A character closely resembling then-mayor Ed Koch sings a variation on the "Theme from 'New York, New York'" in an entirely clay-animated film depicting a variety of locations and celebrities associated with New York City. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.
Scott Record
as Voice characterization
CinemaSerf
Did you ever see Frank Sinatra singing a spontaneous duet with Liza Minnelli when neither of them could quite get onto the other’s key as they belted out “New York, New York”? Well a fellow who does look at a lot like 1980s mayor Ed Koch takes on a similarly tonally challenged rendition of that song...