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PJMcK

(25,057 posts)
26. Dude, what's the second iteration?
Wed Dec 15, 2021, 10:54 PM
Dec 2021

My address is New York, New York 10029. The state is right there!

Here’s a funny story. The guys who composed NY, NY wrote it in about 45 minutes when their first stab at the song was rejected by Martin Scorsese. They were annoyed but knocked out the song in anger. Obviously, it was accepted.

Try to imagine the success that song has enjoyed!

How about “New York State Of Mind?”

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California, Here I Come (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2021 #1
Ok, from Gramma's 78s The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #3
Lots of great California songs The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #6
The Yellow Rose Of Texas (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2021 #2
New York, New York (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2021 #4
That is a city's name cousin The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #7
Dude, what's the second iteration? PJMcK Dec 2021 #26
Your argument is persuasive and the facts check out. OVERTURNED! The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #49
On Wisconsin! n/t Askov_Finlyson Dec 2021 #5
Bucky Badger was a childhood hero of mine (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2021 #29
Georgia on my Mind Ohiya Dec 2021 #8
classic The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #13
Sweet Home Alabama n/t KarenS Dec 2021 #9
Love the song, but I'm looking for a version that doesn't feature the treason flag The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #58
Tennessee The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #10
I could do this all night! PJMcK Dec 2021 #11
Nah, no need to PJMcK The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #17
Sorry, but 'your' game....... MyOwnPeace Dec 2021 #48
Yeah, you're right PJMcK Dec 2021 #53
You say Alvin and the chipmunks, but have you heard the slowed down Death Metal The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #61
But, but..... MyOwnPeace Dec 2021 #69
Arizona by Mark Lindsay n/t Stargleamer Dec 2021 #12
AM Radio gold The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #27
I'm Alabamy bound! MyOwnPeace Dec 2021 #14
Massachusetts by the Bee Gees n/t Stargleamer Dec 2021 #15
Great song. The Beegees were one of the all-time best vocal trios The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #63
Kentucky Woman Ohiya Dec 2021 #16
Well, I happen to have a favorite version The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #24
Blue Hawaii n/t lordsummerisle Dec 2021 #18
Kentucky Rain by Elvis n/t Stargleamer Dec 2021 #19
You know who loves Kentucky songs? Pokey LaFarge The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #32
Moonlight in Vermont Ohiya Dec 2021 #20
Mississippi Goddam Tactical Peek Dec 2021 #21
Mississippi Queen Ohiya Dec 2021 #28
This song always reminds me of the vinyl seats and 8 track player in my Plymouth Fury The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #36
This one is next level The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author Tanuki Dec 2021 #22
Oklahoma! Stargleamer Dec 2021 #23
Oklahoma! Ohiya Dec 2021 #25
When it's peach picking time in Georgia... Tanuki Dec 2021 #30
Always love Doc Watson The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #68
Oklahoma Hills by Woody Guthrie n/t Stargleamer Dec 2021 #31
North to Alaska Tanuki Dec 2021 #33
Great one! The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #37
I like this one: cemaphonic Dec 2021 #100
Tennessee Stud Tactical Peek Dec 2021 #34
So many great versions of the song to pick from The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #108
Here's the original written and sang by Jimmy Driftwood. argyl Dec 2021 #125
I'm always amazed by how little I know, even about things that I "know" The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #129
I like Jimmy's the best, actually. True Americana. argyl Dec 2021 #130
This message was self-deleted by its author Stargleamer Dec 2021 #35
Louisiana Woman Mississippi Man Tactical Peek Dec 2021 #38
You win with a double! MLAA Dec 2021 #73
Tennessee Waltz MLAA Dec 2021 #40
I have a favorite version of that one too The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #44
You really are the music man. I appreciate all your posts. MLAA Dec 2021 #51
Maine Stein Song jpak Dec 2021 #41
Another selection from my Gamma's 78s The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #42
My Old Kentucky Home Tanuki Dec 2021 #43
All my exes live in Texas Tanuki Dec 2021 #45
Carry me back to old Virginnie Tanuki Dec 2021 #46
California Stars - Wilco covering Guthrie Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #47
You never disappoint, Mr. L bringing it The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #54
