Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
In 1952, Sondheim was looking for material to make into a musical, and hit upon the idea of adapting the 1945 movie The Clock, starring Judy Garland.
He wrote this song, but eventually lost interest in the project.
[NEW YORKER]
I love New York
I've lived here thirty-six years
And buddy, I'm sold
It's great in New York
There's so much to see and to do—
At least, so I'm told
That's what I hear
Let me make it clear
There's the Bowery
And the Battery
And there's Broadway
And Times Square
But I'm seldom ever there
Myself
There's the Statue of Liberty
It's a lot of fun to climb
But I've never had the time
Myself
All week at the office
I think of the city
And how I could do it up brown
By Friday it's gotten me down
So I get out of town
But the Cloisters
And there's Chinatown—
There's so much to see and do
How I wish that I were you
And had time to see
The sights in New York too!
Ah, New, New York!
La da da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da
There's the Bowery
And the Battery
And there's Broadway
And Times Square
But I'm seldom ever there
Myself
There's the Statue of Liberty
It's a lot of fun to climb
But I've never had the time
Myself
All week at the office
I think of the city
And how I could do it up brown
By Friday it's gotten me down
So I get out of town
But the Cloisters
And there's Chinatown—
There's so much to see and do
How I wish that I were you
And had time to see
The sight of New York too!
Ah, New
New York is wonderful
Da da da da da da
It's great in New York
Da da da da da
Da da da da da da
La da da da
La da da da da
New York Song was written by Stephen Sondheim.
New York Song was produced by Peter E. Jones.
Stephen Sondheim released New York Song on Tue Oct 25 2005.