A character closely resembling then-mayor Ed Koch sings a variation on the "Theme from 'New York, New York'" in an entirely clay-animated film depicting a variety of locations and celebrities associated with New York City. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.
Director: Jimmy Picker
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Did you ever see Frank Sinatra singing a spontaneous duet with Liza Minnelli when neither of them could quite get onto the other’s key as they belted out “New York, New York”? Well a fellow who does look at a lot like 1980s mayor Ed Koch takes on a similarly tonally challenged re…
