Paul Anka is horrible for doing this. Why did he have to go public with all this?
This is an example of someone who wants to take an opportunity that doesn’t quite work for him especially when he manipulated the fact and it backfires on him. He made a fool of himself and this is what I gathered:
1. Michael is a co-author of the song “This Is It” he have the legal right to own a copy of his demo. There is enough truth documented in the copyright office.
2. Michael did not steal anything, how can you steal something you already own!
3. Michael never released this song in his life, Sony did! So why he is attacking Michael?!
4. Paul saying negative things about Michael’s song writing ability is baseless because Michael’s success and his hit songs speaks for themselves.
5. Paul Anka was pissed-off because of an old conflict with Michael probably he might have told Paul that the duet wouldn't work because Paul's too old and Safire was beautiful and young. Paul Anka didn't get to release it on his album nor duet it with Safire, and Anka's carrying that grudge since then.
6. Paul Anka didn’t have the courage to speak when Michael was alive, now Michael is dead and unable to defend himself now Paul is saying all those negative stories.
7. Paul wanted to take advantage from this publicity and Michael’s death to advertise himself as a great song writer which is a shameless cash-in. The media gave Anka attention and he showed himself as an extremely jealous and bitter person with no class.
8. Paul Anka ripped off a song “My Way” he is the one who steals songs! "My Way" is an English version of a French song. The English lyrics were written by Paul Anka and popularized by Frank Sinatra on his album My Way. The melody is that of the French song "Comme D'habitude" composed by Claude François and Jacques Revaux. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the original French by Claude François and Gilles Thibaut. See Anka never composed the Song MY WAY-he only wrote some lyrics. Anka lost his security blanket when Frank Sinatra died. Sinatra covered Anka's ass for years.
9. Paul Anka doing an interview with one of Michael Jackson’s worst enemies “Roger Friedman” which speaks for itself.
10. Sa-Fire confirmed in an interview with Access Hollywood that Michael and Anka gave her the song. She showed admiration towards Michael only.