Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.This is a quintessential torch song, a lament typically sung by a woman in a way that expresses regret, longing, abandonment or resilience, sometimes all at once. \u201cAll Night Long\u201d (1961) is not as well known as, say, \u201cCry Me a River\u201d, the 1955 hit for Julie London, but it inhabits a similar space: smooth, melancholy, sophisticated, emotional and sexy in a restrained way. Other than in its mood, it has no connection to the film All Night Long (1962), Basil Dearden\u2019s excellent \u201cjazz Othello\u201d \u2014 nor Lionel Richie\u2019s exuberant 1983 hit \u201cAll Night Long (All Night)\u201d.It was written by Curtis R Lewis (1918-69), a pioneering Black songwriter who ran his own publishing and recording company. His work was performed by all manner of jazz, R&B and pop artists, including Peggy Lee and Freddie King, but \u201cAll Night Long\u201d remains his most covered song.The lyrics are about the enduring subject of unrequited love, but with a twist. The object of the singer\u2019s love does not exist, and she knows little about him: \u201cDon\u2019t know if he\u2019s weak or strong.\u201d By the second verse we learn that she \u201cnever knew his favourite song\u201d.\u00a0Let us know your memories of \u2018All Night Long\u2019 in the comments section belowThe paperback edition of \u2018The Life of a Song: The stories behind 100 of the world\u2019s best-loved songs\u2019, edited by David Cheal and Jan Dalley, is published by ChambersMusic credits: Warner; Blue Note; Sony; Tangerine; Savoy; Capitol; Nagel heyer; GRP; SteepleChase; MAXJAZZ; Hufter; PRA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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