Today, we give you a compilation of some of the songs that best capture the constant rhythm and magnetic pull of New York City.  The gritty beauty of the city has provided ample inspiration to artists for generations.  As a subject, NYC transcends the genres, and has proven itself almost impossible to capture.  Here are a few songs that successfully embody the attitude, spectacle, and sound of New York City.

• Frank Sinatra - Theme From New York, New York
• The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man
• New York City - Moe
• Mos Def - Brooklyn
• Garden State Soundtrack - "The Only Living..." by Simon&...
• George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
• Bruce Springsteen - Incident On 57th Street
• Tom Waits - Downtown Train
• The Ramones - Rockaway Beach
• Petula Clark - Downtown
• Ella Fitzgerald - Manhattan
• Fred Astaire - Puttin' on the Ritz
• ビリー　ジョエル（Billy Joel（ニューヨークの想い New York State of Mind