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{{song|writer=Jacques Revaux<br>& Claude Francois (French)|composer=|lyricist=Paul Anka (English)|date=1968 (English)|source=|publisher=MCA Music; Chrysalis Standards Inc.}}
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[[Image:Apemyway.jpg|frame|An Ape Named Ape croons "My Way".]]
'''Performed by''': [[Gonzo]] in ''[[The Muppet Show On Tour]]'' and ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode_411:_Lola_Falana|episode 411]]. A new version of Gonzo's rendition was recorded for the album [[Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets (LP)]].
 
   
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'''"My Way"''' was originally written in French as "Comme d'habitude". Popular Canadian performer Paul Anka adapted it into English, and it became known as [[Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra's]] signature tune.
The song was spoofed on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' with "[[Just Throw It My Way]]."
 
   
 
[[Gonzo]] performed the song as his "finale" in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode_411:_Lola_Falana|episode 411]], just before he left the show for a film career in [[India|Bombay]]. He also performed the song in ''[[The Muppet Show On Tour]]'', and a new version was recorded for the album ''[[Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets]]''.
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In the finale of ''[[George of the Jungle]]'', which included animatronic effects by [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], [[An Ape Named Ape]] sang "My Way" in a flashy [[Nevada|Las Vegas]] nightclub.
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==References==
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*In the 1960s, [[Rowlf the Dog]] sang a version of the song with his own lyrics in an [[IBM]] commercial. This commercial featured one of Rowlf's earliest piano-playing appearances.
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*The song was spoofed on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as "[[Just Throw It My Way]]", [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar the Grouch's]] anti-litter anthem, and another song as well was spoofed as "[[This Frog]]" by [[Kermit the Frog]].
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*At the end of [[Episode 510: Jean-Pierre Rampal|episode 510]] of ''The Muppet Show'', [[Waldorf]] states guest [[Jean-Pierre Rampal]] made an album of [[Frank Sinatra]] covers called "I Did It Sideways."
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Revision as of 23:27, 8 March 2014

Written by Jacques Revaux
& Claude Francois (French)
Lyrics by Paul Anka (English)
Date 1968 (English)
Publisher MCA Music; Chrysalis Standards Inc.
Apemyway

An Ape Named Ape croons "My Way".

"My Way" was originally written in French as "Comme d'habitude". Popular Canadian performer Paul Anka adapted it into English, and it became known as Frank Sinatra's signature tune.

Gonzo performed the song as his "finale" in The Muppet Show episode 411, just before he left the show for a film career in Bombay. He also performed the song in The Muppet Show On Tour, and a new version was recorded for the album Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets.

In the finale of George of the Jungle, which included animatronic effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, An Ape Named Ape sang "My Way" in a flashy Las Vegas nightclub.

References

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