>> "It's the most unique, gratifying part of my life," he says. "As years go by, I get different material and things happen that only embellishes what it is. The last ten years have been just the best for me and I'm not even there yet -- the flag's not come down. I get a lot out of it and there's a lot of substance to it," he adds. "I would never do it if I were mediocre or afraid or just went out there to take the money. We've all been to concerts where you sit there and the audience doesn't get it and the guy up there doesn't feel like it and he walks off. I don't know what that is because I go out every night like my balls are on the line. I will not do less than what I did the night before. Even when I'm sick, I work my way around it. There's nothing like that part of my life." Fifty years into his storied career, Anka still believes that being good isn't good enough - you've got to be great. <<
>> Classic Songs, My Way: The new album features lush treatments of songs by Joni Mitchell, Billy Joel, and Bryan Adams, a swinging take on the Killers' "Mr. Brightside" and surprising new renditions of two classics from Paul's own formidable canon. The recipient of valuable support from Anka earlier in his career, Michael Buble returns the favour by joining his swing mentor on his 1958 Top 10 hit "You Are My Destiny" - the remarkable new version replaces the original's teenage ardour with a temperament that's older and wiser. For the album's grand finale, Mr Anka performs a soaring performance of "My Way," which Paul famously turned from a little-known French song into a perennial showstopper for his late friend Frank Sinatra.
Classic Songs, My Way encapsulates nearly every era of hit-making for Anka. Never one to rest on his laurels, he has had a song on Billboard's charts in every decade since 1957, when the Ottawa-born Anka was only 17. Since then, he's recorded over 120 albums in a wide variety of languages, selling close to 15 million albums worldwide and landing three No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 - "Diana," "Lonely Boy" and "(You're) Having My Baby." (The first of those hits reportedly sold 10 million copies worldwide - only "White Christmas" topped it.) <<
1. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
2. Get Here - Oleta Adams
3. Mr. Brightside - The Killez
4. Waiting For A Girl Like You - Foreigner
5. Ordinary World - Duran Duran
6. Heaven - Bryan Adams
7. Bad Day - Daniel Powter
8. I Go To Extremes - Billy Joel
9. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
10. (You Are My) Destiny - Anka song - duet with Michael Buble
11. Walking In Memphis - Marc Cohn
12. Against The Wind - Bob Seger
13. My Way - Anka duet with ???
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000O1710W/?tag=imwan-20
(To be clear ~ Amazon is just listing the original performer of each song, they
don't appear on the album with Anka except for the tracks marked "duet". The mystery guest for "My Way" is supposedly Andrea Bocelli but I can't find confirmation of that yet.)
