He wrote the lyrics with Sinatra’s voice in mind.ĭecades later, Anka still thought no one had touched the original Sinatra recording. The Canadian-born songwriter revered Sinatra, and when he told Anka he was contemplating retirement, Anka sprung into action. Robert Plant Thought People Were Right to Criticize Led Zeppelin in the late ’70sĪnka didn’t write “My Way” for Sinatra by accident. But Anka called around and “realized intent was sincere.” So he granted the license.
On the subject of Vicious and “My Way,” Anka reacted the way most people would - he thought the Sex Pistols bassist would mock it. (For example, Anka didn’t like the idea of Elvis Presley singing it.) Many of Anka’s most fascinating stories revolve around his best-known song. You can probably guess the title of Anka’s autobiography (it’s My Way), and it’s an entertaining read. Paul Anka said he was ‘flattered’ and ‘amused’ by Sid Vicious doing ‘My Way’ 1978: Sid Vicious (1957-79) of the Sex Pistols poses with Nancy Spungen (1958-78) at their flat in London. In his 2013 autobiography, Anka said he was “pleased” that Vicious was touched by “My Way.” Later, he greenlighted the use of the rendition in Goodfellas. Looking back on Vicious’ take on the track, Anka recalled questioning whether to grant the license in the first place. But after the mock-ballad opening, the track turns punk and Vicious embraces the material. Vicious starts out hilariously off-key, giving it the approximate amount of respect you’d expect from him.
had taken their turn at the track.īy the end of the ’70s, with the punk era in full swing, Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols took his own whack at “My Way.” Vicious performed his version in a classic scene from Julien Temple’s The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1980).
Within a few years, everyone from Nina Simone to Shirley Bassey to Sinatra pal Sammy Davis Jr. After he wrote the lyrics to “ My Way” for Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka kept hearing from recording artists who wanted to license his song.
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