The New York Times caught up with Bruce Springsteen's pal, E-Street Band member and Sopranos actor, Steven Van Zandt (a.k.a. "Little Steven") and asked him to pick his 20 all-time greatest songs about New York. The results were published yesterday in a column by Simon Akam. Along with some easy picks, like Sinatra's "New York, New York", the Drifters' classics "On Broadway" and "Up on the Roof", Dylan's "Positively Fourth Street" and the Ronettes "Be My Baby", there are more unusual choices like "Personality Crisis" by the New York Dolls and "Walk on the Wild Side" by the Velvet Underground and "Chest Fever" by the Band.
Steve Van Zandt also shares in musical tastes and knowledge through a website called "Little Steven's Underground Garage", where he holds forth with a weekly show. Mr. Springsteen also has him busy on the road with the E Street Band at least until Thanksgiving (unless more shows are added, the current 2009 tour ends after the November 22 show in Buffalo).
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