Autumn in New York
The Sonny Stitt Quartet Lyrics
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So on this gray and melancholy day, I'll move to a Manhattan hotel.
I'll dispose of my rose-colored chattels and prepare for my share of adventures and battles,
Here on the twenty-seventh floor looking down on the city I hate and adore!
Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?
Autumn in New York, it spells the thrill of first-nighting.
Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds in canyons of steel, they're making me feel I'm home.
Autumn in New
York is often mingled with pain.
Dreamers with empty hands may sigh for exotic lands,
It's autumn in New York,
It's good to live again.
The Sonny Stitt Quartet's song "Autumn in New York" is a combination of contrasting themes- of melancholy, excitement, love, and pain that are associated with autumn in the city. The song describes a person who is bidding goodbye to the country and moving into a Manhattan hotel that is located on the twenty-seventh floor. He is getting ready to face new adventures and battles, while disposing of his rose-colored chattels. Nonetheless, the contradictory view of love and hate that he has for the city is evident when he is looking down the city from the 27th floor, stating that he hates and adores it.
The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the cityscape of New York where the glittering crowds and the rise of canyons of steel is depicted. The atmosphere creates a sense of excitement that makes the singer feel like he is home. The contrasting themes also show pain, as people with empty hands dream and yearn for exotic lands. The singer is hopeful that autumn in New York will bring the promise of new love and that it is good to live again.
Line by Line Meaning
It's time to end my holiday and bid the country a hasty farewell.
My vacation is over and I must quickly say goodbye to the countryside.
So on this gray and melancholy day, I'll move to a Manhattan hotel.
Today is gloomy and sad, and I will check into a hotel in Manhattan.
I'll dispose of my rose-colored chattels and prepare for my share of adventures and battles,
I will get rid of my idealistic possessions and get ready for whatever trials and tribulations come my way.
Here on the twenty-seventh floor looking down on the city I hate and adore!
From my room on the twenty-seventh floor, I can both love and loathe the city below me.
Autumn in New York, why does it seem so inviting?
Why does the fall season in New York City feel so alluring?
Autumn in New York, it spells the thrill of first-nighting.
Autumn in New York represents the excitement of experiencing something for the first time.
Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds in canyons of steel, they're making me feel I'm home.
The bright lights and towering buildings of the city make me feel like I belong here.
It's autumn in New York that brings the promise of new love.
The fall season in New York holds potential for new romantic relationships.
Autumn in New York is often mingled with pain.
However, the fall season in New York frequently includes emotional suffering.
Dreamers with empty hands may sigh for exotic lands,
People who have nothing often dream of going to far-off, exotic places.
It's autumn in New York, It's good to live again.
But despite the hardships and longings, being alive in New York City during the fall season is a worthwhile experience.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: VERNON DUKE
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