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Production Credits:
Hello Brooklyn Click for Lyrics
First Appearance: Paul's Boutique LP, July 1989
Written by: Beastie Boys
Performed by: Beastie Boys
Production Notes: Produced by Beastie Boys & Dust Brothers. Recorded at Mario G's, mixed at Record Plant. Engineered by Mario Caldato, assisted by Allen Abrahamson. Originally released on Capitol Records.
Behind the Beats and Lyrics...
Samples:
- "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues / So Doggone Lonesome (1955) by Johnny Cash
- "Breathe" by Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (1973) by Pink Floyd
References:
- New York, New York - song lyrics
- Bronx - New York City borough, N of Manhattan
- Brooklyn - New York City borough on W Long Island
- Buffalo Soldier - reggae song by Bob Marley
- Broader Than Broadway - reggae song by Barrington Levy
- Annabelle - childhood friend of Adam Yauch's
Sample & Reference Breakdown:
- "You know the Bronx is up and I'm Brooklyn down" is similar to the lyrics "the Bronx is up and the Battery's down" from the famous song New York, New York
- "You're gonna get smacked with my gold finger knuckle" is sung by Adrock, who once used to wear a gold nameplate ring across three fingers
- "Shot a man in Brooklyn..." is similar to the lyrics from a classic blues song by Tiny Bradshaw called "Train Kept a Rollin." The original lyrics is "Shot a man in Reno..."
- "...just to watch him die" sample: "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash
Commentary:
Press & Print Media:
"...a selection of snippets of New York life loosely bound together by their shared brevity; it forms a sort of final summary of what Paul's Boutique is all about" - paraphrased from Rhyming & Stealing: A History of the Beastie Boys by Angus Batey, 1998
"Originally begun in 1987 at Yauch's Brooklyn apartment, the oldest track on Paul's Boutique is driven by the sonorous kick drum of Horovitz's 808. Despite it's paraphrase of "New York, New York" and the arresting image of a long-haired hermit constructing explosives in his attic, the song is essentially all setup for an inspired punchline: Johnny Cash's famous quote about shooting a man in Reno, lifted direct from "Folsom Prison Blues" and transported to Brooklyn" - Dan Leroy, excerpted from the 33 1/3 Series book Paul's Boutique by Dan LeRoy, 2006
Released Versions:
Hello Brooklyn
Hello Brooklyn (Demo)
Hello Brooklyn (Instrumental)
Hello Brooklyn (Live)
Live:
Performed in 15 known Concerts.
First known Performance:
08-Nov-1992 : Student Center Livingston College, New Brunswick, United States
Last known Performance:
05-Sep-2007 : Brixton Academy, London, England
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