Needing a new song to include Your Way was written specifically for the two Oslo shows in 2002 from Strings Attached but it is a song that really fell through the cracks. It was not included on the album because producer Andy York and Hunter were not keen on the performance. Later, upon reflection, they both wondered why they didn't include it. One reservation was that `do it your way,' could be compared to a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra and written by Paul Anka: My Way. Nonetheless, they seem unrelated and the song is just about the most positive and upbeat song that Hunter has ever written. It is an affirmation of the uniqueness of people, the gifts we all have, think for yourself, and put the past behind you.
The song is available only on the box set version of Strings Attached.
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"My Way" is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed by Jacques Revaux with lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude François[1][2] and first performed in 1967 by Claude François. Its English lyrics were written by Paul Anka and are unrelated to the original French song.
The song was a success for a variety of performers including Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Sid Vicious. Sinatra's version of "My Way" spent 75 weeks in the UK Top 40, which is 3rd place all-time.
| Your Way (live 29/30th January 2002) | 5:07 | This live track (recorded Sentrum Scene, Oslo Norway) can be found on the box set version of Strings Attached |
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