Death Of A Clown - Dave Davies /The Kinks - To The Bone- LIVE video free download
Death Of A Clown from The Kinks To The Bone Album - Written and sung by Dave Davies. Death Of A Clown was first released as the A side of a 45 with the B side Love Me Till The Sun Shines, another Dave Davies hit released in July 1967. Death Of A Clown was a huge European hit for Dave."Dave Davies, one of a small handful of truly iconic guitar heroes who today is recognized as a genuine rock innovator, is actually much more than that." Goldmine/Shirley Pena
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- live, stereo mix, recorded 11 Apr, 1994 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London.
Death Of A Clown
Written by: DaveDavies
Published by: Noma Music, Inc./Hi-Count Music, Inc. BMI
Death Of A Clown
My makeup is dry and it clags on my chin
I'm drowning my sorrows in whisky and gin
The lion tamer's whip doesn't crack anymore
The lions they won't fight and the tigers won't roar
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
So let's all drink to the death of a clown
Won't someone help me to break up this crown
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor
Nobody needs fortunes told anymore
The trainer of insects is crouched on his knees
And frantically looking for runaway fleas
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
So won't someone help me to break up this crown
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Let's all drink to the death of a clown
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
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Comments
6 years ago
Kieler Deern
a very good song from our youth...9 years ago
Rog Devilman
LEGENDARYVery God songthe great10 years ago
sbarr10
This is a beautiful recording of this song!10 years ago
Helena Fischi
Great !!!10 years ago
Michael Janse van Rensburg
What a brilliant song. Dave's voice suits the lyrics so well, on any version. I've still got the "45", that I got in about 1970!10 years ago
Woggy Flush
There's a country version of this song. Same tune! "What goes on, in the head of a cow?"12 years ago
nannosguru
cheers mr davies, ill drink to the death of a clown...12 years ago
MrGoldenthroat
BerkeleyMews7 The only errors in the lyrics are in the first line. It should read My makeup is dry and it cracks round my chin.Just thought you'd like to know!12 years ago
antitankmushroom767
this gose to my cousins conrad for sure only clown i never hated12 years ago
Brendan Jewell
Used to play this on a five string guitar in the summer of '67.Guitar strings were so dear then...for me!12 years ago
uncle Moje
Ray derided Dave for this song, probably out of jealousy. It is perfect in its simplicity and pathos...12 years ago
Sailor Mars
actuly i wish it was the mc donnald clown that died13 years ago
neville longmore
I think he's talking about the death of a fad an institution even a country metaphorically, using the decline of a circus as an example, just drink to the end of it do'nt get down on your knees like the insect tamer.13 years ago
JOHNNIEL1
Dave,whats up with you and Ray? Come on you guys.......patch it up. For the sake of your millions of fans (and each other of course). Life is too short.13 years ago
Pedy1968
LOVE this version too!Related Videos
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