An Arlen style torch song. " The Faraway Part of Town.
Composer Andre Previn was a long-time admirer of Harold Arlen whose songs were characterized by inventive harmony and unusual song construction not limited to the standard 32 Bar, AABA song format. This song could have been written by Arlen himself, imbued as it is by Arlen's characteristic blues feeling and "torch song" appeal.. Sung here by Judy Garland, it harkens back to Garland's own emotionally riveting performance of Arlen's " The Man That Got Away" from " A Star is Born."
https://youtu.be/8IvFVxpDGDo
