They're about to drop that ball, which means it's time to drop my #1 Top Song of 2009...
"Empire State Of Mind"
Call me biased (I work in Times Square), but no song knocked harder or louder this year than Jay-Z's love song to the Big Apple, "Empire State Of Mind." From its chase-you-down beat, to Jay-Z's always-hypnotic roller coaster cadence, to Alicia Keys' plunky piano parts and soaring, raise-the-roof chorus, "Empire State Of Mind" either made you proud to be a New Yorker or wish you were one.
Happy new year! Once more, with feeling!
(Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, live at the 2009 MTV VMAs... in New York!)