On Broadway - Ukulele, Bass, 12 String, Piano, Melodica, Banjo, Glockenspiel and Tambourine

This song was written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. This song was a hit for The Drifters in 1963 which eventually reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Interestingly enough, the original form of this song was written solely by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and was recorded by girl groups such The Cookies and The Crystals. The song was later modified by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in last minute preparation for a recording session with the Drifters. Another fun fact about this song is that the guitar solo on The Drifter's version was performed by Phil Spector.

I've always really lived this song, and when I was planning my August 2011 trip to New York City, there were many sights that I wanted to see along Broadway. The video footage was shot using a camera which was mounted to my bicycle helmet as I rode my bike down Broadway. If you look closely, you should be able to pick out many recognizable locations, such as the Ed Sullivan Theater and the Brill Building.

I choose to record the song in a form which could be described as the key of G major, although the chords used in this song don't seem to belong to 1 single key. I found this song was a bit of a struggle for me interns of vocal range. The high notes seemed a bit too high to sing, and I was already at my limit for the lowest notes.

This is my first attempt at using a green screen for a video. It seemed appropriate for this video. I figured I would start with something small, and only green screen my head.

While I was in NYC I filmed alot of video as a traveled around exploring the sights. Please check out and subscribe to my other YouTube Channel 'cjhoyle' if you would like to see more of my videos from that trip http://www.youtube.com/cjhoyle

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[siankummer]

Very cool chris! Been hanging for a new vid! Great work and awesome footage! I reckon this song fits your vocal range well! :)

[cjhoylemusic]

@siankummer Thanks!.

[MyHandsLookWeird]

Is tambourine spelt wrong or is it a fancy one I don't know about

[cjhoylemusic]

@MyHandsLookWeird

That is the Canadian spelling of the word.

Just kidding! That was a typo, good catch!

[bryce954]

your other channel link is wrong fix please

[cjhoylemusic]

@bryce954 fixed! thanks for the heads up!

[Essentza]

cool song/video :)

[UkesterBrown]

I saw a UPS truck! Good job on the tune-

[pfrogner]

Just too cool!

[dallen122758]

Yes sir I like it very much you did a great job Don From New Orleans

[andressadias]

ohhh!! great!!! nice ideia to use your trip videos with a green screen effect!!

loved the back vocals =P

[Sheepstar15]

Fantastic! What a great job. The floating head was fab, too!