The Manhattan Transfer - "Boy From New York City" (Live) ABC TV "Fridays" (1981)
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- A tremendous live performance of "Boy From New York City" by The Manhattan Transfer, appearing on ABC TV's late night comedy show "Fridays". The group is introduced by Fridays cast member, Larry David, as he plays the character of Howard Cosell.
** Check out this excellent article written by Dennis Perrin: "Fridays: The SNL Ripoff That Nearly Surpassed the Original" (January 31st, 2012) -
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'Just loved Janis Siegel's vocals and her stage style... what an entertainer...!!
They always looked like they were having fun together when they performed. Just one of the things that made them so enjoyable.
the ganja mon
i have a rock n roll hall of fame walls of pictures.....THIS is one of them. sometimes you just need a little something different.
Janis was my favorite. Very underrated vocalist.
113 people don't appreciate real music.
They always seemed to have fun performing. They put up a great show, singing great songs. Who cares about the outfits? In 20 years whatever looks soooo fashionable now will look like crap, but good music is immortal
RIP Tim Hauser. Thanks for the great music.
I still see Jimmy Valiant coming out to this song
Thanks. I Love The Manhattan Transfer. They had some Very Good Music.I Love this Song, as well as all of their other Songs also.Mmmmmmmm
R I P Tim Hauser who passed away today Oct. 16, 2014
I'm shocked! I just saw this today...how sad.
I only knew about this today a very sad day indeed.
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 :)
Great version of a great song. Love to watch the dance routine of the backups, esp. Cheryl!
Perfect song for when you need to incriminate the daughter of the guy that killed your lord gay vampire
Yare yare Dawa
HAPPY 64TH BIRTHDAY JANIS SIEGEL (JULY 23, 2016)
REMEMBERING TIMOTHY "TIM" HAUSER (DECEMBER 12, 1941 - OCTOBER 16, 2014) [12/12/2018]
IT WILL ALWAYS BE,FOR ME, " THE "2" GIRLS FROM BELLMORE" TOWN", (NORTH TOO) CITY. TOLD U BOUT THESE "2" VIXENS" IN " "LOVE LOST NOT FOUND" * SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL LABOR, YET TO BE IN "PRINT"(TOO COSTLY FOR< YES< A RETIRED AMATEUR MUSICAL ARTIST").MY LATE " BFF" & ONLY BROTHER(GONE NOVEMBER< 202))0RGED TO COMPLETE THIS LABOR OF LOVE< RATHER THEN ONLY PRODUCE !__) & MORE " ORIGINAL SONGS NEVER TO SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY OR STAR LIT NIGHTS>
A time for great vocal groups, Manhattan Transfer and the Pointer Sisters. Incomparable. Save your criticism of the 80's style. It was a style, and I actually prefer it to some of the sluts I see singing today. And that includes the men always clutching their balls.
+Earthling Forever and The Tavares, the O'Jays.....
Loved them forever and finally got to see them in person 6 years ago. Rest in Peace Tim Hauser.
I think this group is the most amazing vocal group in history
another one called "the Singer Unlimited" was great too but Manhattan Transfer was the best
I saw them in London last year on their Farewell World Tour. They do have an amazing body of work
They were fabulous.
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.
REMEMBERING TIMOTHY "TIM" HAUSER (DECEMBER 12, 1941 - OCTOBER 16, 2014) [12/12/2015]
@Melody Sanger: That is why I came to this video. I was researching Tim's ex-wife, Lori Lethin, and I learned he was a member of this fabulous group from back in the day. I had forgotten about them, but they do sound GOOD! Yes, rest in peace to Tim.
all this needs is Jimmy Valiant
👍👍👍
ClassicRocker61 Thats all I think about when I hear this song. Jimmy The "Boogie Woogie" Man Valiant's entrance in the NWA. With his crazy yellow and black tights and yellow bandana.
Yeah that would be cool especially if he was dancing . Like he used to to this song when he would come out to wrestle
Lol! Oh Yes!
Rest in Peace, Mr. Hauser
Pure class.
RIP Tim Hauser
ahhh...the '80's...era of BIG hair and even BIGGER shoulder pads!!
I've not heard this song for a longggg time and it's still as refreshing as ever!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!
“Paul Jones, You will be a bald-headed geek!” - Jimmy Valiant
39 years later and these amazing guys are still touring! Check out their recent shows with a full orchestra here: ruclips.net/video/t4qrN7MJzIM/видео.html :)
Janis Siegal is fine too
You can guess the year by the hair
What's a mohair suit?
Wonderful when artists go on TV and don't lip synch!
Rare.
A nice live performance. Love the Manhatten Transfer.
RIP Tim Hauser
This isn't bad, but I prefer the original from 1965.
Fridays used to be the poor substitute for SNL. Now after seeing recent SNL shows, those old Fridays episodes look better. Did they get better, were they better than I remember, or is SNL just a lot worse than it used to be? Also, this is a great old song, and the main singer is/was a cutie.
SNL is not like it used to be. The "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" were the biz Ness!!!
I used to LOVE SNL, but it's not what it used to be... :(
Fridays was an acquired taste and the humor was a little more offbeat (remember Kenny, the hunchback monster mime?), but I loved Fridays. I also preferred SCTV to SNL.
Rest in peace Tim Hauser.
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! ;-)
Pretty pretty pretty good.
