After the September 11 attacks in 2001 , Clarke again called on his brother Tommy to help produce an album devoted entirely to New York . Recorded at Tommy 's home in Cambridge , '' Acoustic New York '' was released on the one-year anniversary of the 9-11 attacks . After seeing Ric Burns ' '' New York : A Documentary Film '' , Clarke was apparently inspired and wrote the majority of both " Dig Dig Dig ( The Croton Aqueduct Song ) " and " Elisha Graves Otis ( The Elevator Song ) " in the next 24 hours . Tommy again accompanies him on many of the album 's tracks , including Clarke 's reworking of " My Country , 'T is of Thee " . In another nod to his local work , the hyperbolic " Sue Speigel 's Driveway " is apparently based on an actual event at an Armonk music class . Clarke has never performed the dolorous " Angel Parade " in public
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Graham Clarke (musician)