I Happen to Like New York
"I Happen to Like New York" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1930 musical The New Yorkers when it was introduced by Oscar Ragland.[1]
Other recordings[edit]
The song has become a standard of the Great American Songbook, with recordings by many different artists, among them:
- British-born singer Dorothy Carless closes her album Mixed Emotions (1956) with the song.
- Judy Garland recorded the song for her 1962 album The Garland Touch,[2]
- Caterina Valente recorded the song as the title track of her 1964 album.[3]
- In 1973, Bobby Short included it on the album Live at the Café Carlyle[4]
- The song opens the 1987 Liza Minnelli live album At Carnegie Hall.[5]
Popular culture[edit]
- The Bobby Short recording was used in the 1993 film Manhattan Murder Mystery.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
See also[edit]
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