“Crazy, of all people,” Anka muses, “Milton Berle!”
Still, Sinatra’s second wife, Ava Gardner, previously described her husband as having a 19-pound penis.
Still, Anka notes that Milton Berle had Sinatra beat.Bettmann Archive
Anka is forever linked to Sinatra.Getty Images
The singer-songwriter is forever linked to Sinatra because he wrote the English lyrics to one of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ signature hits, “My Way.”
Anka was holidaying in France when he heard a French song called “Comme d’habitude.” He loved the tune and quickly bought the rights to the song.
Back in New York, Anka sat down at a typewriter and pecked out the now legendary lyrics.
He was only 24.
He wrote the English language lyrics to one of Sinatra’s biggest hits “My Way.”
The song became one of Sinatra’s signature songs.Getty Images
The “Puppy Love” singer says it was “one of the few times where I sat there saying, ‘I think I’ve really got something’ because you don’t know when you have a hit…and I sat there, and I said, ‘Jesus, where (did) this come from?’”
“Crazy, of all people,” Anka muses, “Milton Berle!”
Still, Sinatra’s second wife, Ava Gardner, previously described her husband as having a 19-pound penis.
Still, Anka notes that Milton Berle had Sinatra beat.Bettmann Archive
Anka is forever linked to Sinatra.Getty Images
The singer-songwriter is forever linked to Sinatra because he wrote the English lyrics to one of Ol’ Blue Eyes’ signature hits, “My Way.”
Anka was holidaying in France when he heard a French song called “Comme d’habitude.” He loved the tune and quickly bought the rights to the song.
Back in New York, Anka sat down at a typewriter and pecked out the now legendary lyrics.
He was only 24.
He wrote the English language lyrics to one of Sinatra’s biggest hits “My Way.”
The song became one of Sinatra’s signature songs.Getty Images
The “Puppy Love” singer says it was “one of the few times where I sat there saying, ‘I think I’ve really got something’ because you don’t know when you have a hit…and I sat there, and I said, ‘Jesus, where (did) this come from?’”
The “Puppy Love” singer was only 24 when he wrote the lyrics.Michael Ochs Archives
Anka is the subject of an HBO Max documentary.Getty Images Anka is still going strong all these years later.
He is the subject of an HBO Max documentary, “Paul Anka: My Way “, which premieres on Dec. 1, and has a new album coming out early next year.
