New York State of Mind

Lately, I've been hearing this song behind various news reports online and on TV. I really liked it so I looked it up online. It's from a song called Empire State of Mind by Jay Z and Alicia Keys. It's almost like 2 separate songs, one a rap part from Jay Z (which I hadn't been hearing) and the amazing chorus from Alicia Keys. It's the chorus I just love. Here are the lyrics from that part:

New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let's hear it for New York, New York,
New York

The hook is wonderful and the way it's recorded, well, I just love it. If I were 20 years old again, this chorus would inspire me to move to New York and make my life there. I'm way past 20, but it's nice to dream anyway.

Barbara