The Lonesome Town Songfacts says: Today, this song's greatest claim to fame is being on the soundtrack to Pulp Fiction, in the scene at Vincent and Mia's "date" at Jack Rabbit Slims when they order the disputed five-dollar-shake. The song continues to go along with the mood as Uma Thurman puts a point on John Travolta's grumpiness by asking him "Could you roll me one of those, cowboy?", begging one of his hand-rolled cigarettes.

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