I was 17 in 1988 and a huge fan, this was my mythical song. Today I am 52 and worked hard to fulfill my dream to become a pilot. When I land the A330 on JFK , I can see the skyline of New York and it still reminds me to this wonderfull song.
@jens-peterbeiersdorf6454
2 жыл бұрын
Hey...so nice !! I always hear it when landing on JFK...
@lessansculottes1498
2 жыл бұрын
What a Story ! ❤️👍🎙
@luisavaz1783
2 жыл бұрын
Well done...as we say in Portuguese, O sonho comanda a vida! All the best in your job as a pilot. :))
@KoltovNissan
2 жыл бұрын
Great story...this song to me is very dreamy and Paddy at his best...He is :: The Best ::
@davecoalwood9487
2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Mate. 👏 Good Luck to You and Your's 👍
@wassabie2158
Жыл бұрын
Prefab Sprout: Criminally underrated band
@daviddaly4382
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree entirely! 😊
@sand951
Ай бұрын
Yes my friend. Criminally underrated
@bandypaul
13 жыл бұрын
this guy is a genius...songwriter.- lyricist....super talent that was never recognized by the music industry...
@annelegloan4156
3 жыл бұрын
Tout à fait d'accord avec vous 😊😊😊
@MD-kg1kq
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with your statement. And it is the truth.
@golfview2009
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely spot on👍🏻
@andybrown6981
2 жыл бұрын
i bought a few records
@papi1879
2 жыл бұрын
They were endearing and managed a unique musical charm, what they needed was some a bit more down to earth material, they needed hits for the real world and they had the opportunity since they released music from a major label, but yeah... that's a tough one, so they focused on refining the preciousness of their own style
@WHALEBOY777
10 ай бұрын
Paddy at his most Broadway-like songwriting, even the music video looks like a montage from a musical lol I love this so much!
@TheFoward68
2 жыл бұрын
The eighty's full of true artists.
@rolandasemedo1
2 жыл бұрын
The most glamourous and classy song ever! I love Prefab Sprout!
@louise_rose
6 ай бұрын
Brilliant song, one of their very finest. I love the retro-production here, it echoes a 1950s/60s sound (Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett...) and the layered vocals, strings and shades of ambient sounds (the passage from 1:50 to 3:00 !). Thomas Dolby, with his production skills, brought so much to the sound of this band.
@augustinlozano3054
25 күн бұрын
je suis d'accord !
@marytouafek6
4 жыл бұрын
I love how the violins in this song makes the whole composition so light, it feels like flying over Manhattan like bird.
@dreads44
7 жыл бұрын
Prefab Sprout was never underrated by the people in the know. Sure, they didn't sell millions of records like others but how do you quantify success? The fact that they left an incredible musical legacy is success itself!
@joseramalho3297
6 жыл бұрын
amen to that!
@cyprixx
6 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, here in the States they were underrated. Supplanted by weak, angry rap, hiphop, garbage (not the group) etc...
@bandfromtheband9445
6 жыл бұрын
This is real music and rap is crap!
@seksualusis
6 жыл бұрын
it took me a while to have close look at them, but now I'm hooked very sincerely
@BilisNegra
6 жыл бұрын
I guess they did have a peak of true success with this album. I guess I did constantly listen to the singles from this album on the radio as a child of 12 in my native Spain, so I guess the band's tunes had a whole lot of airplay at that point in, at least, the whole of Europe.
@julianparies2227
11 жыл бұрын
One of the best bands ever! Extremely under-rated.
@ptlofts
10 жыл бұрын
What are you writing about? They were famous in their time. On the radio, tv etc..
@makhines431
8 жыл бұрын
+ptlofts known but not famous..
@pathogensmusick
2 жыл бұрын
@@ptlofts Not really compared to a lot of artists that got more credit but didn't deserve it.
@karinjohansson7262
2 жыл бұрын
@@ptlofts but not so popular as many other bands.
@Stuscott15
11 жыл бұрын
The genius that is Prefab Sprout - this is the quintessential summer song about NY - whenever I am walking in Manhattan, this song plays in my head and this song brings back so many great memories. Love this song with a passion - no one does music like Prefab.
@transit2008
13 жыл бұрын
A much overlooked 80's gem that now hardly ever get's any play on radio whatsoever, shame.
