Please help TTK compile a list of pulpish, noirish, world-weary, ennui-laden standards and substandards.
Musically, these tunes are likely to be downtempo, bluesy, and/or minor key.
Lyrically, they likely involve alcohol, coffee, or cigarettes; lost love; late nights; and general feelings of being a loser and feeling isolated within an urban environment.
Most of the best examples will likely date from the 1940s or 50s, perhaps extending a decade into either direction.
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