Petula Clark doesn’t consider “Downtown” to be “jolly” music. In addition, she said the track is partly about loneliness. Notably, the track helped her become one of the most successful female singers ...

Tony Hatch is not a household name, but he was instrumental in Clark’s career. He was behind all her biggest hits, including “Don’t Sleep in the Subway,” “My Love,” and “Downtown.” While groups like ...

Sam Hunt's "Downtown’s Dead" lyrics line up with his other defining hits, in that they tell autobiographical story wrapped around an engaging melody. When Hunt pitched the idea to longtime co-writer ...

Sixty years ago, on Jan. 23, 1965, "Downtown" reached the top of the U.S. charts and made Petula Clark a star. The tune told of escaping the drone of daily life by spending time in the heart of the ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The singer of the mid-1960s classic “Downtown” was in “shock and disbelief” when she learned of the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville and that her song had played ...

Singer Petula Clark responded Tuesday to reports that one of her songs played in an RV prior to it exploding in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning. Clark’s 1964 hit song “Downtown” was heard by ...