Sometimes, the meaning of great music gets lost in the shuffle. Petula Clark’s “Downtown” makes going downtown sound like a life-affirming experience — but what city inspired it? The track’s writer ...

Most great music inspires rumors and speculation. Some have claimed that Petula Clark’s “Downtown” was offered to a massive 1960s band. Here is what Clark’s songwriter had to say. Petula Clark’s ...

Sixty years ago, on Jan. 23, 1965, "Downtown" reached the top of the U.S. charts and made Petula Clark a star. The British singer, now 92, has had a decades-long career that began as a child singing ...

Petula Clark sang on 'Give Peace a Chance' by accident. The 'Downtown' singer has explained she was going through a difficult time while on tour in Montreal during 1969, and decided to visit John ...

January 22, 2025 • Petula Clark's single "Downtown" hit the number one spot on the US billboard charts 60 years ago, on January 23, 1965, and stayed there for two weeks. At 92, she's planning a ...

Accompanying “Crazy” are versions of “Imagine”, “Love me Tender”, Gershwin’s “He Loves and She Loves” and a distanced, downbeat, pointless reworking of her own “Downtown”. Getting crazy about any of ...