I've never been to New York (song)
| I have never been to New York | |
|---|---|
| Udo Juergens | |
| publication | 1982 |
| length | 4:26 |
| Genre (s) | Bat |
| text | Michael Kunze |
| music | Udo Juergens |
| album | Silver lining |
I've never been to New York is a song by the Austrian singer Udo Juergens from 1982 to a text by Michael Kunze . The song has been covered repeatedly, including in 2009 by the German indie rock group Sportfreunde Stiller .
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The song is about a family man who quickly goes to get a cigarette after dinner and on the way comes up with the idea of fleeing his petty-bourgeois life and traveling to New York City , Hawaii or San Francisco . In the refrain , the thoughts of the man, who is otherwise told in the Er-form, are quoted verbatim in first-person form.
Versions
The song was published in 1982 by Ariola in Germany as the b-side of Udo Juergens single release Das I wish you, as well as on his studio album Silberlinien . The song is 4:26 minutes long.
On January 15, 2001, the song was released as the main single. In Germany, the song was at number 53 and was in the charts for a total of 10 weeks, in Austria the song was at number 58 and in Switzerland it was at number 48 and was in the charts for a total of 3 weeks.
Trivia
The song also gave the title for the musical I've never been to New York , which is also all about a trip to New York. Listeners of the song or concert goers who do not know and pay attention to the category of the lyrical self might get the idea that it was Udo Jürgens' intention to tell his audience that he himself never had the opportunity to New York, San Francisco or to visit Hawaii. This interpretation is absurd not only because it ignores the plot in which the chorus is embedded, but also because the singer was often in New York.
Track list of the single
7 ″ single
- I wish you that (4:17)
- I've never been to New York (4:26)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Udo Jürgens - I've never been to New York at Discogs . Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ Udo Jürgens - I've never been to New York. In: hitparade.ch. Retrieved December 21, 2016 .