Saturday, May 18, 2013

♫ New York, New York :: Frank Sinatra ::

The City of New York has been the most populous city in the United States since 1790, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city located in the state of New York, it exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment. As host of United Nations headquarters, New York is also an important center for international affairs.

"New York, New York" is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film New York, New York (1977), composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb. It was written for and performed in the film by Liza Minnelli. It was suggested to him by Howard Huntridge, an English Television producer, during a meeting at Caesars Palace Las Vegas in 1977. The song has been embraced as a celebration of New York City, and is popular particularly at public social events in the city, lending it a quasi-status as the city's anthem. In 1979, it was recorded by Frank Sinatra, for his album Trilogy: Past Present Future (1980), and has since become closely associated with him. He occasionally performed it live with Minnelli as a duet.
 
* Source: Wikipedia


Listen to the song and complete the lyrics with the missing words:
city (x2)   -   part   -   shoes   -   sleeps (x2)   -   list   -   one   -   news   -   you   -   today   -   blues (x2)

Start spreading the (1)
I'm leaving (2)
I want to be (3) of it
New York, New York

These vagabond (4)
Are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it
New York, New York

I wanna wake up in that  (5)
That doesn't (6)
And find I'm king of the hill
Top of the heap  

These little town  (7)
Are melting away
I'll make a brand new start of it
In old New York

If I can make it there
I'll make it anywhere
It's up to (8)
New York, New York

New York, New York
I want to wake up in that (9)
That never (10)
And find I'm a number
Top of the (11)
King of the hill
A number (12)

These little town (13)
Are melting away
I'm gonna make a brand new start of it
In old New York
And if I can make it there 
I'm gonna make it anywhere
It's up to you
New York, New York
New York



* Key: 1) news. 2) today, 3) part, 4) shoes, 5) city, 6) sleeps, 7) blues, 8) you, 9) city, 10) sleeps 11) hill,  12) one, 13) blues


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