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95. This person under 50 didn't know who he was.

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 12:49 AM

Jan 2017

I said in another thread, I had to look him up. His popularity predates my birth, and any residual fame he may have had was long gone before I was of age.

I'm sure I've heard bits of the song "I Did It My Way" before, but I've never heard all of it, at least not at one time, and I never knew who sang it.

This is a pathetic choice for an entertainer at a presidential inauguration in 2017, even if it's all you can get. Recorded music and slideshows would be better than disgruntled Rockettes, a has been more than half of the country hasn't even heard of and Lee Greenwood.

I'm going to take back Lee Greenwood, he's actually appropriate for the event, even if he's a trite choice. He'd be a decent opening act to help get the crowd in the mood while people were still being seated.

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Report: Paul Anka to Sing 'My Way' for Trump Inauguration [View all] DonViejo Jan 2017 OP

Anka out Loge23 Jan 2017 #1

Hey, Anka's an illustration of rejection, failure, a joke Hortensis Jan 2017 #47

"He's still alive?" Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #96

I wonder how Jason Bateman feels about this. yeoman6987 Jan 2017 #68

He wants to spend more time with his family: tblue37 Jan 2017 #103

too bad Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #2

So the best they can do is a has-been who needs the paycheck? tinrobot Jan 2017 #3

Paul.........Anka?? Now there's an A-Lister for ya... pangaia Jan 2017 #4

the angry old white men will probably enjoy it. Nobody else though. putitinD Jan 2017 #32

the dog in Gilmore Girls? crazycatlady Jan 2017 #38

My first thought! frogmarch Jan 2017 #59

yeah... 2naSalit Jan 2017 #49

What about "Our Way?" This is just a freakin Comrade Casino Republican Ego Extravaganza Achilleaze Jan 2017 #5

This raises an existential question: OilemFirchen Jan 2017 #6

LOLlol One can't Cha Jan 2017 #24

You win the thread - DUzy malaise Jan 2017 #26

Ha ha ha ha Uponthegears Jan 2017 #72

.................... JHan Jan 2017 #87

Go back to Canada Paul mainstreetonce Jan 2017 #7

But what else would you expect from the Narcissist in Chief Grammy23 Jan 2017 #8

That's what I was thinking. (nm) Elwood P Dowd Jan 2017 #9

Make it three. n/t Different Drummer Jan 2017 #16

Make it four. 2naSalit Jan 2017 #50

I guess Trump will make this the new national anthem LeftInTX Jan 2017 #10

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! How near is malaise Jan 2017 #35

LOL - Forgot about the first lines LeftInTX Jan 2017 #40

It would be perfect to accompany malaise Jan 2017 #41

Appropriate. The inauguration will mark the burial of democracy. nt tblue37 Jan 2017 #70

Perfect. He doesn't comprehend "we." nolabear Jan 2017 #11

Odd choice lyrically... n/t Lucinda Jan 2017 #12

And now, the end is near And so I face the final curtain GreatCaesarsGhost Jan 2017 #13

That's the best part malaise Jan 2017 #36

Paul Anka... tonedevil Jan 2017 #91

Correct malaise Jan 2017 #100

That final curtain can ring down... 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #56

Sinatra would be furious. displacedtexan Jan 2017 #14

Nancy Sinatra was a staunch Hillary supporter. I wonder if she Tanuki Jan 2017 #18

She already tweeted that if her father were still alive he wouldn't be Cha Jan 2017 #27

I wonder what Sinatra's "possible" son Ronan Farrow thinks? Tanuki Jan 2017 #33

Possible? nolabear Jan 2017 #62

Really? LisaM Jan 2017 #46

His family should raise a stink. Glimmer of Hope Jan 2017 #20

He might have a right to be angry Abq_Sarah Jan 2017 #48

Well, Anka did write it specifically for Sinatra. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2017 #66

Didn't the article say that Anka is rewriting the lyrics? I invite you ... MaeScott Jan 2017 #101

Paul was already in trouble in the 70's. hamsterjill Jan 2017 #15

It would be funny if Paul decided to have his voice playbacked and out came, "Having my baby" LeftInTX Jan 2017 #44

