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We'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten Island too
It's lovely going through the zooIt's very fancy
On old Delancey Street, you know
The subway charms us so
When balmy breezes blow to and froAnd tell me what street
Compares with Mott Street in July?
Sweet pushcarts gently gliding byThe great big city's a wondrous toy
Just made for a girl and boy
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joyWe'll go to the Greenwich
Where modern man itch to be free
And Bowling Green you'll see with meWe'll bathe at Brighton
The fish you'll frighten when you're in
Your bathing suit so thin
Will make the shellfish grin, fin to finAnd South Pacific
Is a terrific show they say
We both may see it close some dayThe city's clamor can never spoil
The dreams of a boy and goil

We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joyWe'll have Manhattan
The Bronx and Staten Island too
We'll try to cross Fifth AvenueAs black as onyx
We'll find the Bronnix Park Express
Our Flatbush flat, I guess
Will be a great success, more or lessA short vacation
On Inspiration Point we'll spend
And in the station house we'll endBut Civic Virtue cannot destroy
The dreams of a [Incomprehensible]
We'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy
Songwriters
LORENZ HART, RICHARD RODGERSPublished by
Lyrics © CARLIN AMERICA INC, IMAGEM U.S. LLC

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The Supremes were a very successful motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco. One of Motown's signature acts, The Supremes were the most successful African-American musical act of the 1960s, recording twelve #1 hits between 1964 and 1969, many of them written and produced by Motown's main songwriting and production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland. The crossover success of the Supremes during the mid-1960s paved the way for future black soul and R&B acts to gain mainstream audiences both in the United States and overseas.

Founded in Detroit, Michigan, United States in 1959, The Supremes began as a quartet called The Primettes. Founding members Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and Betty McGlown, all from the Brewster-Douglas public housing project in Detroit, were the sister act to The Primes (later The Temptations). In 1960, Barbara Martin replaced McGlown, and the group signed with Motown in 1961 as The Supremes. Martin left at the end of 1961, and Ross, Ballard, and Wilson carried on as a trio. After they achieved success in the mid-1960s with Ross as the lead singer, Motown president Berry Gordy renamed the group Diana Ross & the Supremes in 1967, and replaced Ballard with Cindy Birdsong. Ross left the group for a solo career in 1970, and was replaced by Jean Terrell. After 1972, the lineup of the Supremes changed frequently, with Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene all becoming members before the group ended its eighteen-year existence in 1977.

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