dowNtowN - petula clark

Downtown
Written by: Tony Hatch


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Lyrics:
When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go - downtown.
When you've got worries all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know - down town.
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?

The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles
forget all your cares
So go - down town
Things'll be great when you're - down town
No finer place for sure - down town
Ev'rything's waiting for you - Down town

Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows - down town,
Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close. - down town
Just listen to the rythm of a gentle Bossa Nova
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
happy again

The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles
forget all your cares
So go - down town
where all the lights are bright - Down town,
waiting for you, tonight - Down town,
you're gonna be all right now. - Down town.

And you may find somebody kind
To help and understand you
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand
to guide them along,

So, maybe I'll see you there,
We can forget all our troubles,
forget all our cares.
So go - down town
things'll be great when you're - down town,
Don't wait a minute more - down town,
Ev'rything's waiting for you.

Down town, down town,
down town, down town..

Singers:
1. Petula Clark (billboard hot 100 1965) November 1964 2. Joan Baxter with Gerry Glenn & His Orchestra November 1964 3. Marianne Faithfull April 15, 1965 4. The New Christy Minstrels May 1965 5. The Lettermen August 1965 6. Chris Connor November 1965 7. Sandie Shaw 1965 8. Jane Morgan 1965 9. George Martin 1965 10. The Chipmunks 1965 11. Frank Chacksfield and His Orchestra 1965 12. Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra 1965 13. Dick Contino 1965 14. Mrs. Miller (billboard adult contemporary) April 1966 15. Frank Sinatra May 1966 16. Billy Preston 1966 17. Ray Conniff and The Singers 1966 18. Chim Kothari 1966 19. Shirley Scott 1966 20. Shake Keane 1966 21. Connie Smith January 1967 22. The B-52's July 6, 1979 23. Stacy Lattisaw 1979 24. Dolly Parton 1984 25. T'Pau 1989 26. Holly Cole Trio 1990 27. Eric Miller & His Orchestra 1991 28. Glo-Worm 1994 29. Booker T. & The M.G.'s 1995 30. Jane McDonald 1998 31. Rx 1998 32. Andrea Marcovicci September 19, 2000 33. Marones 2000 34. Karen Mason 2001 35. Soulgrass 2002 36. Dana Winner 2002 37. Janet Villas 2002 38. Bob James Trio February 24, 2004 39. Anne Cochran 2004 40. Julie Rafferty 2005 41. Yo La Tengo April 2006 42. Piper July 14, 2006 43. Emma Bunton 2006 44. Jann Arden 2007 45. Petty Booka 2008 46. Ann-Mette Elten October 26, 2009 47. Heather Sullivan 2012

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