New York State of Mind - Billy Joel (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

New York State of Mind (Billy Joel, 1976). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey,

"New York State of Mind," written by Billy Joel, was never released as a single; it is found on his 3rd solo album "Turnstiles," which was released in 1976; the song is considered a classic (Whitburn, 2006). However, Joel did release the song on a single as a duet with Tony Bennett in 2001 (discdogs, 2023). In 2002, this recording was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" category (Sony, 2002). During an interview with Howard Stern in 2010, Joel explained how he came to write the song. "He said that he wrote the song on the day he moved back from California to New York. He really was taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line - he was on his way home to Highland Falls, New York when he started writing the song in a notebook. As soon as he got home, he went to the piano and finished the words and lyrics in about an hour" (songfacts, 2023)..

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Lyrics:

Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach
Or to Hollywood
But I'm taking a Greyhound
On the Hudson River Line
I'm in a New York state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars
In their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
But I know what I'm needing
And I don't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line

'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind