You’re About To Go Downtown, Right Here On The Station That Plays Only Platinum Hits

It’s an odd thing about which to worry, but I’ve spent a little bit of time lately wondering what’s going to happen to what used to be called “the standards”. I’ve played the above song a few times in public and at least twice have compelled some unlucky piano player to cover the tune while I belted it out to crowds ranging from perplexed to dismayed. It’s a brilliant tune. It’s about (uh-oh, I’m about to cover some extremely familiar ground) yearning and longing.

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