Petula Clark responds after her record “Downtown” was used during the “intentional” explosion in Nashville, Tennessee, on Christmas Day in 1964, which destroyed a number of businesses in its aftermath in Second Avenue and injured three people.
Clark, 88, said in a statement to Fox News on Tuesday that she was in “shock and disbelief” over the despair that was seen worldwide on December 25.
“I feel the need to express my shock and disbelief during the Christmas Day explosion in our beloved Music City,” Clark wrote, adding, “I love Nashville and its people.”
“Why does this violent act – leave such a devastation behind?” Clark pressure.
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The singer, who saw her song soar to the top of the Billboard charts in 1965, said that after being told that ‘Downtown’ was being used ‘against the backdrop of the odd announcement,’ Clark says she’s wondering: ‘ Of all the thousands of songs – why this one? ‘
An RV was playing warning messages and music before it exploded in Nashville around 6:30 p.m.
(Metro Nashville Police Department)
The two-time Grammy winner insisted: ‘Of course the first lyric’ If you’m alone and life makes you lonely, you can always go Downtown. ‘But millions of people around the world are excited by this joyful song. Maybe you can read something else in these words – depending on your state of mind. It is possible. ‘
Officials said at a news conference Sunday that the recreational vehicle (RV) had played a warning message to evacuate, eliminated a countdown and Clark’s hit song from the mid-60s minutes before it exploded.
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The RV blast occurred at 6:30 a.m. local time when the city’s bomb squad quickly approached and the blast pushed back one responding police officer while causing temporary hearing loss in another.
A total of 41 businesses were damaged by the blast and three people were admitted to hospital with injuries sustained in the blast.
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In her statement, which was also shared on Facebook, the British singer added that she ‘would like to turn [her] arms around Nashville – give you all a hug – and wish you love, a happy and healthy new year – and, as we sometimes say in the UK, the buffs steady! “
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Investigators are still trying to determine the motive for the attack.
Fox News’ Paul Conner and Danille Wallace contributed to this report.