...well it's actually Virgin Atlantic Flight VS001, but I'll be on it.
Off the top of my head, a few songs about or from the City Which Never Sleeps...
- Rhapsody In Blue: George Gershwin (see below)
- Take The "A" Train: Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald
- Walk On The Wild Side: Lou Reed
- Life During Wartime: Talking Heads
- Hanging On The Telephone: Blondie
- 12:51: The Strokes
- Spanish Harlem: Aretha Franklin
- Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud: James Brown
- Fight The Power: Public Enemy
- New Amsterdam: Elvis Costello
- American Tune: Paul Simon
- Living It Up: Rickie Lee Jones
- New York State Of Mind: Billy Joel
- Hey Manhattan: Prefab Sprout
See you on East 17th Street...
7 comments:
Nice list.
What about Angel of Harlem (sort of)
Thanks. Angel of Harlem yes definitely. I didn't put much thought into my selection to be honest. I'm sure there are hundreds of others...
I think you need some disco!
And some Christopher Cross.
Have a good time.
Alan Partridge:
I, I, actually know New York.
Janey Katz:
You did?
Alan Partridge:
Mmm, I popped over there, and I really did get into, as Billy Joel put it, I really did get into a New York state of mind. Um, I jumped in a cab and I said, "Cabbie, take me to the core of the Big Apple. I want to check out the bits, dude". I really did say that...
Disco yes. We should definitely have some disco: hope this meets with your approval Cocktails?
I think I'm plumping for Billy Joel as my cheese option, rather than Christopher Cross. I mean if Partridge approves...
Top tune. Hadn't heard that in a while either.
And watch it with calling Billy Joel cheese! Classic songwriter I think you'll find...
Mmm, I think maybe Billy Joel is one of those artists I'm a bit insecure and defensive about. Liked the early albums (Piano Man, 52nd Street) but I think things went a bit downhill from Uptown Girl onwards?
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