New York's Sports Songs

"It's up to you, New York, New York"

We all know that infamous line from one of my personal favorite songs of all time, Frank Sinatra's "Theme from New York, New York". Like many New Yorkers, I associate this song with Yankee Stadium. As this song came on shuffle today, it got me thinking about some of the songs of New York Sports. Here's a list of what I consider to be the best (and one of the worst sports songs ever).

Meet The Mets (1961)

"Meet the Mets! Meet the Mets! Step right up and greet the Mets!"

True, the Mets may be one of the worst franchises in the Majors, but their song is wonderful. It's just so happy, and makes anyone listening want to enjoy a good ole' baseball game. Hands down, the best sports song in New York State, if not the country.

New York, New York-Frank Sinatra

It really doesn't get much better than hearing Frank after a Yankees victory. This song has become synonymous with the Yankees. They play it after every game, win or loss. One of the classiest traditions in baseball, hands down. After big wins, many fans can be heard singing this in unison as they march out of the house that Jeter built.

Go, New York, Go!- The Knicks

"If you're a Knicks fan once, you're a Knicks fan for life!"

(Note, I love this video. This was highly entertaining)

Every few years, we Knicks fans are lucky enough to get blessed with a new remix of Go, New York, Go! Generally, these remixes involve adding the names of new players. Go, NY, Go is great. It's fun, upbeat and about the worst team in the NBA over the past decade. In the words of Charlie Sheen, "What's not to love?"
(Note: The Knicks released an entire album of Knicks themed songs. It can be heard here.)

Down The Field-Syracuse University

Shameless plug? No. I actually think this is one of the most catchy fight songs in the country. It's not particularaly well know as, say Notre Dame, Navy or USC, but it's just as good. Great horns, great lyrics. How many other songs have the word Staunch in them? Exactly. Unique.

And now, a quick tribute to one of the worst:

We are The Yankees

"We are, we are the Yankees!"

Give it a listen. Realize that these are some of the worst lyrics of all time. It's so apparent the Organization got jealous of the Mets, so they decided to write their own song. The guy they hired to write it clearly forgot that the song was due, so he scribbled down something and BAM! We Are The Yankees

And just one final one that I hope never, ever catches on

Nothing against this song. It's a great song, but it shouldn't be considered the "Anthem of New York" as some may say. It's good, but it's not quite a classic yet.