my dad was a yellow cabbie in the late 70s and 80s. I feel connected to him when I hear this

"babe stop, youre not a 70s film noir detective, stop speaking in metaphors and see a therapist!" "I stared back at her with a gaze as cold as the night outside, clawing at the heat from our apartment like a greedy rat, living from day to day" "what the fuck are you talking about?!"

I drove a cab in the 80s to put myself through college. Out for 12-26 hours. Insane the things I saw. Changed me. Made me quit drinking, become a writer.

Travis Bickle in 2023: "You know, it's somethin' else, lookin' out at this city now. Back in the day, in the gritty streets of the '70s, this place had a pulse, a rhythm. You could feel the tension in the air, like a coiled spring just waitin' to snap. I used to cruise these same streets, my taxi's wheels rollin' over the asphalt, takin' me to places where the neon lights flickered like promises. People, they had this edge to 'em, a rawness that told you they were fightin' to survive. It was a city of contradictions, beauty and decay intertwined in a dance that played out every night. Now, though, it's like a different world. The pulse, it's faded. The neon's still there, but it ain't got that same fire. Everyone's starin' at screens, lost in their own little digital worlds. The streets are cleaner, but they've lost their soul. People don't talk no more, they just text and swipe, too afraid to look each other in the eye. The city's lost its character, its authenticity. It's become sanitized, homogenized. The filth and the grime, it's been replaced by sterile buildings and gentrified neighborhoods. It's like they've taken a scrub brush to the soul of this place, tryin' to polish it up, make it presentable for the suits and the tourists. But you know, deep down, I can't help but think maybe I'm just seein' it through my own messed-up lens. Maybe the city's always been changin', evolvin'. Maybe this is just the way of things. Hell, maybe I'm the one who's stuck in the past, clingin' to a version of reality that was never gonna last. But one thing's for sure, in this sea of change, one thing remains the same - the loneliness. That ain't never gonna change. No matter how many fancy gadgets they come up with, no matter how many shiny buildings they erect, people are still gonna be searchin' for a connection, for somethin' real. As for me, I'll keep drivin' these streets, watchin' as the world keeps spinnin' and changin'. Maybe one day, I'll find my own place in this new reality, a way to connect, to make some sense of it all. Until then, I'll just keep rollin', a lone sentinel in the night, tryin' to find my own path in this ever-shifting landscape.

Sitting on my porch in the hot Florida night with a glass of whiskey and a cigarette listening to this, life is good

- the atmosphere of taxi driver with doomer jazz is something unique

As a kid that grew up in Manhattan in the 70's/80's, it's just as trashy, grimy and disgusting as I remember! NYC has come a long way.

The atmosphere of taxi driver with doomer jazz is something unique.

The peace and the nostalgia that brings this music is inexplicably beautiful.

The sound when you sit, the raw smell of leather sit and tobbaco all round, the red light of the clock, that mood have no price..

I must say, king, you have outdone yourself with this most exquisite jazz collection

Wasn't interested in jazz at all when I was young, now I can't get enough of it

I've played LA Noir previously and watched this movie in my late teens. This is the playlist I've been looking for a long time. Obviously, hit right in the feels. Takes me back to when times we're a lot simpler. To all the doomers out there, no matter how permanent your " doom " is, may you get out of your rut and live life again . Cheers!!.

Insomnia hitting me hard lately can’t sleep this sooths my soul and mind

The winds from the Hudson blew like smoke through my apartment window as I thought about a night sky dark and ominous. There was a fever in the night so hot it hurt my eyelashes or maybe it was the heat of the camel tip hanging from my lip. I took another drag and tossed it into the flooded ashtray that told the tale of hours just watching and waiting for a knock on the door. The double bourbon made it easier to wait, but the wanting never ceased the hunger for action. The door clicked and my eyes flicked up. She swung the door open and all I could see were legs that stretched from here to Long Island. Her red lips parted slightly, but she didn't say a word just stood there in the hot silence. The action was in her eyes and the fever was in my blood. The winds blew again and the street sounds broke the silence. That's when I saw the gun in her hand...

listen to this while programming is a real pleasure

Bro we gotta be on some kinda same level. I’d run thru pretty much every song on this playlist on my Spotify. This is smackin’ rn.