I do have a certain reputation to uphold Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #75
Jason Isbell - Alabama Pines Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #50
+++ The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #113
Going to California Artistree22 Dec 2021 #52
Let me help ya out with that :) Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #88
California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas n/t Stargleamer Dec 2021 #55
beach boys live - Hawaii msongs Dec 2021 #56
Alabama Bound Tanuki Dec 2021 #57
This message was self-deleted by its author MissLilyBart Dec 2021 #59
Saginaw, Michigan Tanuki Dec 2021 #60
You're the reason God made Oklahoma Tanuki Dec 2021 #62
How is it possible that I don't know this? This is my kind of tune The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #66
Man, do I remember this one. Came out around 1980. argyl Dec 2021 #126
...and Shelly West is the daughter of Dottie West! Tanuki Dec 2021 #127
Wild Montana skies Tanuki Dec 2021 #64
Confusion, ELO sl8 Dec 2021 #65
HAH! Nice The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #114
Justin Townes Earle - South Georgia Sugar Babe Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #67
+++ The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #71
Train - Mississippi (and regardless what you think of Train NOW, their old stuff was bomb) Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #72
Ha! Meet Virginia was the first song I thought of happybird Dec 2021 #77
I thought of that one but it was too obvious lol ... Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #79
This is cool. It's not that I thinks Train sux The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #112
I Remember California: REM happybird Dec 2021 #70
Excellent choice! Perhaps the best song on Green (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #76
Montana happybird Dec 2021 #74
T for Texas, T for Tennessee Tanuki Dec 2021 #78
I appreciate that you shared this one. The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #107
I thought DUers might enjoy Grandpa Jones' rendition more than the Tanuki Dec 2021 #109
Tennessee: Arrested Development happybird Dec 2021 #80
Hills of West Virginia Tanuki Dec 2021 #81
Lyle Lovett - That's Right You're Not From Texas Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #82
Lyle Lovett - North Dakota Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #83
Can I get really out there? slightlv Dec 2021 #84
Indiana Wants Me. Ziggysmom Dec 2021 #85
One Mississippi Tanuki Dec 2021 #86
Tennessee Jed happybird Dec 2021 #87
Deep in the heart of Texas Tanuki Dec 2021 #89
Louisiana 1927 Tanuki Dec 2021 #90
it never rains in Southern California by Albert Hammond n/t Stargleamer Dec 2021 #91
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo al bupp Dec 2021 #92
That is a great deep track The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #106
Going Back To Indiana Glamrock Dec 2021 #93
That is cool AF The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #110
Grassy ass my amigo! Glamrock Dec 2021 #116
Indiana Line Glamrock Dec 2021 #94
Not the 1st time you've shared this band - Thay are pretty damn solid The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #119
Good buddies of mine Glamrock Dec 2021 #121
Stars Fell On Alabama - Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong DinahMoeHum Dec 2021 #95
Not sure if this counts bradda.... Glamrock Dec 2021 #96
PJMcK convinced me that it's allowable in the NY NY posts up thread The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #115
Back To Indiana Glamrock Dec 2021 #97
Don't ask how the hell I know this one...LoL! Glamrock Dec 2021 #98
California (John Mayall) Tactical Peek Dec 2021 #99
"California"...Tom Petty Tikki Dec 2021 #101
Wyoming dpibel Dec 2021 #102
Maryland dpibel Dec 2021 #103
Washington (kind of cheating) dpibel Dec 2021 #104
Rainy Night in Georgia Tactical Peek Dec 2021 #105
This is my fave version of this song The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #111
Well, if we're allowing city names - Ryan Adams - New York Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #117
I've been on a bit of a Ryan Adams appreciation tour this past month The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #118
He is AMAZINGLY prolific ... Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #120
Stranded in Iowa old as dirt Dec 2021 #122
Led Zeppelin - Going To California MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #123
I hadn't heard that Scorpion's song since forever The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #124
Mississippi Bob Dylan thucythucy Dec 2021 #128
Not a State in the good 'ole USA, nevertheless a State in Australia..."VICTORIA" Tikki Dec 2021 #131
Illinois - Dan Fogelberg Sewa Dec 2021 #132
Carolina In My Mind BluesRunTheGame Dec 2021 #133
One of his best ever The Polack MSgt Dec 2021 #134
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