New York New York (so good they named it twice) " = gerard kenny New York New York = gene kelly, frank sinatra & jules munshin (from the film 'on the town') in a New York minute = don henley king of the New York streets = dion
"Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten From the Battery to the top of Manhattan Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin Black, White, New York you make it happen"
'bleecker street'................simon and garfunkel
i love the area around bleecker street, why just last xmas day we headed to washington square with the purpose of some serious chess hustling...it was an amazing afternoon fur scoatland.......USA 0-4 Soatland.unbelievable even given the strong sweet tobacco like waft around my table (i won 1 game, the boy won 3 and he was playing lightning with a clock!)the idea is the hustlers take your money but like good scots before us we paid for the privilege (its called carnaigieism)...anyway if that wasn't good enough another short walk and your in C.E. Bigelows the chemist where you can buy the most incredible shaving cream ever invented....next day i even went into harlem and bought a cool classy homburg on 125th street...thats malcolm x's sidewalks....the day after and it was hot dogs on coney island....new york wits it like bro?
Stop off at Ardglass for a couple of jars of mussels and some potted herrings in case we get famished before dinner. On and on, over the hill and the craic is good. Chanced on Get It On on the i-Phone, crossed on a red light......
Ach I wouldn't give them the time if day DC. Just last Wed. or Thurs. left the office late... BB mentioned a double shout for Julie & HH.. two stalwarts whom I think "they" believe could join the Farcebookers... Let's sweeten them up with a shout BUT no play fir the petulant Bloggers!
Hello - "New York Groove"
ReplyDeleteJennifer Warnes - "First We Take Manhattan"
got to be Joe Cocker;'s version Billy!
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DeleteRe "New York Groove", I mailed that in at 0815 this morning. Did it get played? How can we be telt (TM)?
New York New York (so good they named it twice) " = gerard kenny
ReplyDeleteNew York New York = gene kelly, frank sinatra & jules munshin (from the film 'on the town')
in a New York minute = don henley
king of the New York streets = dion
Hey Patrick nice to hear from you! :o)
DeleteThanks. Keep going with this blog
DeleteNobody pays any attention to our suggestions but this blog allows us to pretend we're still valued by the BBC
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ReplyDeleteDrag QUEENS in Limousines - Mary Gauthier
Sinatra's rendition is okay, but I prefer the original;
New York, New York - Liza Minnelli
Beastie Boys - "An Open Letter To NYC"
ReplyDelete"Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten
From the Battery to the top of Manhattan
Asian, Middle-Eastern and Latin
Black, White, New York you make it happen"
ReplyDelete...and that Brooklyn, Brooklyn song. Gaie knows the one.
:o)
I and Love and You - The Avett Brothers
Deletewell i'm gonna fb these two.............
ReplyDelete'rockaway beach'............ramones
'bleecker street'................simon and garfunkel
i love the area around bleecker street, why just last xmas day we headed to washington square with the purpose of some serious chess hustling...it was an amazing afternoon fur scoatland.......USA 0-4 Soatland.unbelievable even given the strong sweet tobacco like waft around my table (i won 1 game, the boy won 3 and he was playing lightning with a clock!)the idea is the hustlers take your money but like good scots before us we paid for the privilege (its called carnaigieism)...anyway if that wasn't good enough another short walk and your in C.E. Bigelows the chemist where you can buy the most incredible shaving cream ever invented....next day i even went into harlem and bought a cool classy homburg on 125th street...thats malcolm x's sidewalks....the day after and it was hot dogs on coney island....new york wits it like bro?
cheers frae the dale
Stop off at Ardglass for a couple of jars of mussels and some potted herrings in case we get famished before dinner. On and on, over the hill and the craic is good. Chanced on Get It On on the i-Phone, crossed on a red light......
DeleteAh Washington Square! Ain't that were Ms Baez saw the singing hoover smiling out that crummy hotel window.
DeleteBrooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me) --- Steely Dan
ReplyDeleteAs far as i can remember this is the first Steely Dan track i heard... loved it then ..
Love it still
It aint my fault Its 6 oclock in the morning He said As he came up out of the night .....
ReplyDeleteThe Clash - Broadway
Written for the Warriors movie and is about him growing up in Queens
ReplyDeleteIn The City / Joe Walsh
Al.
New York eyes / Timmy Thomas
ReplyDeleteHas Nancy Cantor ever visited NYC? Ms Baps should fess up!
ReplyDeleteBTW disappointed... mail, F/B! Can't understand why you'd care to continue contributing to dumbed down GIO?
Just a wee challenge to see if I can get a song on the playlist MM, nothing more. Like many here, I don't tune in nowadays
DeleteAch I wouldn't give them the time if day DC. Just last Wed. or Thurs. left the office late... BB mentioned a double shout for Julie & HH.. two stalwarts whom I think "they" believe could join the Farcebookers... Let's sweeten them up with a shout BUT no play fir the petulant Bloggers!
ReplyDeleteShove it where the Sun don't shine!