@djmylesmatisse
5 жыл бұрын
Would love the 4 Prefabs from the classic lineup to reunite not only with themselves but Thomas Dolby as producer and make a new album. Continue that legacy and make another masterpiece.
@cyprixx
6 жыл бұрын
Hey Manhattan! It's 30 years old and still sounds great!
@Notalwaysrightbutmostly
8 ай бұрын
Heard Farron Young on the radio bought the album Steve McQueen still listening to it all these years later , such a brilliant band with so many wonderful tracks to their credit .Paddy is one seriously talented dude.
@pulchralutetia
4 жыл бұрын
There is something very innocent and beautiful in Paddy M's singing and songwriting.
@catherinestout7307
3 жыл бұрын
One of the best groups, ever. Come back
@lucybrenes2127
4 жыл бұрын
The best song ever! From México
@tramlad2
8 жыл бұрын
Wendy does have something quite mysterious about her...always loved her soft backing vocals, gave the band a nice vocal balance...
@richardcoles2432
8 жыл бұрын
agree...as does Lorraine from Deacon Blue
@paulanderson79
6 жыл бұрын
@@richardcoles2432 Yes, both hold their own appeal. Latest news on Wendy was this:- www.sagegateshead.com/press-releases/sage-gateshead-announces-wendy-smith-as-new-direct/
@adrianwilliams469
5 жыл бұрын
Wendy's voice was something you could call beautiful so unique.
@noneofyourbusiness4616
4 жыл бұрын
@@paulanderson79 she has a Twitter account now, if you're looking for recent news: @wendyfinnandmax
@paulanderson79
4 жыл бұрын
@@noneofyourbusiness4616 Thanks for that. Have you seen Paddy lately? He looks somewhat like the late LJK Setright.
@maybenotangie_
2 ай бұрын
Prefab sprout best band ever
@normaperez5767
4 ай бұрын
The end of the song is so classy!
@manueldpmingopereznavales5109
Жыл бұрын
Underrated band. Absolutely faboulous people.
@mop714
Жыл бұрын
Not by the fans. They did make it in the end, but Cars & Girls was one of their best songs, yet was not a hit when it should have been. In this song, there are so many genres of music, classical (strings), calypso, soul, pop, smooth, jazz (trumpet).
@michaelrobson3460
3 ай бұрын
Scruffy Panama hat tip for incredible production and the amazing Kitchen Ware records for following through.
@terryenglish8886
27 күн бұрын
Great band , great track ..superb album…..listening in England 23/09/2024
@rogernaidoo1953
3 ай бұрын
Oh, how I love this song!! Prefab Sprout got to be the most underrated group ever, such awesome music.
@diegoalejandroguerrapaez696
2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE PREFAB SPROUT !!! THE NUMBER ONE BAND OF THE ALL TIME
@Eucheumeuneu870
12 жыл бұрын
I have loved this song for 22-23 years !! Unfortunately, it's had little success here, in France..
@tamaralinekar2904
5 жыл бұрын
Always loved this track gives me a feeling of goodness and happy times xxxx❤️❤️
@paulanderson79
4 жыл бұрын
Wendy Smith's eyes are very alluring. Anyone spot the UK road tax disc on the windscreen?
@andrewblackford7806
4 жыл бұрын
🤣
@marcconnolly1234
3 жыл бұрын
Great spot lol
@dickweeeeeeeeeed
3 жыл бұрын
..its a flying car !!!...wonder if they got turbulance over the atlantic : )
@TonyG_Film
11 жыл бұрын
They were genius. Still my favorite band ever.
@francishughes2016
3 жыл бұрын
Prefab Sprout were a brilliant band, the singer/songwriter was a very talented guy. I always thought that they should have been a bigger band than what they were, but they has so many great albums.
@Buckblacket
10 жыл бұрын
One of my fondest memories is attributed to this song. I saved up for 6 months from Christmas to the beginning of july for my holiday. It felt like the longest 6 months of my life waiting for that holiday from work to come around but it eventually did. In my mind I had imagined the moment it would officially start for me over and over again. I hired a flash car on the Saturday morning, jumped behind the wheel, put my shades on then fired up this song on the stereo at full blast........."Guess what, summers arrived......I feel the worlds on my side". Happy days!
@MrRedshield
6 жыл бұрын
Years are passing but Prefab Sprout stays firmly on the top of my list!
