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The song received two significant "rock era" remakes: a ballad version by the Everly Brothers in 1961 which reached No. 20 on Billboard, [3] and an up-tempo version by Frank Ifield which reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart on 15 February 1964, [4] as well as in New Zealand. [5] In the U.S., Ifield's version reached No. 128. [6]
A live version of the song, performed at the 2008 BBC Electric Proms, was also released as a free download. [2] As part of the newspaper's week of free Goldfrapp giveaways, The Guardian released a live version of "Clowns" recorded at Union Chapel in London. [3] The song was played at end of the 2009 film Veronika Decides to Die.
The track was covered by The Crew-Cuts, who took the song to the top of the charts, arguably registering the first U.S. rock and roll number one hit record. [ 2 ] The enthusiasm doo-wop fans had for the Chords' music was dampened when Gem Records claimed that one of the groups on its roster was called the Chords; consequently the group changed ...
"Sea Cruise" is a song written and originally recorded by Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns in 1959. However, this track was not released until 1971. The best known version was recorded by Frankie Ford and released in 1959, with Ford’s voice dubbed over Smith's original backing track [1] (which featured ship's bell and horn sound-effects, boogie woogie piano, and a driving horn section and a ...
"Bandy the Rodeo Clown" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artists Sanger D. Shafer and Lefty Frizzell, and made famous by Moe Bandy. It was released in June 1975 as the title track from his third album , and was his final single from GRC Records.
Clowns are an Australian punk rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, [1] formed in 2009. [2] The band have released five studio albums to date: I'm Not Right (2013), Bad Blood (2015), Lucid Again (2017), [3] Nature / Nurture (2019) and Endless (2023). [4] Nature/Nurture saw them nominated for the 2019 ARIA Award for Best Hard Rock or Heavy Metal ...
“The poor clown may be the nicest person in the world,” he says. “When you have a child's birthday, you used to call clowns to your birthday party and they're the nicest people. But when you ...
"Everybody Loves a Clown" is a song written by Snuff Garrett, Gary Lewis, and Leon Russell and was recorded by Gary Lewis & the Playboys for their 1965 album, Everybody Loves a Clown. The song reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965, and also No. 4 in Canada. [1] [2]