Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Al Dubin song)

"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Song by Deane Janis with Hal Kemp's Orchestra
Published 1933
Composer(s) Harry Warren
Lyricist(s) Al Dubin
Language English

"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is a 1933 hit song by Al Dubin (lyrics) and Harry Warren (music), set in Paris. The narrator says "I walk along the street of sorrow/The Boulevard of Broken Dreams/Where gigolo and gigolette/Can take a kiss without regret/So they forget their broken dreams."

The song appeared in the 1934 film Moulin Rouge and was sung in the film by Constance Bennett. However, Bennett never made a recording of the song. It was originally recorded by Deane Janis with Hal Kemp's Orchestra on October 31, 1933, in Chicago before the release of the film and was issued on the Brunswick label as catalog number 6734.[1]

This piece is written as a tango in the harmonic minor scale. The song is in the key of E minor.

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References

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