@vivianmakri2280
8 жыл бұрын
One of my FAVOURITE songs ever
@SNAKEPIT359
5 жыл бұрын
Vivian Makri This would not look out of place on anyone's top ten.
@gtmobayer
9 жыл бұрын
Awesome song, exquisite melody uncommonly beautiful music. I felt like I were soaring like a condor over Manhattan, just listening to the song. I've always felt and believe to this day, Prefab was genius, underrated, under appreciated. I only heard "When Love Breaks Down", until I started listening to samples. I was dumb-strikingly amazed, wondering where was I all the years they were around? Stationed in Holy Loch back in the 80s, and I'm sure they passed by Glasgow a time or two. My bad for not having paid attention, nor having had the opportunity to witness greatness in concert! Love you Sprout-you're in my top 10!
@robpische519
7 жыл бұрын
same ...swing out sister has a lot of awesome songs!!also
@willmartin1837
6 жыл бұрын
DEACON BLUE!!
@drunkroku4054
6 жыл бұрын
gtmobayer : (shakes head) Not hating, actually like some of his tracks, but.... This was a LITERAL mess!
@sharonhill349
Жыл бұрын
Just up my street, love it 😍
@josep.3575
2 жыл бұрын
Love Prefab Sprout! Paddy is simply a genius
@jacknjill3000
Жыл бұрын
Loved this song and had the album when it was new. The song would made me wish I was living in Manhattan while I was living in the other coast of SF which was also great but wanted to be in a bigger more exciting city. I just came across the album and I still have a turntable and made me want to own again. Not sure how popular this group was back then bc I hardly heard anyone talk about this group or this song. Yup, back when you could love groups and songs all to yourself and felt more connected to the songs.
@sergiomarques7253
6 жыл бұрын
I was listening to this song today on a Portuguese radio and it sounded very familiar. When I came home I googled "Hey Manhattan, here I am" and I ended up here. Nice to find another cool song from the 80s! :)
@slowstone72
7 ай бұрын
Great song.
@DarrenKeith
12 жыл бұрын
So, so true...He and Wendy harmony was classic.
@iosephantonivs4262
6 жыл бұрын
Oh! I love Music so much!
@911truthfarmer
7 жыл бұрын
There's something very Tubes-ian about the Sprout. Tongues firmly in cheek and great musicianship.
@pauldavenport-bromley3631
6 жыл бұрын
Every time I fly into JFK from Manchester UK, I get the cab or service and this songs played on repeat until we hit midtown. Pure class
@josedomingo9125
2 жыл бұрын
Galactique Song forever Voice magic
@ruthbrown3006
8 ай бұрын
He is great
@dishybear
5 жыл бұрын
This band deserved much more recognition. Such a great group. Hope they make a comeback.
@KaragioElena
7 жыл бұрын
I simply adore this song! Prefab Sprout was an amazing group. Love their music. Actually I really miss the music of that era. They don't make good music anymore..
@hollowmoon7766
2 жыл бұрын
I was 14 when I´ve heard this wonderful song for the first time. I still ´love it as a spring/easter popsong and will go on listen to this song every spring. I´m almost 50 now!
@silvanagracielanievamoreno7803
Жыл бұрын
No puedo creer que después de tantos años escuche esta canción de nuevo y me traiga tantos lindos recuerdos. Es una canción para soñar despierta.
@NicholasBerry-ku9rd
Жыл бұрын
Neu se quendos mar fala duen pordos, estence lasc cella di pintez! Valas se marandor mar fala dom heren.
@jonnysl6560
Ай бұрын
This was the Crest of the Wave of that 1st Success and beyond belief then and now , the lyrics the song BRILLIANT Way and Beyond Witton Gilbert x
@solojinglesradio1
4 ай бұрын
Hey Pete! What do you play here in this song? Well, 1:07 and on, and a little bit more on extended version
@jean-erictateia3273
Жыл бұрын
A FANTASTIC VIEW on MANHATTAN and PEOPLE Living here ,specially by Night with PERFECT WORDS and MUSIC in a BEAUTIFUL Song .We love so much PREFAB SPROUT...An ABSOLUTE PLEASURE.
