Diane Schuur

Songwriter: Billy Joel

Producer: Dave Grusin

Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighbourhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach
Or to Hollywood
I'm taking a Greyhound
On the Hudson River Line
I'm in a New York state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars
In their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
I know what I'm needing
I don't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

Comes down to reality
Well it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide

I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I ran out of reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I ran out of reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

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Diane Schuur (nicknamed “Deedles”) is a jazz singer and pianist from Tacoma, Washington.

Schuur has been blind from birth due to retinopathy of prematurity, though she has been gifted with absolute pitch memory.

Diane emerged to the jazz scene in 1982, when she was invited by Stan Getz to perform with him at the White House, during the Reagan Administration. Since then, she has released a total of 24 albums, been nominated for 5 Grammy Awards and has won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Female Jazz Vocal Performance in 1986 and 1987.

From the album

Deedles (1984)

Diane Schuur popular songs

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