While the song is about sudden change, it is also set in New York, beginning with the Wall Street worker who gets on a train to leave his life behind. It immediately lifted his spirits and he believed it could do the same for others. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Soundtrack Music - Complete Song List | Tunefind Also featured is Lennon's paean to his adopted home, "New York City," with allusions to doping clerics and transsexual rockers as well as the highly quotable line, "What a bad-ass city!" I tried to capture the multicultural elements of the music in New York. The New York Mets play "New York Groove" immediately following a victory at Citi Field. It remains one of the best-known songs about New York City. It’s his kind of lyricism, along with Q-Tip and Pete Rock’s understated production, that begged for hip hop to be considered as poetry.—Max Blau, Few lyrics have resonated more this decade than “You’re the only motherfucker in the city who can handle me.” But “New York’s” strength doesn’t necessarily come from its refrain as much as its hyper-specific ode to Manhattan crossed with a breakup song. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for In Song in New York (NY). In 1990, a remix by Dutch producer Ben Liebrand was released as a single and hit #15. It was written for and performed in the film by Liza Minnelli. It’s her way of telling the story driving “Autumn in New York” through her own lens, not Duke’s or anyone else’s for that matter. Whereas Joel’s initial debut above feels off-the-cuff, interrupted by ab-libs and lousy with freewheeling solos, Bennett’s tightly-paced, hotel-lobby cool jazz arrangement makes the song feel elegant and standardized. Harry Nilsson: “I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City, 14. The single was released in February 1988 as the third single from the album, but only reached #51 on the UK Singles Chart. —Candace McDuffie, Joni Mitchell sang of “butterscotch” sunshine and a fleeting “rainbow” on “Chelsea Morning,” a song from her 1969 classic Clouds. The 60 Best Songs Ever Written About New York City 1. 3. Recorded in 2009, Jay-Z’s huge single quickly … The Velvet Underground: “I’m Waiting For The Man”, 12. For those who roll their eyes at the fact he’s sold out Madison Square Garden more than 40 times, it’s worth watching to see the man in his prime, through those loyal fans’ eyes. His phrasing on this tune is particularly pristine: try not to choke up when he pleads (and recedes), “I need you, I don’t need you.” But the truly great and iconic feature of this song is that, for all the emotion and memory that he applies to its performance and composition, he ends on a profoundly ruthless statement that hangs, dangerously, in the air: “I don’t think of you that often.” —Nate Logsdon, It will be difficult to convey to future generations just how well Interpol epitomized dapper-dressed early-aughts cool. That doesn’t mean it’s as shiny and wonderful as you’ve been led to believe in every romantic comedy and rock album ever made, but it is one of the most resilient cities we’ve got. This song probably won’t help you appreciate New York, but it will have you longing to walk back down your own version of Croce’s “hot dusty Macon road” and set up shop with a “hard lovin’ Georgia girl.” I can’t get enough of Croce’s unapologetically southern outlooks on everything. Godley & Creme released a song called "An Englishman In New York" in 1979. The friend he was talking about is author Quentin Crisp. In honor of this strong, beautiful city, we rounded up 25 of the best songs ever written about New York. This was released as a single in 1988, reaching #51 in the UK. On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew, ladies work so hard This song is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film "New York, New York" (1977). When an inebriated old man also in the cell sings a passage from the Irish ballad 'The Rare Old Mountain Dew', the narrator begins to dream about the song's female character. Hearing Berman’s lyrical poetry is nothing new, but there’s something so special about this particular description of New York. The song features a sweeping gospel chorus by the London based Souls of Prophecy Gospel Choir. Titled as a tribute to Motörhead’s 1981 live album No Sleep Till Hammersmith and featuring an ear-splitting guitar solo from Slayer’s Kerry King, “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” stays true to (while affectionately goofing on) the rock ‘n’ roll in which the Beasties were rooted, reveling in the traveling drug and sex circus that is the classic rock tour. Alicia Keys: “Empire State of Mind”, 2. Or imagine having to operate in the miserable New York music scene, which the Gotobeds mock at the start of “New York’s Alright.” New York’s okay, but you can also do cool stuff in whatever town you’re in—and that town needs it more. Theme from New York, New York" (or "New York, New York") is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film New York, New York (1977), composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb. "Autumn in New York" is a jazz standard and popular song composed by Vernon Duke in Westport, Connecticut in the summer of 1934. He expresses his frustration in this song: "Here I am, the only living boy in New York." 