[78-L] fwd: FW: Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord ^

[Kristjan Saag]

I wrote:
>>> Has anyone mentioned that "My Way" is a French song, "Comme 
d'habitude",
>>> written by Jacques Revaux and rewritten in collaboration 
with singer 
>>> Claude
>>> Francois and lyricist Gilles Thibaut.
>>> Here's the original:
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQUq2w6_Rhw-- 
David Lennick wrote:
>> No..because nobody cares! The song was unknown until Anka made 
it into a 
>> hit.
> --

I answered:
> Nobody, from a North American perspective, 
in this case was France. Funny 
> Anka should have picked it up on French television if it was 
completely 
> unknown.
--
David replied:
> You know what I mean! If Anka hadn't picked up the song, who would 
have heard 
> of it outside France and possibly Quebec?
--
This is new to me. I thought there was a general interest in all kinds 
of music on this list, not only World Wide Number One Hits that were 
produced in North America. 
As for knowing what you mean it would be easier if you'd state what you 
mean, instead of making arrogant comments, reflecting the all too 
familiar American attitude towards the rest of the world.
Kristjan