Petula Clark doesn’t consider “Downtown” to be “jolly” music. In addition, she said the track is partly about loneliness. Notably, the track helped her become one of the most successful female singers ...

The British singer said that the 1964 hit is meant to be a joyful and uplifting song Petula Clark is condemning the use of her 1964 hit "Downtown" during the bombing in Nashville, Tennessee, on ...

The explosive-laced RV parked in downtown Nashville played a warning message to evacuate, a countdown, and even blared the mid-60s hit song "Downtown" by Petula Clark minutes before it detonated into ...

"I feel the need to express my shock and disbelief at the Christmas Day explosion in our beloved Music City." Grammy-award winning British songstress Petula Clark took to Facebook on Tuesday to ...

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... Petula Clark teases London show 60 years after ...

Debris remains on the sidewalks in front of buildings damaged in a Christmas Day explosion Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Officials have named 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner as the man ...

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 ...

Singer Petula Clark has shared her “shock and disbelief” that her signature song, “Downtown,” was used in last week’s Nashville bombing. “I feel the need to express my shock and disbelief at the ...

The RV that exploded into a massive fireball Christmas morning in downtown Nashville was playing Petula Clark’s classic pop song “Downtown” shortly before the blast shook the city, a responding cop ...

Downtown singer Petula Clark has said she “never had a normal life”, as she reflected on her 80-year-long career.The ...

Last month, Petula Clark, the British singer and actress best known for her 1964 smash hit recording of the song “Downtown,” turned 90. Hatch said he was inspired to write the song in autumn 1964 ...