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Ace Frehley, best known as the lead guitarist of Kiss, recorded "New York Groove" for his first solo album, Ace Frehley, released in 1978; the album was released concurrently with solo albums from the other three Kiss members: Peter Criss, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. In 1990, a remix by Dutch producer Ben Liebrand was released as a single and hit #15. The New York Mets play "New York Groove" immediately following a victory at Citi Field. I got a pocketful of dreams aby I'm from New York! That’s what the whole record’s about.” —Zach Schonfeld, The Ramones were my first true love, but it wasn’t until I lived in New York City (Queens, specifically) that I fully understood the gist of their bare-bones Beach Boys ode “Rockaway Beach.” It’s not a beach song, per se, but a song about how gross and sticky the city feels on a sweltering day; it’s about escapism, about getting to the beach. Frehley once told Rolling Stone magazine that his unique take on the song was inspired by his experience with hookers in New York City's Times Square in the 1970s. Simon sent letters to keep in touch with Garfunkel and update him on the album's progress. That “song” she mentioned?—“The traffic wrote the words.” “Chelsea Morning” possesses a movement and a light that’s felt in all the best songs about NYC. —Ross Bonaime, © 2021 Paste Media Group. “I used to be free / I used to be seventeen.” Since then, she’s achieved some of those dreams she was chasing around Manhattan and Brooklyn, but she has also since relocated to L.A. And that might be the biggest pill to swallow. Frehley originally "scoffed" at the idea of the remake, but co-producer Eddie Kramer persisted. If you believe the speaker in the chorus, the goal is no less than world domination. They sent it in to Roc Nation for Jay-Z to record to it, but it received some less-than-positive reviews, leaving them to think that it would never become anything. She alternates between the two axes on and off, lilting through the emotional connective tissue binding her to the song. New Yorkiest lyrics: "The … This article lists songs about New York City, which are either set there or named after a location or feature of the city.It is not intended to include songs where New York … The song became a popular hit after Frank Sinatra performed it at Radio City Music Hall in October 1978. “Autumn in New York” is a jazz standard composed by Vernon Duke in 1934 for the Broadway musical Thumbs Up! This was the first song Ashman wrote for Disney and his only Disney song not … (Yeah, yeah) / (New York, New York, New York, New York) / … The Ace Frehley version was among songs proposed by James Gunn for use with the Guardians of the Galaxy in Avengers: Infinity War. —Steven Edelstone, “New York City Cops” is one of modern rock’s most mythical songs. “Think I’ll go a little, but then I go far!” exclaims Hanna, as the endless possibilities of transferring across subway lines make for exciting discoveries. —Bonnie Stiernberg, Even for a city that’s produced an endless supply of self-referencing music, there is perhaps no song that captures New Yorkers’ collective image of their town as much as Frank Sinatra’s rendition of “New York, New York.” The song occupies a unique position as the hallmark for no less than three globally recognized institutions—Sinatra, the city itself and the New York Yankees. It’s not for everyone—the squash of crowds, sweaty subways and street noise can be overwhelming for some. How? “Downtown harks back / halfway up the street,” she sings. —Ellen Johnson, There’s no debate as to which 2019 song is the best and truest NYC ballad. This was released as a single in 1988, reaching #51 in the UK. To say this song is emotionally tumultuous is to undersell this bitter masterpiece that raises a pint to all the sluts and the scumbags and belches out “Merry Christmas!” while somehow never losing its beautiful sense of longing. The Ace Frehley recording appears in the following films: "New York Groove" has also been used on television: AT&T also used the Hello version of "New York Groove" in a 2012 commercial. —Zane Warman, That’s the right attitude to have. The lushly composed “struggle song” melds the personal and the universal, with Womack (who was born into poverty in Cleveland) recalling his own battle “to break out of the ghetto,” and lamenting racial and geographical divisions that still persist today: “The family on the other side of town / would catch hell without a ghetto around / In every city you find the same thing going down.” “Across 110th Street,” too, still resonates, spanning generations as a soulful anthem for marginalized folks fighting to survive, whether in New York City or any other. The song was also issued as the B-Side to the duo's "Cecilia" single. "New York Groove" is a song written by English singer/songwriter Russ Ballard, which was a hit for two different artists: the band Hello in 1975, and Ace Frehley in 1978. "The Only Living Boy in New York" is a song written by Paul Simon and performed by Simon and Garfunkel. In a New York minute, everything can change In a New York minute, you can get out of the rain In a New York minute, everything can change In a New York minute. Yes, his vocal positively oozes exuberance—listening to signature lines like “I want to wake up in a city that doesn’t sleep,” it’s hard to imagine that Sinatra wasn’t being sincere about the subject, especially having grown up across the Hudson River in Hoboken, N.J., right in view of Manhattan’s fabled skyline. The New York Boulders use this song as their victory song as well. Ken from Louisville, Ky Ironically this is the SECOND "New York, New York" song Sinatra recorded. The song has exactly the same chords as 'If You Love Somebody Set Them Free' If you find a good chord structure you should use it at least once or twice. And to be fair to The Strokes, given recent events, the barbaric department is pretty clearly not worth defending, and in the controversial chorus, Julian Casablancas is only regurgitating lines from “Nina,” some character who “just can’t stop saying” the phrase “New York City cops, but they ain’t too smart.” A classic New York City band influenced by other classic New York City bands, singing about a specifically New York City institution is about as NYC as it gets. It remains one of the best-known songs about New York City. In a deleted scene, Star-Lord and Drax argue about the song. Stephen King uses the song as the title to a chapter in Wolves of the Calla, book V of his dark fantasy The Dark Tower series, where the characters Jake Chambers and Eddie Dean briefly return to New York City by means of magical muffinballs, and the characters also allude to the song in free indirect speech. The New York Giants use "New York Groove" at home games after scoring a touchdown as well as Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. It’s there in Harry Nilsson’s urban hymn “I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City” as the banjo cracks on. New York City is famous for its frantic pace, thus a "New York Minute" is even faster than a regular minute. At the peak of her powers, Minelli was able to match Sinatra’s booming presence pound for pound, so it’s not just Sinatra’s larger-than-life quality that cemented his version in history. —Allison Keene, “Seventeen” is an origin story in the Springsteen vein. —Garrett Martin, This track is thrilling because it opens I’m Your Man in a mode in which we’ve never heard Cohen before, as a kind of cosmopolitan thrill-seeker and provocateur. Fresh from a real-life move to Manhattan, Swizzy loses herself … A live version of the song can be found on the Japanese version of the 1996 Kiss album You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!! The New York Boulders use this song as their victory song as well. "Welcome to New York," Taylor Swift. —Lizzie Manno, Few bands evoke The City That Never Sleeps quite like the Beastie Boys, whose standout Licensed to Ill track is a rightful fixture on lists like this one. From getting high fives from the New York Knicks and (then) New Jersey Nets to taking an Ambien to stay awake in The City That Never Sleeps, Jay-Z’s wide-eyed appreciation for the heartbeat of America brings an intense passion into your heart. Or perhaps you gave up your dreams for a lover you now hate, your family members are tearing each other apart in alcohol-fueled rage, and you’re searching for meaning while moldering in the drunk tank. Most New York lyric: “The Bronx is up but the Battery’s down / The people ride in a hole in the ground” While this is not the better-known Nilsson Schmilsson, Harry is a charming snapshot of one of the 20th century’s greatest singer/songwriter’s on the cusp of fame. (New York, New York, New York) One hand in the air for the big city, Street lights, big dreams, all looking pretty No place in the world that can compare Put your lighters in the air, Everybody say Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! Listen to trailer music, OST, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Start spreading the news I'm leaving today I want to be a part of it, New York, New York These vagabond shoes Are longing to stray And make a brand new start of it New York, New York I want to wake up in the city that doesn't sleeps To find I'm king of the hill, top of the heap These little town blues Are melting away I'll make a brand new start of it In old New York If I can make it there I'll make it anywhere It's up to you, New York, New York New York, New York … The Gotobeds: “New York’s Alright (If You Like Sex & Phones)”, 23. —Scott Russell, As the last song performed during its last show at Madison Square Garden (before returning to the spotlight in 2017), to the surprise of no one, LCD Soundsystem busted out “New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down,” the perfect way to conclude such a perfect night. —Saby Reyes-Kulkarni, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’s thundering, wholesome and proud ode to New York City was originally created by a couple of other artists, PAngela Hunte and Janet “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic during a trip to London where they both felt homesick. which opened on December 27, 1934, performed by J. Harold Murray. The first was from the movie musical "On The Town" where he sang a completely different song ("New York, New York, a wonderful town, The Bronx is up and the Battery's down...") with … Because the bus is, apparently, too slow, and it involves loud disco. We would have it no other way. In the year following my move, I was forcefully optimistic and tried very hard to paper over my fears about making new friends with empty reassurances. Streets of New York Lyrics: Nasty (yeah, yeah) / (New York, New York, New York, New York) / Ayo, black, it's time again! —Ellen Johnson, You might recognize Harry, the 1969 self-titled effort from one of soft-rock’s greatest rascals, Harry Nilsson, as the inspiration for much of the music in the 1998 film You’ve Got Mail. Nothing Like the Sun, released in October 1987. Years later, “South Bronx” remains one of music’s most recognizable—and galvanizing—anthems while serving as a crucial piece of hip hop history. —Andy Crump, Forget best Velvet Underground songs—this one’s arguably one of the best songs, period. "Englishman in New York" is a song by English artist Sting, from his second studio album ...Nothing Like the Sun, released in October 1987. —Jade Gomez, Jim Croce offers a proper antithesis to his contemporary Harry Nilsson’s “I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City” in “New York’s Not My Home,” where he bemoans every aspect of the city after living there for a year. Yet, it’s undeniably about New York City. Recorded in 1979 and released in 1980, Sinatra’s version took on a life of its own after Liza Minelli sang it first as the theme song for Martin Scorcese’s 1977 namesake film starring Minelli opposite Robert DeNiro. —Trey Alston, One of the late Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s best-known hits, Bobby Womack’s “Across 110th Street” shares its name with the 1972 blaxploitation film for which it was written and recorded, as well as the line dividing the hard streets of Harlem from the northern edge of Central Park. “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” is Murphy’s anthem for the city that has let him down, but still it’s “the one pool where I’d happily drown.” The song describes the often disorienting, yet liberating journey into New York City’s bustling subway system. Livin’ down in New York town So all you newsy people, spread the news around You c’n listen to m’ story, listen to m’ song You c’n step on my name, you c’n try ’n’ get me beat When I leave New York, I’ll be standin’ on my feet And it’s hard times in the city Livin’ down in New York town New York is easily the most romanticized American city in movies, music and TV. The "Englishman" in question is the famous eccentric Quentin Crisp. The song was a number nine hit in the UK,[1] and subsequently reached number seven in Germany. It was written for and performed in the film by Liza Minnelli. Double props to this song for being as anti-cellphone as it is indifferent towards New York. Compare and contrast that with Tony Bennett’s rendition at the 2002 Newport Jazz Festival. On … It is the most New York and the most Irish. Perhaps this time and place are cozy and full of wonder for you, with delicately hung mistletoe and snowy strolls down Fifth Avenue. Baby, I'm from New York Concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothing you can't do Now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you Hear it from New York, New