At the dark end of the street
That’s where we always meet
Hiding in shadows where we don’t belong
Living in darkness to hide our wrong
You and me at the dark end of the street
You and me I know time is gonna take its toll
We have to pay for what we stole
It’s a sin, and we know it’s wrong
But our love keeps coming on strong
Steal away to the dark end of the street
You and me And when the daylight hour rolls around
If by chance we should walk downtown
If we should meet, just walk on by Ooooh darling, please don’t cry
Tonight we’ll meet at the dark end of the street
You and me They’re gonna find us They’re gonna find us They’re gonna find us Oooooh, some day
You and me at the dark end of the street
You and me
I was never a Jon Mitchell or Carole King fan. I loved Rock. In ‘77 I heard this woman’s voice singing on the local rock station. A voice so strong, powerful, sterling and effortless. The was “You’re No Good” and as I found out it was on an album called “Heart Like a Wheel”. I had to get it, so I babysat for 50 cents an hour until I saved up enough money to buy it. I wore that album out. “Dark End of the Street” is probably considered a deep cut, but to me it’s a wonderful memory of a powerhouse voice.
I was a snowbird landscaper working on her yard in Tucson in ‘77. She came home and found us swimming in her pool. She was very nice and understanding. Hard to believe it’s over 40 years ago.
I love Linda and this is a great song but somehow this cut just doesn’t work for me. She sings it very straight in pitch and timing and the thing that makes the song great is the early/late beginnings on some of the phrases, and the pitch sliding in and out. She apparently sang it that way on purpose because she was certainly had the skills to manipulate timing and pitch. Masterfully done on songs like Many Rivers to Cross and many others. It’s like she just wasn’t comfortable with this one for some reason.