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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: New York City
Album: Factory Showroom
Verse 1:
E E A B
You called me last night on the telephone, and
E E A B
I was glad to hear from you 'cause I was all alone, you said "It's
E E A B
snowing, it's snowing! God, I hate this weather."
E E A B E E
Now I walk through blizzards just to get us back together
We met in the springtime at a rock-and-roll show
It was on the Bowery when it was time to go
We kissed on the subway in the middle of the night
I held your hand, you held mine, it was the best night of my life.
Chorus:
E B A B
'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City
E C#m A B
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
A B E A
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
A B B/tacet
But the best thing about New York City is... you and
E E A B
me
Verse 3:
Statue of Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, Co-op City, Katz's and
Tiffany's
Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, The Empire State where Dylan lived
Coney Island and Times Square, Rockefeller Center
Wish I was there
You wrote me a letter just the other day
Said, "Springtime is coming soon so why don't you come to stay."
I packed my stuff, got on the bus, I can't believe it's true
I'm three days from New York City and I'm three days from you
Solo:
Chorus:
'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
But the best thing about New York City is
you and me
'Cause everyone's your friend in New York City
And everything looks beautiful when you're young and pretty
The streets are paved with diamonds and there's just so much to see
But the best thing about New York City is
you and me
Outro: ( Solo throughout )
( Note: This song was originally writen by the girl-band cub )
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josh Average |
#1 by josh meador at Mar 22, 1970 at 9:51 PM EST |
| Really fun singing this song when one is drunk at 2 AM on New years eve. Did it a couple years back, lol. | |
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Chris Average |
#2 by Chris H... at Feb 26, 1972 at 6:44 AM EST |
| Yeah.... This is how I feel right now.... I'm dating a girl who is so nice and pretty and smart and funny.... and I feel that I'm not good enough for her, and she knows it, but she likes me anyway. Kinda depressing, but I feel happy about it. | |
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Jake Average |
#3 by Jake Bounds at Aug 6, 1975 at 1:01 AM EST |
| This is a great song. Makes me want to go to New York City. They should use it in a tourism campaign, hahaha. | |
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Garland Rhythm Player |
#4 by Garland Cross at Mar 18, 1978 at 7:40 PM EST |
| Awesome song. Not much more for me to say... | |
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Jon Badass |
#5 by Jon Coath at Aug 19, 1980 at 8:01 PM EST |
| Does anyone know who did this song orrigionally and if there's any way to get a copy of the orrigonal? | |
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tristan Rhythm Player |
#6 by tristan drew at Feb 17, 1981 at 9:27 PM EST |
| I agree, I agree, I agree. This isn't one of those really deep songs for interpretation, it's just pure bliss. This is one of the ultimate pick-me-up methods available for everybody's use. | |
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steve Wanna Be |
#7 by steve hoffmann at Aug 12, 1985 at 9:32 PM EST |
| A girl group from NYC named Cub originally did this song. They were pleased rather than pissed when they heard it on the radio. Some of their songs are available for download on KaZaA and the like, if you are into stealing small time bands music. ~Jason | |
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The Angel of De Lead Player |
#8 by The Angel of Death at Aug 19, 1990 at 3:06 PM EST |
| This song is really sweet. It's exactly what it should feel like when you're in love. | |
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zach Wanna Be |
#9 by zach lilly at Oct 9, 1998 at 3:18 PM EST |
| There are two differences between the original lyrics by Cub and the version that They Might Be Giants sing on Factory Showroom. Firstly, instead of singing "Katz's and Tiffany's", Cub sings "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Secondly, instead of singing "The Empire State Where Dylan Lived", Cub sings "The Empire State Where King Kong Lived". Flansburgh apparently misheard the lyrics, at least for the Dylan/King Kong one. I think the change to Katz's may have been intentional, because the Johns are on the record as saying that they felt this song, though it was a cover, reflected their own New York experiences very well. Maybe they changed it to Katz's, a Lower East Side fixture, to better reflect that. It should be noted that in live performances nowadays, They Might Be Giants sing "King Kong" and not "Dylan", but "Katz's and Tiffany's" remains. This song is just amazing. When I got into college in New York City, I played this song over and over again for about a week, while bouncing off walls in exuberance. So I know it pretty well now. And I have to say that the accordion adds something that the original song by Cub lacks. | |
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Dudey Average |
#10 by Dudey at Dec 6, 2001 at 6:58 PM EST |
| One of their sweetest songs. TMBG ROCKKKK. | |
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Jake Average |
#11 by Jake m at Oct 25, 2002 at 5:49 PM EST |
| it should be noted that this is a cover song...but it's one damn good cover. this song has such a soaring energy, it's impossible not to rock out to this one and feel smiley. | |