New York State of Mind in New York City on October 29, 2009. The song was played in Boston by Emma Stanganelli, most notably in a duet with Billy Joel in Fenway Park during his 2014 tour. Deana Martin recorded “New York State Of Mind” on her 2016 album "Swing Street". The Muppets' Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem performed the song on episode 2.9 of "The Muppet Show" featuring Madeline Kahn, for use as a UK spot. Floyd Pepper performed the lead vocals and played his bass guitar, with backup from Zoot on saxophone and Dr. Teeth on piano. They sang it again on
Mayhem (band) avant-garde metal, the album was concept-based, dealing with themes of war and post-apocalyptic destruction. Maniac largely abandoned the traditional black metal rasp for dramatic spoken-word monologue, with most of the songs sequencing seamlessly into one another. Because of this conceptual straying, however, the album received harsh criticism. Mayhem made headlines in 2003 when fan Per Kristian Hagen landed in the hospital with a fractured skull after being hit by a severed sheep's head that had been thrown into the audience from the stage. Assault charges were filed, but the band considered it to have been entirely accidental. The band released