Single:
Don’t Sleep in the Subway entered the Australian singles chart* on 5 August 1967 and was a #1 hit. The song was #16 on the Top 100 of 1967.
Songwriters:
Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
Producer:
Tony Hatch
Record label of Australian release:
Astor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Don’t Sleep in the Subway was written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent. In the lyrics the narrator advises her sweetheart against storming out after an argument due to his “foolish pride”. If he does, he will “sleep in the subway” or “stand in the pouring rain” merely to prove his point.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don’t_Sleep_in_the_Subway
Songfacts:
Of all the songs that Tony Hatch has written or co-written, this song is Petula Clark’s favorite.
The entire song is actually a combination of three different songs which Tony Hatch had written but did not complete. The segments of the unfinished songs were molded into one to create one song.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/petula-clark/dont-sleep-in-the-subway
Lyrics:
You wander around on your own little cloud
When you don’t see the why or the wherefore
You walk out on me when we both disagree
‘Cause to reason is not what you care for
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