Pre-Owned New York: Songs of the City (Paperback) 0823083632 9780823083633

Cole Porter, Fanny Brice, Lou Reed, Joni Mitchell: they all had something to sing about New York City. New York has musically inspired so many people in many diverse ways. This is an introduction to the best-loved songs and most evocative music written about America's premiere city. Drawing on years of research, music historian Nancy Groce serves as a guide for this urban tour, which features the lyrics of many of the over 1000 songs written about New York. Some celebrate certain neighbourhoods, such as My Pearl's a Bowery Girl (1894) and Chelsea Morning (1967), some commemorate landmarks -The Statue of Liberty Is Smiling (1918) and Stompin' at the Savoy (1936) - while some pay tribute to the beautiful, musical, resilient city itself, such as 1977's smash I Love New York and the less insistent I Happen to Like New York (1930).

Title: New York: Songs of the City ISBN10: 0823083632 EAN: 9780823083633 Genre: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture Author: Groce, Nancy CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.