Just a quick correction, the song Milwaukee is from “Big City Rhythm”", not Bay City… Remember, this is about Milwaukee, not San Francisco, ALTHOUGH technically Milwaukee IS a BAY!! (Never knew that til I took a friend on a boat tour down the Milwaukee River and out onto Lake Michigan from where it was quite obvious.)

And “Big City Rhythm” was written by the amazing Barry Kleinbort who really has written some fantastic things. Probably my favorite thing he has written though, were the original lyrics here to “Milwaukee” to better suit my life story — my dad doesn’t own a hardware store… nor was I in the war… The song was so nearly autobiographical that I felt dishonest singing the few lyrics that weren’t accurate, so I wrote in some temporary words and Barry reshaped them for me to better fit the song. So mine was truly an original version and I just can’t get over the fact that he went and did that for me!

Also, glad to hear that you were afraid to share this song with those “back home”. I thought the show was so cute, but as proud I truly am of Milwaukee’s FANTASTIC zoo, the reference that the only things to do in town are to see the zoo or….. see the zoo, certainly had a few of my family on the defensive. So it’s a powerful testament to why I just had to leave, but a heartfelt tribute to the city I’m proud to call my home town!