Love the vibes in here, the city shots from the movie are perfect. And excellent trumpet tracks, just pure old school jazz for a late night in the city

road to the west is such a vibe

its been a while since i took some time off. i dont even remember when was the last time i laid my head down on a soft pillow. my bed has become my friend i never get to see. this rainy and cold weather withers away my skin cells depleting me of every moment of every second. Each breath is as lucky as the last. i guess i could have another beer. its too much, its as if im holding two boulders over my shoulder. to be thinking about this again....come on.....you know things dont change. people dont change. as i take another sip of my ice cold beverage, i cant seem to stop staring out into the abyss. all i see is my reflection

Please more of that man. That’s just awesome as background in the office 😎

This is so depressingly pleasing

It’s not often that we actually get to live the life that we want right now, and that’s alright. I want everybody reading this to know y’all will achieve your highest of dreams. Don’t forget that it’s normal to escape. I reward myself by listening to this without any distractions whatsoever. It takes me back to a time when the world was perfect. A time when the skies were actually blue, the grass was green, and the people around your were an absolute blast and joy to be around. A time where we didn’t want to be separated from our friends. A time where there are no ill-intentions from those around you. We misjudge how blessed we were as kids. Thank you for this wonderful playlist.

This collection is so alluring, sad and just plain gorgeous. I love this so much...

This should be nominated for some type of award.

I avoid playlists like the plague but this guy has got it going on. Funny looking fella though.

Loneliness has followed me everywhere... (Travis sometime during the movie)

Even reading the script and quotes are enough to make you realize how brilliant Taxi Driver is. And when you add the actors themselves, De Niro, Foster, Shepherd... Everything that could be said about it has been said and yet there's more, the more different people watch it. Everyone has something to add, to comment.

This animation is gold

This is just fantastic. Thank you for making this. And posting it.

I'm God's lonely man

Not a single cell phone, no gps or computers and we were doing juuuuust fine. Like this fine mood-making midnight Jazz allows our imaginations to be truly free and all without 0’s and 1”s. We need this today.

The jazz, the feeling, the nostalgia, the good relaxing and tranquil vibes, the scenes from Taxi Driver, THE AMAZING TRACKING WORK!

As a born and raised on the Upper West Side Manhattanite,I can say this just hits my soul so much...and I drove a cab up in the Bronx for a few years too.

Very well done. Sensuous music...and 1976...my favorite year!

This is a good jam. The video is cool too. Every once in a while, I look up from my work and catch myself watching it intensely. Thanks for sharing.

Love it 💯❤️ glad to see you gave credit to all the artists involved in this masterpiece of a selection 🙏

Dammm this is gold brother 👍

This is PERFECT!

These "cool" jazz mixes you're creating are absolutely perfect. This one and the Chet Baker mix are particularly awesome, I think Chet Baker would absolutely love this if he was still around. Thanks so much!

This is a masterpiece

this was amazing.

I love this, THANK YOU !!!

I lovvveee this ❤ thank you so much for sharing! I needed this.

Hands down the absolute best background video to go with the music. No one has done it better.

Broooo the fact that you added these into the Spotify playlist on 4/20 😂. Love the mix mayn

People's passions are coming out in these type of videos and i freaking love it You can feel it that it comes from the heart and soul

This is relaxing while I am working the nightshift⌚

Very Nice, i might just have to watch this when I get home. It's been a while. Classic

Hell of a song selection, well done!

Fantastic video! Fantastic music selection Fantastic edit Thanks man, I’ll come back to this one

The playlist we didn’t know we needed, but so desperately do

Best compilation I’ve heard yet

A dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets.

I love this vibe❤

great list !! thanks

I'm a cabbie. ❤. Yes, it sometimes gets like this. Lol. I play Blade Runner Blues when it gets like this.

