The 60 Best Songs Ever Written About New York City ... Well, not really ...

Yours truly missed this back in 2014 when the Village Voice published this list of the 60 best NYC songs but better late than never.

I read it and had several thoughts.

First, sixty is a rather strange number to limit it too -- why not 50? Or 100? Sixty just seems so random.

Second, while a couple of these songs are obviousy, like "New York, New York" by John Kander or "New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel, the vast majority of them are obscure or more "meta" songs than heart and soul ones. 

Third, there are MANY glaring omissions. No "New York City" by They Might Be Giants. No "Empire State of Mind" by Jay Z. And while there are a few Lou Reed songs on the list, there's no or "New York City Man" and nothing, nothing at all, from Lou Reed's classic 1989 New York album, especially no "Dirty Boulevard"! And no show tunes, nothing from "Rent" or "On The Town" and many others.

This is a perfect example of a list created by people who want to seem "alternative" and "different" and super-hip. I guess I'm a big softy -- I like the fun NYC songs. But to each their own.