Songs about New York City

Oooh...Ooh,ooh!

Forgot about "Harlem Noctourn"

Hey! Let's not forget a beach song about NY.
"NY's A Lonely Town(When You're The Only Surfer Boy Around)

My folks moved to New York from California
I should have listened when my buddy said "I warn ya" (warn ya)
"There'll be no surfin' there and no one even ca-a-ares"

(My woody's outside) covered with snow
(Nowhere to go now)
New York's a lonely town
When you're the only surfer boy around

From Central Park to Pasadena's such a long way
I feel so out of it walkin' down Broadway (Broadway)
I feel so bad each time I look out there and fi-i-ind

(My woody's outside) covered with snow

Ramones, "All's Quiet On The Eastern Front"

Watch the watch the way i walk
Can't you think my movements talk

See me silently quietly creep
I am too amped to sleep
Lamp rays shining down
Street lamps make the bussing sound
Subway creaking down below
Garbage piled up and ready to go

Lock the windows the gates on
Taxi in the distance coming along
Stalking the streets till the break of day
New York beauty take my breath away
Near some cats but dogs don't bark
Cool cats strolling after dark

Watch the watch the way i walk
Can't you think my movements talk

Shaky lock and kicky door
Smokey air that I adore
Down in the alley is where I hunt
All is quiet on the eastern front

Stalking the street till the break of day
New York beauty take my breath away

Watch the watch the way I walk
Can't you think my movements talk
Watch the watch the way I walk
Can't you think my movements talk
Can't you think my movements talk
Can't you think my movements talk

...and more VU...

Jenny said, when she was just five years old
There was nothin' happening at all
Every time she puts on the radio
There was nothin' goin' down at all, not at all
Then, one fine mornin', she puts on a New York station
You know, she couldn't believe what she heard at all
She started shakin' to that fine, fine music
You know, her life was saved by rock'n'roll

cant forget mr party hardy, Andrew WK with "I Love NYC"

another good one is "New York City" by Mason Jennings. I dont like the man but he has a couple good songs, that being one of them

p-dog speaks for me. all the songs i'd want to put out he brings.

Speaking for all New Yorkers, and this is a town where anybody can speak for all New Yorkers, this thread fkucing rocks.

Joe(damn, that Beastie Boy's song got to me)Nation

Ryan Adams - NY NY

This guy is really good. Saw him with Whiskeytown.

And love won't play any games with me
Anymore if you don't want it to
The world won't wait and I watched you shake
But honey, I don't blame you
Hell, I still love you, New York
Hell, I still love you, New York
New York

Panzade,
That's incredible! A sad poignant surfer song. Who'd a thunk it?

That song was actually originally by Cub. I mean, I'm as big a TMBG fan as you'll ever find, but I love trivia!

And I'll submit "What New York Couples Fight about" by Morcheeba. Man, this song is so groovy and chill and, yeah, just great. I'm groovin'.

Oh, and I can't believe that you forgot "Token Back to Brooklyn" by TMBG!

Plus there's "Brooklyn" by Mos Def and "Manhattan" by Cinerama and.. yeah, I could go on for hours.

Oh, right, and every Northern State song. I'm done now. Thinking of New York songs could easily consume my entire life.