frank sinatra - i did it my way

Submitted by amoncursed t3_10n8832 in Music

i recently discovered this song recomended by my brother its just so good, the feelings that i get hearing this is just a man that lived one life and that is enough its like a goodbye got any recomendation of similar songs?

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billyhbaienes t1_j67jddr wrote

Punked up version of My Way by Sid Vicious / Sex pistols for a different generation

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harbourhunter t1_j67gej5 wrote

They played this at my grandpas funeral back in 1995. Listen to it all the time

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stuminus3 t1_j67uyqf wrote

“When Do I Get To Sing My Way?” by Sparks.

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whatpelican00 t1_j68888r wrote

My Way is my funeral song. I’m 48 so hopefully it’s some time off, but it’s brilliant.

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DigiornoJoestar t1_j67lo8v wrote

first of all amazing song. love frank sinatra and this is hands down my favorite song from him. if you would like similar songs you can try That's Life by Frank Sinatra theres also Deacon Blues by Steely Dan (which is also my favorite song of all time)

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jampapi t1_j67nsau wrote

Cycles by Frank Sinatra is amazing.

I first heard it covered live in Boulder, CO by the Tallest Man on Earth, and the Spring Standards. here is the video from that concert, a great rendition of a classic song

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StereoNacht t1_j68uutu wrote

May or may not be what you seek, but The Impossible Dream (the Quest), composed by Mitch Leigh, written by Joe Darion is the first to pop in my head. Quite a few singers, since it's a broadway tune.

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Gildor12 t1_j680hd6 wrote

This is a bad copy of a French song. It is so crappily self congratulatory, makes be want to puke.

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nonrandomusername17 t1_j6a0dsd wrote

Is it especially self-congratulatory?

> I've loved, laughed and cried

> I had my fill, my share of losing

> And now, as the tears subside

> I find that it's all so amusing

...

> That record shows I took all the blows

> And did it my way

It's someone looking back at his life, who was sad about the failures, but is now at the end of his life and is proud that he made his own choices, took his own path, and endured the blows that life deals you.

He did life his own way, was unique in certain ways in an uncaring world. An existentialist anthem. A bit sad. A bit happy. A song about life.

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cdmat76 t1_j6888g5 wrote

To be fair it’s much better than the schmaltzy original in French (and I’m French).

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