The title refers to the mayor's penchant for coming up with new lyrics for old Broadway songs.
The song has unusual structure for a Broadway song.
It's as close as the score gets to a jaunty Broadway song, and it's pretty weak.
But even when the librettos began to get more ambitious, Broadway songs were written with one eye on the pop market.
He likes to tinker with plumbing, is a baseball fan and will occasionally break out in Broadway song.
You don't go to Rikers Island expecting Broadway song and dance.
It didn't always take much detective work because, in those days, Broadway songs were often pop hits before the shows began.
But when was the last time you saw a Broadway song and dance about the slaughtering of a pig?
The show included a mix of pop, country, gospel and Broadway songs including several original compositions by White.
Broadway songs were recorded around the turn of the century, but did not become widely popular outside their theatrical context until much later.