ELVIS - NEW YEARS EVE 12-31-75, pt.3 [My Way]

"MY WAY" "AULD LANG SYNE" Elvis Presley "in the round" LIVE in Pontiac, Michigan

...........from WIKIPEDIA:
"My Way" is a song with lyrics written by Paul Anka and popularized by Frank Sinatra. The melody is that of the French song "Comme d'habitude" ("As Usual"), composed by Claude François and Jacques Revaux. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the original French by Claude François and Gilles Thibaut and Anka is credited as a co-composer of "My Way" because he largely re-wrote the lyrics of the song. The lyrics of "My Way" tell the story of a man who is nearing death. As he reflects on his life, he has no regrets for how he lived it, saying that, until the end, he did things his way. Paul Anka heard the original 1967 French pop song, Comme d'habitude performed by Claude Francois with music by Jacques Revaux and lyrics by Gilles Thibault, while on holiday in the south of France. He flew to Paris to negotiate the rights to the song. In a 2007 interview, he said: "I thought it was a shitty record, but there was something in it." He acquired publishing rights at no cost and, two years later, had a dinner in Florida with Frank Sinatra and "a couple of Mob guys" at which Sinatra said he was "quitting the business. I'm sick of it, I'm getting the hell out." Back in New York, Anka re-wrote the original French song for Sinatra, subtly altering the melodic structure and changing the lyrics: "At one o'clock in the morning, I sat down at an old IBM electric typewriter and said, 'If Frank were writing this, what would he say?' And I started, metaphorically, 'And now the end is near.' I read a lot of periodicals, and I noticed everything was 'my this' and 'my that'. We were in the 'me generation' and Frank became the guy for me to use to say that. I used words I would never use: 'I ate it up and spit it out.' But that's the way he talked. I used to be around steam rooms with the Rat Pack guys - they liked to talk like Mob guys, even though they would have been scared of their own shadows." Anka finished the song at 5am. "I called Frank up in Nevada - he was at Caesar's Palace - and said, 'I've got something really special for you.'" Anka claimed: "When my record company caught wind of it, they were very pissed that I didn't keep it for myself. I said, 'Hey, I can write it, but I'm not the guy to sing it" "It was for Frank, no one else." Elvis Presley began performing the song in concert during 1972, in spite of suggestions by Paul Anka, who told him it was not a song that would suit him. Nevertheless, on January 12 and 14 of 1973 Presley sang the song during his satellite show "Aloha from Hawaii", beamed live and on deferred basis ( for European audiences, who also saw it in prime time), to 43 countries via Intelsat, the only time that a single entertainer faced such a worldwide audience. In the continental US, the show was carried by NBC, and shown in primetime on 14 April, thus achieving very high ratings and eventually helping the show reach a worldwide viewership of over 1 billion.

On October 3, 1977, several weeks after his death, his live recording of "My Way" (recorded for the "Elvis In Concert" CBS-TV special on June 21, 1977) was released as a single. In the U.S., it reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, number 6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and the following year reached number 2 on the Billboard Country singles chart but went all the way to number 1 on the rival Cash Box Country Singles chart. In the UK, it reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart.

Category:

Music

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• Elvis
• Presley
• Pontiac
• Stadium
• Silverdome
• 1975
• 1976
• My
• Way
• Auld
• Lang
• Syne

[SoulKissin]

really? remember how good it sounded? I wonder why the recording was scrubbed? Do you remember the hero worship at the end?

[maplequark]

I can only hope that Elvis really knew how much we fans truly loved him. He sounds very humble here and gracious even though he may not like the conditions!

[PaulineHere]

I was at this concert. I was 15 years old. I still can't believe I got front row centre.

This brings back a lot of memories from that magical night. I think I cried all the way through the show. I was so happy to be there. Nobody has ever equaled Elvis before or since. Thank you for posting this.

[IamHelenKeller]

Happy New Year dear Annemaree.....

Thanks for sharing the wonderful Elvis performance!

5*****

[EenterE]

Fantastic ! Happy New Year !

[bryanoverturf1]

ALL MY STRAS THUMBS UP GREAT VID AND THANK ANNEMAREE FTS I SEEN YOUR VID ON HER PLAYER ,,,GOD BLESS YA BOTH ,,HAPPY NEW YEAR

[SkinnyBabe38]

Awesome video...Congratulations !!!!! Love it annemaree.

Happy New Year to you and your family.

Love always,

Sasha

[utrillov8]

 What fantastic upload, who else but Elvis would be so honest and sincere. 10****+++ and added to favs. thanks.

[MrElvis96]

@SoulKissin Thank you so much for sharing your memories, they are truly fascinating and wonderful to read. If I may ask a question, was the jumpsuit Elvis changed into after splitting his trousers different than the one he was wearing previously? Again, thank you.

[Marakesh7]

Fantastic. He packs 'em out - even in a blizzard!!!!!!!!

[urfever]

@PaulineHere could you get those pictures from him? :) oh god. it must be great to see him.

[PaulineHere]

@SoulKissin Yes, I remember that happening. I was thinking the concert was starting again and actually sat back down! LOL. Can't believe they erased it!