美國鄉村樂女皇［桃莉芭頓］＆英倫歌姬［佩圖拉克拉克］的交集──［Downtown／鬧區］

When youre alone and life is making you lonely

You can always go downtown

When you got worries, all the noise and the hurry

Seems to help, I know, downtown

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city

Linger on the sidewalks where the neon signs are pretty

How can you lose?

The lights are much brighter there

You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

And go downtown

Thingsll be great when youre downtown

No finer place for sure, downtown

Everythings waiting for you

Dont hang around and let your problems surround you

There are movie shows, downtown

Or maybe you know some little places to go to

Where they never close, downtown

Just listen to the rhythm of the music that theyre playin

Making conversation while youre on the dance floor swayin

Happy again

The lights are much brighter there

You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

And go downtown

Where all the lights are bright, downtown

Waiting for you tonight, downtown

Youre gonna be alright now

And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you

Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to guide them along

So maybe Ill see you there

You can forget all your troubles

Just forget all your cares

And go downtown

Thingsll be great when youre downtown

Dont wait a minute more, downtown

Everythings waiting for you

Downtown, where all the lights are bright

Downtown, waiting for you tonight

Downtown, youre going to be alright now

Get on, get on, get on downtown

Downtown, where all the lights are bright

Downtown, waiting for you tonight

Downtown, youre going to be alright now

Get on, get on, get on downtown

１９８４年２月　３７歲的美國鄉村樂波霸女皇桃莉芭頓（Dolly Parton）發行第２６張個人大碟〔The Great Prentender／大偽裝家〕

翻唱１９５０／６０年的名曲

這回他邀來剛以［Bette Davis Eyes］拿到葛徠美年度唱片的Val Garay製作

專輯採用大量合成樂器, 十足流行曲風, 評價並不好

〔The Great Prentender〕登上美國鄉村榜＃７　流行榜＃７３　海外的瑞典也難得擠入Top１０（＃９）

首支主打〔Save The Last Dance For Me／為我保留最後一支舞〕登上鄉村榜＃３　美國單曲榜＃４５

第二主打選擇［Downtown／鬧區］　這是英倫歌姬佩圖拉克拉克（Petula Clark）在１９６４／６５年間登上英國榜亞軍／美國冠軍的軟調搖滾經典

作者是Tony Hatch

桃莉版也是一首軟調搖滾, 但節奏略快, 芭頓的詮釋也相對激昂

佩圖拉克拉克形容她的版本：‘可愛, 因為芭頓並沒試著聽起來像原唱’

此曲登上美國單曲榜＃８０──這是她最後以個人身份出現在單曲榜（之後桃莉仍有歌曲入榜, 但都是合唱）

副榜：鄉村榜＃３６　成人抒情榜＃２０

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWwjwNebTqE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emzDq0m5yaM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYDmbJRm2Oo

Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1NlV91DyWo