When Gene was "resting" he travelled with orik williams for a short period,compering wrestling shows,singing at the intro etc.while he was in N.IRELAND at a show in the Killehelvan hotel,we stayed in the Celtic hotel in enisikillen, we drank well into the early hours,and he played the piano and sang everything,he told me that this song was an anti-love song about someone in his past, who he was happy to leave there, fact. I was THERE
I just have to comment on Gene Pitney:When “Murray the K” had his groups back in the day at the Brooklyn Fox, Gene Pitney was the best act out of all them.When he sang “Town without Pity” I was stunned by his remarkable voice!It was better in person than in the record track.The best performer in a performance!A magnificent talent!Sorry that he died of natural causes a number of years ago.No one even comes close to his voice & talent.