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45 Minutes From Broadway

by: Billy Murray

Menlo Park

Publication date: 1906-00-00 00:00:00

Usage: Public Domain

Topics: Oldtime

This popular song from one of George M. Cohan's many patriotic musicals talks about the difference between New York City and New Rochelle, New York.

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45 Minutes From Broadway

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Digital recording from Edison Black Wax made at Menlo Park.
To find out more visit Menlo Park

Addeddate: 2004-06-06 17:47:53

Album: Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway

Artist: Billy Murray

Boxid: OL100020102

External-identifier: urn:mb_releasegroup_id:c25ef383-7144-31e8-944d-abbcc576f52a
urn:mb_release_id:2b71723c-9cc6-4326-bbf0-9ee4d9ba7616
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Identifier: broadway1906

Numeric_id: 5641

Run time: 2:07

Source: http://www.edisonnj.org/menlopark

Taped by: Menlo Park

Type: sound

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Reviewer: 73A10D - - June 17, 2023
Subject: 45 Minutes from Broadway

Cohan was describing America's ever-present no-know nothings. In the second decade of the 20th century they are known as Donald Trump voters. Of course his city slickers were hardly very wise.

Reviewer: GTMII - - July 4, 2012
Subject: Delmonico, et cetera

Fun recording. The slang is a bit dated, though. "Jays" are hicks, hayseeds, or rubes. Cohan also uses "Reubens" the same way. Delmonico's, Rector's and Brown's were all popular Broadway restaurants. For "the place is a bird," substitute "turkey" for "bird" and you've got it.

I appreciate the lack of processing in this example.

Reviewer: Give me the old time music314 - - January 1, 2010
Subject: Ah, Good Old Time Music...

Sing it Billy...He smiles down from heaven whenever we listen to his songs...
As a resident of New Rochelle, NY...I know exactly what the meaning of this song has...It represents the city from the suburbs...Those were the days!

Reviewer: Spuzz - - April 27, 2005
Subject: Who is Delmonico, Rector or Browne?

A good, but not great Billy Murray record. This George Cohan number has a lot of strange vocabulary (what exactly is a jay??) and therefore I sometimes missed the whole meaning of the song. Oh well. Billy Murray still rocks my socks though..

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