HELP! Do you recognise these lyrics?
Matthew Gewan
radio. I don't know the title of the song or who wrote/performemed it. It
has some very nice lyrics and is, I would imagine, a beautiful piece to play
on the piano, and I would love to get the piano score for it.
The song tells of a poor lower class man who falls for a middle/upper class
woman but because of the differences it doesn't work out and he leaves her.
The Chorus I believe goes something like this:
"Because you're an up town up tempo woman: I'm just a downtown down beat
guy"
I know it's very vague, but if it rings a bell I would be very grateful for
anyone who recognises the tale and the chorus to tell me; The song title;
and the writer/performer
Thanks
MSG
jazzmanian
Well I don't think this is it ??? - But Billy Joel does a tune
called "Uptown Girl" and he usually uses a fair amount of piano in his
tunes..... Here's his lyrics...
Uptown girl
She's been living in her uptown world
I bet she never had a back street guy
I bet her mama never told her why
I'm gonna try for an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am
And when she knows what
She wants from her time
And when she wakes up
And makes up her mind
She'll see I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love with an uptown girl
She know I've seen her in her uptown world
She's getting tired of her high class toys
And all her presents from her uptown boys
She's got a choice
Uptown girl
You know I can't afford to buy her pearls
But maybe someday when my ship comes in
She'll understand what kind of guy I've been
And then I'll win
And when she's walking
She's looking so fine
And when she's talking
She'll say that she's mine
She'll say I'm not so tough
Just because
I'm in love with an uptown girl
She's been living in her white bread world
As long as anyone with hot blood can
And now she's looking for a downtown man
That's what I am
Uptown girl
She's my uptown girl
You know I'm in love
With an uptown girl
My uptown girl...
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David Robinson
"Because you're an up town up tempo woman: I'm just a downtown down beat
guy"
It reads like 'Uptown Girl' by Billy Joel. How old is it? I mean 'what
era' really. Is it an old song, like an old jazz or Broadway tune, or a
rock song...give me a little bit more.
David
xcat...@my-deja.com
Recorded by Randy Edelman. I think the album title is called 'Uptown
Uptempo' but I'm not certain. Good luck finding it. I just did a quick
usenet search and noticed a few people desperately looking for it. I
guess it's fallen into obscurity. Recorded in '76 or '79 can't remember
which. I grabbed the lyics from a site in case you wanted to double
check them. Maybe someone is selling it on Ebay. He's now better known
as a film composer. He did the soundtracks to 'Last of the mohicans'
'DragonHeart' 'Six days Seven Nights' and several more
Good luck
Brian
http://www.mp3.com/TragicStorm
Randy Edelman
It started out in innocence
The way that most things do
A thousand people crammed in one place
But the only face was you
I grabbed your hand and we raced out
Hardly said a word
I'd only seen you for a minute
But I was round in third
And we traded on our backgrounds
You mentioned I seemed shy
Then you laughed and said,
"I'm an uptown, uptempo woman,
You're a downtown, downbeat guy"
Within a week I'd moved in
At her uptown, Eastside place
We'd make love for hours
On a bed of silk and lace
And she would get up early
And come home late at night
She had important business
But my prospects all seemed slight
In tired arms some evenings
She'd get mad and cry,
"I'm an uptown, uptempo woman,
You're a downtown, downbeat guy"
Well the romance soon was over
And the lust was turning thin
And I soon began to realise
The mess I'd gotten in
But as always happens
When you're caught in such a trap
You get so used to what's around
That you can't find your way back
So I lived with this arrangement
I soon learned to despise,
The uptown, uptempo woman,
And the a downtown, downbeat guy
And then one Saturday in March
I decided I would go
Cause I was going nowhere
And my mind was getting slow
So I opened all the closets
There wasn't much to pack
I felt bad not telling her
That I wasn't coming back
But this day she was early
She looked at me and asked why
I said, "Why? You're an uptown, uptempo woman,
I'm a downtown, downbeat guy"
"You're an uptown, uptempo woman,
I'm a downtown, downbeat guy,
Downtown, downbeat guy"
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"Matthew Gewan" <mat...@gewan.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> There is a song performed on piano that I've heard once or twice on
the
> radio. I don't know the title of the song or who wrote/performemed it.
It
> has some very nice lyrics and is, I would imagine, a beautiful piece
to play
> on the piano, and I would love to get the piano score for it.
>
> The song tells of a poor lower class man who falls for a middle/upper
class
> woman but because of the differences it doesn't work out and he leaves
her.
>
> The Chorus I believe goes something like this:
>
> "Because you're an up town up tempo woman: I'm just a downtown down
beat
> guy"
>
> I know it's very vague, but if it rings a bell I would be very
grateful for
> anyone who recognises the tale and the chorus to tell me; The song
title;
> and the writer/performer
>
> Thanks
> MSG
>
>
dar...@my-deja.com
xcat...@my-deja.com wrote:
> Matthew, the song you are looking for is called "Uptown Uptempo
Woman".
> Recorded by Randy Edelman.
We hear it on the radio quite often in the UK, on Radio 2, which is the
grown-ups station.
It may be that it was more popular here.
If you want me to look for a copy in the second hand shops here, I
could add it to my search list.
I'd be happt to swap for "Photograph" by Melanie (released in the USA
only)
Raymond in Ireland
You got it wrong. Yes Billy Joel did write Uptown Girl, but this one is
different.
It was performed by one of the Randys - Edelman, Newman, Van Warmer, etc. I
am 90% sure it was Randy Edelman.
I agree that it is a good song with a nice piano arrangement.
Raymond-in-Ireland (back after a long withdrawal)
David Robinson <whiske...@home.com> wrote in message
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Matthew Gewan
That must be the song; "Uptown Uptempo Woman." By Randy Edleman you say?
I'll pop along to Chappells in London and see if they have it.
MSG
"Matthew Gewan" <mat...@gewan.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:975626177.8945.0...@news.demon.co.uk...
> There is a song performed on piano that I've heard once or twice on the
> radio. I don't know the title of the song or who wrote/performemed it. It
> has some very nice lyrics and is, I would imagine, a beautiful piece to
play
> on the piano, and I would love to get the piano score for it.
>
> The song tells of a poor lower class man who falls for a middle/upper
class
> woman but because of the differences it doesn't work out and he leaves
her.
>
> The Chorus I believe goes something like this:
>
> "Because you're an up town up tempo woman: I'm just a downtown down beat
> guy"
>
xcat...@my-deja.com
there. Practically unheard of here in the states.
Brian
http://www.mp3.com/TragicStorm
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