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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".
The stuff that dreams are made of" is a line of dialog from The Maltese Falcon. 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:
"New Angels of Promise" David Bowie Reeves Gabrels: Hours: 1999 [138] " A New Career in a New Town" David Bowie Low: 1977 [119] "New Killer Star" David Bowie Reality: 2003 [139] "New York's in Love" David Bowie Never Let Me Down: 1987 [102] " The Next Day" David Bowie The Next Day: 2013 [137] "Nite Flights" (The Walker Brothers cover) Noel ...
"Dream Like New York" by Tyrone Wells "Dream Love New York, A Love of Ryan Torain" by Brian Foss "Dreams of New York City" by Goddo "Drift Study 14 VII 73 9:27:27-10:06:41 PM NYC" by La Monte Young "Driving Here On Broadway" by Traks "Drones Over Brooklyn" by El-P
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.
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 ...
The song was such a big hit that New York City named Swift as an official Global Welcome Ambassador for the city. That wasn’t the only time Swift has shown love for her adopted home.
[10] [20] The Sweet's single, written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, and recorded and released slightly later than Bowie's song, made No. 1 in the UK charts and No. 73 on the US charts while "The Jean Genie" was still in the UK Top 10. All parties maintained that the similarity was, in Nicky Chinn's words, "absolute coincidence".