What is "copacabana"

"Copacabana", also known as "Copacabana (At the Copa)", is a song recorded by Barry Manilow. Written by Manilow, Jack Feldman, and Bruce Sussman, it was released in 1978 as the third and final single from Manilow's fifth studio album, Even Now (1978).

The Copacabana is a New York City nightclub. Many entertainers, among them Danny Thomas, Pat Cooper and the comedy team of Martin and Lewis, made their New York debuts at the Copacabana. The Barry Manilow song " Copacabana" (1978) is named after the club. Part of the 2003 Yerba Buena song "Guajira" is set there.

The Copa was used as a setting in the films Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Tootsie, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Carlito's Way, The French Connection, Martin and Lewis, and Beyond the Sea, as well as several plays, including Barry Manilow's Copacabana. In addition the musical film Copacabana (1947), starring Groucho Marx and Carmen Miranda, takes place in the nightclub.

Copacabana may refer to:

Copacabana is a TV- musical, stage musical, and nightclub show written by Barry Manilow, based on the song of the same name. The show toured the United States and, as of 2006, became available to license to performing companies and schools for the first time.

Copacabana is a 1947 American musical comedy film starring Groucho Marx and Carmen Miranda.

The film is a showcase for Miranda, who performs several numbers in her usual style, including a high-energy rendition of " Tico-Tico". Groucho, as Lionel, her fiance and agent, also sings a musical number, "Go West, Young Man", wearing his traditional greasepaint brows, mustache, and baggy suit. This was Groucho's first significant film appearance as a solo act, minus Harpo and Chico.

Anne ( Gloria Jean), at the urging of Andy ( Andy Russell), sings a song called "Stranger Things Have Happened", admitting her unrequited love for her employer, Steve ( Steve Cochran).

Copacabana is a 2010 French comedy film directed by Marc Fitoussi and starring Isabelle Huppert.

Copacabana is a 1979 album by Sarah Vaughan. This was Vaughan's second album of Bossa nova following I Love Brazil!, her third album of Brazilian music, Brazilian Romance followed in 1987.