York, New York! New York, Two Hearts. Three sailors, 24 hours, one city—Leonard Bernstein’s first Broadway musical, On The Town (1954), kicks off with this rousing clarion call as a group of Navy boys hit New York on shore leave for one memorable day. It’s a place. This song is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film "New York, New York" (1977). The film Golden Exits (2017) begins with a character singing the song. Sting wrote the song not long after Crisp moved from London to an apartment in New York's Bowery. He’s intricate and articulate throughout the record, delivering some of hip hop’s classic lines. "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys. It has the feel of something written in secret, quickly and quietly. Le Tigre perfectly encapsulates that childlike thrill with a more rebellious twist in their 1999 song “My My Metrocard.” The vibrant power-punk guitar repetition punctuated by the infectious tambourines brought an edgy twist to the beloved girl groups of the ’60s with Kathleen Hanna’s iconic yelping vocals. Sounds pretty great, right? “Englishman in New York” was released as a single in 1988. The song stresses personal responsibility in the line, "It's up to you, New York, New York," as it's a place where you can't expect a handout but have an opportunity to succeed no matter who you are. These streets will make you feel brand new, Big lights will inspire you, Hear it for New York! You can, in fact, imagine him writing it in a room maybe like the one in the Chelsea Hotel where he famously made love with—and was given a legendary backhanded compliment by—Janis Joplin, to whom the song is addressed. The song’s main subject was Quentin Crisp, a British writer.Sting said this about the song in the liner notes for Nothing Like the Sun: The friend he was talking about is author Quentin Crisp. "Englishman in New York" is a song by Sting, from his 1987 album …Nothing Like the Sun. —Ellen Johnson, This 1987 track, courtesy of the legendary group Boogie Down Productions, pays homage to the birthplace of hip-hop. There’s an air of espionage in the tune somehow (reinforced later in the record by the outlandish “Jazz Police”) and Cohen’s booming baritone makes the listener feel like a conspirator. The only Christmas song to feature the words “scumbag” and... "Empire State of Mind," Jay Z + Alicia Keys. It was released on the 13 September 2009. —Jane Song, Getting your first Metrocard is an exhilarating rite of passage, and it’s even better when you finally get to ride alone. New York City is infinite, therefore its potential for musical muse is also infinite. It’s a beautiful moment where you can see the love in Murphy’s eyes, almost as if once LCD is done, he’ll be kicked out of the city he has embraced and criticized. We’re with you Leonard, let’s do this. Lyrics.com » Search results for 'new york' Yee yee! Maybe the city at its peak still exists to someone, but not for him. "New York Groove" was performed on Kiss's tours of 1979 and 1980, and became a staple of Frehley's shows during his solo tours in the 1980s and 90s, and again during the Reunion Tour when he rejoined Kiss in 1996. The lyrics paint a picture of a bygone New York City, one where up-and-coming rock musicians like Van Etten ran wild. Now you're in New York! The song was re-released in a new remix featuring rapper Ghostface Killah. Branford Marsalis played soprano saxophone on the track, while the drums were played by Manu Katché and the percussion by Mino Cinélu.. She’s in love. Though the Beastie Boys were just beginning to take their show on the road circa 1986, this hit made it clear they’d never leave Brooklyn behind. The New York Giants use "New York Groove" at home games after scoring a touchdown as well as Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. The song was played as the Sabres and Rangers took the ice. “It did become the soundtrack to that particular time,” Matador founder Chris Lombardi said of the song in 2012. —Scott Russell, This song is one of those minor miracles that populate so much of Cohen’s catalog. It’s got some good things to do, but it can also be a huge drag. Your New York experience won’t be quite complete until you’ve gone up to The Bronx and heard Sinatra’s voice carrying through the air after a Yankee game. Up to that point, the pair had always partnered musically and shared a bond, which was now breaking. But when Keys comes roaring onto the chorus, that’s when the chills form and you feel the utter infatuation with the area. These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you Hear it for New York, New York, New Yooork! All Rights Reserved, 24. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2][3] by far the highest charting single from any of the four solo albums.