Released in 1985 on Michel Sardou’s thirteenth studio album, Chanteur de jazz is certainly one of the most beautiful songs about New York. Let’s get back to this catchy hit today!
80s New York
In this title written by Sardou and Jean-Loup Dabadie, we travel directly to New York in the 80s. Indeed, the city that never sleeps is described in all its aspects. Neighborhoods, heroes, customs, population and theaters are described at a catchy tempo.
I walked Madison, Fifth and Central Park
The sky was spitting puffs of Havana
The boats of the Hudson formed on the water like an arc
They towed like a Manhattan boat
Thus, we are immersed in the heart of the hyper-powerful America of the 80s. We imagine these telephone cars with tinted windows driving to Pan Am. Of course, Michel Sardou describes the Twin Towers, “new towers of Babel” the symbol of “the great untouchable America”.
In addition, the singer highlights the vastness of the city with a few verses. The forests of stairs illustrate this typical character of New York. The helicopters are so small that they “flap” around the twin towers.
In the River Café, at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge
Drank old Marilyns, old women
Swarms of pedals came out of Carnegie Hall
In carnival soldiers, in gypsies
Finally, Sardou paints a portrait of the city through its cultural highlights. We travel between the mythical room of Carnegie Hall to the River Café, a famous restaurant offering a breathtaking view of Manhattan.
In short, a song that says a lot about New York!
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