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MaeScott

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

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #66)

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 06:59 AM

Jan 2017

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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

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