The Faraway Part of Town

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The Faraway Part of Town
Judy Garland
publication 1960
length 2:53
Genre (s) Film music , pop music
text Dory Langdon
music André Previn
Label Columbia Records
Award (s) Oscar nomination 1961 as "Best Song"
album The Greatest Collection
Cover version
1962 Eileen Farrell

The Faraway Part of Town (mutatis mutandis The remote part of the city is) a song from the soundtrack of the film Pepe - What can the world already cost from 1960. Composed became the song by André Previn , texted by Dory Langdon . The title is sung in the film by Judy Garland in a radio recording.

Dory Langdon was married to Andre Previn from 1959 to 1970. With him she wrote a number of songs for films.

Judy Garland in 1945, who sang the song in the film on the radio

Academy Awards 1961

In 1961 , The Faraway Part of Town was nominated for an Oscar in the “Best Song” category. The award, however, went to Manos Hadjidakis and the song Ta pedia tou Pirea (English title Never on Sunday ) from the comedy film Sonntags ... nie! where it was sung by Melina Mercouri .

Cover versions

Eileen Farrell , an opera singer, sang the song on Columbia Records in 1962 on her LP This Fling Called Love . The orchestra Percy Faith played . The song was later also part of their album On the Sunnyside of the Street . The Artistry Jazz Group released the song on their DVD We Like Previn .

A newer version of the song is by David Pascucci.

The jazz discographer Tom Lord lists a cover version of the title in the field of jazz; Stephanie Nakasian interpreted the song on her album French Cookin ' (1991), accompanied by Bobby Routch , Hod O'Brien , Knobby Totah and Ray Mosca .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Faraway Part of Town , sung by Judy Garland
  2. ↑ Pepe (1960) film excerpt with the corresponding film scene in the original version at TCM
  3. ↑ The Faraway Part Of Town , sung by Eileen Farrell
  4. ^ Pepe: Far Away Part of Town , played by the Artistry Jazz Group
  5. ↑ The Faraway Part of Town , sung by David Pascucci
  6. ↑ The Jazz Discography Tune List at lordisco.com. Retrieved February 9, 2019.