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* ''[[The Story Of Willie The Pimp]]'': ''"The Lido Hotel, this perverted hotel in Coney Island"'' | * ''[[The Story Of Willie The Pimp]]'': ''"The Lido Hotel, this perverted hotel in Coney Island"'' | ||
* ''[[Bwana Dik]]'': ''"My God, Madge... you voluptuous New York City slit..."'' | * ''[[Bwana Dik]]'': ''"My God, Madge... you voluptuous New York City slit..."'' | ||
| + | * ''[[What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?]]'': ''"This is the swingin'est place in New York City."'' | ||
* ''[[Billy The Mountain]]''': ''"Yes! They were going to New York! (...) Please to New York! Fly to New York!"'' | * ''[[Billy The Mountain]]''': ''"Yes! They were going to New York! (...) Please to New York! Fly to New York!"'' | ||
* ''[[Camarillo Brillo]]'': ''"And every cricket who had chorused by the bush in Buffalo."'' | * ''[[Camarillo Brillo]]'': ''"And every cricket who had chorused by the bush in Buffalo."'' | ||
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* ''[[Zappa In New York]]'' | * ''[[Zappa In New York]]'' | ||
* ''[[Canarsie]]'' (location in Brooklyn) | * ''[[Canarsie]]'' (location in Brooklyn) | ||
| + | * ''[[Wistful Wit A Fist-Full]]'': ''"In de suburbean out-skirt of ol' Manhattan."'' | ||
* ''[[Broadway The Hard Way]]'' | * ''[[Broadway The Hard Way]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Any Kind Of Pain]]'': ''"Broadway the Hard Way, ladies and gentlemen!"'' | + | ** ''[[Any Kind Of Pain]]'': ''"Broadway the Hard Way, ladies and gentlemen! You are the girl somebody invented in a grim little office on Madison Avenue. (...) She dines with actors and [[Wall Street]] characters."'' |
| + | ** ''[[Planet Of The Baritone Women]]'': ''"Meanwhile on Wall Street"''. | ||
* Zappa's annual [[Halloween]] concerts were held in New York. | * Zappa's annual [[Halloween]] concerts were held in New York. | ||
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==People born in New York== | ==People born in New York== | ||
| + | * [[Action Bronson]] | ||
* [[Steve Allen]] | * [[Steve Allen]] | ||
| + | * [[Joan Baez]] | ||
* [[Lenny Bruce]] | * [[Lenny Bruce]] | ||
| + | * [[Teddy Bunn]] | ||
* [[Aaron Copland]] | * [[Aaron Copland]] | ||
* [[Robert Craft]] | * [[Robert Craft]] | ||
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* [[Tony Bennett]] | * [[Tony Bennett]] | ||
* [[Elliott Carter]] | * [[Elliott Carter]] | ||
| + | * [[George Gershwin]] | ||
| + | * [[Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five]] | ||
| + | * [[Robert Gluck]] | ||
* [[Bob Guy]] | * [[Bob Guy]] | ||
* [[Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein|Oscar Hammerstein II]] | * [[Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein|Oscar Hammerstein II]] | ||
* [[Lorenz Hart]] | * [[Lorenz Hart]] | ||
| + | * [[John Tasker Howard]] | ||
* [[Mike Keneally]] | * [[Mike Keneally]] | ||
* [[Loeb & Leopold]] | * [[Loeb & Leopold]] | ||
| + | * [[Gordon Liddy]] | ||
* [[Gary Lucas]] | * [[Gary Lucas]] | ||
* [[Harpo Marx]] | * [[Harpo Marx]] | ||
| + | * [[MF Doom]] (born in London, but raised in Long Beach, New York) | ||
* [[Meredith Monk]] | * [[Meredith Monk]] | ||
* [[Moondog]] (born in Marysville, Kansas, moved to New York City) | * [[Moondog]] (born in Marysville, Kansas, moved to New York City) | ||
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* [[Sight After Dark]] | * [[Sight After Dark]] | ||
* [[Phil Spector]] | * [[Phil Spector]] | ||
| + | * [[Cecil Taylor]] | ||
| + | * [[Tommy Tedesco]] | ||
* [[Ian Underwood]] | * [[Ian Underwood]] | ||
* [[Ruth Underwood]] | * [[Ruth Underwood]] | ||
* [[Steve Vai]] | * [[Steve Vai]] | ||
| + | * [[Frank Vignola]] | ||
* [[Wolfman Jack]] | * [[Wolfman Jack]] | ||
* [[Moon Zappa]] | * [[Moon Zappa]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Bleecker Bob]] | * [[Bleecker Bob]] | ||
| + | * [[Broadway]] | ||
* [[Cafe Au Go Go]] | * [[Cafe Au Go Go]] | ||
* [[Electric Lady Studios]] | * [[Electric Lady Studios]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:04, 31 July 2026
Most populous city in the United States of America, birthplace of Moon Zappa.
