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| − | A place where nobody dared to go
| + | '''Bedford-Stuyvesant''' (pronounced STY-vess-ent, often known as just '''Bed-Stuy''') is a well-known neighborhood in the borough of [[Brooklyn]] in [[New York City]], [[New York]]. For decades, it has been a center for African-American culture in New York City, experiencing a recent cultural revolution similar to the [[Harlem Renaissance]] in the neighborhood of [[Harlem]] in the borough of [[Manhattan]]. It is also notable for being the birthplace of many notable Americans, mostly [[hip-hop]] artists. |
| − | The love that we came to know
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| − | They call it Xanadu
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| − | And now
| + | ==Bedford-Stuyvesant in Popular Culture== |
| − | Open your eyes and see
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| − | What we have made is real
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| − | We are in Xanadu
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| − | A million lights are dancing
| + | Part of the Tom Wolfe novel ''Bonfire of the Vanities'' was set in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The entire Spike Lee movie ''Do The Right Thing'' took place along a single block in Bedford-Stuyvesant and is somewhat autobiographical (considering that Spike Lee grew up in the neighborhood). |
| − | And there you are
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| − | A shooting star
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| − | An everlasting world
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| − | And you're here with me
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| − | Eternally
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
| + | ==Notable Natives== |
| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, your neon lights will shine
| + | *Aaliyah (musician) |
| − | For you, Xanadu
| + | *Spike Lee (film director) |
| | + | *Lil' Kim (rapper) |
| | + | *The Notorious B.I.G. (rapper) |
| | + | *GZA (rapper) |
| | + | *Mos Def (rapper and actor) |
| | + | *Busta Rhymes (rapper) |
| | + | *Jay-Z (rapper) |
| | + | *Chris Rock (actor and comedian) |
| | + | *Lenny Wilkens (former basketball player and coach) |
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| − | The love
| + | And many more |
| − | The echoes of long ago
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| − | You needed the world to know
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| − | They are in Xanadu
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| − | The dream
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| − | That came through a million years
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| − | That lived on through all the tears
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| − | It came to Xanadu
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| − | A million lights are dancing
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| − | And there you are
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| − | A shooting star
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| − | An everlasting world
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| − | And you're here with me | |
| − | Eternally
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu, Xanadu,
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| − | (now we are here)
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| − | In Xanadu
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| − | Now that I'm here
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| − | Now that you're near in Xanadu
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| − | Now that I'm here
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| − | Now that you're near in Xanadu
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| − | Xanadu...
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