I Love New York/New York, New York by/from Madonna/On the Town is a mash-up featured in New York, the twenty-second and final episode of Season Two. It is sung by the New Directions with solos from Artie, Brittany, Finn, Mercedes, Rachel, and Santana.
The song is performed in various landmark locations in New York City, as Quinn suggests that they allow "the city to write songs for them," while attempting to write original songs for Nationals. They end up at a fountain in New York, finishing off the song.
At Nationals, Dustin Goolsby, the director of Vocal Adrenaline, mentions the New Directions' New York "travelling" and says that while Will had them enjoying the sights, Vocal Adrenaline was preparing for Nationals.
Lyrics[]
Finn:
I don't like cities
But I like New York
Santana:
The famous places to visit are so many
Finn:
Other places
Make me feel like a dork
Santana:
I told my grandpa I wouldn't miss on any
Artie:
Los Angeles is for
People who sleep
Mercedes:
Got to see the whole town right from Yonkers on down to the Bay
Artie:
Paris and London
Oh baby you can keep
Santana:
Baby you can keep
Mercedes:
Baby you can keep
Rachel with Finn and New Directions (New Directions):
Other cities always make me mad
Other places always make me sad
No other city ever made me glad
Except New York, New York
It's a wonderful town (New York)
I love New York
Artie and Mercedes with New Directions:
I love New York (New Directions: New York, New York)
I love New York (New Directions: New York, New York)
New York, New York
Finn:
If you don't like my attitude
Then you can get lost
Santana (with New Directions Girls):
(Manhattan women) are dressed in silk and satin
Finn (with New Directions Boys):
(Just go to Texas) isn't that where they golf
Santana (with New Directions Girls):
(There's just one thing that's) important in Manhattan
Artie:
New York is not for little wussies who scream
New Directions Girls:
AAAHHH!
Mercedes:
Pick up a date
Maybe seven Or eight
Artie:
Paris and London
Oh baby you can keep
Mercedes with Santana:
Baby you can keep
New Directions:
Baby you can keep!
Rachel and Finn with New Directions (New Directions):
Other cities always make me mad (Mercedes: Make me mad)
Other places always make me sad (Mercedes: Make me sad)
No other city ever made me glad
Except New York, New York
It's a wonderful town (New York)
Artie and Mercedes with New Directions:
I love New York
I love New York (New Directions: New York, New York)
I love New York (New Directions: New York, New York)
Brittany with New Directions Girls:
We've sailed the seas
And we've been the world over
Made the Mandalay
We've seen the Sphinx
And we've seen the Cliffs of Dover
And we can safely say
Rachel:
New York!
Finn with New Directions:
Other cities always make me mad (Mercedes: Ooow!)
Rachel and Finn with New Directions:
Other places always make me sad (Mercedes: New York!)
No other city ever made me glad except New York, New York
It's a wonderful town (New York)
Mercedes:
New York!
Artie with New Directions (Rachel with New Directions):
I love New York
I love New York (New York, New York)
I love New York (Mercedes: New York now, New York now)
I love New York
(New York, New York)
(New York, New York)
Mercedes:
New York now, New York now
Rachel and Finn with New Directions:
New York, New York!