@annelegloan4156
3 жыл бұрын
PREFAB SPROUT, c'est décidément un groupe génial, tant de titres le sont, parmi le quel "Hey Manhattan ", c'est un tourbillon, un envole de notes 😊😊😊
@perledemajorque.3736
Жыл бұрын
J ai tellement aime leur music une belle époque
@davewilson9738
Жыл бұрын
Some of the greatest songs with the naffest videos.
@bogonzales672
8 жыл бұрын
I so loved Wendy. Their music is like dreams set to music.
@GILLY56ify
4 жыл бұрын
Tremendous group and what a songwriter ... I believe Paddy Mcaloon was ambivalent to fame itself and let his music do the talking ... certainly a magnificent creative talent. Always liked them and listening to them as I get older somehow brings back memories and make them sound even better ... the music is timeless and hopefully more and more will enjoy the exquisite sounds of Prefab Sprout and I regard that as sweet success much more than by expessing it in financial terms
@estudiantes68
7 жыл бұрын
Este tema fue producido por Andy Richards, quien trabajó también con los Pet Shop Boys, entre otros grandes artistas. Su remix de Suburbia es espectacular.
@jean-erictateia3273
3 жыл бұрын
An ETERNAL SONG for the ENTIRE WORLD by A VERY GREAT AND TALENTUOUS BAND , PREFAB SPROUT FOREVER...in OUR HEARTS AND MINDS...We love YOU!
@bandfromtheband9445
6 жыл бұрын
Love me some Prefab Sprout, always!!!
@ernestosilva8993
7 жыл бұрын
Los 80s/90s seran siempre los mejores.
@manueldpmingopereznavales5109
Жыл бұрын
70-80
@frenchandaluz
9 жыл бұрын
l'émotion que cette chanson que je pourrais écouter en boucle m'ouvre une envie de croisé le monde ,les gens , m'enivré de découvrir le plus beau ! la fraternité, l'amour!
@valeriehartman3705
7 жыл бұрын
Quels jolis mots...
@alanfox4172
7 жыл бұрын
The album from Langley park to Memphis every track was different so were the singles. I heard this on rare occasions on BBC radio London 94.9 fm.
@ruthbrown3006
8 ай бұрын
I am in South Africa I first heard on 1975 when I was in New York
@jean-erictateia3273
3 жыл бұрын
Another listenning ,this afternoon to this GREAT AND NOSTALGIA MASTERPIECE .It's always SO GOOD ,SO PLEASANT ,A WONDERFUL BALLAD in MANHATTAN when time without Covid and Terrorism was FANTASTIC ...
@SoulStylistJukeBox
11 жыл бұрын
PERFECT POP!
@petergar666
3 жыл бұрын
QUE BIEN QUE ESTA JOYITA SOLO LA DISFRUTEMOS UNOS POCOS, QUE MARAVILLA...
@starkRECORDINGS
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing. Totally superb. I love this one!
@karen46811
4 жыл бұрын
Didn't understand this song till actually visited Manhattan... Yep, NYC certainly got it
@davecoalwood9487
Жыл бұрын
No one take the piss out of This Lot. Check when They did The Tube- which was proper live. Great, GREAT Band.
@jean-erictateia3273
7 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful and the most current song that we could write in tribute to the city of NEW YORK and Manhattan,definitely.Equal to "NEW YORK,NEW YORK" by Frank SINATRA even if my preference goes to PREFAB SPROUT (then i already love SINATRA's song).There is magic that is discovery,wonder and to end the attachment.The fascination of this song and Manhattan is inseparable and irresistible,a masterpiece more of this wonderful band.
@sergei9435
Жыл бұрын
this song makes me cry
@PhilipKDick-lf7dl
Жыл бұрын
Me too.
@blanquitotv808
2 жыл бұрын
hace unos años que descubrí está maravillosa banda y se a convertido en una de mis favoritas por su tremenda calidad.
@NicholasBerry-ku9rd
Жыл бұрын
Valañje nos derinado? Quesa larlos molnado duridor! Esteneda cu poltante restrinetta. Al forstun col patant nos derinado pachan.
@charlesbull6188
3 жыл бұрын
Wendy oh Wendy you are mesmerising
@CasimirGreenfield
7 жыл бұрын
Forget Yesterday - this is the song I wish I'd written - firmly in my top ten tunes of all time (cheek to cheek, bye bye blackbird, carey and six more...)
@upfrontbear74
10 жыл бұрын
I wish they would get their facts right, they put 1986, it came out 1988, get your facts right Vevo, right rant over LOL.
