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<\/p>\nNative New Yorkers are not the only people with sentimental connections to New York. \u201cBrooklyn,\u201d a 2021 song by British pop singer-songwriter Maisie Peters, tells the lighthearted and tender story of the singer\u2019s vacation to New York City with her twin sister, Ellen. Over the course of the song, Peters uses New York as the setting for a wide variety of small moments that coalesce into a touching love song to her sister.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBrooklyn\u201d begins with relatively simple piano chords, over which Peters\u2019 light voice sets the scene. With fragmented, single-line images like \u201cGemini panic\u201d and \u201cShuttle to Gatwick,\u201d Peters describes the early-morning departure from her England home and arrival at the airport. As an upbeat percussion line kicks in, the lyrics continue to illustrate the sisters\u2019 travels.<\/p>\n
The song\u2019s poppy pre-chorus covers the pair\u2019s landing in New York, including the song\u2019s first nod to a specific NYC location. The line \u201cLand at 11, straight to 42nd,\u201d though brief, positions the listener in a concrete physical space within the expanse of New York City. 42nd Street is home to several of New York\u2019s major landmarks, including the Chrysler Building and Times Square. The Peters sisters, it seems, are embracing the spirit of tourism, wanting to start their visit by seeing the most iconic places in New York.<\/p>\n
The percussion cuts out entering into the first chorus, leaving only piano chords and Peters\u2019 low-register singing. With the simple but heartfelt lines \u201cIf you\u2019re looking for the girl of your dreams \/ She\u2019s in Brooklyn with me,\u201d Peters expresses both the love she feels for her sister and her pride at being Ellen\u2019s chosen traveling companion. Though later renditions of this chorus are more upbeat (and sung an octave higher), the sparse instrumentation in this first instance emphasizes the emotional content of the lyrics.<\/p>\n
The song\u2019s next reference to a specific New York locale is the second verse\u2019s playful line \u201cWhat happened in Harlem? Don\u2019t even ask us.\u201d Though the listener is left to imagine what the sisters may have gotten up to in Harlem, Peters offers a series of other details that capture the tenderness and merriment of the experience. Images like sharing earphones, sleeping on a bus, and the acquisition of a fake ID all contribute to the songwriter\u2019s vivid rendering of this finite moment in time.<\/p>\n