My Way ...

Beide waren grote zangers, beide zijn overleden maar nog steeds zijn de critici en hun fans niet eens over wie nu de beste vertolker was van "My Way".

Was het The Voice of The King of Rock and Roll?

Ikzelf ben er ook niet uit, hoewel ik vind dat Frank Sinatra, de romanticus was met de volle stem, terwijl Elvis Presley, de dromer was met de zwoele stem. De lyrics zijn niet helemaal gelijk, hier en daar wijkt het is af; zeg maar het sausje is verschillend en dat maakt het anders.
Hoe dan ook, het blijven twee fenomenale stemmen, je kunt nu eenmaal niet "appels met peren" vergelijken maar je kunt wel van beide genieten.

Hieronder beide vertolkingen, zowel van Sinatra als die van Presley ... ga niet meteen kiezen, luister eerst beide en je zult merken, dat het erg lastig wordt om te kiezen. Want iemand haten is soms makkelijker dan iemand mogen of liefhebben.

Frank Sinatra - My Way

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, Ill say it clear,
Ill state my case, of which Im certain.

Ive lived a life thats full.
Ive traveled each and evry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, Ive had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.

I planned each charted course;
Each careful step along the byway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, Im sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

Ive loved, Ive laughed and cried.
Ive had my fill; my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it my way.

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!

Elvis Presley - My Way

And now the end is near
So I face the final curtain
My friend, Ill say it clear
Ill state my case of which Im certain

Ive lived a life thats full
Ive traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way

Regrets, Ive had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exception

I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way

Yes, there were times, Im sure you know
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way

Ive loved, Ive laughed and cried
Ive had my fails, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, no not me
I did it my way

For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And not the words he would reveal
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way

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