Peter: Hate to contradict you, but the English lyrics to My Way were written by Paul Anka.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Contarino Sent: January-12-16 2:18 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] What's your favourite Bowie Song and or film? Too many to list but I will say that he kept progressing and growing and never became tired or stagnant. I real artist and great performer. I came across an interesting factoid yesterday. Evidently the music from the tune "My Way" that Sinatra made famous was taken from a french tune called "Comme d'habitude" which was quite a hit in 1967. The song's publisher thought it might be an English hit as well "So he called up a friend in Denmark Street, London's Tin Pan Alley, who farmed it out to a jobbing songwriter who was hanging round the office - a young chap called David Bowie. And so David Bowie wound up writing the first English lyric for "My Way". Even weirder, he wrote it for an entertainer he greatly admired, one of Britain's biggest stars of the time - Anthony Newley. The story goes on to explain that Bowie tailored it to Newley's "maudlin sub-Pagliacci tears-of-a-clown persona" and it was later rewritten by Paul Anka. But it does make Bowie the first to pen lyrics to the famous tune. Pretty cool. Rest in peace DB. ---- Paul Gerrard <00000060c3f9be9c-dmarc-requ...@listserv.american.edu> wrote: > Nothing very original from me. > Song: Heroes. Normally I'd laugh at lyrics like "I wish you could > swim.....like dolphins can swim." But it just works. > Having said that, I've just heard Life On Mars on the radio. That's pretty > damn good too isn't it? > Film: The Man Who Fell To Earth. The first time I watched it, it *really* > unsettled me, partly because I didn't know what the hell was going on most > of the time, but also because I couldn't predict how Bowie's character > would behave, especially in the gun scene. The second time I watched it, it > started to make sense. I'm a bit of a sucker for Nic Roeg's non-linear > cross-cutting. Not exactly a cheery night's viewing with the family, but it's one > of those films that becomes more coherent the more I see it. Or more > likely it's a case of me becoming less coherent. > > Paul > _www.movieposterstudio.com_ (http://www.movieposterstudio.com) > > > > In a message dated 12/01/2016 03:31:33 GMT Standard Time, > b...@allaboutmovies.com.au writes: > > > This is a tough question but I would be interested to hear? My film is > Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence but I am currently listening to 'Under Pressure', > the duet with Queen. The last verse in the song is sung by Bowie and I > think his lines are very appropriate given the sometimes violent times we live > in. > Cause love's such an old-fashioned word > And love dares you to care for > The people on the edge of the night > And love dares you to change our way of > Caring about ourselves > This is our last dance > This is our last dance > This is ourselves > Under pressure.. > Best wishes > Ben > All About Movies Pty Ltd (retailers of Vintage Movie Posters and Lobby > Cards) > Website: _www.allaboutmovies.com.au_ (http://www.allaboutmovies.com.au/) > Like All About Movies on Facebook: > https://www.facebook.com/AllAboutMoviesAu?pnref=lhc > Follow us on Twitter: _www.twitter.com/AllAboutMovies1_ > (http://www.twitter.com/AllAboutMovies1) > Linked In Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/ben-wadley/1b/221/376 > Like my Disc Jockey Facebook page: > https://www.facebook.com/allegrodjentertainment?pnref=lhc > > > > ____________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
