New York, New York

Three classics from New York City.

Even though I like living in Sweden, I miss New York incredibly much right now. So here comes three classic songs worth a read.

Autumn in New York - Billie Holiday

Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?
Autumn in New York, it spells the thrill of first-nighting
Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds in canyons of steel
They’re making me feel: I’m home

It’s autumn in New York that brings the promise of new love
Autumn in New York is often mingled with pain
Dreamers with empty hands, may sigh for exotic lands
It’s autumn in New York, it’s good to live it again

Autumn in New York, the gleaming rooftops at sundown
Autumn in New York, it lifts you up when you’re let down
Jaded rou’s and gay divorces who lunch at the Ritz
Will tell you that it’s divine

This autumn in New York transforms the slums into Mayfair
Autumn in New York, you’ll need no castle in Spain
Lovers that bless the dark on benches in Central Park
Greet autumn in New York, it’s good to live it again

Wouldn’t Have You Any Other Way (NYC) - Elton John

I remember it like it was yesterday
Snow in the park and skaters on the ice
Long black cars standing side-by-side
Loading up the boys at night

Turned up our collars to the chill of the wind
Caught an innocent smile from a taxi at the lights
Not something you’d see on a New York street
It’s such an uncommon sight

But I wouldn’t have it any other way
This city’s got a thing about it
Don’t try to understand it
New York City I’d really like to stay
New York City I wouldn’t have you
I wouldn’t have you any other way

Oh the subway rumbled underneath
Italian lights where Joey Gallo died
And the man on the door down at Fifty Four’s
Is letting only the pretty inside

I’d wake with a stranger under the covers
Late in the day and longing for the night
Just like the snowfall there’s so many bodies
But somehow it feels so right

And I can feel the magic
And read a million lips
And no matter what might happen
They’ll never sink this ship

New York, New York - Frank Sinatra

Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today
I want to be a part of it – New York, New York
These vagabond shoes, they are longing to stray
Right through the very heart of it – New York, New York

I wanna wake up in a city that doesn’t sleep
And find I’m king of the hill – top of the heap

These little town blues, are melting away
I’ll make a brand new start of it – in old New York
If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere
It’s up to you – New York, New York

New York, New York
I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps
And find I’m a number one, top of the list
King of the hill, a number one

These little town blues, are melting away
And I’m gonna make a brand new start of it in old New York
And if I can make it there, I’m gonna make it anywhere

It’s up to you – New York, New York

New York

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4. Most Romantic Places in New York
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