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
Street Lights (Kanye West song) R&B singer Ruby Amanfu on June 22, 2015. A cover version entitled "Streetcar" was released by R&B singer Daniel Caesar on November 12, which gathered much attention. On February 18, 2016, indie pop band Stars released a cover version with the same title as the original. Information taken from "808s & Heartbreak" liner notes. Street Lights (Kanye West song) "Street Lights" (also stylized as "Streetlights") is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West. It was produced by West, with co-production from Mr Hudson. The track was used in a 2017 eye kit video by make-up artist Pat McGrath,