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A New York City Serenade

Jarvis takes listeners with him whilst he visits the sights and sounds New York City.

His journey takes him to Carnegie Hall, Warhol hangout, Max's, Radio City Music Hall, the 59th Street Bridge and the harbour.

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Music Played

  • A Flock of Seagulls

    I Ran (So Far Away)

    • A Flock of Seagulls.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
    • 1.

  • Azymuth

    Zé e Paraná

  • Laibach

    Across The Unvierse

    • Let It Be.
    • Mute.
    • 5.

  • James Blake

    Lindisfarne I

    • James Blake.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 5.

  • T. Rex

    20th Century Boy

    • Telstar.

  • Donovan

    Hurdy Gurdy Man

    • Greatest Hits… and More.
    • The state51 Conspiracy.
    • 5.

  • Simple Minds

    Theme For Great Cities

    • Celebrate (Greatest Hits / Expanded Edition).
    • Virgin Catalogue.
    • 9.

  • Lou Reed

    Dirty Blvd. (Rough Mix)

  • Early Music New York & Frederick Renz

    The Power of Musick, Supply Belcher, 1751-1836

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto

    Performer: Glenn Gould. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.

  • Jon Brion

    Sex Based Decision Making

    • Synecdoche, New York (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.
    • 7.

  • Jon Brion

    Song for Caden

    • Synecdoche, New York (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Lakeshore Records.
    • 18.

  • Television

    Little Johnny Jewel

    • Ork Records: New York, New York.
    • Numero Group.
    • 1.

  • Luke Haines

    Alan Vega Says

    • New York in the '70s.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 1.

  • Alan Vega

    Jukebox Babe (Live at Max's Kansas City, 1980)

    • Live at Max’s Kansas City.
    • Sacred Bones Records.
    • 1.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    New York City Serenade

    • The Album Collection, Vol. 1 (1973 - 1984).
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 7.

  • Michael Farneti

    New York Mugger

    • Good Morning Kisses.
    • Companion Records.
    • 9.

  • Dean Blunt

    I Run New York

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York)

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 4.

  • Bob Dylan

    Hard Times In New York Town

    • The Bootleg Series Volumes 1-3 (Rare And Unreleased) 1961-1991.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Lou Reed

    Last Great American Whale

  • Streetband

    Toast

    • London.
    • Sanctuary Records.
    • 6.

  • Eddy Grant

    Time Warp

  • Paradis

    Toi Et Moi (Mr.Fingers Sunset Mix)

    • Toi Et Moi - Mr. Fingers Remixes.
    • Universal Music Division Barclay.
    • 3.

  • The Kynds

    So, If Someone Sends You Flowers Babe

    • So If Someone Sends You Flowers Babe b/w Find Me Gone.
    • Numero Group.
    • 1.

  • Original Broadway Cast

    Tick-Tock (from ther musical "Company") (feat. Dean Jones & Donna McKechnie)

  • LCD Soundsystem

    new body rhumba

    • from the film "White Noise".
    • DFA Records/Columbia.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

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