Paul Anka因自傳被告

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。

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HcxZwfAP8M

 

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