this woman has brought joy to me nearly all my life. I don't know if she will ever read this, but my life has been so much richer for she having been a part of it. her folks would be {are} proud of this national treasure. LOVE YOU LIZA
A lot of people don't realize but this song was written for her; not Frank Sinatra......saw her live about 20 years ago and I have never seen such a phenomenal entertainer! She had 5 standing ovations......love her!
God damn... Literally everything is a picture of theatricality and talent! From the first note, to the last note, to the final pose. Just watch her right hand the whole time! What a testament to this woman as a performer. NOBODY ELSE CAN DO THIS!
The crowd's reaction says it all. She brought nearly the whole 'house' of at least 25,000 people (at the Meadowlands in NJ) off their feet cheering her name 'Liza, Liza, Liza.' Her performance gives me goosebumps every time I see it. The definitive performance of the song; is meant to be theatrical, over-the-top, and dazzling which it is?
Liza was at the top of her game in this video back in the 80's. Her delivery on this gives me chills. It's a shame her voice seems to have gone now but she owns this song in this performance
It was a GREAT night. I was there singing in the Liberty Chorus. I met her that day. And Kenny Loggins and the Manhattan Transfer and Willie Nelson... The crowd was crazy excited before she started singing - you can hear them before the song started. By the time she was done, we were perfectly insane!! It was a national party. We partied very late into the night and stayed dancing on the Giant's turf until security kicked us off! If you have any more footage of that night I'd LOVE to see it!
The song requires and deserves the power and energy that Liza brings to it .... I get goosebumps every time I hear her sing it!. Sinatra never gave it that much energy. I do not understand how mayor Koch would have adopted his version as New York's unofficial anthem
Totally agree….only Liza can “belt” out this song like it is supposed to be sung. I too get chills everytime I need a high in my rather mundane life and cue up Liza bringing the house down in this incomparable performance of the song that was written especially for her!
This song was written for her to sing. The part in the movie New York, New York was written for her just like Caberet and Luck Lady. No surprise it is hers. There is no one like her left. She is the last great entertainer. If you have the chance to see her, please do. It doesn't matter what seat your in, you will feel as if she is performing just for you.
Thank you , Thank you , thank you Liza!!!! Im unemployed, living a hell, but can not get tired of this video. She gives us strength, and hope, YOU ARE A WONDERFULL OF LIFE LIZA I m a professional singer, one day I'm goinna sing this, in this way. Thanks New York And Thanks liza Just for EXIST And Thanks Sam for Uploading this, simply you can not buy it with all the money in the world!!! From Argentina Hernan Muacksssss
This is from the 1986 Centennial Celebration of the Statue of Liberty, right? That was a great show, as I remember. All the performers were great, but Liza's number was a showstopper.
Am moving to NYC soon, leaving my comfortable life in TO. I love NYC of all places but I'm scared of failing in that big city. But after I saw Liza singing in this video, my level of hope and courage shoot up! I"ll make a brand new start of it in old New York .... thanks for posting this Hazelutnutcake!
I think this performance was at Statue of Liberty-----year for sure was 1986 and it truly doesn't get any better than this. You listen to this and you utter "Frank who?" I only wish she had quit smoking much earlier in her life (not that she has) cuz if you listen to her sing this song today, it will break your heart. It is hard for her to even get her breath. I would imagine she has oxygen backstage. A true legend!!!!!
Many songs from the time when we were young, listen now. What today's artists will leave behind? I do not believe to reach this sounds, these emotions, this mood that created Liza Minnelli!
Here's the best of a singer who can belt it out. And still keep a tune--and be passionate. It doesn't get much better than Liza M. I loved her mom and her, equally as well. Thank Judy and Liza, Liza and Judy. You made my life just a bit more joyful when I truly needed it.
wow, this is a more recent performance and she is better than ever, her voice is strong, toned,,,,, she must be working hard on being fit both physically and vocally ( vocal exercises daily), ... so glad to see Liza strong and not shakey like in some previous years. Love ya liza! one of a kind,,,, the best showmanship ever.
