He says, ‘Kid! Listen to this.’ Took the phone, put it up to the speaker. I knew that by the reaction he gave me he was going to do it. “I flew out to Vegas where he was at Caesars. Sinatra recorded the song on December 30, 1968, at Western Recorders, in what was a rare event for The Chairman: an afternoon recording session. It doesnt matter if youre at home, in your car, or anywhere else. Anka described the emotional moment he heard Frank’s recording: HEY, WHAT SONG IS THAT SoundHound makes it simple to discover music playing around you. Anka bought the rights for this song for just one dollar. Written by Paul Anka specifically for Frank Sinatra, it uses the chords of “ Comme d'habitude” by French singer Claude François. That song stuck and he couldn’t get it off his shoe. He always thought that song was self-serving and self-indulgent. It has been covered by everyone from Elvis Presley to The Sex Pistols.ĭespite its success, according to his daughter Tina, Sinatra hated the song: It holds the record for the most time spent in the UK top 40 singles chart at a massive 75 weeks and was also successful in the US, peaking at #27 in May 1969, and Belgium where it reached #19. And purple too (flip hands as if you were saying Oh my. One of Sinatra’s most well-known songs, “My Way” is considered an all time classic. Each time you sing this song, one more line is hummed rather than sung.