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Sad Clowns
What are some of your favorite songs with this topic as the theme?
Three of my most-liked are:
Funny Little Clown - Bobby Goldsboro
"No one knows he's dying on the inside
'Cause he's laughing on the outside,"
Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
"Guess I'll be the guy who plays the part
Of a clown with a broken heart."
The Joker Went Wild - Brian Hyland
"The joker went wild and he couldn't smile
Because he had lost everything"
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Not one of my favorites, but how about Cathy's Clown by the Everly Brothers?
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Send In The Clowns - Judy Collins (and Barbra Streisand)
I thought that you'd want what I want
Sorry, my dear
But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns
Don't bothеr, they're herе
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The Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
There's some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than
The Tears Of A Clown
When there's no one around.
One of my favorite facts about the song is that it was actually originally recorded in 1967, but once it became a hit in England in 1970, a slightly revamped version was released in the U.S. - where it shot to #1.
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Funny Man - Ray Stevens
Talk loud, funny man
In the crowd, funny man
You're in rare form today
Leave 'em laughing as you walk away, yeah, yeah
But they wouldn't laugh
If they only knew that I'll go home alone
To cry, cry the whole night through
Cry over you
And who's to know that this clever clown
Is really the fool of a town?
Clown Town - Neil Diamond
When a guy's been made a fool of
By a gal who only wants to play
He goes to a lonely place where lovers
Who are broken-hearted stay
They call it
Clown town, clown town
No joy around town and you see
That's just where I've been stayin'
Since you made a clown out of me
The Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles or Johnny Rivers
Outside I'm masquerading
Inside my hope is fading
Just a clown oh yeah
Since you put me down
My smile is my makeup
I wear since my breakup with you
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Neil Diamond's "Clown Town" lyrics sounded familiar to me. Ricky Nelson's "Lonesome Town" perhaps?
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Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
Shoot me out of a cannon, I don't care
Let the people point at me and stare
I'll tell the world that woman, wherever she may be
That mean, fickle woman made a cryin' clown outta me.
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King of Clowns - Neil Sedaka
Step aside, here I come
The King of Clowns
As I hide the lonely teardrops that come down
I make-believe with a smile
But the King of Clowns is crying all the while
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A Little Bitty Tear - Burl Ives
A little bitty tear let me down
Spoiled my act as a clown
I had it made up not to make a frown
But a little bitty tear let me down
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Something's Wrong With Me - Austin Roberts
Yesterday I saw you on the street with someone
I said it doesn't matter to me
Behind the smile I'm wearing are the tears of a clown
'Cause loving you is where I wanna be