Gotham City
Gotham City (/ˈɡɒθəm/ GOTH-əm) or Gotham is a fictional American city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of Batman. Batman's place of residence was first identified as Gotham City in Batman #4 (Winter 1940). New York Times journalist William Safire described Gotham City as "New York below 14th Street, from SoHo to Greenwich Village, the Bowery, Little Italy, Chinatown, and the sinister areas around the base of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges." Batman artist Neal Adams sees the 1940s mobster history of Chicago as the basis for Gotham, while writer/artist Frank Miller has stated that Metropolis is New York in the daytime and Gotham City is New York at night.
Locations used as inspiration or filming locations for the urban portion of Gotham City in the live-action Batman films have included Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, and New York City. English country house locations in Nottinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Buckinghamshire, as well as Stevenson Taylor Hall in New York, have been used to depict the less urban setting of Wayne Manor in live-action films.
Gotham City (song)
"Gotham City" is a song by R&B singer R. Kelly based on the fictional city of the same name. It was featured on the soundtrack to the film, Batman & Robin, and reached number nine on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams. A remix version for the song was released with a video also directed by Williams.
Music video
The music video is directed by Hype Williams. Kelly is seen driving his motorcycle around New York City in the video, he also passes Time Square. Kelly also drives the Bat-mobile. The video for the remix is also directed by Hype Williams.
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Podcasts:
Gotham City
ALBUMS
- The Unknown released: 1984
Gotham City
ALBUMS
- Trapped Under... Vice... Volume V - Bewinged Heavy Metal Glory released: 2010
- Bat Trax released: 1989
- The Greatest Hits of House released: 1988
- Believe in the Frequency Power released:
The Greatest Hits of House
Released 1988- Stand Up, for Your Love Rights (She's Crazy remix)
- Burn It Up (Acid mix)
- Theme From S-Express
- Check This Out
- Don't Make Me Wait (12" version)
- Jack to the Sound of the Underground
- Work Me Track
- Stakker Humanoid
- Ride the Rhythm
- Bust This House Down (John Shaft's radio mix)
- Bass (How Low Can You Go)
- My Minds Made Up
- Barry's House
- East West
- Hustle (To the Music) 88C
- House of Love (12" version)
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by R. Kelly
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by In Hearts Wake
Gotham City
by: R. KellyI'm lookin' over the skyline of the city
How loud quiet nights in the mist of crime
How next door to happiness lives sorrow
And signals of solution in the sky
A city of justice, a city of love, a city of peace
For everyone of us
We all need it, can't live without it
A Gotham City, oh yeah
How sleepin' awake because of fear
(Oh yeah)
How children are drowning in their tears
How we need a place where we can go
A land where every one will have a hero
(Even me)
A city of justice, a city of love, a city of peace
For everyone of us
'Cause we all need it, yeah, can't live without it
A Gotham City, oh yeah
A city of justice, a city of love, a city of peace
For everyone of us
'Cause we all need it, can't live without it
A Gotham City, oh yeah
Yet in the middle of stormy weather
We won't stumble and we won't fall
I know a place that all this shelter
City of justice, city of love, city of peace
For everyone of us
We all need it, can't live without it
Gotham City, oh yeah
We need a city of justice, city of love, city of peace
For everyone of us
We all need it, can't live without it
Gotham City, oh yeah
City of justice, city of love, city of peace
For everyone of us
Yes, we all need it, can't live without it
Gotham City, oh yeah
A Gotham City
(Everybody needs Gotham City)
Gotham City
(Don't you want one, oh yeah)
Come on, come on, Gotham City
(Everybody needs Gotham City)
A Gotham City
(Don't you want one, oh yeah)
Children sing
A Gotham City
A Gotham City
A Gotham City
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