My Way: Song was the perfect choice for Donald Trump's first dance as US President

Dancing with First Lady Melania, the lyrics took on a brand new meaning

US President Donald Trump and the first lady Melania Trump dance at the Liberty Ball at the Washington DC Convention Center following Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017. (Jim Watson/Getty)

Donald Trump is officially the 45th President of the United States of America, following his inauguration on Friday 20 January.

As part of the inauguration celebrations, he danced his first dance as President with his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, to the song 'My Way', popularised in 1969 by one Frank Sinatra.

Eight years ago, Beyonce serenaded President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with a stunning rendition of Etta James' 'At Last'.

It was the perfect song for a joyous, hopeful moment celebrating America's first black President, and last night's song choice - performed by three little-known singers - was equally fitting for very different reasons.

On Thursday Sinatra's daughter Nancy tweeted and later deleted a post telling a fan to "remember the first line of the song" after she was asked how she felt about Trump having the song performed at his inauguration ceremony.

She was, of course, referring to the opening words: "And now, the end is near."

Sinatra himself came to loathe the song, believing that it was "self-serving and self-indulgent".

Performed for Trump, the lyrics take on a new meaning as a self-congratulatory ballad about a man who did what he wanted, to whomever he wanted, and still won.

It is a musical representation of Trump's approach to the presidency, as outlined in his first speech, which Germany has already accused of having "highly nationalistic tones".

For Trump, it has been made clear, it is his way or no way at all.