[Nowhere Man]

I love Sinatra a lot and own many of his recordings. I like mid 1950s-early 1960s Sinatra the best. NY NY makes my ears bleed. Just an awful song and a terrible tune. Just a matter of personal taste, that's all.

I kind of like the song myself, but I remember at that time, 1981, Mom did make a comment that she thought Sinatra was starting to lose some of his singing ability. Maybe that's why some people don't like the song, I dunno.

Speaking of which, for some reason, I'm curious about "Ghetto Blasters" aka "Boom Boxes," I have a Radio Shack SCR-3 model from 1979, I ought to pull it out and plug it in, tape some Mike Savage. B-)

Good page on Ghetto Blasters: Pocket Calculator's Vintage Boombox and Ghetto Blaster Museum They even have Soviet made Ghetto Blasters mentioned as well, got to check those out.

[rzeznikj at stout]

"Speaking of which, for some reason, I'm curious about "Ghetto Blasters" aka "Boom Boxes," I have a Radio Shack SCR-3 model from 1979, I ought to pull it out and plug it in, tape some Mike Savage."

Wow--those things still exist?

As for Savage--he's got a good show, if a bit unbridled 8^)

[HitmanLV]

I don't care for the song mostly because I think it has a phony sentimentality, and also fairly shallow. It's a very self conscious song, too. I also think Sinatra was riding more on luck and reputation than singing talent by then.

One of the all-time great singers, but NY NY is a dud.