Places to yearn for
Oh my, the new Jay-Z & Alicia Keys song, Empire State of Mind, does funny things to me. Admittedly a middle-of-the-road Jigga man rap to start, you might even be inclined to zone out or turn it off, but as soon as Alicia starts her warbling about New York, everything changes. I literally YEARN for New York city when she starts that up. A city I have never even been to either, so that’s pretty good going. I’m seeing the city streets in my mind, I’m inhaling the smoky air, I’m sat in the back of a yellow cab on my way to Central Park looking up at the skyline, and anything is possible… you get the picture.
This isn’t the only song to do such a thing though. In much the same way, when Friendly Fires sing about Paris in their second single, the promise to a girl of “One day! We’re gonna live in Paris” is both exciting and romantic. Then the dreamy backing vocals pipe up with stories about stars and I’m lost. I’m not massively keen on France, but listening to this track I really really really want to live in Paris one day. Well, as long as it’s with a hot guy like Ed from Friendly Fires.
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