That's SINATRA'S "most famous song" annabanana Jan 2017 #17

but Anka wrote it malaise Jan 2017 #37

I didn't know that, Malaise. This news doesn't Hortensis Jan 2017 #98

I remember the first time I discovered that Paul Anka wrote it malaise Jan 2017 #99

Now I'm feeling sorry for him. DAMN this bleeding heart! Hortensis Jan 2017 #102

I thought maybe "Diana" was his most famous one--or was it just his first big hit? nt tblue37 Jan 2017 #73

Is Anka ... LenaBaby61 Jan 2017 #19

And now, the end is near rug Jan 2017 #21

Brilliant malaise Jan 2017 #39

Where do you come up with this stuff... LeftInTX Jan 2017 #51

Damn I give them credit Thrill Jan 2017 #22

I didn't realize he's still alive. How exciting. Vinca Jan 2017 #23

I know! I thought it was going to be a "Weekend at Bernie's" smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #69

Wait...I thought he was Bettie Jan 2017 #25

In Trump's case, Anka should sing "I did it . . . . sideways." no_hypocrisy Jan 2017 #28

In Trump's case .... LenaBaby61 Jan 2017 #77

Sinatra will be back. lpbk2713 Jan 2017 #29

Oh God... jaxind Jan 2017 #30

I'd rather listen to this version Seedersandleechers Jan 2017 #31

Most appropriate for Trump would be version from the end of Goodfellas MrPurple Jan 2017 #54

How underwhelming lillypaddle Jan 2017 #34

He sang it for Pierre Trudeau when Pierre retired as Liberal applegrove Jan 2017 #42

He might not care at this point Lotusflower70 Jan 2017 #58

True. applegrove Jan 2017 #61

i doubt Trump knows who that was JI7 Jan 2017 #97

Obviously he is trying to sell records to the sexist, racist, xenophobic demographic still_one Jan 2017 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author LeftInTX Jan 2017 #55

At least Anka wrote the lyrics himself (no plagerizing)...though he "borrowed" the melody Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #45

If that's where the bar's set then Pat Boone and Led Zepplin are out Jake Stern Jan 2017 #64

75 year old crooner? If he doesn't have auto-tune it is going to be like nails on a chaulkboard... sdfernando Jan 2017 #52

DOn't know about Anka but 90 year old Tony Bennett sounds good. nolabear Jan 2017 #63

Isn't that song sung from the perspective of a man on his deathbed? BlueStater Jan 2017 #53

Anka was known as a teen Idol back in my day... Stellar Jan 2017 #57

Hope he and anybody that performs for Trumpulini demands the fee upfront and in cold cash. Jake Stern Jan 2017 #60

Nah...tRump will say he was doing them a favor by having them perform. Grammy23 Jan 2017 #84

Never thought of that Jake Stern Jan 2017 #93

who cares? spanone Jan 2017 #65

He is of Syrian and Lebanese heritage.... FarPoint Jan 2017 #67

So is Darrell Issa LeftInTX Jan 2017 #74

Oh....Puke... FarPoint Jan 2017 #83

Also John Sununu LeftInTX Jan 2017 #85

Do they have any idea how humiliating this line-up is? smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #71

He's as charming and kind as his "longtime friend". A real peach. musette_sf Jan 2017 #75

What an ass! Rorey Jan 2017 #79

It's been on the Interwebz for years musette_sf Jan 2017 #82

Since I've never purchased an Anka record Charles Bukowski Jan 2017 #76

He's hearing about it on his facebook page... JenniferJuniper Jan 2017 #78

Make Canada great again? KamaAina Jan 2017 #80

He couldn't get a Russian singer? Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #81

+++++++++++ LOL JHan Jan 2017 #88

This is Soviet music at it's finest. The Motherland rejoices with each note! Jake Stern Jan 2017 #94

That is the official song of Narcissism. milestogo Jan 2017 #86

Followed by "Put Your Head In My Shower" Blue Owl Jan 2017 #89

LOL. Nobody under fifty will even know liberalhistorian Jan 2017 #90

This person under 50 didn't know who he was. herding cats Jan 2017 #95

Because everything's about the shit gibbon Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #92