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Uptown, Uptempo Woman — Randy Edelman
Today Randy Edelman is a well-known film and TV composer, but back in the mid-1970s he wrote and performed one of my favourite songs.
Although “Uptown, Uptempo Woman” wasn’t a global smash hit by any means, and just squeaked into the UK Top 30 for a couple of weeks in 1976, in my opinion it’s one of the finest songs, musically and lyrically, to make an appearance in the UK pop charts.
“Uptown, Uptempo Woman” tells a story, which I always like, but the structure and delivery of the song is a work of art. Our curiosity is fired up right out the starting gate…
It started out in innocence
The way that most things do
What an opener…if that’s not the sign of a great story to follow, I don’t know what is.
Nobody wants to turn the dial to a different radio station after hearing that. What exactly started in innocence? And what happens next? These are the questions our minds start looking for answers to just a few seconds in…
It started out in innocence
The way that most things do
A thousand people crammed in one place
But the only face was you
Ah, it’s our old friend, love at first sight…a favourite topic for songwriters through the ages.
