Story Behind The Song
I've always loved standards. The world at large decides which tunes eventually become standards. They become part of our lives, enjoyed by generations to come. Lonely Town has some elements a standard. A few nice phrases, hopefully, a memorable melody. It follows the typical AABA structure of countless standard tunes.?It was composed from a warm-up exercise. This self-created exercise consists of playing a complex bass pattern while singing a melody to compliment the bass part. I may do this for hours, sometimes stopping to write out a few ideas. This song was born from one of those ideas.
Song Description
Traveling to the town where everyone that lives or visits there knows what its like to take a chance
| Song Length |
5:20 |
Genre |
Jazz - Lounge, R & B - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cool |
Subject |
Lost Love, General |
| Similar Artists |
Steely Dan, Billy Holiday |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Lonely Town is up ahead - Five miles past sadness and it's just around the bend - through broken dreams and all the things you never said - you're on the road to lonely town
Check into the hotel blues - a quiet place where you cant win and you cant lose?no one will care another face is no big news - you'll feel at home in Lonely Town
?Some come to visit some move away -?it might be hard to leave us on this cold and rainy day
?You may even find romance - everyone here knows what its like to take a chance - the music's sad when its time for your last dance?you'll fit right into Lonely Town