Contents
References to New York in Zappa's work
- The Statue Of Liberty is depicted on the cover of We're Only In It For The Money.
- King Kong
- The Story Of Willie The Pimp: "The Lido Hotel, this perverted hotel in Coney Island"
- Bwana Dik: "My God, Madge... you voluptuous New York City slit..."
- What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?: "This is the swingin'est place in New York City."
- Billy The Mountain': "Yes! They were going to New York! (...) Please to New York! Fly to New York!"
- Camarillo Brillo: "And every cricket who had chorused by the bush in Buffalo."
- Some of the constellations on the star map of One Size Fits All refer to parts of the New York subway system: 125th, Houston, Lenox, Spring Garden St., Canal and Yellow. Another constellation is Borscht, a Jewish neighborhood in New York City, named after the vegetable soup, and Al Capone, a gangster born in Brooklyn.
- Zappa In New York
- Canarsie (location in Brooklyn)
- Wistful Wit A Fist-Full: "In de suburbean out-skirt of ol' Manhattan."
- Broadway The Hard Way
- Any Kind Of Pain: "Broadway the Hard Way, ladies and gentlemen! You are the girl somebody invented in a grim little office on Madison Avenue. (...) She dines with actors and Wall Street characters."
- Planet Of The Baritone Women: "Meanwhile on Wall Street".
- Zappa's annual Halloween concerts were held in New York.
Zappa concerts held in New York
- 66/11/23-26 New York NY US Balloon Farm
- 66/12/02-03 New York NY US Balloon Farm
- 66/12/23-31 New York NY US Balloon Farm
- 67/05/20 New York NY US Village Gate
- 68/02/29 New York NY US Hilton Hotel
- 68/08/03 New York NY US Wollman Rink, Central Park
- 69/02/13 New York NY US The Factory
- 69/02/14 New York NY US McMillin Theater, Columbia University
- 69/04/25 New York NY US Colden Center, Queens College
- 69/08/02 New York NY US Wollman Rink, Central Park
- 71/11/12 New York NY US The Dick Cavett Show
- 74/10/31 New York NY US Felt Forum
- 75/10/31 New York NY US Felt Forum
- 78/10/27-29 New York NY US Palladium
- 78/10/31 New York NY US Palladium
- 80/10/30-11/01 New York NY US Palladium
People born in New York
- Action Bronson
- Steve Allen
- Joan Baez
- Lenny Bruce
- Teddy Bunn
- Aaron Copland
- Robert Craft
- Warren Cuccurullo
- Howard Kaylan
- Tony Bennett
- Elliott Carter
- George Gershwin
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
- Robert Gluck
- Bob Guy
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Lorenz Hart
- John Tasker Howard
- Mike Keneally
- Loeb & Leopold
- Gordon Liddy
- Gary Lucas
- Harpo Marx
- MF Doom (born in London, but raised in Long Beach, New York)
- Meredith Monk
- Moondog (born in Marysville, Kansas, moved to New York City)
- Tiger Morse
- Jack Nicholson
- Mike Portnoy
- B. Mitchel Reed
- Lou Reed
- Carl Sagan
- Jerrold Schatzberg
- Daniel Schorr
- Ed Seeman
- Roger Huntington Sessions
- George Shultz
- Sight After Dark
- Phil Spector
- Cecil Taylor
- Tommy Tedesco
- Ian Underwood
- Ruth Underwood
- Steve Vai
- Frank Vignola
- Wolfman Jack
- Moon Zappa
- John Zorn
See also
- Bleecker Bob
- Broadway
- Cafe Au Go Go
- Electric Lady Studios
- Fillmore Venues
- Garrick Theatre
- Glenoaks
- Greenwich Village
- The Guy On The Staten Island Ferry…
- Hotel Van Rensselaer
- Lincoln Center
- Mayfair Studios
- The Mudd Club
- NBC
- Palladium
- New York Philharmonic
- The New York Times
- Saturday Night Live
- Some Time In New York City
- Studio 54
- Record Plant
- WLIR, Long Island
- WPIX, New York
- Wall Street
- Wall Street Journal
- White Street
