Thinking back to my days of working at The Brooklyn Union Gas Company, where catching a glimpse of the Brooklyn Bridge was a daily occurrence - either as I commuted to work or grabbed a bite to eat on the promenade - there she was. Being a boy from Queens my whole life I surprised even myself how I suddenly found myself waxing poetic one day about my time spent in Brooklyn, and thinking about a Brooklyn that some might say doesn't exist anymore. Perhaps they are right - much has changed - even the company itself has morphed throughout the years... from The Brooklyn Union Gas Company, to KeySpan - and now National Grid. Oh, and yes, real Brooklyn Union sticklers will remind you how at one time they even gave MarketSpan a try. Today a MarketSpan duffle bag will earn you a pretty penny on eBay - and I mean that literally... you might get a penny for it.
Then I came across this - at one point in time Brooklyn Union was involved in a little time capsule movie called "My My Brooklyn, USA" (1973) and the subsequent toe-tapping title song by The Wizz, (Martin Fulterman and Clif Nivison, formerly of the New York Rock and Roll Ensemble) on a 45rpm record - one side stereo, the other side mono - and on Capitol Records, no less!
My, My Brooklyn, USA (titled simply "Brooklyn" on the record) is a catchy ditty... somewhat of a cross between The Beatles "Honey Pie" and Emitt Rhodes "Fresh As A Daisy" - I've heard some people refer to this as a minor novelty song that got some airplay in the 70s - although I've never heard it, until somehow someone handed me the 45rpm record one day at work. I may still have it somewhere - I'd have to look.
Anyway - if you're curious, here's a Youtube video of someone playing the record...
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And here's My My Brooklyn USA - The Movie, where this came from...
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