New_York_City_(T._Rex_song)

New York City (T. Rex song)

New York City (T. Rex song)

1975 single by T. Rex

"New York City" is a 1975 single by the British glam rock band T. Rex. The track and its B-side "Chrome Sitar", are taken from the 1976 album Futuristic Dragon. The song consists of a couple of lines of lyric, "Did you ever see a woman coming out of New York City/With a frog in her hand?" and "I did don't you know/And don't it show?" repeated over a bass line.[1][2][3]

Quick Facts Single by T. Rex, from the album Futuristic Dragon ...

The single was released on 27 June 1975,[4] and was in the UK charts for a total of eight weeks, peaking at No. 15.[5][6]

In some countries, the B-side was "Solid Baby" taken from the previous album "Bolan's Zip Gun".[7]

References

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    "New York City". last.fm. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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    Thomson, Dave. "New York City". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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    "Futuristic Dragon". Amazon. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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    T. Rex - New York City, retrieved 6 September 2022
  5. [5]
    Official UK Charts Company. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/ Retrieved 1 January 2014
  6. [6]
    "Dandy in the Underworld: Record Releases". samgreen.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. [7]
    T. Rex - New York City, retrieved 8 September 2022



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