This masterpiece speaks to me. Thank you to the uploader!.

- Even reading the script and quotes are enough to make you realize how brilliant Taxi Driver is. - And when you add the actors themselves, De Niro, Foster, Shepherd... -Everything that could be said about it has been said and yet there's more, the more different people watch it. - Everyone has something to add, to comment.

Loving this ❤!!!!

Ah, so many people yet so little friends. It hurts painfully doesn’t it? Like a never ending abyss that sucks you down the drain as you grasp on to the water that goes through your fingers. The water being your happiness and the abyss being life’s big smack in the face. I know that feeling more than anyone else sadly. It never leaves

A beautiful atmosphere. I hear this while coding in my computer. The songs help me to focus so much!

legitimately made studying so much easier, God bless you mate.

so good selection mate!

I'd love it more if it were just the POV shots without the cartoon head. But this is still such a great concept that I'm glad randomly popped up in my feed.

Man this is the life got these jazz tunes on laying down with a joint n coffee thinking bout how I wished Id had been born in them days. Peace from Midlands UK 👊

The looped video of late nite old NYC cityscape during the summer,whilst having this ominous jazz soundtrack playing is mesmerizing. Brings back memories of childhood in the early 80s., which apparently the 2 decades have frozen in time and look exactly alike.

Thank you for this vid I just sat down and started to draw for the whole video. Was cathartic.

Awright ! That was satisfying. Nothing beats a Checker.

Todo en esta playlist es un deleite exquisito para mis oídos. Orgasmo auditivo. Muchas gracias infinitas. 🙏🏻

jazz is a man's expression of emotion

I never ever saw 1 mohawk in the ENTIRE 1970s. So seeing taxi driver - that was the first mohawk that most people had ever ever seen anywhere, anytime. It was years later that such a style would appear in real life in America.

Love the background you added really adds more immersion rather than a random picture

I gotta tell ya, it was perfect.

Yes. Goddammit, yes! Just what I needed.

“You see that? Thats my wife, but that’s not my apartment.”

Such good for sitting in my car and chilling...

"are you alright?" are you alright she asked me... my glare was fixed on the bleak scene playing out infront of my small town apartment window. Rats darting in and out of the overstocked tashpile amongst the slush of what once was fresh falling snow. "yeh good, just relaxing to some tunes."

You make me realize how Road to the West fit perfectly with the doomer jazz atmoshere, thanks !

You did a great job putting this collection together, I hope there will be a followup video with more of the same.

Espectacular... Me toco el alma... Ahora lo necesito todos los días

LOVE the brief images from the movie... thank you !!! "They... cannot... touch... her..."

It makes me sentimental immediately. You got perfect mood.

you talkin to me?

This and a cigar watching the sunset is an absolutely incredible feeling

I don’t think you guys understand the way I’m obsessed with this playlist

Great thanks man

crazy how there's always outcast men driving cars in movies that speaks to the disenfranchised young men in my generation *cough* Drive and Taxi Driver *cough*

touches my soul

That's the music to focus on my work. Best wishes to all of you

very nice setlist and very interesting to re-conceptualize so many well-known figures as "doomers"

really nice to listen to while faded

okkk this is actually fire damn. wow.

thanks a lot , this really helped

Thank you, moody & gorgeous 💎✨🔥

really like these images, and the music

Those Trumpets pieces are the best🔥🎺

Back when I was driving for Yellow Cab in the 90s. Rough gig, but had some good times.

Denver was my home when I drove for Yellow Cab and Metro Taxi sporadically during the 80s and 90s. So many stories, so much life, at times raw, other times, grace-filled. Though I preferred the late nights and early mornings, the heartbeat of the city never stopped. For me, as a single man, it was a decent living. The long hours could easily be broken by as much freedom as I required to live my life on purpose.

I wrote half a chapter thanks to this playlist! Also congrats for the editing, you chose scenes that blend well with each other and the repetition isn't obvious! Also the doomer Travis brings in mind the glorious days of UKposts Poop fan videos!!