Donald Trump. “And I thought to myself, ‘So is this what Frank Sinatra sang about in New York, New York?’ This was Trump Tower.
This was New York City. If you could make it there, you could make it anywhere…”Lake appears to suggest that Trump is woven into the fabric of New York City … and that legendary songwriting duo, John Kander and Fred Ebb had Trump Tower in mind when they penned their song.
Kander and Ebb, who wrote such musical hits as Cabaret and Chicago, penned several songs for Martin Scorcese’s 1977 movie, New York, New York.
The title tune was performed by Liza Minnelli. It was later covered in 1980 by Frank Sinatra. Trump Tower opened in 1983. Among those to mock Lake’s comment was Jason Kander, the former Missouri Secretary of State.