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I haven't heard any cover versions of "Downtown" besides Sinatra's and B-52s and chose Petula Clark.
Songfacts: This was Petula Clark's first hit in the US. She was the first female singer from England to hit #1 in the US during the Rock era (after 1955).This won a Grammy in 1965 for Best Rock & Roll Recording, making Clark the first British singer to win a Grammy. In 2003, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA, for above 2)A British songwriter and producer named Tony Hatch wrote this. During the '60s, he wrote most of Clark's material, including her follow-up hit "I Know a Place" (which also dealt with city life).After the words, "And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you," there is the drum roll from Little Peggy March's #1 version of the French tune "Chariot." In 1962 Petula had a big continental hit with the same song, which was also known as "I Will Follow Him." (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England, for above 2)This was used for the soundtracks of the films Twin Town (1997) and Girl, Interrupted (1999). (thanks, Jerro - New Alexandria, PA)
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