Elvis Costello - New Amsterdam
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@Skybar99 AT LEST YOU GET IT IT TOOK ME 20 YEARS ITS SAME AS LIFE GOOD COMENT
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My beautiful girlfriend and I share this song as 'our song'. When she was visiting me in Manchester we happened upon a random pub and went in. Just as we stepped in this song played and we've since adopted it as 'our song'. I think it's a great song that showcases EC's amazing talent. Oh yeah.
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@pbrick6301 Oh you must be a moron. EUROPE? Maybe the land of the dutches, double dutches, the land where 'Old' Amsterdam is located... Holland/The Netherlands...
Nevertheless Elvis rocks
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My God, what an amazing lyricist. To just toss off lines like "step on the brakes to get out of her clutches".....f***ing brilliant.
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love this always have and always will
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@Skybar99 bebe who? i agree..just let it roll!
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Most everything by Elvis is EPIC.
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i love elvis' style, especially through the seventies and beginning of the eighties... without noticing i've taken a lot of my fashion cues from him... was super excited when my eyes started going bad and had to get glasses...
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the video not shot in new amsterdam. except for the shot of the statue of staue of liberty. probably the video shot in europe.
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excelente!!mexico
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Please stop thinking this song is about Bebe Buell! It's ridiculous!
Haven't you ever noticed how Elvis sings to himself a lot-like an internal monologue? This is one of those songs. He's talking to himself about how he's both attracted to & repelled by NYC (AKA New Amsterdam-look it up, kids). When he says "she" he means NYC & by extension all of America & American Culture. He's overwhelmed, bewildered, exhausted & homesick.
"Though I look right at home, I still feel like an exile".
Skybar99 2 years ago 15
New Amsterdam is now known as New York City
: )
delta28648 3 years ago 12