Usually when people say "best version" it isn't. This is. Liza at her best. Yes, this 5' 4" woman can,not fill, but explode a stadium! Fantastic! Thank you for posting this/!
I just got so emotional. I absolutely love Liza Minnelli and this performance was full of so much passion that no one will ever be able to duplicate. Soooooo amazing. I've always had an emotional connection with this song and because of this performance, my love for Broadway has increased so much.
It was written for her. She sang it in the movie. Frank made it popular. She came back and did this, the best ever performance of this song, by her or anyone else. Ever. Ever, I swear.
This was Liza at her absoloute BEST. She has been thru so much with her knee replacements and highs and lows in her personal life. Her voice now seems to just be gone. She is still quite the character..
Liza at her best, plain and simple. 1985 - 1989 was truly her zenith. She looked great and sang with a powerhouse voice that has not and never again will be equaled by anyone. She was simply the best.
@@chuckravin1858 Showbiz ain't easy sometimes, Chuck. Esp. given HER extraordinary circ.'s? -- I guess I can agree to a tiny extent, re a few things; "big deal." Yep, she sure isn't / wasn't ever perfect; who ever is? -- This is LIZA. The woman is the CONSUMMATE entertainer. Doesn't help or work to "judge," esp. when you haven't lived her life? Jes' saying. - Eh? Have a heart, please, Chuck (with all due respect): -- and a brain: THE WOMAN GIVES. - All the best to you, anyway, - VCH.
As a longtime Sinatra fan I have only one thing to say....SPEC-FREAKING-TACULAR! Yes, she is a tad theatrical and yes, she is a bit eccentric but also yes, she is a TREMENDOUS talent. Thank you for this one Liza.
That was amazing! I honestly did not even know she originally sang this song, as Sinatra's version is more famous, but her version is so much better! WOW
Fredd Ebb wrote it for Liza, and Liza is the only one in the world with the pipes, the passion, the talent and charisma to sing it the way its meant to be sung!!! My dad took me to see her in a small(ish) night club/lounge in Manhatten in 1980ish and I couldn't keep my jaw off the floor or my eyes or ears of her the entire time she was on stage. There are few to no words to describe watching her take command of a stage. She's a power source unto herself!!!
I don't know how many times I've watched this video since I first found it, but it's become a BIG fav or mine! Liza really belts this song out, and just sucks the adrenaline from the crowd and throws it right back! Watching this I thought " She is her mother's daughter!" What a great performance! Talent like this just doesn't come around often, so I'm really glad we have the video proof! Great video!
This performance is the best I have ever seen her do this number- which happened to be written for HER by Cander and Ebb- This is LIZA's song- eat your heart out Frank!!! F**king amazing-g*d what power she has in those pipes!!!!! Just fabulous!!1
Stunning & soulful Liza really nails NYNY & clearly her anthem...legendary & easy to see why this DIVA has won every award possible and still going strong...Bravo LiZa!
Magnificent Minnelli sings with enough soul here to fill an entire CD...great to look at and that stunning voice is a marvel, nobody compares to this incredible level of singing and performing...Bravo Liza Minnelli!!!
no singer male or female has ever sang this song as good or with as much passion as liza has done on this performance. ever. frank fans eat your heart out.
This was 1986 I believe, at the Meadowlands, the re-dedication of the Statue Of Liberty, over the July 4th weekend.......the best performance she ever gave!
Oh thank you so much for this post. I needed to see the Liza I have loved so long, really do her thing! I very unwisely watched a horrible Perez Hilton video showing Liza collapsing on Stage. My heart ripped for her, I am so sorry for the pain that she dulls by pills and liquor.(Like Else from Cabaret) But I needed to see this, so I thank you. I am glad Liza is all better now, and performing again, though not with the same strength, the heart shines through. She is a fighter!
Absolutely FABULOUS!! I saw her in concert in Shreveport, Louisiana and it was an experience I'll NEVER forget! They sure don't make 'em like Liza anymore!
