Heartbreak Hotel about a man who had destroyed all his identity papers and jumped to his death from a hotel window, leaving a suicide note with the single line, "I walk a lonely street". In 2016, an article in "Rolling Stone" magazine suggested that the story in reality originated from a report about a painter and petty criminal, Alvin Krolik, whose marriage had failed and who wrote a partial autobiography including the line "This is the story of a person who walked a lonely street." Krolik's story was published in news media, and received further publicity after he was shot and killed
Sea of Heartbreak included on his album of the same name. "Sea of Heartbreak" was also a single by the American country music artist Ronnie McDowell. Released in 1989, it was the first single from the album "American Music". The song reached #39 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In 2004, Jimmy Buffett recorded a version for his "License to Chill" album. George Strait was featured on this rendition. The song has been used in several movies, among them "Heartbreak Ridge" starring Clint Eastwood. The song is reminiscent of Bob Dylan's 1962 song "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", although