarrison during concerts. Other notable covers on "My Way" were Music/RayCharles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", Music/JacquesBrel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (covered as "If You Go Away") and, of course, the TitleTrack, a cover of Claude François' "Comme d' Habitude", which has since then become Sinatra's SignatureSong and CoveredUp in too many versions of its own to list [[note]] the most notable being by Music/ElvisPresley and Music/SidVicious on his album ''Music/SidSings'' (1979) and, of all people, [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Perfect Cell]][[/note]]. It got to the point that [[CreatorBacklash even Sinatra began to dislike the song]].

* CoverAlbum: All tracks are covers: "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" (Music/RayCharles), "Yesterday" (Music/TheBeatles, from ''Music/{{Help}}''), "A Day In The Life Of A Fool" (originally by Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria as "Mañha de Carnaval" from ''Film/BlackOrpheus''), "If You Leave Me" (originally by Music/JacquesBrel as "Ne Me Quitte Pas"), "For Once In My Life" (Ron Miller and Orlando Murden, most famous in the 1968 version by Music/StevieWonder), "Didn't We?" (Jimmy Webb), "Watch What Happens" (Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy), "Mrs. Robinson" (Music/SimonAndGarfunkel from the album ''Bookends'') and "My Way" (Music/ClaudeFrancois, originally called "Comme d' Habitude", but the English lyrics are by Music/PaulAnka, who wrote it specifically with Sinatra in mind.).

By 1960 Sinatra seemed to have eased up enough about rock to sing a duet with Music/ElvisPresley and nine years later "My Way" featured covers of "Yesterday" by Music/TheBeatles and "Mrs. Robinson" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. He also covered "Something" from ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' on a single, despite mistakenly attributing it to Music/JohnLennon and Music/PaulMcCartney instead of Music/GeorgeHarrison during concerts. Other notable covers on "My Way" were Music/RayCharles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", Music/JacquesBrel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (covered as "If You Go Away") and, of course, the TitleTrack, a cover of Claude François' "Comme d' Habitude", which has since then become Sinatra's SignatureSong and CoveredUp in too many versions of its own to list [[note]] the most notable being by Music/ElvisPresley and Music/SidVicious on his album ''Music/SidSings'' (1979) and, of all people, [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged Perfect Cell]]. [[/note]]. It got to the point that [[CreatorBacklash even Sinatra began to dislike the song]].

* CoverAlbum: All tracks are covers: "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" (Music/RayCharles), "Yesterday" (Music/TheBeatles, from ''Music/{{Help}}''), "A Day In The Life Of A Fool" (originally by Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria as "Mañha de Carnaval" from ''Film/BlackOrpheus''), "If You Leave Me" (originally by Music/JacquesBrel as "Ne Me Quitte Pas"), "For Once In My Life" (Ron Miller and Orlando Murden, most famous in the 1968 version by Music/StevieWonder), "Didn't We?" (Jimmy Webb), "Watch What Happens" (Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy), "Mrs. Robinson" (Music/SimonAndGarfunkel from the album ''Bookends'') and "My Way" (Claude François , originally called "Comme d' Habitude", but the English lyrics are by Music/PaulAnka, who wrote it specifically with Sinatra in mind.).

* CoverAlbum: All tracks are covers: "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" (Music/RayCharles), "Yesterday" (Music/TheBeatles, from ''Music/{{Help}}''), "A Day In The Life Of A Fool" (originally by Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria as "Mañha de Carnaval" from ''Film/BlackOrpheus''), "If You Leave Me" (originally by Music/JacquesBrel as "Ne Me Quitte Pas"), "For Once In My Life" (Ron Miller and Orlando Murden, most famous in the 1968 version by Music/StevieWonder), "Didn't We?" (Jimmy Webb), "Watch What Happens" (Norman Gimbel, Michel Legrand, Jacques Demy), "Mrs. Robinson" (Music/SimonAndGarfunkel from the album "Bookends") and "My Way" (Claude François , originally called "Comme d' Habitude", but the English lyrics are by Music/PaulAnka, who wrote it specifically with Sinatra in mind.).

--> ''I lived a life that's full''
--> ''I travelled each and every highway''
--> ''And more, much more than this''
--> ''I did it my way''.

