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1	* ColbertBump:
2	** A fresh generation of fans were exposed to the titular song through, of all places, ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'', when, in Episode 60 Part 3 [[spoiler: Cell dies singing the song over a ReallyDeadMontage as Gohan disintegrates him with The Kamehameha Wave]].
3	** Earlier than that, the song made a major appearance in ''WesternAnimation/{{SING}}'', done by Creator/SethMacFarlane's character Mike during his big moment in the talent show.
4	* CreatorBacklash: According to his daughter Tina, Sinatra came to loathe the title song "My Way", being forever connected to the song and believing it to be self indulgent.
5	* MagnumOpusDissonance: "My Way" became Sinatra's de facto signature tune, though as stated above, he allegedly didn't think highly of the song and came to resent this.
6	* ReferencedBy:
7	** "My Way" was infamously covered by Music/SidVicious on his only album ''Music/SidSings'' (1979).
8	** 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]]]].
9	** 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.
10	** One of the more recent people to cover the song was the late British actor [[Creator/ChristopherLee Sir Christopher Lee]].
11	** Add {{Music/Sparks}}, who of course must go meta with "When do I get to sing My Way".
12	** The Music/BonJovi song "It's My Life" includes the line "Like Frankie said / I did it my way".
13	** One ''ComicStrip/GetFuzzy'' strip has Bucky singing a parody of the song about killing a pigeon.
14	** The final trailer and the ending credits for ''VideoGame/StrangerOfParadiseFinalFantasyOrigin'' uses this song to full effect.

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