When I left New York a few days ago, it was in the middle of a heat wave, so as I return today, it seems appropriate to play Billy Idol‘s ode to my hometown. The video embedded here was shot in New York (my guess is Long Island City, based on the view of the Manhattan skyline) and was initially banned by MTV because of the sequence towards the end where his smokin’ hot baby mama is nailed to a cross.

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Billy Idol – Hot In The City at YouTube.}