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New York State of Mind

Billy Joel · 1976

New York State of Mind by Billy Joel (1976) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • The New York Times, The Daily News
  • It comes down to reality
  • And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
  • Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside

Echo the hook

  • I've left them all behind
  • I'm in a New York state of mind
yorkstatemind

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Somelike to get away

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

But I'ma Greyhound

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I've seen all thestars

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

And I don't want tomore time

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

But now I need agive and take

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Don't care if it'sor on Riverside

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But I'm taking a Greyhound

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I've seen all the movie stars

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I don't want to waste more time

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I've left them all behind

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Take a holiday from the neighborhood

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Some ? like to get away

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

On the ? River Line

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

But I ? what I'm needing

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

But now I ? a little give and take

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

It was so easy ? day by day

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

How many times do you hear the word "york" in the whole song?

"york"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "state" in the whole song?

"state"

Exercise 24

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
  • I don't have any reasons
  • Some folks like to get away

Exercise 25

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • It was so easy living day by day
  • Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
  • Take a holiday from the neighborhood

Exercise 26

If you had to summarize "New York State of Mind" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 27

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "New York State of Mind" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

yorkstatemindi've

Exercise 28

If you could ask Billy Joel one question about "New York State of Mind", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • i've→
  • don't→
  • it's→

Exercise 30

Compare "New York State of Mind" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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