Friday, November 28, 2014

Explore The Big Apple With Music Inspired By NYC

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By Ida Dorsey


The Big Apple is a fascinating city to explore and even people who've been living there for years constantly discover new aspects to the city. When you visit, you'll want to see the famous sights but you can make your stay even more interesting by, for instance, trying to spot locations from the many movies and television shows filmed here. However, you'll need some tunes too and there is nothing better than a playlist of music inspired by NYC.

New York has always been at the forefront of what's happening in the world of music and has been home to diverse musicians. Among the greats who were born here are Neil Diamond, Christina Aguilera and Maria Callas. However, countless musicians, including Madonna, have also left their hometowns to look for the big break this city could give them.

The musical movie 'New York, New York', with Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro, told the story of two people who tried to make it in the world's most exciting city. Its theme song later became Frank Sinatra's signature song and is filled with optimism. However, moving to the big city doesn't work out for everybody and in their song 'The Boxer', Simon and Garfunkel tell the story of one such a person.

In the Sixties, the clubs of the Lower East Side were at the center of the folk movement. Many of the era's best songwriters used the city streets to inspire them. Joni Mitchell wrote about the yellow cabs and about the Chelsea neighborhood, while Leonard Cohen immortalized the iconic Chelsea Hotel in song. Later folk singers such as Suzanne Vega also sang about New York locations.

Later musicians continued the trend of singing about the city and you'll find songs in every genre, from hip hop to the gypsy punk of Gogol Bordello. There is one classic song that really stands out as a love anthem for New York and will make you want to go back every time you hear it. It's Billy Joel's 'New York State of Mind', which doesn't talk about locations but instead describes the local lifestyle.

The home of the Broadway musical naturally is a theme for many a stage show too. 'West Side Story' is one of the most famous and looks at the ethnic diversity of native New Yorkers. A more recent musical that takes a look at the seedier part of life in the East Village and Alphabet City is 'Rent'. Other hit musicals to consider include 'Guys and Dolls', 'Follies', 'A Chorus Line', 'Annie', 'Funny Girl' and 'Hair'.

Often, words aren't really necessary to capture the spirit of America's largest city. You simply need to listen to the jazz of Duke Ellington's composition 'A Tone Parallel to Harlem' or to the soaring notes of 'Rhapsody in Blue', the classic by George Gershwin. Aaron Copland captured a different atmosphere in 'Quiet City' and if you want to visit Central Park after nightfall, be sure to have 'Central Park in the Dark', a 1906 composition by Charles Ives, to accompany you.

It's easy to find New York-inspired music online or at any good record store. Compile yourself a playlist of numbers in your favorite genres. Then find a map online that shows you the locations of places mentioned in song and go exploring with the perfect soundtrack.




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