A song perhaps made more famous by its video, featuring the New York skyline filmed 4 days before 9/11; Ryan Adam’s take on the city so good they named it twice and wrote a thousand songs about, is an instantly catchy track minus the clichés of previous NYC songs.
Describing areas less well known of the city, you get a real feel for his story as he goes on to explain despite being in and out of love his true love is that of the area. It’s romantic without being glaringly obvious, touching without being slushy. Uplifting both in music and vocal, it maintains the driving force you’d associate with its subject.
Its live sound production also portrays this image of him busking down in Times Square, that authentic and raw tone makes the story so much more believable. Minus the glamour and schmooze of Sinatra’s great, Ryan Adams shows us that even away from the skyscrapers and showbiz; everyone is susceptible to the charms of the Big Apple.
From the album ‘Gold’ (2001) / http://paxamrecords.com/
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