Michael Kermoyan
John Reardon, Adolph Green, & Cris Alexander
Studio Cast of On the Town (1960)
Nancy Walker & Cris Alexander
Betty Comden & Adolph Green
John Reardon
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
On the Town Ensemble (1960)
Nancy Walker
John Reardon
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
Studio Cast of On the Town (1960)
Studio Cast of On the Town (1960)
Studio Cast of On the Town (1960)
George Gaynes
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
Betty Comden, Nancy Walker, Adolph Green, & Cris Alexander
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein & On the Town Orchestra (1960)
One of Leonard Bernstein’s most glorious compositions is this song from the musical On the Town. Here, the hero Gabey is a U.S. Navy sailor on 24-hour shore leave in New York City. He finds that he has more trouble impressing women there than on his ship and admits to feeling lonely in the big city.
[GABEY]
Gabey's comin', Gabey's comin' to town
So what? Who cares?
Back on the ship it seemed such a snap
You'd tap a girl on the shoulder
She'd turn around
And she'd say "I love you"
But once on shore, it's not such a snap
You get the cold shoulder
The old runaround
You're left with no one but you
Gabey's comin', Gabey's comin' to town
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
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
Lonely Town was written by Adolph Green & Betty Comden & Leonard Bernstein.
Lonely Town was produced by Goddard Lieberson.
John Reardon released Lonely Town on Mon Jan 02 1961.