A MAN'S MAN 🎵 Frank Sinatra - My Way REACTION

This was my dads favorite song! We played it as he took his last breath- he had Alzheimer’s and squeezed our hands when he heard it. He did it “his way”. Love it!!

"This song smells like cologne" Got to be one of the most accurate descriptions of this song I've ever heard

Frank Sinatra's voice is timeless.

Old school was the best school . I'm 62 and still get goosebumps when I hear this !

My dad every time in the car would crank this and sing with tears in his eyes. I miss that. Brad you nailed it saying we need more of this today.

Sinatra was insanely popular. Music, TV, movies. He had a few hits and movies as I grew up, but his peak was before my time. The older I get the more I appreciate him.

My dads song! We played it on the night stand while he took his final breaths from Alzheimer’s- he gave us a final gift by squeezing our hands as the song played. He live like that- “his way”. Makes me happy to see you too enjoy it!

Excellent, as always. "This song smells like cologne!" Brilliant! Sinatra had so many iconic songs. When Bruce Springsteen was asked if he could only listen to one song for the rest of his life what would it be, he replied " 'The Summer Wind' by Frank Sinatra." An excellent response. Hope all is well.

I'm so glad I got to sing this song @ my Uncle's funeral/ Memorial... He definitely was gangsta!!.. And ya.. He did it His Way.... ✌️❤️😎🙏🌎👍👍

"This song smells like cologne"😆 Best analysis by Lex EVER!

You can’t go wrong with Sinatra, one of the all time greats…”It was a very good year” one of my favs

This is my Dad's anthem. We played this at his funeral. Love Frankie!

Paul Anka wrote the lyrics specifically for Sinatra. The tune was adapted from an unrelated French song.

"Men are taught to kneel rather than stand up." Well put Brad.

“I like that Frank Sinatra guy, he seems like a man’s man!” Right on bro. Usually when I watch you two react I’m staring at your lady most of the time because aside from her being beautiful she’s so animated with her reaction and it’s great to see and experience. Although just occasionally you chime in with something sublime and profound which sums up the entire experience in a precise and elegant way! You guys complement one another perfectly! Thanks for the lovely reaction!

There is a huge back story to this song. The tune was originally composed and sung by French singer Claude Francois but it was called "Comme d'habitude" "As Usual" The first person to write English lyrics to this tune was David Bowie, then called "Even a Fool Learns to Love" but it was never released. Paul Anka came along and hears the tune and writes different lyrics, "My Way" with Frank Sinatra in mind, then it became a big hit. A lot of people say My Way was stolen, no it wasn't, it was common for American writers and performers to take European songs and turn them around for the American audiences, as long as the originators of the song are credited, everyone's happy. A similar event happened with Johnny Cash and "Personal Jesus" originally a Depeche Mode hit. Johnny's manager heard it and knew Johnny would like it and it would suit his voice so they covered it and Depeche Mode didn't mind one bit, royalties come to mind lol.

Frank Sinatra just exuded "cool" from his head to his toes. And no one could interpret a song quite like Frank. His phrasing as a singer made him almost impossible to sign along with. Before there was Michael Jackson, before there was the Beatles, before there was Elvis, there was Frank. The ladies swooned over him. He has so many songs you could listen to. Check out these: "The Best Is Yet to Come," "You Make Me Feel So Young," "Witchcraft," "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)," "My Kind of Town," "Young At Heart," "Send In the Clowns," "All the Way," "Call Me Irresponsible," "It Was A Very Good Year," "Strangers In the Night," "Summer Wind," "That's Life," "Somethin' Stupid" (a duet he sang with his daughter Nancy), and of course, the song they play every night at Yankee Stadium when the Yankees are playing, "Theme from New York, New York." You could easily spent a week or a month doing Frank Sinatra songs and you wouldn't run out of great material.

Frank Sinatra, man's man? Oh yeah! There was a group of guys (well mostly) back in Vegas, back in the day. They were known as The Rat Pack. Frank, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Joey Bishop and several more. They were all actors, singers, comics etc. Frank was known as the Chairman of the Board. He was the guy who was most hooked up (literally mob connected), and he was doing movies and concerts and a night club act. He always used his friends in all those things. The original movie Ocean's Eleven starred Frank and the Rat Pack. He starred in the movie guys and Dolls (great movie BTW if you can handle musical comedies). He did dramatic films as well. I have to say, as someone who appreciates a lot of different genres of music and film, I appreciate you guys checking out everything that comes along. Great big world out there that most of your generation isn't aware of. Stay on the journey you guys. The two of you are great together.

This song became the like anthem for Frank Sinatra a song he closed every concert with. He was given it by Paul Anka who heard a local guy in a hote lobbyl at the French riviera. He immediately fell in love with and asked if he could by the rights there and then. When back in the states he went to see Sinatra whom was fed up with the music biz and seriously was thinking about quitting. According to Paul Anka he bought it with Sinatra in mind and knew it would pay for his children's college.

THE BEST GENERATION! Words after actions. The brave men and women if this great Nation. They lived this song. I salute you! Thank you for your service.