I find it difficult to forgive Frank Sinatra for ever recording that memorable song not because he did it badly but because he did it so well that thousands of idiots since then have fancied it as their own. All of us have suffered deeply – i did last night – while listening to excruciating renditions by the local drunk or the local songbird at the amateur talent contest who insists on telling us how he did it his way.
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johnpoetflanagan 
I haven’t listened to the song, I will check out the Frank Sinatra version for sure. I hope you are doing good 🙂
Cheers!
Thank you, Anoop, and enjoy the song – make sure it’s the Sinatra version you listen to.
Best Always
john
I’ll make sure of that.
Thanks and regards 🙂
wow – I believe Frank Sinatra did very well having the song “My Way”
Yes, he certainly did, Mihrank and he’s not to blame, it’s the idiots who try to imitate him i was referring to.
best to You
john
And let’s not forget the overkill at funerals. I think I might go for ‘When Do I Get to Sing ‘My Way” by the wondefully talented band ‘Sparks’. I don’t know whether you know of the song – it’s worth a listen!
Oh yes, Chris, that overkill..worse than dental drilling without novocaine.
Am familiar with the song – great fun!
Thank you, Kind Man
john
Sad isn’t it? Hate to have a classic butchered. Have you heard Michael Bublé sing it?
Might help your hangover, ya know, music wise. ☺
Thank you, Michael.
Sorry, right now i just can’t listen to it, not after last night’s nightmare
but
Thank you, Friend
john
Too funny.
I agree. It’s painful to listen to people who cannot trying to perform.
Myra
Thank you.
Yes, the pain of it.
big hugs
john
It’s become an anthem. I bet those singing it are feeling every word.
An anthem certainly,
Dear Gina
and i’m sure those singing feel, as you say, every word..but
it’s the awful delivery that gets me.
much love
john
Old Blue Eyes sang it in a way no one ever could. Certain songs have their own mystique and attachment to their original singer. Hearing My Way sung by Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin, or any of the other singers of the era would still be a painful injustice. I also feel the same way about Frank Sinatra singing “The Way You Look Tonight.” And I don’t think he was the original singer, but the way he sang it, heavenly, no one could ever do it half as good. Loved reading your thoughts, Great post. Don’t know if we will ever hear another like Sinatra.
You’ve said it all and said it well here.
Thank You
best always
john
Thanks. Best to you and yours.
This is definitely a Sinatra song, and no one else’s. I’m delighted you posted on this. Sinatra worked hours and hours on his delivery of every song, and I doubt anyone can replicate it. And that’s the problem – everyone wants to do the song ‘their way’ and there isn’t a better way!
Well said, Noelle!
Thank You so much for responding.
Big hugs
john
@”This is definitely a Sinatra song…” – with due respect, it’s a French song:”comme d’habitude”(as usually) by Claude François, adapted and translated into English… 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXevKQJcwt4
Yes, Melanie, Paul Anka borrowed from the original..but that wasn’t my point and nowhere did i claim it was a ‘Sinatra song’..the horrible renditions by drunk amateurs was and is what gets me.
Thank you for commenting.
big hugs
john
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH…….. A great morning chuckle, imagining your way experience.
Glad you enjoyed it
Best wishes
john
A case of ‘My way, or the highway’? The sheer hubris of such philistines!
Absolutely, Angela, absolutely
Much love
john
I hear you John. For me, its Danny Boy.
Give yourself plenty of recovery time my friend!
I promise I will, Val.
Thank You so much.
Who do you like singing Danny Boy?
Big hugs
john
For me John your sentiments extend to the man who penned it too, Paul Anka. Who in my humble opinion was never a singer to begin with. It is agonizing to hear him attempt to sing the song. Not that I was ever much of a Sinatra fan either. I could take him or leave him. Mostly leave him. Ever your friend, Jon Michael
Great comment
Jon, My Friend
love the detail and the personal taste.
Ever Your Friend
john
The song has an interesting history:
– The first version, in English and titled “ForMe,” was rejected by the artists to whom it was proposed.
– The second version, in French and titled “Comme d’habitude,” was a huge success for Claude François.
– David Bowie wrote English lyrics to the song titled “Even a Fool Learns to Love”, was rejected. It would later inspire his song “Life on Mars?”
– Paul Anka, after hearing the song on French television, bought the rights for one dollar; and Anka wrote English lyrics specifically for Frank Sinatra.
Yes, indeed, a very interesting history.
Thank you for sharing.
Best Wishes
john
Hahahaha!! Yes indeed. It’s a shame that some are remiss about their talents or lack thereof! I sometimes fancy myself with mic in hand closing to thunderous ovation, only to realize I stand alone in my humble abode, my wife inserting earplugs and the neighbor downstairs pounding on the wall, his elevated voice refuting in a most unpleasant tone.
The performance, as you were witness, is all the more nauseating slathered with a good long chug of whiskey. I expect the poor soul has no illusions of grandeur though and has not yet quit his day job.
i sense a fellow sufferer here, Don
so you know and feel the pain
superb response from You
Best Always
john
Hmmm…I know how you feel John
Thank You, Nimi,
so good to hear from you.
i hope 2016 has started the best for You
big Hugs
john
Perhaps it’s more about the time in our life that we first heard a song and it spoke to where we were.
I confess I never liked the song. But I understand the sentiment.
Eileen
Thank You
Much love
john