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"LuLu's Back in Town"!
"LuLu's Back in Town"!
“LuLu's Back in Town” (words and music by Al Dubin and Harry Warren) is yet another classic 32-bar AABA 20th Century American Popular Song that has, over time, become a Jazz Standard. Originally performed as part of the 1935 movie “Broadway Gondolier”, it was popularized by Fats Waller, who had a modest hit with it that same year.
The diversity of artists who've paid musical homage to this femme fatale character stretches from Art Tatum to Leon Redbone to Booker T. It was part of Thelonious Monk's regular repertoire. I first became familiar with the tune from an episode of “Sanford and Son”, an American TV comedy, where it was performed by Redd Foxx and Timmie Rogers, two legendary comedians (see vid below). Unlike many songs of the era, the lyrics here are actually pretty slick. If you already knew what a "boutonniere" was (rhymes with "hair), please raise your hand!
The diversity of artists who've paid musical homage to this femme fatale character stretches from Art Tatum to Leon Redbone to Booker T. It was part of Thelonious Monk's regular repertoire. I first became familiar with the tune from an episode of “Sanford and Son”, an American TV comedy, where it was performed by Redd Foxx and Timmie Rogers, two legendary comedians (see vid below). Unlike many songs of the era, the lyrics here are actually pretty slick. If you already knew what a "boutonniere" was (rhymes with "hair), please raise your hand!
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