In "New York," the "away" in the line "And Patti and her Bluebelles simply stole my heart away" is sung with a melisma (C# C# B A), musically demonstrating (metaphorical) movement or distance.
"Soul" in the line "She took me to Aretha Franklin, showed me so much soul" is also sung with a melisma (C# B A), musically illustrating the amount of "so much."
