按美國影視雜誌的報導,1960年代的偶像歌手Paul Anka最近挨告了,在洛衫磯高等法院告他的是億萬富豪Mohamed Al-Fayed,這位富翁宣稱他已故的兒子Dodi Fayed在Paul Anka的自傳裡被醜化,Dodi被形容成是個愛玩女人的色鬼,也是吸毒的無賴與罪犯,Mohamed說他一再要求更正都被Paul Anka置之不理,而Paul Anka則說他們有證據,而且非常肯定此事,書中寫的都是事實。
Paul
Anka 1941年出生於加拿大安大略省Ottawa,12歲開始踏入歌壇,1956年他父親幫他簽了第一張唱片合約,歌名叫I Confess,但次年他才以冠軍曲Diana一曲成名。
Paul
Anka接著寫了Buddy Holly的 It Doesn’T Matter Anymore,Tom Jones的She;S
Lady與Frank Sinatra的My Way,其中電影「奪標」選用Frank Sinatra的My Way做片尾插曲,使這首歌在台灣曾非常受歡迎。
Paul
Anka替電視節目及電影寫歌,自己也主持電視節目,還客串演過電影,如記錄二次大戰諾曼地登陸的電影The Longest Day「最長的一日」 的主題曲就是他寫的,片中亦有他的演出。
Paul
Anka作品很多,是歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第29名的巨星,也一直是賭城拉斯維加斯很受歡迎的藝人,近年也曾應邀來台北演唱。
Diana
Paul Anka
- words and music by Paul Anka
- written in 1956 at the age of 15 by Paul Anka about
his 18-year-old neighbour (in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Diane Ayoub, whom he had a crush on.
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
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 with me, Diana
Oh, please, Diana
Oh, please, Diana
Oh, please, Diana