Petula Clark was living in the United States with her family and had a successful American career . part all that was happening at that iconic moment . When she got the song ` `` Downtown , '' she knew she wanted to record it . That Those days song propelled her to fame in the United States , where it became No . 1 . Other hits followed ; she calls European audiences the most generous in the world .
Petula Clark was living in the United States with her family and had a successful American career . When she got the song ` `` Downtown , '' she knew she wanted to record it . That Those days song propelled her to fame in the United States , where it became No . 1 . Other hits followed ; she calls European audiences the most generous in the world .