"Give My Regards to Broadway" is a song written by George M. Cohan for his musical play Little Johnny Jones (initiated 1904 in a Broadway theater). George M. Cohan George Michael Cohan (July 3 or July 4, 1992 – November 5, 1942) was a United States entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, director, and producer of Irish descent. ... Little Johnny Jones was a Broadway musical that opened at the Liberty Theatre on November 7, 1904. ...

Cohan, playing the title character, sings this song as his friend is about to sail to America, looking for evidence aboardship that will clear his name for allegedly throwing the English Derby. Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ...

Cohan's life's work centered around the Broadway stage, so this song is as much about him personally, as about a character in a play. It is, of course, replete with references to his adoptive city.

The sentimental song has been recorded many times. It was featured prominently in a solo song-and-dance sequence done by James Cagney in his Oscar-winning performance in the 1942 film about Cohan's life, Yankee Doodle Dandy. James Francis Cagney, Jr. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Yankee Doodle Dandy is a 1942 biographical film about George M. Cohan, starring James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, Irene Manning, George Tobias, Rosemary DeCamp and Jeanne Cagney. ...

One of its earliest recordings was done by Billy Murray, who sang it this way. His recording's short instrumental interludes contain the two closing lines of the chorus to The Yankee Doodle Boy, which was the other famous song from Little Johnny Jones: Billy Murray (25 May 1877 - 17 August 1954) was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century. ... The Yankee Doodle Boy is a patriotic song from the Broadway musical Little Johnny Jones written by George M. Cohan. ...

Verse 1

Did you ever see two Yankees part upon a foreign shore

When the good ship is just about to start for Old New York once more?

With tear-dimmed eye they say goodbye, they're friends without a doubt;

When the man on the pier shouts loud and clear, as the ship strikes out...

Verse 2 The term Yankee refers to citizens of the United States, particularly northerners, especially those Americans from the Northeastern United States whose ancestors arrived from Britain before 1700. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...

Say hello to dear old Coney Isle, if there you chance to be,

When you're at the Waldorf ¹ have a "smile" ² and charge it up to me;

Mention my name ev'ry place you go, as 'round the town you roam;

Wish you'd call on my gal, now remember, old pal, when you get back home...

Chorus Image of Coney Island, located in the middle left of the picture, taken by NASA. The peninsula to the right is Rockaway, Queens. ... The hotels name with a single hyphen is engraved and gilded over the entrance. ...

Give my regards to Broadway, remember me to Herald Square,

Tell all the gang at Forty-Second Street, that I will soon be there;

Whisper of how I'm yearning to mingle with the old time throng;

Give my regards to old Broadway and say that I'll be there ere long.

This song is also remembered for its appearance in the hit teen film 'Bring it on' as it is sung at the new cheerleader auditions by a man who is in fact auditioning for the part in the school play.

A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ... Categories: Stub | Manhattan ... Main article: Transportation in New York City 42nd Street, NYC 42nd Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, known for its theaters, especially near the intersection with Broadway at Times Square. ...

See also

• Give My Regards to Davy, Cornell University fight song set to the tune of Give My Regards to Broadway

• Give My Regards To Broadway, a Disney Channel Original Movie by the same name.

Give My Regards to Davy is frequently sung at Cornell hockey games. ... Give My Regards To Broadway is a Disney Channel Original Movie coming December 30, 2008! The plot is that the director, Jonathan McClain, need a lead for his play, New York Melodrama. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel around the world. ... This is a list of movies produced for the U.S. cable channel Disney Channel. ...

Footnotes

¹The Waldorf Hotel of that era stood on land now occupied by the Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story contemporary Art Deco style skyscraper in New York City, declared by the American Society of Civil Engineers to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. ...

²Old-fashioned term for a social drink.