Classic NYC Songs for the Displaced New Yorker

      

Well, I did it. I survived an entire year living outside of NYC. (Somehow it feels longer?)

In honor of my 1 year anniversary at Musician's Friend and Guitar Center, and, maybe even more importantly, as a displaced New Yorker, here are my top 12 NYC songs...one for every month I've been away. A Best of 2007 bonus!

I love this picture--it shows two of my favorite buildings in New York.  My last apartment was just 4 blocks south of the Empire State Building on 30th Street and 5th Avenue.

1. "Shattered" by The Rolling Stones
2. "Take the A Train" by Duke Ellington
3. "Crosstown Traffic" by Jimi Hendrix
4. "New York City Serenade" by Bruce Springsteen
5. "Tango in Harlem" by Touch and Go
6. "Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed
7. "NYC Ghosts and Flowers" by Sonic Youth
8. "New York Baby" by Leona Naess
9. "The Only Living Boy in New York" by Simon and Garfunkel
10. "Goin' to New York" by Jimmy Reed
11. "Downtown Train" by Tom Waits
12. "The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side" by The Magnetic Fields

BONUS TRACK! "Detachable Penis" by King Missile ... This song unfortunately isn't available on iTunes (except in a bizarre karaoke version), but click here to hear it on Amazon from the Happy Hour album. It depicts St. Mark's Place in all its grimy glory.