Lonely Teardrops - Huey Lewis & The News - MP3 instrumental karaoke

Huey Lewis & The News is one of the most widely beloved names in pop and new wave music, with a long career of enduring hits such as “Hip to Be Square” and “The Power of Love.” It just so happens that frontman Huey Lewis is also a great admirer of early rock and roll music, which is why in the year 2000 he set out to record his own version of the 1958 Jackie Wilson single “Lonely Teardrops.” Originally written by Berry Gordy Jr, Gwen Gordy, and Roquel “Billy” Davis, “Lonely Teardrops” is a landmark single for the genre, considered one of the greatest songs of all time. The lyrics paint a picture of heartbreak and regret, a common trope for even the most upbeat songs of the era. Huey Lewis’s version was recorded for the soundtrack to the 2000 road movie Duets, which revolves around the world of competitive karaoke. The soundtrack album for the film went on to achieve Gold status for sales of over 500,000 copies.