Lyrics send in the clowns

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Lyrics submitted by LuckyWilshire , edited by fridgeelephant. She spent her younger years "tearing around" with a bunch of men and never actually settled down. One of the men was Fredrik, who wanted a committed relationship from her when they were younger. He truly loved her. She turned down his proposal because she was not yet ready to be "on the ground. Years later, they find each other. Fredrik has a very young and very beautiful but very naive wife.

Lyrics send in the clowns

Among other things, she looks back on an affair years earlier with the lawyer Fredrik, who was deeply in love with her, but whose marriage proposals she had rejected. Meeting him after so long, she realizes she is in love with him and finally ready to marry him, but now it is he who rejects her: He is in an unconsummated marriage with a much younger woman. The song is structured with four verses and a bridge, and uses a complex compound meter. It became Sondheim's most popular song after Frank Sinatra recorded it in and Judy Collins ' version charted in and Subsequently, numerous other artists recorded the song, and it has become a standard. The "clowns" in the lyrics and title does not specifically refer to circus clowns , as Sondheim explained in a interview:. I get a lot of letters over the years asking what the title means and what the song's about; I never thought it would be in any way esoteric. I wanted to use theatrical imagery in the song, because she's an actress, but it's not supposed to be a circus [ As I think of it now, the song could have been called "Send in the Fools". She lived her life dramatically, flitting from man to man. A few months before the play begins, Fredrik married a beautiful young woman who at 18 years old was much younger than he. She tells Fredrik that he needs to be rescued from his marriage, and she proposes to him. She is, in effect, using the song "to cover over a moment when something has gone wrong on stage. Midway through the second Act she has deviated from her usual script by suggesting to Fredrik the possibility of being together seriously and permanently, and, having been rejected, she falters as a show-person, finds herself bereft of the capacity to improvise and wittily cover.

She says "send in the clowns" because she feels that the situation is so devastating and ridiculous that "there ought to be clowns. Authority control databases MusicBrainz work.

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PDF Playlist. Among other things, she looks back on an affair years earlier with the lawyer Fredrik, who was deeply in love with her but whose marriage proposals she had rejected. Meeting him after so long, she realizes she is in love with him and finally ready to marry him, but now it is he who rejects her: he is in an unconsummated marriage with a much younger woman. The song is structured with four verses and a bridge, and uses a complex compound meter. It became Sondheim's most popular song after Frank Sinatra recorded it in and Judy Collins' version charted in and Subsequently, numerous other artists recorded the song, and it has become a jazz standard.

Lyrics send in the clowns

Sign In Register. Artist: Stephen Sondheim. Album: The Story So Far. Genre: Musical. Isn't it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last on the ground, You in mid-air. Send in the clowns. Isn't it bliss? Don't you approve?

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Gordon Jenkins arranged the song. US Cash Box Top [25]. It remained on the Billboard Hot for 11 weeks in , reaching Number Retrieved 8 July The hinting of a circus analogy is perfect - I picture the trapeze artist above it all in her own world, leaving the people on the ground behind in her search for new thrills. She spent her younger years "tearing around" with a bunch of men and never actually settled down. Hidden categories: CS1 maint: location Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Use dmy dates from December All articles lacking reliable references Articles lacking reliable references from October Articles with hAudio microformats Single chart usages for Ireland2 Single chart called without artist Articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers. And between the two of them, they made it a hit. Retrieved 31 January ISBN

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The lyric style is the concert performance, and this style emphasizes the sweetness of the melody and the poetry of the lyrics. The hinting of a circus analogy is perfect - I picture the trapeze artist above it all in her own world, leaving the people on the ground behind in her search for new thrills. Asylum Records. Retrieved 19 May It remained on the Billboard Hot for 11 weeks in , reaching Number Younger Than Springtime. So, to cover up this tragic love affair, "sending in the clowns" masks the despondency of the situation. My fault, I fear I thought that you'd want what I want Sorry, my dear! Kent Music Report. A certain someone is always there for her, but she's too busy doing her own thing.