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paint the town

vb. (alternative form of paint the town red English)

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Paint the Town

Paint the Town is the third album by the American country music band Highway 101. The last of their albums featuring Paulette Carlson as lead vocalist, it included the Billboard Country #1 "Who's Lonely Now," the #4 "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart," and the #11 "This Side of Goodbye." Also included on the album is a cover of James Taylor's " Sweet Baby James". "Rough and Tumble Heart" was later recorded by Pam Tillis on her 1992 album Homeward Looking Angel.

Usage examples of "paint the town".

We're going to paint the town scarlet by the time we're finished here.

It was Saturday night, and Raoul was more than ready to paint the town& or a small portion of Lake Charles.

We vowed that when Prue made her deadline, we would paint the town red.

He turned almost the whole crew loose on shore leave- to paint the town all colors but be back aboard before most of the hell they raised could simmer down.