Glossary entry for
bright lights, big city

American blues singer Jimmy Reed (1925-1976) wrote the song "Bright Lights, Big City" in 1961. In 1984 a novel with the same name, by Jay McInerney, was published, followed in 1988 by a film starring Michael J. Fox.

Contributed by Alan Pert, Sydney, Australia

Van references in:

  • "See Me Through" (on Enlightenment)
  • "Bright Lights Big City" (on The Story of Them featuring Van Morrison)
  • "Meaning Of Loneliness" (on What's Wrong With This Picture?)


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