I had the great fortune to see Liza in "The Act." At the end of the performance, the audience was shrieking "I love you, Liza" and throwing all kinds of flowers -- and even themselves -- on stage. It was a memorable performance where an audience shows true love for the performer and she returns it!
This is LIZA'S SONG, OKAY. Frank's fine, but nobody does this song better than Liza. And always with such enthusiasm. Frank mouths the words, but Liza sings this from her heart. She truly does love NY. What a great performer!
I don't get why so many people here try to "diminish" Sinatra's version when the reality is that both versions are to die for. For me, Liza and Frankie Boy represents the most accurate and the definite NY Symbols,the feminine and the masculine ones. they represent NY in terms of singing as Warhol does it in terms of arts...NOT A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL EVEN A LITTLE CLOSE TO THEM. PERIOD. That being said, am I the only one having wild dream of them both performing NY, NY in a duet?
Wouldn't you love to have a song written about YOUR city that has this much energy? And wouldn't you love to have Liza Minnelli sing it? WOW! Her performance is beyond explaination...and just listen to the audience...fueling her passion and her talent and her love for the song! WOW! Gotta listen to it again...and again...and again...
Because they both were fierce. They were tremendous performers who were larger-than-life. They were glamorous and a little crazy. The perfect combination.
this woman has brought joy to me nearly all my life. I don't know if she will ever read this, but my life has been so much richer for she having been a part of it. her folks would be {are} proud of this national treasure. LOVE YOU LIZA
A lot of people don't realize but this song was written for her; not Frank Sinatra......saw her live about 20 years ago and I have never seen such a phenomenal entertainer! She had 5 standing ovations......love her!
God damn... Literally everything is a picture of theatricality and talent! From the first note, to the last note, to the final pose. Just watch her right hand the whole time! What a testament to this woman as a performer. NOBODY ELSE CAN DO THIS!
This girl needs no stage - only a voice in a million. It is a pleasure to listen and share.
The crowd's reaction says it all. She brought nearly the whole 'house' of at least 25,000 people (at the Meadowlands in NJ) off their feet cheering her name 'Liza, Liza, Liza.' Her performance gives me goosebumps every time I see it. The definitive performance of the song; is meant to be theatrical, over-the-top, and dazzling which it is?
Liza "owns" this song. no offense to Sinatra, but THIS is how it's done.
sa65cn1-- true, but imagine Lady Gaga singing it too. Soulfull voices.
She was the best
No need to apologize-it was written 4 her!!! 🙃
@@nicholasmoreno3883 l
Fredd Ebb wrote this for Liza,,,,this has always been and always will be Liza's song!!!! ,,,,Frank who?😋🤭
THE best live performance EVER!!
Liza is unique!
Liza was at the top of her game in this video back in the 80's. Her delivery on this gives me chills. It's a shame her voice seems to have gone now but she owns this song in this performance
Michael Hooky Gotta disagree with you m8 ,,, seen her about three yr ago in London and she still gives a amazing performance ...
One of the greatest stars…ever!
It was a GREAT night. I was there singing in the Liberty Chorus. I met her that day. And Kenny Loggins and the Manhattan Transfer and Willie Nelson... The crowd was crazy excited before she started singing - you can hear them before the song started. By the time she was done, we were perfectly insane!! It was a national party. We partied very late into the night and stayed dancing on the Giant's turf until security kicked us off! If you have any more footage of that night I'd LOVE to see it!
The song requires and deserves the power and energy that Liza brings to it .... I get goosebumps every time I hear her sing it!. Sinatra never gave it that much energy. I do not understand how mayor Koch would have adopted his version as New York's unofficial anthem
Totally agree….only Liza can “belt” out this song like it is supposed to be sung. I too get chills everytime I need a high in my rather mundane life and cue up Liza bringing the house down in this incomparable performance of the song that was written especially for her!
This song was written for her to sing. The part in the movie New York, New York was written for her just like Caberet and Luck Lady. No surprise it is hers. There is no one like her left. She is the last great entertainer.
