Boulevard of Broken Dreams (song)

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Boulevard of Broken Dreams was a 1934 hit song by Al Dubin (words) 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." It was used in the 1952 film Moulin Rouge. It was a regional hit for Tony Bennett in 1950. It was covered by No Wave artist James White on his 1983 album Flaming Demonics. It was also re-arranged and covered by Diana Krall for her 2006 album From This Moment On and released as a bonus track on iTunes. Tony Bennett recorded a dout of the song with Sting for his last album