"Hey there, Delilah. What's it like in New York…

“Hey There Delilah” (2006) is a song by American rock band Plain White T’s. “Hey there, Delilah. What’s it like in New York City?” is a question asked at the song’s opening. The question is not answered by Delilah, but several answers were provided on Twitter.

This was posted on Twitter by “passed on a nut, kept a friend” on July 4, 2019:

me: hey there delilah what’s it like in new york city
delilah: real estate prices have skyrocketed making it impossible for people to find housing and forcing them to commute from further away, adding stress and expense to their already overburdened lives
me: ..you’re so pretty

Wikipedia: Hey There Delilah
“Hey There Delilah” is a song by American rock band Plain White T’s. It was released in May 2006 as the third single from their third studio album All That We Needed. It received radio play over the following year and eventually reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2007. The song has received immense popularity since its release and has been featured in television shows such as Journeyman, I Love the New Millennium, Orange Is the New Black, and Family Guy.
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The song was written by frontman Tom Higgenson after meeting Delilah DiCrescenzo, a nationally ranked American steeplechase and cross country runner.
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Music video
In a split screen it shows Delilah, not the singer’s girlfriend, played by model Melissa McNelis, who attends college 1000 miles away in New York City. She walks around the city, presumably, from a class to her job.

YouTube
Plain White T’s - Hey There Delilah
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Published on Jan 26, 2007
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Genius (lyrics)
Hey There Delilah
Plain White T’s
Produced by Sean O’Keefe & Ariel Rechtshaid
Album All That We Needed
[Verse 1]
Hey there Delilah
What’s it like in New York City?
I’m a thousand miles away
But girl, tonight you look so pretty
Yes, you do
Times Square can’t shine as bright as you
I swear it’s true ...

Twitter
Ethan cocozza™
@ethancallaghan
Hey there Delilah what’s it like in new York city
Delilah: well tbh pretty shit there’s just a lot of pissed Irish people and hobos!wbu?
4:26 PM - 11 Jan 2012

Twitter
#1 samir
@samir
Hey there Delilah what’s it like in New York City?
Delilah: The sidewalks are covered with garbage and everything smells like pee
2:20 PM - 26 May 2015

Twitter
skee 🅱️s
@ZSkeebs
“Hey there Delilah what’s it like in new york city?”
Delilah: way too fucking congested..Also how can u see me from 1000 miles away..?
12:05 PM - 13 Jan 2017

Twitter
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@cvg2005
The Plain White T’s: Hey there, Delilah, what’s it like in New York City?
Delilah: Well, I just saw somebody pee on the subway.
9:48 PM - 16 Jun 2017

Twitter
Hip Dad Online
@hardlyrelevant
Plain White T’s Guy: Hey there Delilah what’s it like in New York City
Delilah: I saw a homeless guy poop in a cardboard box the other day
10:24 AM - 20 Jul 2017

Twitter
Alex Brightman
@ABrightMonster
“Hey there Delilah. What’s it like in New York City?”
Delilah: Today a homeless man showed me his butthole and told me Jesus Christ lived inside.
11:48 AM - 21 Nov 2017

Twitter
no name
@naenaefactory
Plain white t: hey there delilah, what’s it like in New York City?
Delilah: fuck I’m glad u asked it’s actually really fucking shit smells bad and every 2nd person tryna sell me a fidget spinner
8:56 PM - 16 Dec 2017

Twitter
jaboukie
@jaboukie
plain white t’s: hey there delilah what’s it like in new york city
delilah: air is $5 a pound and my neighbor called the police on a baby for being black near a coffee shop
8:58 PM - 7 Aug 2018

Twitter
andrew
@drewbyy0413
Plain White Tees: “Hey there Delilah what’s it like in New York City”
Delilah: *sipping an $8 coffee on an overcrowded 5 train as a drunk homeless person sneezes on her after a 12 hour work day on her way back to her $2000 a month apartment* “New York City sucks Tom… it sucks”
8:22 AM - 21 Mar 2019

Twitter
passed on a nut, kept a friend
@TheHyyyype
me: hey there delilah what’s it like in new york city
delilah: real estate prices have skyrocketed making it impossible for people to find housing and forcing them to commute from further away, adding stress and expense to their already overburdened lives
me: ..you’re so pretty
11:00 AM - 4 Jul 2019