☝️ Key Points
- The song is about a place filled with sadness and broken dreams.
- Gigolos and gigolettes kiss without remorse to forget their broken dreams.
- The singer is always on this boulevard and has left his soul in an old cathedral town.
- Here, one can only find borrowed joy that cannot be kept for long.
- Nevertheless, gigolos and gigolettes continue to sing and dance on the boulevard of broken dreams.
Interpretation
The lyrics of the song "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by
Nat King Cole are about a place full of sadness and broken dreams. The singer describes a boulevard where people with broken dreams live and move. It is a place where gigolos and gigolettes, that is, male and female prostitutes, can kiss without remorse to forget their broken dreams.
The lyrics make it clear that one can laugh today, but will cry tomorrow when looking at the broken dreams. Both gigolos and gigolettes wake up and find their eyes full of tears that tell stories of broken dreams.
The singer describes that he is always on this boulevard, always going up and down. But he has left his soul in an old cathedral town. Here, one only finds borrowed joy that cannot be kept for long. Yet, gigolos and gigolettes continue to sing and dance on the boulevard of broken dreams.
The lyrics make it clear that this boulevard is a place full of sadness and broken hopes. It is a place where people lose their dreams and can only find temporary joy. Nevertheless, they keep going, singing and dancing to distract themselves from their broken dreams.