Midnight Streets

"Midnight Streets" is a song written and recorded by English soul musician John Kingpin. It serves as the lead track for his second studio album Forget My Name. A loosely structured track, it is about a man who reminiscences life with his ex-wife whilst walking down an empty street in the dark. The song features two verses, an ending chorus and a simple instrumental consisting of solely a "ghostly" piano.

"Midnight Streets" received renewed popularity when it was covered by Kuboian actress and singer Lucy Hudson in 2002, which went on have moderate success worldwide.

Composition
"Midnight Streets" is written in the key of E major, and has a tempo of 101 beats per minute.

Digital download

 * 1) "Midnight Streets"

Lucy Hudson version
In 1999, Kuboian voice actress and singer Lucy Hudson recorded a cover of "Midnight Streets" for the soundtrack of the Kuboian animated series Cindi and Friends, featuring new lyrics written by Charlie Karma and Fyp Housin, as well as a faster upbeat tempo and instrumental produced by Mike P. Morrison. The cover was Hudson's idea, who said that she "really liked the original" and had always wanted to cover it. Show creator Fyp Housin told Hudson to record a cover version of "Midnight Streets" after running out of ideas for songs to be featured in the Cindi and Friends soundtrack.

The cover was first heard in the last episode of the first series of Cindi and Friends titled "How Cindi Saved Christmas", which premiered on 22nd December, 1999. Although originally only an album track, Housin suggested releasing it as a single in order to promote Hudson's self-titled debut studio album. Though Hudson intended to re-record the cover for the album, she was unable to arrange a suitable recording session. The cover was officially released on 27th January, 2002.

Composition
Hudson's cover of "Midnight Streets" is written in the key of E flat major and has a tempo of 119 beats per minute.

Music video
The music video for Hudson's cover debuted on Nick Jr. Kuboia's Nick Jr. Party block on 30th April, 2002. Shot on a low budget, the video features Hudson singing and dancing in front of an abandoned building in Gutstone, East Kuboia late at night. At several points, the video switches to clips of the first two series of Cindi and Friends. Lyrics are also featured throughout the video, with a dark blue "ball" jump acrossing the lyrics as they are sung. The lyrics appear in white bubble writing with a black outline, but colour pink as they are sung.

Cassette single

 * 1) "Midnight Streets" (radio edit)
 * 2) "Midnight Streets" (instrumental)

CD single

 * 1) "Midnight Streets" (radio edit)
 * 2) "Midnight Streets" (extended mix)
 * 3) "Midnight Streets" (instrumental)