Downtown (Petula Clark Song) - Other Versions

Other Versions

  • Sandie Shaw for her debut 1965 album Sandie
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks for their 1965 album Chipmunks à Go-Go
  • Marianne Faithfull for her debut 1965 album Marianne Faithfull
  • The New Christy Minstrels for their 1965 album Chim Chim Cher-ee
  • Chris Connor for her 1965 album Sings Gentle Bossa Nova
  • Danny - as "Kauan" long 1965 Finnish rendering
  • Ina Martell - 1965 cover version of Clark's German-language rendering also recorded by Bianca Holl and also Michaela Prunerova
  • Gelu - 1965 Spanish rendering retaining "Downtown" title
  • The Lettermen on their 1965 album Hit Sounds of the Lettermen
  • Olivia Molina - as "Canta" sing Spanish rendering on her 1965 album Juego De Palabras
  • Renata - as "Cantant" singer 1965 Catalan rendering
  • Helena Vondráčková - as "Pátá" the fifth 1965 Czech rendering
  • Allan Sherman - parody version "Crazy Downtown"
  • Frank Sinatra on his 1966 album Strangers in the Night
  • Connie Smith on her 1966 album Downtown Country
  • Mrs. Miller on her 1966 album Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits
  • The B-52's - 1979
  • Topi Sorsakoski & Agents as "Kauan" long 1965 Finnish rendering on their album Besame Mucho
  • Christine Lavin on for her 1988 album Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind
  • Rx (aka Ritalin) - one-off collaboration project by Skinny Puppy vocalist Nivek Ogre and Invisible Records owner Martin Atkins
  • Nancy LaMott on the 1996 compilation album What's Good About Goodbye?: the track was recorded in 1993
  • Holly Cole Trio on the 1998 album Yesterday & Today (lyrics updated)
  • Bonnie Langford in the "Sixties Medley" on her 1999 Now album
  • Kaori Iida cover of the French version of this song on her album Osavurio: Ai wa Matte Kurenai in 2003
  • The Killer Barbies
  • Jann Arden on her 2007 album Uncover Me
  • Tina Arena as a bonus track on the digital release of her 2008 studio album Songs of Love & Loss 2
  • Siw Malmkvist in Swedish
  • Wendy Van Wanten as "Nachtblauw" blue night on her 1998 album Denk aan mij
  • Celly Campello in Portuguese as "Não me abandone"
  • Sarah Cracknell b-side of "Desert Baby"
  • Irene Cara for the Downtown soundtrack
  • The Osmonds (as The Osmond Brothers) Mid 1960's LP Track, Also on compilation MGM PARADE OF STARS
  • Nancy Martinez on her 2004 album Downtown
  • Michelle Torr on her 2008 album Ces années-là! as "Dans le temps"
  • On 8 March 2010, a charity version of the single was released in the UK called "Cheltenham" with the lyrics adapted to be about the Cheltenham Racing Festival. The recording group, made up of various jockeys and commentators, were called 'The Favourites'.
  • Bill Bruford's Earthworks an instrumental version on the 1989 album Dig?
  • Green Day borrowed the tune for their 2000 song Waiting

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