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Originally Posted by Nixxxed

I love "Empire State", especially the opening, where Mick starts a relatively simple drumbeat and Lindsey's guitar catapults off it. The "groaning" background vocals on the chorus sometimes sound off, but then I remember the breakdown at the end is coming, where John really lets loose, and I just settle back for the ride.

My fave fave thing about the song is the little yell Lindsey does on the first verse:

"New York, open your eyes to me
Let me (YEAH!) be what I want to be..."

Mirage was the first Mac album I bought (and the first "rock" album), so really all the other albums for me have to stand up to it. Up until seeing the "Gypsy" video on MTV, I was a Disco child. I never thought anyone would capture my attention as much as Donna Summer did. If Donna had made videos, perhaps it would have been a different story.

She works hard for the money so you better treat her right!