Paul is from Ottawa and enjoyed big hits by the time that he was a teenager.
He is one of the few pop artists who had Top 10 songs in the 1950s, 1960's & 1970's! Who else but Elvis can say that?
His songs were very romantic and catchy.
They were the kinds of songs that filled Top 40 play lists of AM radio stations. I'm sure that lots of our parents have Anka 45's among their belongings and souvenirs.
I learned in the 1970's that Paul Anka composed "My Way" and several TV songs, such as The Tonight Song theme song! How would you like to collect those royalties?
The first video is "Diana", his first big international hit in 1957 and pop classic:
"I'm so young and you're so old This, my darling I've been told
I don't care just what they say 'Cause forever I will pray
You and I will be as free As the birds up in the trees
Oh, please, stay by me, Diana
Thrills I get when you hold me close Oh, my darling, you're the most
I love you but do you love me Oh Diana, can't you see
I love you with all my heart And I hope we will never part
Oh, please, stay with me, Diana
Oh my darlin', oh my lover Tell me that there is no other
I love you with my heart
Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Only you can take my heart Only you can tear it apart
When you hold me in your loving arms
I can feel you giving all your charms
Hold me darling, ho-ho-hold me tight
Squeeze me baby with a-all your might
Oh, please, stay by me Diana
Oh, please, Diana Oh, please, Diana
Oh, please, Diana......."
Like Elvis, Anka appeared in a few movies. This is "Girl's town". I accidentally caught it one night that I was fighting allergies and couldn't fall to sleep. It was not a good movie but this is a good song:
"When somebody leaves you That's the time to cry
When you know you're lonely You're not the one and only
Who will cry
When your heart is broken That's the time to cry
When you know she's left you You'll know that she has left you
So you can cry
Happiness is what I long for Loneliness is why I cry
For you have made my heart a slave And now it's up to you
When somebody leaves you it's the time to cry
When you know she's left you You'll know that she has left you
So you can cry....."
In the 1970's, Anka had a nice comeback. He recorded several hits, including "Having my baby", a song that fathers could relate to:
"Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin' How much you love me
Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin' What you're thinkin' of me
I can see it, face is glowin'
I can see in your eyes I'm happy you know it
That you're havin' my baby
You're the woman I love And I love what it's doin' to you
Havin' my baby
You're a woman I love And I love what's goin' through you
The need inside you I see it showin'
Whoa, the seed inside ya Baby, do you feel it growin'
Are you happy you know it
That you're Havin' my baby
I'm a woman in love And I love what it's doin' to me
Havin' my baby
I'm a woman in love And I love what's goin' through me
Didn't have to keep it Wouldn't put you through it
You could have swept it from your life
But you wouldn't do it No, you wouldn't do it
Havin' my baby (havin' my baby)
What a lovely way of sayin' How much you love me
[Havin' my baby (havin' my baby)
I'm a woman in love And I love what's goin' through me...."
It's hard to pick Anka's greatest ballad. My guess is that "Put your head on my shoulder" is one of the Top 2 finalists:
"Put your head on my shoulder Hold me in your arms, baby
Squeeze me oh so tight Show me that you love me too
Put your lips next to mine, dear Won't you kiss me once, baby
Just a kiss goodnight, may be You and I will fall in love
People say that love's a game A game you just can't win
If there's a way I'll find it somebody
And then this fool with rush in
Put your head on my shoulder Whisper in my ear, baby
Words I want to hear Tell me, tell me that you love me too.
Put your head on my shoulder Whisper in my ear, baby
Words I want to hear, baby Put your head on my shoulder...."
Tags: Paul Anka To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the My View by Silvio Canto, Jr. Thanks!I love you but do you love me Oh Diana, can't you see
I love you with all my heart And I hope we will never part
Oh, please, stay with me, Diana
Oh my darlin', oh my lover Tell me that there is no other
I love you with my heart
Oh-oh, oh-oh Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
Only you can take my heart Only you can tear it apart
When you hold me in your loving arms
I can feel you giving all your charms
Hold me darling, ho-ho-hold me tight
Squeeze me baby with a-all your might
Oh, please, stay by me Diana
Oh, please, Diana Oh, please, Diana
Oh, please, Diana......."
Like Elvis, Anka appeared in a few movies. This is "Girl's town". I accidentally caught it one night that I was fighting allergies and couldn't fall to sleep. It was not a good movie but this is a good song:
"When somebody leaves you That's the time to cry
When you know you're lonely You're not the one and only
Who will cry
When your heart is broken That's the time to cry
When you know she's left you You'll know that she has left you
So you can cry
Happiness is what I long for Loneliness is why I cry
For you have made my heart a slave And now it's up to you
When somebody leaves you it's the time to cry
When you know she's left you You'll know that she has left you
So you can cry....."
In the 1970's, Anka had a nice comeback. He recorded several hits, including "Having my baby", a song that fathers could relate to:
"Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin' How much you love me
Havin' my baby
What a lovely way of sayin' What you're thinkin' of me
I can see it, face is glowin'
I can see in your eyes I'm happy you know it
That you're havin' my baby
You're the woman I love And I love what it's doin' to you
Havin' my baby
You're a woman I love And I love what's goin' through you
The need inside you I see it showin'
Whoa, the seed inside ya Baby, do you feel it growin'
Are you happy you know it
That you're Havin' my baby
I'm a woman in love And I love what it's doin' to me
Havin' my baby
I'm a woman in love And I love what's goin' through me
Didn't have to keep it Wouldn't put you through it
You could have swept it from your life
But you wouldn't do it No, you wouldn't do it
Havin' my baby (havin' my baby)
What a lovely way of sayin' How much you love me
[Havin' my baby (havin' my baby)
I'm a woman in love And I love what's goin' through me...."
It's hard to pick Anka's greatest ballad. My guess is that "Put your head on my shoulder" is one of the Top 2 finalists:
"Put your head on my shoulder Hold me in your arms, baby
Squeeze me oh so tight Show me that you love me too
Put your lips next to mine, dear Won't you kiss me once, baby
Just a kiss goodnight, may be You and I will fall in love
People say that love's a game A game you just can't win
If there's a way I'll find it somebody
And then this fool with rush in
Put your head on my shoulder Whisper in my ear, baby
Words I want to hear Tell me, tell me that you love me too.
Put your head on my shoulder Whisper in my ear, baby
Words I want to hear, baby Put your head on my shoulder...."
