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"Theme from New York, New York", often abbreviated to just "New York, New York", is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese musical film New York, New York (1977), composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb.
New York, New York by Frank Sinatra song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
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The song, officially titled “Theme from New York, New York,” but known by millions simply as “New York, New York,” was written by Fred Ebb and John Kander. (There is an entirely different song called “New York, New York” also performed by Frank Sinatra along with Gene Kelly and Jules Munshin in the 1949 movie musical On The Town.) The 1977 musical ...
The writing team of Ebb and Kander also composed songs for other musicals, including Cabaret, Chicago and Liza With a Z. However, in writing the theme song for New York, New York, they met their match with actor De Niro, who disliked the initial version of the song and suggested they rework it, as composer Kander and lyricist Ebb told NPRin 2002. T...
With the film a flop and their song seemingly relegated to invisibility in Hollywood history (it wasn’t even nominated for an Academy Award), Ebb and Kander moved on to other projects. One of the movie’s stars, however, Liza Minnelli, kept the song in the public’s sight by performing it frequently at her concerts. Eventually, her dear friend and fe...
Oct 6, 2008 · Sinatra made two more studio recordings of the song in 1981 (for his NBC TV special The Man and His Music) and 1993 (for Capitol Records). From the latter, an electronic duet with Tony Bennett...
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Mar 28, 2019 · Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupTheme From New York, New York · Frank SinatraTrilogy: Past, Present & Future℗ 1980 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC...
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New York, New York Lyrics. Start spreading the news, I'm leaving today. I want to be a part of it - New York, New York. These vagabond shoes, are longing to stray. Right through the very heart of it - New York, New York.
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