I'd agree that the MT version has the best vocals but, in fairness, the Darts version added a whole new dimension to the song. Namely, Den Hegarty's eyebrows.
A dying if not dead art form of Harmony style group music that started in the 50's, Motown took it to another Universe and it started dying off in the 80's....Very few left.
What a shame.
I wonder if this group was ever aware how popular this song was in mid Atlantic championship wrestling territory it was entrance theme for Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valient who was hotter than Hogan in 83/84 I'm sure he helped boost sales of this single
I saw them live at Radio City, front row ticks i think 1979. They ROCKED!!
it was 1979 - I saw them too - I think the opening number was Birdland - they rose up on the stage elevator
Love I was 15 and remember this
They were jamming!!! :-)
Oct. 18: RIP Tim Hauser of Manhattan Transfer. Thank you and God bless
They are still great. They wear much better clothes now. Don't we all?
Still waiting for Jimmy Valiant to come out and dance
They performed this on American Bandstand, I believe the same year they went in on that performance. I still like the original more though.
They did. The episode is now on RUclips
The Manhattan Transfer - the greatest singing group ever - can do a variety of singing styles so easily.
I really like Manhattan Transfer, but British group Darts did this song a lot better.
Nowhere near as technical proficient as MT and they were a group of Oddballs, but on this particular song they had a lot more verve and energy.
Man, if you are not giving that performance a standing ovation, you are half comatose.
When the camera pans the audience at the end, there’s a couple in the front row that are too cool to clap. 😂😂
Love the Manhatten Transfer.
R.I.P. Tim Hauser.
Oops... I remember getting the 45s for this, the Stars on 45 Beatles and Beach Boys medleys. It was 1981.
studio version entered Billboard May 23, 1981 Reached #7 ..originally by the Ad Libs from Jan 1965
I 've been yeaning Janis's unforgettable voice so long time
If someone asks me who' the most greatest female singer until now?
I say "Absolutely Janis Siegel.
neither Janis Joplin, nor Janis Ian.
I remember back in the 80s the publicity centered on Siegel. As if the record company suits could not get their head around the idea of four equally talented singers working together. Fortunatly Tim the others knew better & held to the vision.
@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!
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.
HAPPY 68TH BIRTHDAY ALAN PAUL (NOVEMBER 23, 2017)
Fridays was trying to attempt to be abcs answer to Saturday night live 2 pronlems ran into the 2nd half of johny carson and a lot of people were not going to switch over 2nd it was just a copycat of Saturday night live and that usualy doesnor w Imean being a copy cat/clone of anthoner show
Blue-eyed soul right there
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Sigh. Janis Siegel and Cheryl Bentyne. Cheryl still performs in Georgetown (DC) from time to time.
They're really swingin' it!
Still waiting for Jimmy Valiant to come out
This was definitely live, it’s different vocally from the record.
great!!
Supreme vocals
As a kid discovering The M.T's I always wish Janis Was my mother 👩
What have they done to Janis Siegel! What a positively horrid dress on such a beautiful woman!
Why are the vocalists always under-miked on this kind of tv show? We shouldn't have to strain to hear the singing.
crappy recording...can't even enjoy this at all!
Can you believe 50 years of fabulousness?
Hell yeah Larry David.
and, yet, the song from the show taxi is very sad..when they cross the bridge..so it has its ups and downs...and they don't need no clowns.
the one gal sure can sing, but the red head sure can move. she is one funky lady. love her.
this is just too much damned fun. have to get out of this hick town in southern indiana.
I loved the Manhattan Transfer...loved them...Does anyone know who the bass player was in this video and did he tour with the Talking Heads?
EXCELENTE PERFORMANCE ,QUE EPOCAS !!
How come my mother didn't know about TMT? She lived in the 70s era. Oh God, why.
Terrible impression of Howard Cossell, and this group was way toooo talented to be on that show.
This is version is average. I like the original,1965 version better, though.
The Ad Libs may have done it first, but the MT took it to Mt Everest. Best vocal group ever ever EVER.
Always so joyful to listen to.
@castletriglav You certainly do have a point there.
The emperor: Gun that let's you direct bullets at will. So no skill needed.
Sex Pistols: Little stands that let's you direct the bullets at will, and also they can get bullets to use them. Some skill needed and they can be used for defence.
Manhattan Transfer: Stand that can reflect the direction of the bullets. Since it has to rely on the wind it does require a good amount of skill to use it.
Good
anyone know how the musical numbers fit in? is it 2 skits then music?
I just realized this was over 30 yrs ago, how depressing. MT is one of the all-timers of vocal groups of course, and this was a fun dip into the pop world.
A pity the sound-take is bad and so sound is muted or faded !
Great song. I'm glad they left shoulder pads to the 80's and to the NFL.
lol
aSingleDallasGuy
CLASSIC 😂😂😂
@deep71483 This is not the original version.
they were really good!
Handsome Jimmy Valiant brought me here.
I saw them in concert in Spokane Wash. in about 1984 GREAT!!!!!!!
OMG they all were on fucking point
Is this the Scissor Sisters previous band? XD
@Kelski1998- So do I! I was about ten years old and bought the Stars On 45 Beach Boys and Beat
dozens of groups were out there; some made it some didn't; this didn't mean they were bad! this group never hit the big time
OMG! Their version is AWESOME!! Thanks for giving us the info!! I LOVE their version!!!