The Manhattan Transfer - "Boy From New York City" (Live) ABC TV "Fridays" (1981)

[petejtait]

I've not heard this song for a longggg time and it's still as refreshing as ever!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!

[55mikeymikey]

They remind me of what you would get if my parents were in a band.

[abcabc22100]

the one gal sure can sing, but the red head sure can move. she is one funky lady. love her.

[abcabc22100]

this is just too much damned fun. have to get out of this hick town in southern indiana.

[dennybish67]

I've rarely seen Manhatten Transfer deliver a lacklustre performance...they are passionate vocalists and dedicated to their craft and you can instantly tell that they love to sing...cool cats :)

[isuriadireja91]

maaannn..i remember this show. it just seemed like a bad SNL ripoff. it was seldom funny. but now to see one of my all time jazz vocal group, The Manhattan Transfer, was one of their guests, i have a new respect for the show.

[Lovee51299]

I have to do this for this one group I am in (The best group of singing at the school) We will be preforming in Washington D.C. in March 2012I hope I dont mess up for the altos!!!!

[jbolio888]

Fridays was a great show. 

[Dashland13]

I don't remember them looking so cheesy back then...lol

[ClassicRocker61]

@Dashland13  It WAS the 80's

[badsouldier]

@Dashland13 LOL

[onedaymore78]

I have the soprano solo. I'm performing it tomorrow, and I just hope I can do the solo justice!

[Lottoman17]

@onedaymore78 Good Luck!! I'll cross my fingers for you tomorrow!! ;-) 

[amyvocalist]

@onedaymore78 Me too, I've not done it since 2009 and I'm singing it again in March, It's such fun to sing though!

[sherriffnoldie]

You can guess the year by the hair

What's a mohair suit?

[caliger617]

I remember this tv show and totally remember this episode.

[marasu66]

If Jan Hammer's Miami Vice opening theme {YT/watch?v=GQDU-2qMre0 } doesn't work, then this will be tomorrow's wake-up music. (o:

[jazzsoul60]

"Fridays" was such a lame show. A less than feeble attempt to compete with Saturday Night Live, which was at this point, itself reaching a low point before Eddie Murphy revived it. The only thing of note that came out of "Fridays" was Michael Richards. I bet no one could name another cast member of "Fridays". The only reason i watched it when I was in my very early 20s was to catch the musical guests. That was the high point of the night.

[Kelski1998]

@jazzsoul60

Larry David for one but true not many made it from the cast of Fridays. I think the one thing everybody will remember of that show was when Andy Kaufman stepped out of character and smacked Michael Richards if memory serves!

[javortgon]

Amazing, simply amazing!!!

[DaveWollenberg]

the MT hit #7 in Billboard, 8-8-81. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! One of my high school teachers, Connie Relias, looked somewhat like Janis Siegel, the lead singer.

[ClassicRocker61]

I still see Jimmy Valiant coming out to this song

[grimel2]

@ClassicRocker61 I thought I was the only one.

[michaeltenenbaum1]

He can dance and make romance!

[DaveWollenberg]

1 person isn't crazy for the boy. Billboard's #36 hit of '81. To be fair, Janis Siegel, the lead, is the alto of the group. Cheryl Bentyne's the soprano. God bless! Hugs to ya, for postin' it!

[RoyFive]

Janis is my favorite of the four.

[toucansam3]

When black comedians talk about "white people", this is what they're talking about.

[castletriglav]

@toucansam3 Why don't we discuss the popular black fashion of wearing your pants below your ass with your drawers showing.

Funny negroes.......

[toucansam3]

@castletriglav You certainly do have a point there.

[jerryrigging]

great post thank you

[deep71483]

She's white? I am so shocked. I thought the singer was black! Wow!

[toucansam3]

@deep71483 This is not the original version.

[deep71483]

Yes I know, I was talking about this song.

[skipper8257]

@toucansam3

The Adlibs did the original.

[dot4design]

Manhattan Transfer was not only popular in the ´70´s but they made also great music during the ´80´s...MORE FANTASTIC ´80´s music at my channel!!! Take a look....

[Musiclogic]

Janis in gauchos.......Cheryl in a long black dress, a young jazz players dream dates in the late 70's early 80's....LOL still love these guys 30 years later, great shows even today.

[LuxGonderange]

ich mag das immer noch wie vor 40 jähren ich durfte mit amerikaner am hbf frankfurt am gleis 1 kleine partys feiern. die jungs sind nach berlin zum dienst

meine erinerung und jetzt !

[shorty1ification]

Can someone please upload the original version of this song from The Manhattan Transfer? THANKS!!!!!!

[PROLEFT]

I'm their number one fan. I've seen them 15 times in concert, and organized a phone interview with Cheryl Bentyne back in the summer of 1980 (possibly 1981...but I think it was 1980), with Steve King of WIND in Chicago. She was calling from Oklahoma, and after he interviewed her, I was the only one who apparently called in..so I got to talk to her for about a half hour. It was wonderful. I've wanted to replace her for thirty years...and sing about as well as her too. Ella & ManTran -my favs

[fossefan]

They're really swingin' it!

[Reinpret]

this is good.. but the ad-libs version is my favorite..

[tantita70]

omg! she's got wonder woman's belt, lol

great performance, love this song :)

[bagpipesrool]

This was the sond my lifelong girlfriend and I shared as our theme song. We blasted it on the car stereo all the way to the disco, every Friday and Saturday night. I miss you Beanie. You'll never be forgotten.

[viched67]

Agree, a very superb performance!

[lili1916]

They are amazing!!!! Thank you!

[jillgivler]

The Eighties Are Alive!!! I love this! :-D

[DaveWollenberg]

Hit #4 AC, #7 pop in Billboard. The lead singer, Janis Siegel, always looked like 1 of my high school teachers, Connie Relias. Connie, if you're out there, giive me a shout. God bless!

[pcrater]

OMG, the guy who introduces them is Larry David, the guy who created Seinfeld!

[Mowwid]

Wonderful when artists go on TV and don't lip synch!

[sidearmsalpha]

Wow! They get down!

[ChazStrummer]

This brings back memories.

[FWW7450]

Cant Believe thsi clip is made 28 years ago. Time really rocks on by.

[TheRakelli]

Amazing, my school jazz choir is singing this song and I have the soprano solo and I am not nearly as good as her.

[Lottoman17]

Just practice, practice, practice. And just when you think you can't practice anymore, just do it one more time. Someday, you could be even *better* than her! Good luck to you! ;-)

[CarlSchwamberger]

@Lottoman17 Just practice, practice, practice. And just when you think you can't practice anymore, just do it one more time. Someday, you could be even *better* than her! Good luck to you! ;-)

Amen

[sepiasiren]

@Lottoman17 best advice I have seen on here--!

[sepiasiren]

Respond to this video...  love this band--birdland is prob my fave

[AshweeBabyAlwaysMe]

@TheRakelli I feel your pain I also have the solo for this song in our chorus variety show and I am terrified.

[Filmation77]

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