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Weil and Mann were based at Aldon Music, located at 1650 Broadway, New York City, and the song as written by Mann/Weil was originally recorded by the Cookies (although the Crystals' version beat them to release) and featured an upbeat lyric in which the protagonist is still on her way to Broadway and sings "I got to get there soon, or I'll just die".
The lyrics salute the nightlife of Broadway and its denizens, who "don't sleep tight until the dawn." The song was introduced by Wini Shaw in the musical film Gold Diggers of 1935 , [ 1 ] and, in an unusual move, it was used as background music in a sequence in the Bette Davis film Special Agent that same year.
"Broadway Blues", also known as "The Broadway Blues", is a blues song with lyrics by Arthur Swanstrom and music by Carey Morgan. The song was introduced by Lillian Lorraine in Florence Ziegfeld 's 1918 Broadway musical revue Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic . [ 1 ]
"Chinatown, My Chinatown" music by Jean Schwartz; lyrics by William Jerome "Chopin Visits Brooklyn" by Mike Garson "Chorus Picking Time on Broadway" music by James F. Hanley; lyrics by Eddie Dowling "Christmas God of New York" by Baby Bird "Christmas in Brooklyn" by Erik Frandsen "Christmas in Harlem" by Kanye West and CyHi Da Prynce and Teyana ...
Bye Bye Birdie is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart. Originally titled Let's Go Steady , Bye Bye Birdie is set in 1958. The play's book was influenced by Elvis Presley being drafted into the Army in 1957.
"Give My Regards to Broadway" is a song written by George M. Cohan for his musical play Little Johnny Jones which debuted in 1904 in New York. Cohan, playing the title character, sings this song as his friend is about to sail to America , looking for evidence aboard the ship that will clear his name for allegedly throwing the English Derby .
"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" is a song written by Burton Lane (music) and Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics) for the 1965 Broadway musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. It was subsequently performed by American actress and vocalist Barbra Streisand in the 1970 film adaptation of the musical.
"Somewhere", sometimes referred to as "Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)" or simply "There's a Place for Us", is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story that was made into films in 1961 and 2021. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.