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作曲家名人堂宣布2013年入選作曲人發表會將於6月13日於紐約舉行，本屆獲選作曲人有1、Downtown的作者Tony Hatch， 此由Petula Clark在1964年唱紅，得到過排行榜冠軍。2、搖滾樂團Aerosmith 的Steven Tyler 與Joe Perry ，他們寫的Walk This Way在1976年曾獲得過第10名。3、前Eagle合唱團的團員 J.D. Souther ，他寫的Best Of My Love在1974年曾獲得過排行榜冠軍。4、Foreigner 合唱團的團員Mick Jones 與 Lou Gramm ，他們的I Want To Know What Love Is是1984年的二週冠軍曲。5、女歌星與作曲Holly Knight，她 的Love Is A Battlefield亦獲得肯定。
Steven Tyler 與Joe Perry將先於4月7日獲ASCAP這個美國作曲與出版人組織頒發一個獎項。
英國女歌星與演員Petula Clark，除了在歷年暢銷歌星排行榜獲得第185名之外，曾經在20多部電影中出現過，成名曲Downtown是她最有名的歌，也被收進搖滾樂名人堂。
▲名曲「Downtown」的作者Tony Hatch獲選入作曲家名人堂。 (圖／翻攝自網路)
DOWNTOWN
Tony Hatch
When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go - downtown
When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help, I know - downtown
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown - no finer place, for sure
Downtown - everything's waiting for you
Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows - downtown
Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close - downtown
Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with him too before the night is over
Happy again
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown, where all the lights are bright
Downtown - waiting for you tonight
Downtown - you're gonna be all right now
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And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to
Guide them along
So maybe I'll see you there
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares
So go downtown, things'll be great when you're
Downtown - don't wait a minute for
Downtown - everything's waiting for you
Downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown ...
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