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"'''Send in the Clowns'''," from the [[Stephen Sondheim]] musical ''A Little Night Music'', is a ballad about the ironies of unrequited love. The title is a reference to the practice of using clowns to distract an audience from an accident or a bad act, whether in the [[Circus|circus]], the theater, or the rodeo; in this case, the singer calls on the metaphorical clowns to provide distraction from her disastrous love life. |
"'''Send in the Clowns'''," from the [[Stephen Sondheim]] musical ''A Little Night Music'', is a ballad about the ironies of unrequited love. The title is a reference to the practice of using clowns to distract an audience from an accident or a bad act, whether in the [[Circus|circus]], the theater, or the rodeo; in this case, the singer calls on the metaphorical clowns to provide distraction from her disastrous love life. |
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| − | Originally performed on [[Broadway]] by Glynis Johns, the song has since become Sondheim's biggest hit and has been performed by the likes [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]] (in the film), [[Shirley Bassey]], Barbra Streisand, Millicent Martin, [[Louise Gold]], Judi Dench, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and [[Bernadette Peters]]. |
+ | Originally performed on [[Broadway]] by Glynis Johns, the song has since become Sondheim's biggest hit and has been performed by the likes [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]] (in the film), [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Barbra Streisand]], Millicent Martin, [[Louise Gold]], Judi Dench, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and [[Bernadette Peters]]. |
[[Judy Collins]], whose rendition of "Send in the Clowns" landed on the pop charts twice in the 1970s, performed the song on [[Episode 205: Judy Collins|episode 205]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' while [[Full-Bodied Muppet|full-bodied Muppet]] [[Clowns|clowns]] performed behind her. A clip from this appearance was used in the [[Broadway]] revue ''Sondheim on Sondheim'' to kick off a video montage that strung together a number of [[YouTube]] clips of professionals and amateurs singing the song, often to humorous effect. |
[[Judy Collins]], whose rendition of "Send in the Clowns" landed on the pop charts twice in the 1970s, performed the song on [[Episode 205: Judy Collins|episode 205]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' while [[Full-Bodied Muppet|full-bodied Muppet]] [[Clowns|clowns]] performed behind her. A clip from this appearance was used in the [[Broadway]] revue ''Sondheim on Sondheim'' to kick off a video montage that strung together a number of [[YouTube]] clips of professionals and amateurs singing the song, often to humorous effect. |
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Revision as of 19:59, 19 January 2014
| Written by | Stephen Sondheim |
| Date | 1973 |
| Source | A Little Night Music (musical) |
| Publisher | Revelation Music Publ. Corp.; Rilting Music, Inc. |
"Send in the Clowns," from the Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Music, is a ballad about the ironies of unrequited love. The title is a reference to the practice of using clowns to distract an audience from an accident or a bad act, whether in the circus, the theater, or the rodeo; in this case, the singer calls on the metaphorical clowns to provide distraction from her disastrous love life.
Originally performed on Broadway by Glynis Johns, the song has since become Sondheim's biggest hit and has been performed by the likes Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor (in the film), Shirley Bassey, Barbra Streisand, Millicent Martin, Louise Gold, Judi Dench, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Bernadette Peters.
Judy Collins, whose rendition of "Send in the Clowns" landed on the pop charts twice in the 1970s, performed the song on episode 205 of The Muppet Show while full-bodied Muppet clowns performed behind her. A clip from this appearance was used in the Broadway revue Sondheim on Sondheim to kick off a video montage that strung together a number of YouTube clips of professionals and amateurs singing the song, often to humorous effect.