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NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. Game 2 will feature Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performing the song "Empire State of Mind," a clean version without the profanity that was in the original.Ĭopyright © 2009 NPR. Some lyrics are also spruced up for the series. If the Phillies win, New York's Michael Bloomberg has to help paint a Philadelphia mural. If the Yankees win, Philadelphia's Michael Nutter has to help paint a New York school. Repitition Lets hear it, for NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NEW YORK METAPHOR 'New York, Concrete jungle where dreams are made of' New york city is like a concrete jungle, as its filled with skyscrapers and buildings like trees in a jungle. The mayors of the host cities made a bet.
I'm Steve Inskeep with notes on the World Series.