It may be too early to tell whether Kelly Clarkson’s 8-year-old son Remy has inherited his mother’s talent, but he definitely has her charm and confidence.
as his mother recalled The Kelly Clarkson Show Wednesday (November 27), “[He] Just walked in today and said, “Who do I need to talk to to sing my song?” I said, “Okay, sir.” They were so funny. I love my children very much.
Before the day’s taping, Clarkson played about 25 seconds of video of Remy singing a cover of Frank Sinatra’s classic “My Way” to warm up the studio audience. Clarkson’s 10-year-old daughter River provided the audience’s vocal support (and, no doubt, moral support). The studio audience gave Remy a round of applause.
The song is typically sung by middle-aged performers – Sinatra was 53 when he cut the song – looking back on their lives and taking stock of their successes and failures. The English lyrics, written by Paul Anka, include such gems as: “Regrets, I’ve had some/But then again, too few to mention.”
Sinatra’s version peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1969 and won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Male Vocal Performance. His recordings were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000. song. (Presley’s version, released posthumously in 1977, ranked higher on the Hot 100 than Sinatra’s version, at No. 22.) Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious in 1978 A punk rock version of the song was recorded in 2001.
“My Way” is adapted from the French song “Comme d’habitude”, composed by Jacques Revaux and lyrics by Gilles Thibaut and Claude François. François performed for the first time in 1967.
Watch young Remy show off his talent and grit on his mom’s TV show below.
