Here’s a video/music mix celebrating New York City in the 1970s - street scenes and music you’d hear in the downtown clubs.

Of course, despite the animosity directed at New York City by people who didn’t “get” it, the City survived. We didn’t drop dead, we dropped beats.

 
1. “Jet Boy” - The New York Dolls   2. “Piss Factory” - Patti Smith
3. “X-Offender” Blondie   4. “Born To Lose” - The Heartbreakers  
5. “SuperRappin’” - Grandmaster Flash   6. “Darrio” - Kid Creole  
7. “The Mexican” - Babe Ruth   8. “Pop Your Funk” - Arthur Russell