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Video: The Official Hurricane Irene Is Coming To New York Theme Song!
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Jen Carlson
Published Aug 25, 2011
Modified Aug 25, 2011
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Finally, New York City gets its own Hurricane Irene theme song! Check out our new YouTube Hero singing his original sure-to-be hit song, "Hurricane Irene Tracks To New York City." Click play, and sing along to lyrics like: "category 1, category 2, tropical storm, we don't know yet?" Every perfect storm deserves a perfect song, and this one has simply rendered us speechless.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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