The Big Apple: “At least thirty percent of my workout is spent picking a different song”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.

Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.

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Entry from June 01, 2017

“At least thirty percent of my workout is spent picking a different song”

"At least thirty percent of my workout is spent picking a different song” is a jocular one-line saying about working out. The saying was posted on Twitter by Aaron Fullerton‏ on June 18, 2013.

Twitter
Aaron Fullerton‏
@AaronFullerton
At least thirty percent of my workout is spent picking a different song.
2:41 PM - 18 Jun 2013

Twitter
K‏
@dizzyspell
Replying to @AaronFullerton
Literally me. RT @AaronFullerton: At least thirty percent of my workout is spent picking a different song.
2:57 PM - 18 Jun 2013

Twitter
ragan‏
@ragansparkles
It’s safe to say that at least 30%of my workout is spent picking a different song.
3:59 PM - 18 Jun 2013

Twitter
Chaf Najem‏
@chafnajem
At least thirty percent of my workout is spent picking a different song.
4:19 PM - 18 Jun 2013

Funny Status
At least thirty percent of my workout is spent picking…
July 15, 2013 Health Status Updates
At least thirty percent of my workout is spent picking a different song.

WRKR 107.7 FM (Kalamazoo, MI)
Great Moments in Facebook History: October 13, 2014
By Stefani Bishop October 13, 2014 8:56 AM
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At least thirty percent of my workout is spent picking a different song.

Me.Me
AT LEAST THIRTY PERCENT OF MY WORKOUT IS SPENT PICKING A DIFFERENT SONG LOL WORK OUT WHAT’S THAT? NEW PAGE GIVE IT SOME LOVE WITH A LIKE! MEME
DANK LOL LOVE WORKING OUT WORK SONGS 🤖 SONG LOVELY LOVES THIRTY WHATS THAT PERCENT
FOUND @ 2 LIKES ON 2016-10-01 22:04:58 BY ME.ME
SOURCE: FACEBOOK

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Bill Murray‏
@BiIIMurray
At least thirty percent of my workout is spent picking a different song.
2:30 PM - 1 Jun 2017

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