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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Do you want... Do you want to see, so those of you that watch the television may have seen...

Do you want... Do you want to see, so those of you that watch the television may have seen him singing

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Do you want... Do you want to see,
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so those of you that watch the television
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may have seen him singing...
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:07
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
Well, there's a little story behind this - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Well, there's a little story behind this
You've got to understand, the bands of the 1950s - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
You've got to understand, the bands of the 1950s
When beat music and rock 'n' roll came in, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
When beat music and rock 'n' roll came in,
While the singers could be quite adaptable, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
While the singers could be quite adaptable,
I think Greil Marcus, beautifully in an interview, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
I think Greil Marcus, beautifully in an interview,
He says, "Elvis Costello was someone - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
He says, "Elvis Costello was someone
"He was someone who was, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
"He was someone who was,
"and I really do believe this is the key to his career... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
"and I really do believe this is the key to his...
"he said the only emotions he understood - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
"he said the only emotions he understood
"Whether or not he's recording with the Brodsky Quartet, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:31
"Whether or not he's recording with the Brodsky...
Yeah, I think he gives me way too much credit. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Yeah, I think he gives me way too much credit.
Professor Marcus, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:13
Professor Marcus, you know,
He writes very, very long and intricate books - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:26
He writes very, very long and intricate books
And there was any number of people in my, to myself... - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And there was any number of people in my, to myself...
I know it's very convenient - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
I know it's very convenient
But each song has a different occasion for me, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
But each song has a different occasion for me,
And there are, I hope, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And there are, I hope,
I have sung words that are heard in "Tramp the Dirt Down." - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
I have sung words that are heard in "Tramp the Dirt...
And then the tune that I ended up using - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
And then the tune that I ended up using
But there's a joke carrying a song - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
But there's a joke carrying a song