david bowie sings My Way

[msongs]

better than Frank....IMO

[Spider Jerusalem]

1. That sounds like it must be from c. 1968 or so

you can tell it's very early Bowie because he hasn't quite buffed the London vowels out of his accent.

[Docreed2003]

3. Spot on...it's from early 1968

[samsingh]

2. nice version

[Docreed2003]

4. There's actually an interesting story about Bowie and "My Way"

Young David Bowie was one of a handful of songwriters who were tasked with writing English language lyrics to the French song "Comme d'habitude". Ultimately Paul Anka wrote his own lyrics, which Sinatra made famous.

Allegedly, the success of "My Way" infuriated Bowie to the point that he wrote an intense parody song based around the melody of "Comme d'habitude"....that song would become "Life on Mars?"

[smirkymonkey]

5. His voice sends chills down my spine.

I think I have always been just a little bit in love with him. He is endlessly fascinating, even in death.