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In 2010, Sting re-recorded the song in an orchestral version for his album Symphonicities. "Englishman/African in New York", a reworking of the song recorded with African artist Shirazee was released as a non-album digital-only single on 19 March 2021. [8] Shirazee had previously covered the song as "African in New York" with Sting's approval. [9]
"An Englishman in New York" is a song by Godley & Creme, from their 1979 album Freeze Frame. It is memorable for an innovative self-produced music video which involved Godley singing in front of Creme, as Creme conducted mannequins dressed up as members of a 1930s big band orchestra.
Three years after its release on both the album and in single form, "Englishman in New York" was remixed in mid-1990 by Dutch producer Ben Liebrand. Providing a stronger dance beat, as well as an extended introduction, the song was a hit in clubs and reached number 15 in the UK singles chart.
The Godley and Creme song is clearly called "An Englishman in New York", according to the cover of the single in the article. The Sting song is called "Englishman in New York", according to the back of Nothing Like the Sun, and also the single cover here. The different is slight but it is undeniably there; this article is the wrong place to ...
The song was such a big hit that New York City named Swift as an official Global Welcome Ambassador for the city. That wasn’t the only time Swift has shown love for her adopted home.
Recently, I played I Pity Inanimate Objects from Freeze Frame and I remembered how and why we actually did that. The idea was driven by a new piece of equipment called a harmoniser. It's used in studios all the time these days as a corrective device to get performances in tune, but this early version came with a keyboard.
Edward Norton on Playing a Folk Legend, and Foil to the Hero, in ‘A Complete Unknown’: ‘Pete Seeger’s Integrity Can Coexist With Dylan’s — I Love the Lack of Judgment in This Film’
The film follows Quentin Crisp's move in the late 1970s from London to New York City, where he was embraced by celebrities and artists. [1] Crisp becomes a local, and then more national celebrity and writes for New York magazines. He struggles to find his way through flippant comments he makes during the AIDS crisis which he refuses to recant.