By ’77, with his days winding down, even Elvis Presley (1935-77) took a stab at “My Way.” In his 2013 biography, Anka recalled trying to talk the King out of recording it.

In the 1970s, Elvis Presley began covering “My Way,” a song Paul Anka wrote for Frank Sinatra. Anka saw Sinatra’s version of the song as defiant, and he didn’t think Elvis was capable of ...

When Anka finished writing “My Way”, Presley had seen the lyrics and told him, “Those words, they mean so much to me. Boy, I want to do that song one day,” per My Way: An Autobiography.

Sinatra’s “My Way” remains his most popular song and it still gets played on the radio even though it’s almost 60 years old. However, Elvis’ cover is all but forgotten.

The image gets your skin going, and the way Elvis sings gets you going. The sound of the words is perfect, too—they’re great to sing along to, they roll off the tongue.

George Gray plays as Elvis with the Elvis Experience band in 2013. The band plays at the Rialto Theater Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. (Courtesy George Gray) ...

The ‘My Way’ Story: The Song’s Unlikely Journey From France to David Bowie, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Las Vegas and the Super Bowl By A.D. Amorosi, Jem Aswad Getty Images ...