BLOSSOM DEARIE
11. Lonely Town (m: Bernstein; l: Comden–Green)
(aus dem Musical „On the Town“, 1944)
Blossom Dearie (voc, p), Kenny Burrell (g), Ray Brown (b), Ed Thigpen (d)
Nola Recording Studio, New York, NY, 8. & 9. April 1959
von: Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (Verve, 1959; CD: Verve Master Edition, 2001)
auf dem Photo: Ray Brown, Kenny Burrell, Blossom Dearie, Ed Thigpen
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Lonely Town (Betty Comden/Adolph Green)
A town’s a lonely town,
When you pass through
And there is no one waiting there for you,
Then it’s a lonely town.
You wander up and down,
The crowds rush by,
A million faces pass before your eye,
Still it’s a lonely town.
Unless there’s love,
A love that’s shining like a harbor light,
You’re lost in the night.
Unless there’s love,
The world’s an empty place
And every town’s a lonely town.
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