![]() ![]() 11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1989. As a single, the song reached peak positions of No. Ī music video for the song was filmed and released, featuring Simon, along with Working Girl actresses Melanie Griffith and Joan Cusack, aboard the Staten Island Ferry. Musically, she wanted to write a hymn to New York with a contemporary jungle beat under it, so as to juxtapose those opposites in a compelling way.Ī statement on Simon's official website acknowledges that "the phrases 'Silver Cities Rise' and 'The New Jerusalem' seem to have taken on a new meaning for many people, but the song was not originally composed with any particular political and/or religious overtones." However, the phrase "new Jerusalem" has been recognized by other observers as an allusion to the works of William Blake. Simon has stated that she found inspiration for the lyrics by first reading the original script, and then the poems of Walt Whitman. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys of New York City. 45 on the Billboard 200, and also contains a choral version of the track featuring The St. The Working Girl soundtrack was released in 1989 and peaked at No. Simon became the first artist in history to win this trio of awards for a song composed and written, as well as performed, entirely by a single artist. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (tying with " Two Hearts" by Phil Collins and Lamont Dozier from Buster), and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television. " Let the River Run" is a song written, composed, and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, and the theme to the 1988 Mike Nichols film Working Girl. 1989 single by Carly Simon "Let the River Run"įrom the album Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) ![]()
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