If you have the chance to see her, please do. It doesn't matter what seat your in, you will feel as if she is performing just for you.
Thank you , Thank you , thank you Liza!!!!
Im unemployed, living a hell, but can not get tired of this video.
She gives us strength, and hope, YOU ARE A WONDERFULL OF LIFE LIZA
I m a professional singer, one day I'm goinna sing this, in this way.
Thanks New York And Thanks liza Just for EXIST
And Thanks Sam for Uploading this, simply you can not buy it with all the money in the world!!!
From Argentina
Hernan
Muacksssss
This is from the 1986 Centennial Celebration of the Statue of Liberty, right? That was a great show, as I remember. All the performers were great, but Liza's number was a showstopper.
Liza's fantastic. Fills up that whole bloody stadium with her voice and glamour! I'd love to see anyone else even try and match this...
Am moving to NYC soon, leaving my comfortable life in TO. I love NYC of all places but I'm scared of failing in that big city. But after I saw Liza singing in this video, my level of hope and courage shoot up! I"ll make a brand new start of it in old New York .... thanks for posting this Hazelutnutcake!
Holy shit. What a performance! Liza deserves her legendary status. It's REMARKABLE she was able to become a success and a legend in her own right.
I think this performance was at Statue of Liberty-----year for sure was 1986 and it truly doesn't get any better than this. You listen to this and you utter "Frank who?" I only wish she had quit smoking much earlier in her life (not that she has) cuz if you listen to her sing this song today, it will break your heart. It is hard for her to even get her breath. I would imagine she has oxygen backstage. A true legend!!!!!
Many songs from the time when we were young, listen now. What today's artists will leave behind? I do not believe to reach this sounds, these emotions, this mood that created Liza Minnelli!
The more the audience cheers, the bigger her performance becomes. It's like it literally fuels her energy!
Here's the best of a singer who can belt it out. And still keep a tune--and be passionate. It doesn't get much better than Liza M. I loved her mom and her, equally as well. Thank Judy and Liza, Liza and Judy. You made my life just a bit more joyful when I truly needed it.
always been on of my favorites
Absolutely. She sings
Absolutely. She sings it with far more passion than Sinatra. Phenomenal!
Liz's Minnelli was a true super star in every sense of the word. This performance is simply magic.
wow, this is a more recent performance and she is better than ever, her voice is strong, toned,,,,,
she must be working hard on being fit both physically and vocally ( vocal exercises daily), ...
so glad to see Liza strong and not shakey like in some previous years.
Love ya liza! one of a kind,,,, the best showmanship ever.
Usually when people say "best version" it isn't. This is. Liza at her best. Yes, this 5' 4" woman can,not fill, but explode a stadium! Fantastic! Thank you for posting this/!
I just got so emotional. I absolutely love Liza Minnelli and this performance was full of so much passion that no one will ever be able to duplicate. Soooooo amazing. I've always had an emotional connection with this song and because of this performance, my love for Broadway has increased so much.
It was written for her. She sang it in the movie. Frank made it popular. She came back and did this, the best ever performance of this song, by her or anyone else. Ever. Ever, I swear.
This was Liza at her absoloute BEST. She has been thru so much with her knee replacements and highs and lows in her personal life. Her voice now seems to just be gone. She is still quite the character..
Liza Minnelli rips "New York, New York" apart in this phenomenal performance that showS what Legendary Greatness is all about...BRAVO LIZA!!!
Chills! Liza kills it!
Liza at her best, plain and simple. 1985 - 1989 was truly her zenith. She looked great and sang with a powerhouse voice that has not and never again will be equaled by anyone. She was simply the best.
WOW Liza, you're the best!!!!! I could repeat it over and over and... again! She is an outstanding performer!
this is one of the best performances of all time .
+nephilim357 It is. Without a doubt!
That's what you call "working the room" and being GREAT!
WOW!!!...I saw her live in concert a few years before this...imagine a whole concert THIS thrilling!!! I will never forget it.