@johnkitching2500
4 жыл бұрын
Love Prefab Sprout. Hey Manhattan was my favourite but they done so many great songs 👏👏👏
@juliawatson460
3 жыл бұрын
Fabulous,my favourite band of all time 👌
@jean-erictateia3273
Жыл бұрын
This Magnificent Song, wonderfully interpreted, is a TOTAL HAPPINESS and Rare or even Exceptional are the Songs, in the World, capable of achieving this Prowess and a hundred times, a thousand times, we never tire of listening to it, again and again as if it had each time something new to teach us and us to discover. It's magic! We travel, we appreciate the moment, divinely and when it stops, we come back down to Earth, like after a trip in weightlessness ... It's Royal! PREFAB SPROUT is truly an Exceptional BAND , What a pity that they broke up many years ago and that it ended there...
@californyaeh
9 жыл бұрын
Hey Manhattan! Guess what, summer's arrived, I feel the world's on my side The Brooklyn Bridge stretches below me A billion souls all dying to know me Well here I am, loaded with promise And knee deep in grace What I want is here on my face and I feel like I own the whole damn place Hey Manhattan, here I am Call me star-struck Uncle Sam. Strolling Fifth Avenue Just to think, Sinatra's been here too These myths we can't undo, They lie in wait for you We live them till they're True Manhattan doo-bie-doo Hey Manhattan doo-bie-doo Somedays you've got to get outside Look there's the Carlyle That's the place where Kennedy stayed and, Where were you when he died? (Yeah some things are slow to fade.) There they were, loaded with promise And knee deep in fate When what you want shows on your face and All that's left litters the whole damn... Hey Manhattan, here I am Call it bad luck Uncle Sam Scrounging Fifth Avenue Just to think the poor could live here too But what are they to do? These myths belong to you, We live them till they're True Manhattan doo-bie-doo Hey Manhattan doo-bie-doo
@NorthernFella
9 жыл бұрын
+californyaeh awesome lyrics.
@californyaeh
9 жыл бұрын
Jakeb Arturio Braden You're Welcome !
@bummbleprime
8 жыл бұрын
i
@azur3705
2 жыл бұрын
Art never get old😉
@its.clauudiaa
7 жыл бұрын
merece la pena haber nacido para escuchar este temazo
@solojinglesradio1
6 жыл бұрын
Ponlo en el público
@bienvesena2210
Жыл бұрын
Totalmente de acuerdo, solo por eso
@iosephantonivs4262
6 жыл бұрын
Refined and classy!
@ivanvelasquez7514
Жыл бұрын
Por dios wn, prefab sprout, temazo tras temazo, uno de los mejores descubrimientos de la vida💗...
@ncasanationalsecretariatof3086
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite PS song so subtle and serene
@joseedinhoperaltaolivera7308
8 жыл бұрын
Es uno de mis grupos favoritos ,todas sus canciones tienen la armonía perfecta ,un grupo esplendido y fascinante
@jeanayrtonmichael9742
5 ай бұрын
QUEL MORCEAU GÉNIAL !!!!!! INTEMPOREL ET TELLEMENT BON !!!!!
@juliocesargonzalez2250
3 жыл бұрын
In country we said "at thruth doesnt arrive by majority"....This was a great band ever ....Underrated I don't know ...but absolutly greatful
@Miguel-rf8nm
Жыл бұрын
Paddy McAloon is the greatest lyrics writer and music composer of the 80's and 90's
@philphilly4777
9 жыл бұрын
From Philly but love this tune !!
@MrPrice2U
9 жыл бұрын
great Album as well!
@markadamski1106
7 жыл бұрын
You better believe prefab sprout a GOD,amongst us lyrically
@bienvesena2210
Жыл бұрын
El mejor grupo de la historia de la música.... Los amo
@agdigitalizacoesrj
13 жыл бұрын
Esses caras que me ensinou a gostar de bandas europeias .... o jeito de tocar, tudo de bom eu tenho prefab na minha historia de vida!
@hibougris51
10 жыл бұрын
No comment so much it is beautiful!! Only to listen to, close the eyes and to let themselves carry in the animated streets of Big Apple...............................
@DRAINPIPE57
4 жыл бұрын
This tune has summer and its freedom to travel anywhere feeling written right thro it A awesome tune
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