PREMIERE: Sam Barron Shares His Take On Hometown of “New York City” In New Video

If you’ve ever spent as much as a day in New York City, the impression that it leaves is a conflicting one; for every positive quality there is a negative one, almost as if there is an unknown equilibrium keeping it alive. But growing up and living in the city leaves a different impression, one that is a combination of Stockholm syndrome and genuine pride. Folk singer-songwriter Sam Barron, the lead vocalist of NYC mainstays The Come On, put his thoughts on his hometown into song with his latest single “New York City”.

Previously released back in September 2020, Barron has officially released his new music video, capturing the city in its natural glow as he laments his poetic perspective about New York City.

Shot before the paradigm shift from COVID, the music video provides a look into the natural heartbeat of the city, something that has gone through changes due to the pandemic. About the video, Barron shares, “The harsh reality of homelessness had a resurgence during the pandemic, and this was sad. Mentally ill people were not getting help and the streets were lawless for a while. People were talking about how it was like a return to the 80s, a period New Yorkers tend to romanticize. Nobody really wants to bring back crack and see the murder rate go up.  I never particularly enjoyed being mugged as a kid”.

And the aforementioned balance of the city pushes Barron into a more hopeful trance, adding, “But what we miss is the liberty we shared then and the creative atmosphere of the streets and parks. What I enjoyed this year was biking around and drinking beer in public. There’s something nice about the city when all the rich have gone to their country homes. That’s why I like August“.

Barron’s opening verse of “New York City I give up / I’m tired of your complaining / you keep besting all the stars, and keep the rest of us in training…why is everybody dying / dying to live here” soundtracks the harsh shots of the city, before he switches gears like a tug-of-war with his love-hate relationship with the city.

But an artist himself, he has a deep appreciation for New York City’s rich art culture, and with its size, the overwhelming number of street performers. “I asked my brother to shoot some Showtime in the subways.  To me, this art form embodies New York.  I grew up a second-rate breakdancer and I think what these dancers have invented on the subway is spiritually uplifting.  It always makes me smile.  And as far as I know, it exists nowhere else in the world”. Despite the swamp of tourists, poverty, and smog, the arts continue to prevail in New York City.

Watch the music video below:

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