From Williamsburg Bridge

Story Behind The Song

An ekphrastic story inspired by Edward Hopper's iconic painting "From Williamsburg Bridge"

Song Description

Love and contentment can be found where love and life thrive.

Song Length 4:20 Genre Jazz - Lounge, Jazz - Standards
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Peaceful, Content Subject City, Life
Similar Artists Michael Franks, Harry Connick, Jr Language English
Era 1950 - 1959

Lyrics

High rise apartments blanket the ground
Shadows on windows turning to brown
Lower Manhattan with a sunset ridge
Kind of used to the view
from Williamsburg Bridge

Vibrations from traffic tickle our feet
Hurrying homeward with mid-winter speed
Twinkling twilight in the East River mist
Hardly new to the view
from Williamsburg Bridge

Some folks like the Eiffel Tower
Some folks like to hike the China Wall
Some folks like the pyramids of Giza
But I believe we have it all

The echo of opera climbing the stairs
Keys on the counter, coats on the chairs
Watch from the window and a little kiss
Me and you in the view
from Williamsburg Bridge
Me and you in the view
from Williamsburg Bridge

Lyrics Joe Strouse Music Joe Strouse
Producer Joe Strouse Publisher Dogmanboy Music
Label Strousongs

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