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Sheet music for "New York, New York" from On the Town "New York, New York" is a song from the 1944 musical On the Town and the 1949 MGM musical film of the same name. The music was written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. A well known line of this song is: New York, New York, a helluva town.
"New York '93" from Summer Song "New York After Hours" by Eddie Gale "New York Afternoon" by Richie Cole "New York and Chicago" music by Albert Von Tilzer; lyrics by Junie McCree "New York As A Muse" by Yoko Ono "New York At Night" by Kelly Marie "New York at Night" by Willie Nile "New York Avec Toi" by Téléphone "New York Avenue Bridge" by ...
The song describes, in several choruses, the simple delights of Manhattan for a young couple in love. The joke is that these "delights" are really some of the worst, or cheapest, sights that New York has to offer; for example, the stifling, humid stench of the subway in summertime is described as "balmy breezes", while the noisy, grating pushcarts on Mott Street are "gently gliding by".
"I Happen to Like New York" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1930 musical The New Yorkers when it was introduced by Oscar Ragland. [ 1 ] The song has become a standard of the Great American Songbook , with recordings by many different artists.
There are conflicting explanations regarding the origins of the term "Tin Pan Alley". The most popular account holds that it was originally a derogatory reference made by Monroe H. Rosenfeld in the New York Herald to the collective sound made by many "cheap upright pianos" all playing different tunes being reminiscent of the banging of tin pans in an alleyway.
"Our Town" is a 1983 song by American rock musician Marshall Crenshaw.The song was released on his 1983 album Field Day.Written as an ode to Crenshaw's hometown at the time, New York City, the song features a melody inspired by Babs Cooper's version of "Honest I Do," a record that Crenshaw had heard in his childhood.
The song is on the soundtrack of the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted [18] and is sung in character by Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. [19] The song is featured prominently in the beginning of the 2006 Lost episode "A Tale of Two Cities". [20] The song plays on a loop in a scene from the 2019 film Escape Room. [21] [22] [23]
"New York" is a sombre ballad mourning the end of a relationship. [5] Unlike Clark's previous material, "New York" does not contain "fiery guitar playing, nor the squelching industrial soundscapes of her great self-titled album from 2014. It's just her voice, and some simple lilting piano chords—that's about it."