"My Way"

E114776

"My Way" is a punk rock cover of the classic pop standard, famously performed by Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious with sneering, anarchic lyrics and attitude.

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My Way 4
"My Way" canonical 1
My Way (cover version) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf punk rock song
song
associatedAct Sex Pistols
basedOn "My Way" self-linksurface differs
surface form: My Way (song)
culturalImpact became an emblematic punk-era parody of mainstream pop
genre punk rock
hasAttitude anarchic
confrontational
hasLyricsCharacteristic anarchic
sneering
hasMusicalCharacteristic aggressive rhythm
distorted guitars
fast punk arrangement
hasTheme defiance
mockery of traditional pop standards
rebellion
isCoverOf "My Way" by Claude François and Jacques Revaux
surface form: My Way (Frank Sinatra version)
language English
notableFor aggressive reinterpretation of the classic pop standard My Way
association with the Sex Pistols image and legacy
notablePerformanceContext performed in the late 1970s punk era
originalLanguageOfSource French
originalLyricist Paul Anka
originalSongwriter Claude François
Jacques Revaux
performanceStyle punk rock performance art
performer Sid Vicious
recordedBy Sid Vicious
vocalist Sid Vicious
vocalStyle sneering vocal delivery

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sid Vicious notableSong "My Way"
Frank Sinatra notableWork "My Way"
this entity surface form: My Way
The Three Tenors notableSong "My Way"
this entity surface form: My Way
Paul Anka notableWork "My Way"
this entity surface form: My Way
Paul Anka wroteLyricsFor "My Way"
this entity surface form: My Way
"My Way" basedOn "My Way" self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: My Way (Sid Vicious version)
this entity surface form: My Way (song)
John Simon Ritchie notableWork "My Way"
this entity surface form: My Way (cover version)