FRANK SINATRA - MY WAY, 1969!
Το "My Way" είναι ένα από τα πιο διάσημα τραγούδια του Frank Sinatra, και όχι άδικα! Τους στίχους έγραψε ο Paul Anka και η μουσική είναι βασισμένη σε ένα γαλλικό τραγούδι με τίτλο "Comme d'habitude" το 1967 από τους Claude François και Jacques Revaux με στίχους των Claude François και Gilles Thibault. Το συγκεκριμένο τραγούδι μεταφράστικε αρχικά και μόνο στα Αγγλικά με τίτλο "For Me" στίχους Anka's .
Το "My Way" αναφέρεται ως ένα από τα καλύτερα τραγούδια στην ιστορία της μουσικής!
Για την ιστορία το τραγούδι ηχογραφήθηκε το 1968 και ένα χρόνο μετά, το 1969 ενσωματώθηκε στον ομόνυμο δίσκο.
Εδώ και οι στίχοι του τραγουδιού
And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain.
I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and ev'ry highway;
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.
I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
"No, oh no not me,
I did it my way".
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!