That's too amazing, I really love the artist and this version of New York New Yok!
Ubelieavable voice and stage presence!! I´ve seen her live - she is definitely one of the most talented entertainers ever.
the best performance of new york, new york i have ever seen
A very very sad woman
It was written for her; not Sinatra
Just great
Lucky you!
@@chuckravin1858 Showbiz ain't easy sometimes, Chuck. Esp. given HER extraordinary circ.'s? -- I guess I can agree to a tiny extent, re a few things; "big deal." Yep, she sure isn't / wasn't ever perfect; who ever is? -- This is LIZA. The woman is the CONSUMMATE entertainer. Doesn't help or work to "judge," esp. when you haven't lived her life? Jes' saying. - Eh? Have a heart, please, Chuck (with all due respect): -- and a brain: THE WOMAN GIVES. - All the best to you, anyway, - VCH.
This performance is the best! I've listened to different versions from old to new but this one is the best of all.
The best version, Liza sings amazing!
This video never gets old. That is one amazing talented lady!!!! I love Liza!
this is such an amazing performance ... she IS the queen of song and stage!!
As a longtime Sinatra fan I have only one thing to say....SPEC-FREAKING-TACULAR! Yes, she is a tad theatrical and yes, she is a bit eccentric but also yes, she is a TREMENDOUS talent. Thank you for this one Liza.
This song was written for her; not Sinatra
WOOOOW...THAT WAS THE BEST VERSION EVVERRRBABYY!!!!
That was amazing! I honestly did not even know she originally sang this song, as Sinatra's version is more famous, but her version is so much better! WOW
Fredd Ebb wrote it for Liza, and Liza is the only one in the world with the pipes, the passion, the talent and charisma to sing it the way its meant to be sung!!! My dad took me to see her in a small(ish) night club/lounge in Manhatten in 1980ish and I couldn't keep my jaw off the floor or my eyes or ears of her the entire time she was on stage. There are few to no words to describe watching her take command of a stage. She's a power source unto herself!!!
Liza filled that space! Damn that woman is amazing!
I don't know how many times I've watched this video since I first found it, but it's become a BIG fav or mine! Liza really belts this song out, and just sucks the adrenaline from the crowd and throws it right back! Watching this I thought " She is her mother's daughter!" What a great performance! Talent like this just doesn't come around often, so I'm really glad we have the video proof! Great video!
I remember seeing this live and being blown backward into my chair. Cream. This is the stuff of legends.
All right, Burl!
Now THAT'S the way that songs supposed to be sung!!!!!!! You go girl!!!!!
This performance is the best I have ever seen her do this number- which happened to be written for HER by Cander and Ebb- This is LIZA's song- eat your heart out Frank!!! F**king amazing-g*d what power she has in those pipes!!!!! Just fabulous!!1
Stunning & soulful Liza really nails NYNY & clearly her anthem...legendary & easy to see why this DIVA has won every award possible and still going strong...Bravo LiZa!
What talent! She is simply amazing! To hear her sing this is one of those special moments in life that fill us with joy.
It was written for her...and it sounds it. Incredible talent.
this is the absolute best live performance i've ever seen in my live!
Liza's voice is a serious force of nature!!
Magnificent Minnelli sings with enough soul here to fill an entire CD...great to look at and that stunning voice is a marvel, nobody compares to this incredible level of singing and performing...Bravo Liza Minnelli!!!
no singer male or female has ever sang this song as good or with as much passion as liza has done on this performance. ever. frank fans eat your heart out.
I remember watching this live. WOW!
Double Wow! Jealous. Cheers to ya, Kenneth! xo, VCH & Midlantic Theatre Co., Newark.
This was 1986 I believe, at the Meadowlands, the re-dedication of the Statue Of Liberty, over the July 4th weekend.......the best performance she ever gave!
I remember it was july 1986!!! Great times!!! Opertation Sail 86.
From Argentina, God bless Liza!!
Just wonderful, great voice, love her!
