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“Comme d'habitude” meaning

Claude François · 1967 · 🇫🇷 France · Level B1

The 1967 French song that became "My Way": a day in the routine of a love that has gone quiet.

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What the song is about

“Comme d'habitude” (as usual) describes one day in a tired relationship. He wakes up, she's still asleep; he goes to work; he comes home late; she's already in bed; and they pretend, as usual, that everything is fine. Claude François co-wrote it in 1967 after his break-up with the singer France Gall.

Paul Anka heard it in France, wrote completely new English words, and gave it to Frank Sinatra as “My Way” — one of the most recorded songs ever. The French original is sadder and smaller.

It's wonderful for learners: the song walks through a day with reflexive verbs — se lever (to get up), s'habiller (to get dressed) — and the phrase you'll use forever: comme d'habitude.

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