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In A Persian Market by Sammy Davis Jr. album cover

In A Persian Market

by Sammy Davis Jr.

About This Song

About "In A Persian Market" by Sammy Davis Jr.

A swirl of exoticized fantasy—bazaars, silks, and snake charmers—rendered in big-band Technicolor. Davis plays the tourist with theatrical relish, but the minor-key undertow hints at something darker. The market's bustle becomes a mask for longing, a spectacle that dazzles but never quite satisfies.