"New York Love Song #23" genre: Indie
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	rump-shaking, toe-jammin' paean to NYC
	CD: The Curious World of Malcolm Strange   Label: Analog dog Credits: Produced by Colm Clark
	Story Behind the Song In the weeks and months after 9/11, there was an overwhelming sense of sympathy and love for New York City. Amongst certain New Yorkers (myself included), there was also a kind of weird fondness for things that ordinarily would have been considered unseemly (kamikaze cab drivers, crappy subway musicians, annoying panhandlers). These things became not only mildly tolerable, but even romantic, as if to say, "Oh, look, two cabbies are cursing at each other; I guess things are getting back to normal - back to the NYC we know and love. So that's what this "love" song is about. Lyrics I don't even mind the shit talkers and the junkies on 8th Avenue. The shady street merchants hustling for another purchase don't upset my view. NY Post readers seem a little less like cretins on this fine, fine day. In this feel-good spirit, I might even change that lyric cause it's mean to say. Funny how a little thing called love can make it all seem clear. turn your mind from doubt and fear Funny how a little thing called love can make it all seem clear. The guy in the subway sayin' Jesus still loves me, he don't bother me. The pushy panhandler searchin' for an easy fix he earns my sympathy. The violin players out of tune again but now it strikes a chord inside. When the throng of foes conspires to steal my soul I ain't gonna run and hide. Funny how a little thing like love can make you overcome judgin' only right from wrong. Funny how a little thing called love can make you overcome.

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