IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN
(Jerry Livingston / Marty Symes / Al J. Neiburg,   1933)

Recorded by : Alvin Alcorn; Ambrose & His Orch.; Gene Ammons; The Andrew Sisters; 
Ray Anthony; Benny Aronov; Harold Ashby; Joe Augustine; Connee Boswell; 
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams; Teresa Brewer; Charles Brown; Pete Brown; 
Dave Brubeck; Milt Buckner; Don Byas; Elsie Carlisle; Casa Loma Orch.;
Eugene Chadbourne; June Christy; Perry Como; Eddie Condon; 
The Ray Conniff Singers; Don Cornell; Eddie David; Wild Bill Davison; 
Johnny Desmond; Fats Domino; The Dorsey Brothers; Jimmy Dorsey; Ronnie Dove;
Eddy Duchin & His Orch.; Teddy Edwards; Roy Eldridge; Les Elgart; Lena Ericsson; 
Digby Fairweather; Andy Fielding; Connie Francis; Erroll Garner; Giacomo Gates; 
German All Stars; Stan Getz; Georgia Gibbs; Dizzy Gillespie; Jackie Gleason; 
Paul Gonsalves; Benny Goodman; Dexter Gordon; Glen Gray; Wardell Gray; 
Marty Grosz; Al Haig; Annette Hanshaw; Barry Harris Trio; Coleman Hawkins;
Dick Haymes; David Hazeltine; Fletcher Henderson; Al Hibbler; Art Hodes; 
Helen Humes; Ferlin Husky; Illinois Jacquet; Harry James; Joni James; 
Laurence James; Jazz At The Philarmonic; Herb Jeffries; Jerry Jerome;
Hank Jones; Bert Kaempfert; Stan Kenton; Rebecca Kilgore; Frankie Laine; 
Brenda Lee; Carmen Leggio; Ketty Lester; Julie London; Art Lund; Russell Malone; 
Dean Martin; Todd Murray; Steve Nelson; Anthony Newley; Charlie Parker;
Les Paul Trio; Houston Person; Flip Phillips; The Ravens; Johnnie Ray; 
Little Jimmy Scott; Shorty Sherock; Don Shirley; Willie Smith; Jim Snidero; 
Valaida Snow; The Starlighters; Kay Starr; Dakota Staton; Bob Stewart; 
Joe Sullivan; Maxine Sullivan; Marty Symes; Art Tatum; Toots Thielemans;
Sir Charles Thompson; Dick Todd; Lennie Tristano; Art Van Damme; Bobbie Vinton; 
Bennie Wallace; Per Henrik Wallin; Lu Watters; Bob Wilber; Spiegle Wilcox;
Joe Williams; Mary Lou Williams; John Wilson; Teddy Wilson; Carine Wintermans; 
Lester Young.


We were more than lovers,
We were more than sweethearts,
It's so hard to understand.

Don't know why it happened,
Don't know how it started,
Why should we be strangers,
After all we planned.

I can't show my face,
Can't go anyplace,
People stop an' stare,
It's so hard to bear,
Everybody knows you left me,
It's the talk of the town . . .
 
Every time we meet,
My heart skips a beat,
We don't stop to speak,
'Though it's just a week,
Everybody knows you left me,
It's the talk of the town . . .
 
We send out invitations,
To friends and relations,
Announcing our weddin' day
Friends and our relations,
Gave congratulations,
How can you face them?
What can you say?
 
Let's make up sweetheart,
We can't stay apart,
Don't let foolish pride,
Keep you from my side,
How can love like ours be ended?
It's the talk of the town . . .
 
< instrumental repeat of verse >
 
How can you face them?
What can you say?
 
Let's make up sweetheart,
We can't stay apart,
Don't let foolish pride,
Keep you from my side,
How can love like ours be ended?
It's the talk of the town . . . hmm
 
It's the talk of the town.



(Contributed by Ferda Dolunay - October 2004)