List of songs about New York City

Many songs are set in New York City or named after a location or feature of the city, beyond simply "name-checking" New York along with other cities.

This is a dynamic list of songs and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

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  • "The Yanks Are Back" by The Fowls
  • "The Yanks Are The Champs" by The Fowls
  • "Yeah! New York" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  • "Yella!" by Yella (produced by members of Tom Tom Club)
  • "Yesterday My Life (Un Oiseau Sur New York)" by Paul Anka
  • "You Can Dance (If You Want To)" by Go Go Lorenzo And The Davis Pinckney Project
  • "You Can't Live in Harlem", composed by Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin, performed by Sidney Bechet with Noble Sissle & his Orchestra
  • "You Discover You're In New York" from The Gang's All Here (1943 film)
  • "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" by Jim Croce
  • "You've Gotta Believe (Let's Go Mets)" by Starchild
  • "You Love To Hear The Stories" by Screwball (group)
  • "You May Be Right" by Billy Joel
  • "You Might As Well Stay on Broadway" by music by Raymond Hubbell; lyrics by Harry B. Smith
  • "You Never Seen A City Like (The Bronx)" by Pete Rock & Camp Lo
  • "You Said Something" by PJ Harvey
  • "You Surround Me" by Erasure
  • "You Took the Sunshine from New York" by The Wildhearts
  • "You Won't Succeed On Broadway" (from musical comedy 'Spamalot')
  • "You'd Rather Run" by Jaymay
  • "Your Broadway and My Broadway" from the musical film 'Broadway Melody of 1938'
  • "Your Feet's Too Big" by Fats Waller
  • "Your Latest Trick" by Dire Straits
  • "You're Gonna Chase Love Away: Max's Kansas City" by Elliott Murphy
  • "(You're My One and Only) True Love" by Seduction (group)
  • "Youth Of Eglington" by Black Uhuru
  • "You've Gotta Believe (Let's Go Mets)" by Starchild
  • "You've Seen Harlem at Its Best" by Ethel Waters
  • "Yuletown Throw Down (Rapture)" by Blondie (band)

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References

  1. ^ Stokes, Niall (2005). Into The Heart: The Stories Behind Every U2 Song (Third ed.). Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 1-56025-765-2.
  2. ^ "Manhattan Hop played with Joe Biviano, RCA Victor Accordion Orchestra (20-3388-B), John Serry". Archive.org. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences – Kids Pages – Kids Home Page". Niehs.nih.gov. December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "From Coffee House to Concert Hall: Stan Rogers". theballadeers.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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