On MEDIUM: "Is 'New York, New York' a Song for All Seasons?"

 

Photo: Bonni Brodnick

     “Blue Skies,” “I’ve Got the World on a String,” and “Hound Dog” were all part of the singer’s repertoire hired to entertain residents of The Maplewood at Strawberry Hill, where my 90-year-old mother lives. (She’s the one on the left.) The garden was a sea of wheelchairs and walkers as he sang to an audience of octo- and nonagenarians. When he got to “New York, New York,” I lost it. 

This year, this song, has been especially evocative.

On MEDIUM, go to  

"Is 'New York, New York' a Song for All Seasons?"