Apr 10, 2013 · The "Englishman" in question is the famous eccentric and gay icon Quentin Crisp. Sting wrote the song not long after Crisp moved from London to an apartment in New York's Bowery. Crisp had remarked jokingly to the musician "that he looked forward to receiving his naturalization papers so that he could commit a crime and not be deported. This
I'm an Englishman in New York See me walking down Fifth Avenue A walking cane here at my side I take it everywhere I walk I'm an Englishman in New York I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien I'm an Englishman in New York If "manners maketh man" as someone said Then he's the hero of the day
I'm an Englishman in New York. See me walking down Fifth Avenue. A walking cane here at my side. I take it everywhere I walk. I'm an Englishman in New York. I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien. I'm an Englishman in New York. I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien. I'm an Englishman in New York. If "Manners maketh man" as someone said. Then he's the hero
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"Someone to Watch over Me" (George Gershwin's cover, "Englishman in New York" 3-inch CD single) "Up from the Skies" (Jimi Hendrix cover with Gil Evans and His Orchestra, "Englishman in New York" 3-inch CD single) Singles. 1987 – "We'll Be Together" #7 US; 1988 – "Be Still My Beating Heart" #15 US; 1988 – "Englishman in New York" #84 US #51 UK
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