Who wrote the lyrics to the Frank Sinatra song 'New York, New York?'

The song, "New York, New York" was truly made famous by Frank Sinatra. It is a 1977 song which was composed by John Kander with the lyrics coming from Fred Ebb. It is a song that was written from the perspective of an entertainer who leaves a small town and tries to make it in the big city. Instead of obsessing over the difficulties he will face, he embraces the challenges in anticipation of a new life in a very vibrant city.

While many songs have been written about New York City, no song has captured the pride and elegance of the city quite like this one. The lyrics, "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere" sum up what many people feel about the city of New York. The competition is intense, but success in New York City is richly rewarded and very satisfying.

This song is the theme song from "New York, New York" (1977), a Martin Scorsese film. At the time, the song was written for and performed in the film by Liza Minnelli. It quickly became one of the best-known songs about New York City. In 2014, the song finished in the top 50 as one which had the most public universal appeal, according to “The All-American Music Map” survey, which was based on data from the National Endowment of the Arts, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Today, Sinatra's swinging ode to 'the city that doesn't sleep' is the city's unofficial anthem, beloved by everyone from grandmothers to the drunk guys in the streets. It keeps on selling and selling!