* ShoutOut:
** "My Way" was infamously covered by Music/SidVicious on his only album ''Music/SidSings'' (1979).
** It was also covered (more favorably) by [[Creator/TeamFourStar Takahata101]] for Episode 60-Part 3 of ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'' as [[spoiler: Perfect Cell dies, sung in-universe ''by'' [[VillainSong Cell]] himself as he reflects on his life and dies [[GracefulLoser content]]]].
** UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev referred to his policy of non-intervention in the internal affairs of many Eastern European Countries as the "Sinatra Doctrine", in reference to this song.
** One of the more recent people to cover the song was the late British actor [[Creator/ChristopherLee Sir Christopher Lee]].
** Add {{Music/Sparks}}, who of course must go meta with "When do I get to sing My Way".
** The Music/BonJovi song "It's My Life" includes the line "Like Frankie said / I did it my way".
** One ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' strip has Bucky singing a parody of the song about killing a pigeon.

** Add {{Sparks}}, who of course must go meta with "When do I get to sing My Way".

By 1960 Sinatra seemed to have eased up enough about rock to sing a duet with Music/ElvisPresley and nine years later "My Way" featured covers of "Yesterday" by Music/TheBeatles and "Mrs. Robinson" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. He also covered "Something" from ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' on a single, despite mistakenly attributing it to Music/JohnLennon and Music/PaulMcCartney instead of Music/GeorgeHarrison during concerts. Other notable covers on "My Way" were Music/RayCharles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", Music/JacquesBrel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (covered as "If You Go Away") and, of course, the TitleTrack, a cover of Claude François' "Comme d' Habitude", which has since then become Sinatra's SignatureSong and CoveredUp in too many versions of its own to list [[note]] the most notable being by Music/ElvisPresley and Music/SidVicious on his album ''Music/SidSings'' (1979). [[/note]]. It got to the point that [[CreatorBacklash even Sinatra began to dislike the song]].

*** It was also covered (more favorably) by [[Creator/TeamFourStar Takahata101]] for Episode 60-Part 3 of WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged when [[spoiler: Perfect Cell dies]].

[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[IncrediblyLamePun The record]] shows I took the blows / And did it my way."'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[IncrediblyLamePun The record]] shows I took the blows and did it my way.'']]

'''''My Way''''' is the forty-ninth studio album by Music/FrankSinatra, released in 1969. The record was notable because, for the first time ever, Sinatra covered RockAndRoll songs, a genre Sinatra had previously dismissed in a 1957 ''Los Angeles Mirror News'' article with the words:

# "A Day In The Life Of A Fool" (3:00)
# "For Once In My Life" (2:50)

--> ''"My only deep sorrow is the unrelenting insistence of recording and motion picture companies upon purveying the most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression it has been my displeasure to hear— Naturally I refer to the bulk of rock ’n’ roll. It fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people. It smells phony and false. It is sung, played and written for the most part by cretinous goons and by means of its almost imbecilic reiterations and sly, lewd—in plain fact, dirty—lyrics, and as I said before, it manages to be the martial music of every side-burned delinquent on the face of the earth … this rancid-smelling aphrodisiac I deplore. But, in spite of it, the contribution of [[AmericanMusic American music]] to the world could be said to have one of the healthiest effects of all our contributions."''

'''''My Way''''' is the forty-ninth studio album by Music/FrankSinatra, released in 1969. The record was notable because, for the first time ever, Sinatra covered RockAndRoll songs, a genre Sinatra had previously dismissed in a 1957 Los Angeles Mirror News article with the words:

--> ''My only deep sorrow is the unrelenting insistence of recording and motion picture companies upon purveying the most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression it has been my displeasure to hear— Naturally I refer to the bulk of rock ’n’ roll. It fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people. It smells phony and false. It is sung, played and written for the most part by cretinous goons and by means of its almost imbecilic reiterations and sly, lewd—in plain fact, dirty—lyrics, and as I said before, it manages to be the martial music of every side-burned delinquent on the face of the earth … this rancid-smelling aphrodisiac I deplore. But, in spite of it, the contribution of [[AmericanMusic American music]] to the world could be said to have one of the healthiest effects of all our contributions''.

