Creo que pasó muchas veces a lo largo de la historia: los músicos ingleses van a New York, la flashean y le componen temas y hasta discos enteros.
Acá van dos temazos. Presten atención a las similitudes que hay en las letras, las cosas que a cada uno le copó de la Gran Manzana.
Richard Ashcroft, New York (2000)
New York are you tuning in/ New York big city of dreams New York/ O what a city New York
Are you tuning in/ Are you tuning in
There's now time to unpack yet/ Lets get straight out on the Street/ And feel no inner bishions/ This city was built for me/ And my head is full of questions/ When did I feel this good/ In the arms of my lover/ Burning through the night of New York
And it's funny how time flyes/ In the city that never sleeps/ It's getting after hours/ And I'm feeling the heat/ I'm almost dead and buried/ The days nearly done/ But I want to keep on going/ I'm going to kiss the sun in New York
And I'm feeling kind of selfish/ I've been busy on your island/ Just having my own fun/ It's an English tradition/ Find some money make some time/ Get busy on your island/ Cos' we will only lose our minds in New York.
The Charlatans UK, NY (There´s no need to stop) (2006)
New York city 7 o'clock/ Giving it up for the vintage look/ Listening to the radio asking/ What's the deal boys/ We're into the wild unknown/ A freak show/ A place we call home
We don't need to educate/ We only want to stay up late/ Looking for these broken joints/ Take in a peepshow?/ We need to be told the reason/ We're all being sold
New York say what!/ I love you, I tell you, There's no need to stop!/ There's no need to stop!
Underground counter culture/ Eat you up like a hungry vulture/ Look at you half alive/ Like Dr Jeckal and Mr Hyde/ You'll never see what I seen/ You do last night
New York say what!/ I love you, I tell you, There's no need to stop!/ There's no need to stop!/ There's no need to
New York City 7 o'clock/ Giving it up for the vintage look underground/ I love this raps/ It's now or never/ A reason to live/ A reason to die
New York say what!/ I love you, I tell you, There's no need to stop
James Brown-git down
We don't need to educate/ We only want to stay up late/ Looking for these broken joints/ Take in a peepshow?/ We need to be told the reason/ We're all being sold
New York say what!/ I love you, I tell you, There's no need to stop!/ There's no need to stop!
Underground counter culture/ Eat you up like a hungry vulture/ Look at you half alive/ Like Dr Jeckal and Mr Hyde/ You'll never see what I seen/ You do last night
New York say what!/ I love you, I tell you, There's no need to stop!/ There's no need to stop!/ There's no need to
New York City 7 o'clock/ Giving it up for the vintage look underground/ I love this raps/ It's now or never/ A reason to live/ A reason to die
New York say what!/ I love you, I tell you, There's no need to stop
James Brown-git down
