Downtown -- Petula Clark

[NurseJackie]

"Downtown" is a song composed by Tony Hatch which, as recorded by Petula Clark in 1964, became an international hit, reaching number one in Billboard Hot 100 and number two in UK Singles Chart. Hatch received the 1981 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[1]

Petula Clark, CBE (born Sally Olwen Clark, 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress and composer whose career spans eight decades.

Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II. During the 1950s she started recording in French and having international success in both French and English, with such songs as "The Little Shoemaker", "Baby Lover", "With All My Heart" and "Prends Mon Cœur". During the 1960s, she became known globally for her popular upbeat hits, including "Downtown", "I Know a Place", "My Love", "A Sign of the Times", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "Colour My World", "This Is My Song," "Kiss Me Goodbye," and "Don't Sleep in the Subway", and she was dubbed "the First Lady of the British Invasion". She has sold more than 68 million records.[1]

[msongs]

1. where downtown? hey I know a place, my love. nt

[NurseJackie]

5. :-)

Let's go!

[RGinNJ]

2. I was born in 1961. This was the first song I learned all the words to.

[JenniferJuniper]

3. '62 and the song is my earliest memory

Not just musical memory, actual memory. Sitting in a high chair in the kitchen with the radio playing.

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Thanks for posting. I love Petula Clark and one of her top songs, 'Downtown'. nt