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[quote]seattle prattle wrote:
"Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters" by Elton John.
Because 'Subway's no way for a good man to go down'
I meant to add this link to the Wilson sisters' terrific cover of this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzo8BQZp9tQRobert Zimmerman wrote:
Greg wrote:
Not a song about New York City..
I have 2 singles on YouTube
Alive
Dark Eyes
Dark Eyes is a cover
Search my name 'Greg Zawaski
Call your fav. radio station if you enjoy
Are these related to the screenplay?
You remember the screenplay..
Search my name on YouTube and look for my video 'Gregory Television Series'
"New York" - Micro Chip League
Does not follow instructions.
One of the classic behaviors of lestsrun. Thread starter asks a "what is the best (topic)?" question. After four of five posts thread contributors change the question to "name as many (topics) as randomly flow into your consciousness?"
Since almost no one actually thinks their contribution answers the question of 'best song about NYC', I will channel my best Alex Trebek for my contribution to the question that was not actually asked:
Alex: "The answer is, New York Telephone Conversation"
Letsrun Jeopardy contestant "What is the shortest song about New York City, Alex?"
FWIW, just about every Lou Reed song was about New York City. Billy Joel too.
Thumbs up
Mongoloid- DEVO
sinatra's new york, New york is the best answer.
I'll add in Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side even tho it never mentions the city. Just seems to capture the gritty poor youth element in the city, which is what attracts a lot of people.
New York City Serenade - an incredible song - Springsteen wrote it in his early twenties - I don't think it is close.
No need to be so literal! "About NYC" can mean many things here. There've been some interesting answers both good and bad, and as the thread starter I've enjoyed reading. LRC contains an interesting slice of the population you won't find many other places.
malmo wrote:
Does not follow instructions.
One of the classic behaviors of lestsrun. Thread starter asks a "what is the best (topic)?" question. After four of five posts thread contributors change the question to "name as many (topics) as randomly flow into your consciousness?"
Since almost no one actually thinks their contribution answers the question of 'best song about NYC', I will channel my best Alex Trebek for my contribution to the question that was not actually asked:
Alex: "The answer is, New York Telephone Conversation"
Letsrun Jeopardy contestant "What is the shortest song about New York City, Alex?"
FWIW, just about every Lou Reed song was about New York City. Billy Joel too.
Robert Zimmerman wrote:
No need to be so literal! "About NYC" can mean many things here. There've been some interesting answers both good and bad, and as the thread starter I've enjoyed reading. LRC contains an interesting slice of the population you won't find many other places.
MY post wasn't literal "...about NYC" (emphasis on the ellipsis), it is literal "best song about NYC." "Best song", by definition, means the zeroth song. Verstehen Sie?
I agree that letsrun does have an interesting slice of the population, even though a handful of trolls occlude content with noise.
We gotta get out of this place.
Sums up NYC perfect.
Or anyone at a major network
ie FOX, CBS, NBC, ABC
These networks don't look at unsolicited material,
which is unfortunate because their fear of litigation
limits them.
Very surprised to see that absolutely no one thus has far posted the correct answer which was of course How About You by Harry Nilsson. This was specially recorded for The Fisher King which also happens to be the greatest film ever made about New York City.
Ich habe es kapiert. Even if it's not the best song, I still think whatever comes to mind first has value as well. Readers can filter out the noise and come to their own conclusions regarding "best." It's not objective after all...
malmo wrote:
MY post wasn't literal "...about NYC" (emphasis on the ellipsis), it is literal "best song about NYC." "Best song", by definition, means the zeroth song. Verstehen Sie?
I agree that letsrun does have an interesting slice of the population, even though a handful of trolls occlude content with noise.
Les wrote:
New York, New York
By Ryan Adams? I agree.