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Pagliacci (Italian pronunciation: [paʎˈʎattʃi]; literal translation, 'Clowns') [a] is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who murders his wife Nedda and her lover Silvio on stage during a ...
"The Tears of a Clown" is a song written by Hank Cosby, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder and originally recorded by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Tamla Records label subsidiary of Motown, first appearing on the 1967 album Make It Happen.
A joke dating from at least the 19th century exemplifies the sad clown paradox. The joke involves a doctor recommending his depressed patient to visit a great clown in town (in modern versions often named Pagliacci [a]), but it turns out that the patient is actually the clown out of costume. [43]
As a result, Make It Happen was reissued as The Tears of a Clown in 1970. Stevie Wonder was a contributing writer on three of the album's songs, the aforementioned " The Tears of a Clown", "After You Put Back the Pieces (I'll Still Have a Broken Heart)", and " My Love Is Your Love (Forever) " .
Later in the day, Quan was again joined by some of his fellow Goonies when Sean Astin, Cohen, Green and Feldman joined him at the premiere of his new film, "Love Hurts," at the TCL Chinese Theater.
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has appealed to “competent” and “caring” people to join the cost-cutting team.. Applications to join the billionaire’s newly formed ...
Ryan Seacrest had an epic onstage fall after a "Wheel of Fortune" contestant won big on the game show, and fans can't get enough.
Madonna: Tears of a Clown, two concerts by Madonna "Tears of a Clown", a song by Iron Maiden from the 2015 studio album The Book of Souls "The Tears of a Clown", a song by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles; Tears of a Clown: Glenn Beck and the Tea Bagging of America (2010), a political commentary book by Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank