I'm not a devotee of either Mr. Carter or Ms. Keys, but boy did I dig this song when it first came out. It's a spine-tingler for me when Keys breaks in with her voice and I still marvel at the cadence and composition of the lyrics.
This post feels very timely to me considering my latest post! Hope you don't mind me dropping it here! : D
I absolutely love this track so much, or at least I did til I visited NYC in April where you hear this song several times a day, often from multiple sources, overlapping each other at the same time!
I feel very sorry for the folks who work in the Times Square/Central Park area who are subjected to it day in day out. It's almost like a Groundhog Day scenario - Empire State of Mind instead of I Got You Babe!
Thanks for reading and commenting! And of course, happy to have the article linked in this thread. I feel sorry for folks who work in Times Square, regardless of what music’s playing.
I'm not a devotee of either Mr. Carter or Ms. Keys, but boy did I dig this song when it first came out. It's a spine-tingler for me when Keys breaks in with her voice and I still marvel at the cadence and composition of the lyrics.
Excellent points, Amy :) It’s a super sturdy pop-rap track. Haters can hate all they want, I’ve always dug it a lot.
This post feels very timely to me considering my latest post! Hope you don't mind me dropping it here! : D
I absolutely love this track so much, or at least I did til I visited NYC in April where you hear this song several times a day, often from multiple sources, overlapping each other at the same time!
I feel very sorry for the folks who work in the Times Square/Central Park area who are subjected to it day in day out. It's almost like a Groundhog Day scenario - Empire State of Mind instead of I Got You Babe!
Songs to Walk Through New York To
https://johnsonwrites.substack.com/p/soundtrack-challenge-3-songs-to-walk
Thanks for reading and commenting! And of course, happy to have the article linked in this thread. I feel sorry for folks who work in Times Square, regardless of what music’s playing.