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Coney Island Baby
This is a song from Lou Reed's album Coney Island baby enjoy...
You know, man, when I was a young man in high school
You believe in or not I wanted to play football for the coach
And all those older guys
They said he was mean and cruel, but you know
Wanted to play football for the coach
They said I was to little too light weight to play line-backer
So I say Im playing right-end
Wanted to play football for the coach
cause, you know some day, man
You gotta stand up straight unless youre gonna fall
Then youre gone to die
And the straightest dude
I ever knew was standing right for me all the time
So I had to play football for the coach
And I wanted to play football for the coach
When youre all alone and lonely
In your midnight hour
And you find that your soul
Its been up for sale
And you begin to think bout
All the things that youve done
And you begin to hate
Just bout everything
But remember the princess who lived on the hill
Who loved you even though she knew you was wrong
And right now she just might come shining through
And the -
- glory of love, glory of love
Glory of love, just might come through
And all your two-bit friends
Have gone and ripped you off
Theyre talking behind your back saying, man
Youre never going to be no human being
And you start thinking again
bout all those things that youve done
And who it was and what it was
And all the different things you made every different scene
Ahhh, but remember that the city is a funny place
Something like a circus or a sewer
And just remember different people have peculiar tastes
And the -
- glory of love, the glory of love
The glory of love, might see you through
Yeah, but now, now
Glory of love, the glory of love
The glory of love, might see you through
Glory of love, ah, huh, huh, the glory of love
Glory of love, glory of love
Glory of love, now, glory of love, now
Glory of love, now, now, now, glory of love
Glory of love, give it to me now, glory of love see you through
Oh, my coney island baby, now
(Im a coney island baby, now)
Id like to send this one out for lou and rachel
And all the kids and p.s. 192
Coney island baby
Man, Id swear, Id give the whole thing up for you
Length: 399
Rating: 5.00 (70 ratings)
Tags: Lou Reed punk velvet underground coney island baby 70s rock roll boobs OJ michael vick
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Coney Island of the 1940's
Coney Island, "the place where merriment is king!"
Take a trip back in time 50 years before the Mermaid Parade.
See masses of old school New Yorkers beat the heat by hitting the beach.
See Side Shows! Carnies! Freaks! Thrill rides! Includes the original Coney Island Hot Dog, the Bathing Girl Review, and people getting sick on rides.
Not to mention the Tiger Rag, if 1940's Coney Island existed today an insurance agent would have a field day.
Still, 1940's Coney Island kicks the ass of most modern amusement parks any day.
See more at:
http://www.weirdovideo.com
Length: 562
Rating: 4.90 (151 ratings)
Tags: 1940's Bathing beauties Brighton Beach Carnies carnival Coney Island Freaks Hot Dog Mermaid Parade New York Yorkers
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Coney Island USA 1952
An impressionistic view of a day in the life of Coney Island from the desertion in the early morning to the hysteria at midnight. It can be purchased at http://www.coneyisland.com in the giftshop section or if you're visiting Coney Island buy it at the Coney Island Museum or Sideshow.
Length: 1194
Rating: 4.80 (104 ratings)
Tags: Coney Island
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Coney Hatch - First Time For Everything
Canadian Band Coney Hatch's music video for the song ' First Time For Everything'
Length: 231
Rating: 4.80 (26 ratings)
Tags: Coney Hatch Canadian
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Coney Island's Amusement Park to Close - VOA Story
New York's Coney Island is one of the Big Apple's most visited attractions. Its beach, boardwalk and amusement park have been attracting visitors for more than a century. But its largest theme park -- Astroland -- is set to close at the end of the summer season to make way for a $250 million re-development project.
All the fun of the fair: Coney Island's Astroland is about as far from the glitz and glamour of the modern day theme park as you can get.
The Cyclone roller coaster first opened back in 1926. Like it, Coney Island and much of the surrounding area has been in decline for many years.
This corner of Brooklyn was America's first resort attraction, bringing in millions of New Yorkers right through the 1960s. Then fires, bankruptcies and urban decay set in. But now there are plans to restore that lustre.
Drwaings show artists' impressions of a Coney Island for the 21st century. It is part of a $2 billion makeover that will turn Coney Island into a world-class theme park.
But the plans also envisage big hotels, condominiums, and apartments, far from what Coney Island feels like today.
Carol Albert and her family have owned Astroland for the past 45 years, but they recently sold it to real estate developer Thor Equities. And so, reluctantly, they will close the park at the end of this summer. "We thought as we can't develop it and since he has now bought up everything but two blocks we were going to be surrounded by demolition and construction," says Albert. "We really thought we would lose most of our business."
Many who have grown up in this section of Brooklyn want to preserve the family feel of Coney Island. It is easily accessible by subway. The rides are cheap and there is no entrance fee to the park.
Stan Fox is a Brooklyn resident and local historian. "You can spend a dollar, a hundred dollars or nothing if you just want to walk the boardwalk, just bring a bottle of water with you and you can have a great time," says Fox.
The five kilometer-long beach, just a subway ride from Manhattan, is still a magnet for tourists in the summer, but in the winter less so. Municipal authorities want a year-round attraction.
Vendor Paul Georgoulakos has worked here since emigrating from Greece, and he says the time is right to restore glory to this faded icon. "Coney Island, you know it was the dream of the whole world in those days, and now," he says shrugging, "it got smaller and they try to build it back again."
Currently Thor Equities is in negotiations with the city and neighborhood groups to reduce the number of apartments and condominiums the developer wants to build.
But those, like Carole Albert, who have spent their lives here want New Yorkers to have a Coney Island they still recognize as their own.
"This is New York after all. New Yorkers are tough. They can hang on to what they like. They want this boardwalk, they want this beach and they want it to be a democratic event and we all hope it will continue to be so."
Length: 187
Rating: 4.70 (20 ratings)
Tags: New York Coney Island Amusement Astroland attraction
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Coney Island - USA
October 2007
Coney Island, Brooklyn, was once billed at the world's greatest amusement park. In its heyday, it entertained millions of New Yorkers. But now its future is in doubt as developers move in.
From its popular 'freak show' to its clackety rollercoaster and Ferris wheel, Coney Island harks back to a different era. "It invented a lot of what we consider an amusement park", explains Dick Zigun, Coney Island's unofficial mayor. But now "it's just old. It's falling apart". Developers have bought up much of the land and there are concerns if it will reopen next summer.
Length: 442
Rating: 5.00 (7 ratings)
Tags: Journeyman Pictures USA Brookyln Rollercoaster Coney Island
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Save Coney Island Movie Film Trailer
When Thor Equities, an infamous real-estate company, threatens to build condominiums on Coney Island's core amusements, Amos Wengler, the troubadour, must keep the spirit of Coney Island alive with a song before all the memories fade forever. The life, spirit and essence of Coney Island explode on the screen as the film explores the inner-dynamics of Coney Island's social life.
Save Coney Island is a verite documentary which follows Lola Staar, Dick Zigun, Amos Wengler, and Louis Scarcella during Coney Island's first annual last season.
Enjoy the trailer and check out the music video. http://www.youtube.com/user/chdny29
Length: 132
Rating: 4.60 (16 ratings)
Tags: Astroland Amos Wengler Polar Bear Dick Zigun Bloomberg Mayor Hot Dog Contest Mermaid Parade Protest Documentary Freak Show Lola Staar Clown
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