Discovering Tunes ~ New York I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down

I absolutely love the art of storytelling. Books, movies, television shows...I just love getting wrapped up in a killer tale. With that knowledge, it should come as no surprise that I waste away my life by being immersed into a ton of film and television. I love all types of genres but the meat and potatoes of my stimulation lies in riveting dramas. That’s where I think some of the best stories are told.

A lot of the shows I watch feature some amazing tunes throughout their run. I can’t even count how many times I’ve paused a show to lookup a song that was utilized so well in an episode or scene. I’ve found myself sitting there, enthralled in whatever is unfolding before me...totally digging a tune that my ears never heard before. Sometimes I know the song but it’s so satisfying discovering something new...even if it’s old as in the song I’m going to discuss here.

Enter, Ray Donovan...which is a phenomenal show that airs on Showtime. It currently just finished airing it’s 6th season and will be back for another. Besides a few subplots I could live without (the kids), it’s been stellar year after year. It’s deep and dark with a hint of lightheartedness sprinkled throughout. I’m not going to go into the show itself as I’ll save that for a future write up but if you like good dramas...please do yourself a favor and check out Ray Donovan.

Anyway, on the season finale that aired several weeks back, the show opened with a tune that I never heard before. It played in its entirety as the show went through a montage featuring most of the players as to catch the viewer up to the present.

The song is called ”New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” by LCD Soundsystem. It was released off their album Sound of Silver back in 2007. It starts off pretty mellow and finishes a bit heavier. Overall a beautiful tune. I was surprised that I never heard this song before as I know of the band. Either way I’m glad I heard it. I immediately downloaded it afterwards and it has made its way into my playlist when I’m driving or around the house puttering around.

The cool thing I found out is that there is an “unofficial video” for this. I guess upon release, there was chatter amongst fans and such that the lead singer and founder James Murphy channeled his inner Kermit the Frog for the song in question. So he went ahead and shot this little diddy which is pretty cool. Please check it out and let me know what you think!!

As I mentioned previously, there are a ton of instances where I discovered a tune from watching a show. I’d like to start sharing some of my favorites from these instances here with you guys so expect some more of these to come.

Thanks for taking a peek and listening.

Blewitt