that is a great song.

Exactly my thoughts.

I'm a big Sinatra fan, but ESoM was the city's anthem last year and they obviously want to go in a more youthful direction. NY, NY gets played every goddamn game at Yankee Stadium, it's not as if there's nowhere to hear it anymore.

Sacrilege
 

this whole song thing pisses me off and i don't even like the song n.y n.y.

with all the b.s. going on with N.Y. racing you have to wonder what knuckle head said" yeah, that sounds like a good idea. lets change the song that we have been singing for years to show everyone we're on top of it.
lets not worry about casinos, bankruptcy and OTB's right now. lets just fluck with everyone and do something symbolic"

what do you think they expect to gain by changing the song? payola?

i believe they should not only sing n.y. n.y. but have liza come out and perform it.

i just saw her on joy behar and she looks great!

Yes, let's all listen to the male Liza Minnelli fan. Because changing a song no one listens to means they're not worrying about their big issues.

hey now!

:p

"East Side-West Side" was seriously dated, stale and empty 40 years ago.

"New York-New York" always seemed artificial, shallow and self centered.


Though apt, perhaps.

But I'm open to new things.

I could have cozied up to Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind."

your right.

their "to do" list was:

#1. fix or get rid of OTB.

#2. get a VLT's/casino at aqueduct. (like 5 years later)

#3.change that annoying song before the belmont stakes.

They probably said:

"well we f'd up the first two so lets just move on to #3.
Oh! that we can do!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ss1...eature=related

The original's too slow, so this is my suggestion. I'm sure DT'ers will love it.

what does the verse" they shot pac 5 times" have to do with the belmont stakes?

What does anything in Sinatra's song have to do with the Belmont Stakes? I'm all for just looping the chorus. I also think it was Liza who shot Pac.

at least there is no mention of killing in n.y n.y.

anyway, we will have to continue this conversation later as it is almost 2 am here and there is a big race later today.

nice chatting with you and good luck with your picks1 let me know how you do.

i'm going with ice box and 5 horses underneath.

New York New York so nice they name it twice lol this new york song is raw..

but the Jay Z an Alicia Keys is the best fit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5H7dxtPXLSQ

was so good that ABC booted it for a commercial... bring back Frank!

Payback for no Manhattan!

great point!

I'm guessing Tupac gave someone a bad tip on a horse once?

thank you. that was really, really bad. (no disrespect to the singer)

just a bad idea.

Next year they need to represent one of the boroughs...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcsEop0NPGM

Joe Drape apparently tweeted last night that he'd have no problem with replacing New York, New York with Empire State of Mind. That right there is another reason not to change.