No more talking about the movie. From a contemporary perspective, this is a bizarre story, and the fragment of the theory of relativity in the middle also makes people instantly play. This article mainly talks about the theme song.
The theme song Theme from New York, New York or simply New York, New York, is far more famous than the movie itself, and is regarded as a symbol and anthem of New York in the old era (anthem in the new era is the empire state of mind??). A lot of people (including me) also learned about the movie through this song.
De Niro was born thanks to De Niro: The film's composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb gave Scorsese, De Niro and Minnelli the first version of the film's track play . Scorsese and Minnelli were happy with the track, and De Niro was sitting on the sofa in the distance and beckoned to the old horse, after they took one of their famous Italian walks and De Niro gestured a lot, the old horse came back, sorry Ask the two creators, because And the world goes 'round is too good, De Niro thinks New York, New York as a theme song should be at least stronger than it, can you rewrite a theme song. Kander and Ebb left angrily, highly insulted, "Some ACTOR is going to tell us how to write a song?", went back to the studio and wrote the song in 45 minutes, which is what we hear today New York, New York.
The song's popularity is thanks to Sinatra (Frank Sinatra, weirder translation?). Following the failure of the old horse movie, Minnelli's version of the theme song was not nominated for an Oscar that year. Sinatra's wife repeatedly suggested that Sinatra record the song, but was initially rejected by Sinatra, a friend of Minnelli's mother Judy Garland, "Nah that's Liza's song. She does it great. I'd never take that away from her". However, at the insistence of his wife, "I mean, those lyrics- 'king of the hill'? That's the story of your life!", Sinatra ended the film's screening, and Minnelli's version dropped off the pop chart. At that time, I started singing this song at the concert. Since then, this song has become a hit, and finally replaced My Way as the finale of each concert of Sinatra (press stage?). The lyrics of Sinatra's version differ from Minnelli's version, with "come on, come through" at the end being changed to "It's up to you", and "A-number-one" being added to the line at rallentando. Composer Kander said "He didn't intentionally change the lyrics. What he did is making mistakes, and the mistakes became part of the song". Ebb, the original lyricist, described the "A-number-one" lyrics as "I don't even like it".
New York Mayor Ed Koch loved the song so much that he declared it the official anthem of New York City in 1985 (though it didn't happen, which obviously should be done by the legislature), and played it again at his funeral in 2013 . New York Yankees owner Steinbrenner also loves the song, which has been played after every Yankees game since 1980 (there was a time when the Sinatra version was played on wins and Minnelli on losses. version, though the practice was suspended after Kander and Ebb's music managers once filed a complaint with Yankees lawyers).
The New Yorker's bravado, conceit, and smugness is on full display in this song and in the film. Legend has it that the standard for a person who came to New York from other places to become a true New Yorker is to experience a "-Fuck you! -No, fuck YOU!" moment. (Looks like I still have a long way to go?). "Some New Yorkers are born. Some are born. All are welcome." This sentence was written on the bridge at JFK Airport when I came to study for my Ph.D. "If I can make it here, I'll make it anywhere." It's about Sinatra, an Italian who looked across the river from a young age, Steinbrenner, a Cleveland-born who led the Yankees back to glory, and Scorsese and De Niro who grew up in the lower city. , Kander, a Missouri Jew, and Ebb, a Manhattan Jew, and everyone in town chasing their dreams.
New York, New York has accompanied New Yorkers through several crises. This song was composed during the economic crisis of the 1970s. When the song was played after the Yankees' first game in the spring of 1980, traffic workers went on strike. Mayor Koch stepped onto the Brooklyn Bridge and said to thousands of people walking towards Manhattan "Go to work! Don't let the slobs force us to surrender!" (Left fury?). 10 days after 9/11, Minnelli sang the song before the Mets home game, and that was when the Peace of Heat chorus was formed. On April 16, 2020, during the closure of the city caused by the new coronavirus, the Peace of Heat chorus organized the city's people to applaud medical staff at 7 o'clock every day, and sang on the windowsill in New York, New York. (Although I didn't hear from 112th Street, probably all the students living around have been evacuated?.)
Perhaps the comment that best represents the spirit of the song comes from the New York Times:
Allison Garber, 45, of Windsor Terrace, one of the countless New Yorkers who grew up with the song showing up like a proud uncle at ballgames and public gatherings, heard a friend say it was blasting nightly at 7 pm from an apartment in Manhattan.
“I wanted to bring that to my neighborhood,” she said. “It's undeniable when you hear that last bit, you really have to point out at your city.”
She found herself a little uncomfortable with the A-number-one lyrics, “not at all about community,” and cast about facing for a replacement. From her balcony facing Prospect Park, she tried “Heroes” by David Bowie, “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler, and others. Below, people passed by. Only one song seemed to make them stop, so she brought it back.
“Maybe 'New York, New York' makes everybody feel like they're that person?” she said. “That everyone is king of the hill, top of the heap.”
Wish New York, and another city 13,000 kilometers away, come on, come through.
References:
1. 'New York, New York'. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1137093
2. Michael Wilson. “How De Niro Gave Us Sinatra's 'New York, New York,' Our 7 PM Anthem”. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/nyregion/thank-you-coronavirus- helpers-7pm-sinatra.html
3. Joe, Nocera. “How 'New York, New York' Went to the Top of the Heap”. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/12/sports/baseball/how-new-york- new-york-became-a-no-1-at-yankees-games.html
4. http://www.thefranksinatra.com/songs/new-york-new-york
5. Clyde Haberman. "NYC; A City In Search Of an Anthem". https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/09/nyregion/nyc-a-city-in-search-of-an-anthem .html
When PS was looking for a movie, he found that there was no resource that could be played regardless of the genuine pirated version. It was as if De Niro would be silent when he heard it, and the old horse would cry when he heard it.
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