By 1960 Sinatra seemed to have eased up enough about rock to sing a duet with Music/ElvisPresley and nine years later "My Way" featured covers of "Yesterday" by Music/TheBeatles and "Mrs. Robinson" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. He also covered "Something" from ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' on a single, despite mistakenly attributing it to Music/JohnLennon and Music/PaulMcCartney instead of Music/GeorgeHarrison during concerts. Other notable covers on "My Way" were Music/RayCharles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", Music/JacquesBrel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (covered as "If You Go Away") and, of course, the TitleTrack, a cover of Claude François' "Comme d' Habitude", which has since then become Sinatra's SignatureSong and CoveredUp in too many versions of its own to list [[note]] the most notable being by Music/ElvisPresley and Sid Vicious [[/note]]. It got to the point that [[CreatorBacklash even Sinatra began to dislike the song]].

* ShoutOut: UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev referred to his policy of non-intervention in the internal affairs of many Eastern European Countries as the "Sinatra Doctrine", in reference to this song.

--> ''My only deep sorrow is the unrelenting insistence of recording and motion picture companies upon purveying the most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression it has been my displeasure to hear— Naturally I refer to the bulk of rock ’n’ roll. It fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people. It smells phony and false. It is sung, played and written for the most part by cretinous goons and by means of its almost imbecilic reiterations and sly, lewd—in plain fact, dirty—lyrics, and as I said before, it manages to be the martial music of every side-burned delinquent on the face of the earth … this rancid-smelling aphrodisiac I deplore. But, in spite of it, the contribution of [[AmericanMusic American music]] to the world could be said to have one of the healthiest effects of all our contributions.''

'''My Way''' is the forty-ninth studio album by Music/FrankSinatra, released in 1969. The record was notable because, for the first time ever, Sinatra covered RockAndRoll songs, a genre Sinatra had previously dismissed in a 1957 Los Angeles Mirror News article with the words:

By 1960 Sinatra seemed to have eased up enough about rock to sing a duet with Elvis and nine years later "My Way" featured covers of "Yesterday" by Music/TheBeatles and "Mrs. Robinson" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. He also covered "Something" from ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' on a single, despite mistakenly attributing it to Music/JohnLennon and Music/PaulMcCartney instead of Music/GeorgeHarrison during concerts. Other notable covers on "My Way" were Music/RayCharles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", Music/JacquesBrel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (covered as "If You Go Away") and, of course, the TitleTrack, a cover of Claude François' "Comme d' Habitude", which has since then become Sinatra's SignatureSong and CoveredUp in too many versions of its own to list [[note]] the most notable being by Music/ElvisPresley and Sid Vicious [[/note]]. It got to the point that [[CreatorBacklash even Sinatra began to dislike the song]].

'''My Way''' is a 1969 album by Music/FrankSinatra. The record was notable because, for the first time ever, Sinatra covered RockAndRoll songs, a genre Sinatra had previously dismissed in a 1957 Los Angeles Mirror News article with the words:

--> ''My only deep sorrow is the unrelenting insistence of recording and motion picture companies upon purveying the most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression it has been my displeasure to hear— Naturally I refer to the bulk of rock ’n’ roll. It fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people. It smells phony and false. It is sung, played and written for the most part by cretinous goons and by means of its almost imbecilic reiterations and sly, lewd—in plain fact, dirty—lyrics, and as I said before, it manages to be the martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth … this rancid-smelling aphrodisiac I deplore. But, in spite of it, the contribution of [[AmericanMusic American music]] to the world could be said to have one of the healthiest effects of all our contributions.''

By 1960 Sinatra seemed to have eased up enough about rock to sing a duet with Elvis and nine years later "My Way" featured covers of "Yesterday" by Music/TheBeatles and "Mrs. Robinson" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel. He also covered "Something" from ''Music/AbbeyRoad'' on a single, despite mistakingly attributing it to Music/JohnLennon and Music/PaulMcCartney instead of Music/GeorgeHarrison during concerts. Other notable covers on "My Way" were Music/RayCharles' "Hallelujah, I Love Her So", Music/JacquesBrel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas" (covered as "If You Go Away") and, of course, the TitleTrack, a cover of Claude François' "Comme d' Habitude", which has since then become Sinatra's SignatureSong and CoveredUp in too many versions of its own to list [[note]] the most notable being by Music/ElvisPresley and Sid Vicious [[/note]]. It got to the point that [[CreatorBacklash even Sinatra began to dislike the song]].

'''Tracklist'''

'''Side 1'''

'''Side 2'''