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They later took the suggestion of an EMI Music Publishing associate and resubmitted it to Jay-Z, who kept the "New York" singing part on the hook, changed the verses, and recorded it. The song's title, similar to "New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel and "N.Y. State of Mind" by Nas, is a play on and tribute to New York's nickname "Empire State".
It is a reference to a line from Shakespeare's play The Tempest: "We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep." It may also refer to: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of, a collection of old-time music by various artists (2006)
The following is a list of songs by Jay-Z organized by alphabetical order. The songs on the list are all included in official label-released, albums, soundtracks and singles, but not white label or other non-label releases. Next to the song titles is the album, soundtrack or single on which it appears.
What Dreams Are Made Of is the debut album by production duo Rock City. It was released on October 9, 2015. [4] [5] The album includes "Locked Away", which features Maroon 5 lead vocalist Adam Levine. The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. [6]
A protégé of fellow New York City-based rapper Jaz-O, Jay-Z began his musical career in the late 1980s; he co-founded the record label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1994 to release his first two studio albums Reasonable Doubt (1996) and In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1997), both of which were met with critical acclaim.
"Doin It" by LL Cool J "Doing the New York" (music by Ben Oakland; lyrics by J.P. Murray and Barry Trivers) "Dominick The Donkey" by Lou Monte "The Don" by Nas "Don Jose (From Far Rockaway)" (from the musical Wish You Were Here) "Donnellan Square" by Howard McGhee All Stars "Don't Be Upset" by Jeffrey Lewis "Don't Believe the Hype" by Public Enemy
Eilish, 22, said some people were surprised to hear she was writing a song for the “Barbie” soundtrack, given her music’s usual darker edge.
A love song to the group's hometown, New York, which thinks wistfully back to a time when the twin towers completed the New York skyline. Includes the lyrics “I swear it was beautiful before they sent those aeroplanes.” [34] Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris "If This Is Goodbye" All the Roadrunning: 2006: Inspired by Ian McEwan's piece in ...