LOVE IT!
Magic! Incredible beautiful listening to Liza and to see her performance!
Oh thank you so much for this post. I needed to see the Liza I have loved so long, really do her thing! I very unwisely watched a horrible Perez Hilton video showing Liza collapsing on Stage. My heart ripped for her, I am so sorry for the pain that she dulls by pills and liquor.(Like Else from Cabaret) But I needed to see this, so I thank you. I am glad Liza is all better now, and performing again, though not with the same strength, the heart shines through. She is a fighter!
Yes!
Absolutely FABULOUS!! I saw her in concert in Shreveport, Louisiana and it was an experience I'll NEVER forget! They sure don't make 'em like Liza anymore!
WOW Liza, you're the best!!!!! I could repeat it over and over and... again! That is an outstanding performing!
Wow, it just gives me the chills! Liza OWNS this song!
Amazing!
Thank you, thank you, thank you -- for a legend. Cheers
when i was a kid this song inspired me to make my life in NYC.... it happened... thank you Liza
My right ear says it's the best version...can't hear ish on the left.
great artist and beautiful song
I had the great fortune to see Liza in "The Act." At the end of the performance, the audience was shrieking "I love you, Liza" and throwing all kinds of flowers -- and even themselves -- on stage. It was a memorable performance where an audience shows true love for the performer and she returns it!
Me, too. YAY!
her voice keeps getting better and better!!
Love Liza. She was such a beautiful powerful singer.
Liked and posted at Manhattan.st
Her Mom would be so proud, WHAT A VOICE!!!
For me is the best!
who else could have a whole stadium in her pocket like that!?!
You go Girl!
Extraordinaire Liza, AMAZING
This is LIZA'S SONG, OKAY. Frank's fine, but nobody does this song better than Liza. And always with such enthusiasm. Frank mouths the words, but Liza sings this from her heart. She truly does love NY. What a great performer!
Liza è grande.Anche oggi è unica,non ha perso la sua verve,mi emoziona sempre.
we saw this video so many times, its incredible! Russia with you!!!
One voice,One woman: Liza Minnelli. my idoll forever!!
I don't get why so many people here try to "diminish" Sinatra's version when the reality is that both versions are to die for. For me, Liza and Frankie Boy represents the most accurate and the definite NY Symbols,the feminine and the masculine ones. they represent NY in terms of singing as Warhol does it in terms of arts...NOT A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL EVEN A LITTLE CLOSE TO THEM. PERIOD. That being said, am I the only one having wild dream of them both performing NY, NY in a duet?
Frank's version is diminished by Liza's version; not too hard to comprehend.
Souvent copiée !! Jamais égalée !!
Quelle classe !
MAGNIFIQUE !!
This was in 1986. I was there! Meadowlands for some kind of celebration ...AWESOME!
Wow. YAY!
phenomenal talent
Wouldn't you love to have a song written about YOUR city that has this much energy? And wouldn't you love to have Liza Minnelli sing it? WOW! Her performance is beyond explaination...and just listen to the audience...fueling her passion and her talent and her love for the song! WOW! Gotta listen to it again...and again...and again...
I didn't know this song was originally hers (written for her), Frank's cover was my first.
This was amazing.
Diese Frau ist unglaublich. Ich liebe diese Stimme und diese Ausstrahlung. Danke, Liza,
She puts Frank in the witness protection plan (period)!!
That's what I call a hell of a voice!!
That was EPIC!
Realy the best version!!!
What a diva! EXPLOSIVE PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A legend making another legend's song her own...WOW!
It is Liza's song always and forever.
Better than in the album! Just from another world, how is it possible 39 people not to like this?
The Best Version!!!!!!!
Wow -- she sang the living hell out of it -- Miss Liza is the supreme belter extraordinaire....
WOW! Pretty f-ing amazing!
really great!!!! great Liza!!
a nervous wreck
Because they both were fierce. They were tremendous performers who were larger-than-life. They were glamorous and a little crazy. The perfect combination.