I’d never take that away from her.” Frank had been close to Liza’s mother, Judy Garland, since the 1940’s , and he treated Liza like a sassy daughter. Start spreadin' the news, I'm leaving todayI want to be a part of it: New York, New York. When Martin Scorsese directed the 1977 musical New York New York, starring Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro (who Frank always hoped might play him in a movie one day), I had an idea. I kept calling Dorothy. Frank Sinatra likes changing lyrics, as we know, and though not as much as he does for The Lady Is a Tramp for example, he does it for New York New York as well. A year later Frank relented and recorded what was to become a Sinatra anthem. ‘New York New York’ is much more of a man’s song. By far the most commercially successful number of The Present –on all of Trilogy, in fact- was not any kind of youth-directed pop-art at all but what amounts to a show tune from a flop film, “New York New York.” Frank Military, who had left Sinatra’s employ at the end of the Capitol era, rightfully busts his buttons with pride at having been the first to pull Sinatra’s coattails to this piece of material. Its in the new mint condition. ( 1986-07-04 Golden Nugget), Frank Sinatra: A ballad, beautiful ballad, written by Fred Ebb and John Kander(1991 October 5, Frankfurt), Frank Sinatra: The national anthem! From the latter, an electronic duet with Tony Bennett was produced for Sinatra's Duets album. [3] The phrase is both the first and fourth on a list of three superlative titles the singer strives to achieve — "A-number-one, top of the list, king of the hill, A-number-one" — where Ebb's original lyrics (performed by Minnelli) were "king of the hill, head of the list, cream of the crop, at the top of the heap.". “New York,” as the Military suggests, has become more closely identified with Sinatra than any other song, even perhaps more than “My Way.” (As late as 1990, in the horror comedy Gremlins 2, when the army of furry little killer mesquites are about to invade Fun City en masse, their head honcho cheers them on by donning a trench coat and fedora and breaking into “Start spreading the news…”). Clarence Clemons, who played the sax in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, had the biggest solo hit of anyone in the group - aside from Springsteen - when "You're A Friend Of Mine" hit #18 in 1985. And that is also Sinatra. The Yankees consistently have the biggest payroll in baseball and have won the most championships. [2] The song made a minor showing in the UK (#59); however, it recharted several years later and reached #4 in 1986. Try it out there and see what happens.” He finally agreed and asked Don Costa to arrange a brassy version for his voice accompanied by his usual big orchestra. [22][23], The song was played thoroughly throughout New York City during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020 by residents expressing pride and solidarity. The irony was that the number’s biggest fan (yours truly) rarely got to hear it all the way through because, by the time he was on his finale, I’d be slipping out the side door in his cue of “These little town blues are melting away…” because Frank’s version of “New York New York” was adopted by the Yankees and played after every victory, a fact that made us both very proud. Many sports teams in New York City have played this song in their arenas/stadiums, but the New York Yankees are the most prominent example. The Sinatra version is played at the end of every New York Rangers game at Madison Square Garden. Although he never admitted I was right to have suggested “New York New York” for him, I know he always felt a great personal connection to the song because he chose it thereafter as his closing number, replacing “My Way.” Not that he gave me any credit for that; he said only that it was too strong an opener and needed to be moved to the back. ", The singer/bassist for Concrete Blonde talks about how her songs come from clairvoyance, and takes us through the making of their hit "Joey.". I'll buy it?" (9 October 1991, The Point)*, Frank Sinatra: A couple guys named Fred Web and John Kander wrote this and the late Don Costa’s tremendous orchestration. Regardless of where I am, I feel like I’m walking around Ellis Island, admiring the most iconic American landmark. We have to take it out of the overture.’ So I wrote a new ending for Don’s overture. Puppet comedy YouTube web series, Glove and Boots recorded a parody of the song in 2015, titled "New York, New York ft Johnny T". It was in 1979 , in Los Angeles, that he made the recording that endures today. In 1979, "Theme from New York, New York" was recorded by Frank Sinatra for his album Trilogy: Past Present Future (1980), and has since become closely associated with him. ^shipments figures based on certification alone, The song has been embraced as a celebration of New York City, and is often heard at New York City social events, such as weddings and bar mitzvahs. This song always brings me back to a time when the world seemed small and a lot less scary. The Frank Sinatra version is also played during the annual Times Square New Year's Day celebrations, immediately after "Auld Lang Syne" and the ball drop that signifies the new year.[19]. I would love to know how to reach Dorothy Uhlmann. Between August and September of that year, however, he felt his take on the tune had so improved that he should remake the number, doing it on the same date that he was also tackling part of the Billy May portion of the package. (21 November 1993, Foxwoods Casino), I’ll make it, I’ll make it anywhere. Frank Sinatra: This is a wonderful song about one of the beautiful cities in our world, this is a very famous song all over the world. It came over as a new, defiant personal statement as much as a paean to a city. New York New York became the closer, and nothing has ever come along, and nothing ever will, as I see it. (1980-09-13, Royal Festival Hall, London, England), I’m gonna make it ehmm anywhere. ")[18], An instrumental version of the song is used as the main theme music for NBC's broadcasts of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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