New York City Cops
The Strokes * Track #12 On Is This It
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Album Is This It
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Is This ItThe Strokes
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The Modern AgeThe Strokes
- #3Soma
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- #4Barely Legal
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- #5
SomedayThe Strokes
- #6Alone, Together
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- #7
Last NiteThe Strokes
- #8
Hard to ExplainThe Strokes
- #9
When It StartedThe Strokes
- #10Trying Your Luck
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- #11Take It or Leave It
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- #12New York City Cops
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New York City Cops by The Strokes
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The StrokesProduced by
Gordon RaphaelWrited by
Julian CasablancasAbout
“New York City Cops” is a fast-paced, punk blaster from The Strokes' debut album, Is This It. It departs stylistically from the rest of the more slowed down, almost apathetic feeling in songs such as the title track, “Someday,” and “Last Nite.” Instead, it travels through a Ramones-influenced, simpl...
New York City Cops Lyrics
[Intro]
Ow! Haha, I meant, ah!
Haha, no, I didn't mean that at all
Ooh, ooh, ooh
[Verse 1]
Here in the streets so mechanized
Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life
Studied all the rules and didn't want no part
But I let you in just to break this heart
Even though it was only one night
It was fucking strange
[Pre-Chorus]
Nina's in the bedroom, she said, "Time to go now"
But leavin' it ain't easy, I got to let go, oh, I got to let go
And the hours, they ran slow
I said, every night, she just can't stop saying
[Chorus]
New York City cops, New York City cops
New York City cops, but they ain't too smart
New York City cops, New York City cops
New York City cops, but they ain't too smart
[Verse 2]
Well, kill me now 'cause I let you down
I swear one day I'm gonna leave this town
Stop
Yes, I'm leaving, 'cause it just won't work
And they act like Romans, but they dress like Turks
Some time in your prime, see me, I like the summertime but, hey
[Pre-Chorus]
Nina's in the bedroom, she said, "Time to go now"
But leaving, it ain't easy, oh, I got to let go, oh, I got to let go, oh
Trapped in an apartment, she would not let them get her
She wrote it in a letter, I got to come clean
The authorities they've seen, darling, I'm somewhere in between
I said, every night, she just can't stop saying
[Chorus]
New York City cops, New York City cops
New York City cops, but they ain't too smart
New York City cops, New York City cops
New York City cops, but they ain't too smart
New York City Cops Q&A
Who wrote New York City Cops's ?
New York City Cops was written by Julian Casablancas.
Who produced New York City Cops's ?
New York City Cops was produced by Gordon Raphael.
When did The Strokes release New York City Cops?
The Strokes released New York City Cops on Mon Jun 25 2001.
What did The Strokes say about "New York City Cops"?
Back on [the Strokes’] first record we had “New York City Cops,” which is a political-ish song that we had to take off the album.
I would say it was two things. One, “New York City Cops” was an overtly political song that came out of the news of Amadou Diallo and police brutality. But when it was ta...