Teddy Randazzo - The way Of The Clown

[TheRonpower]

My wife's favorite song. Whatever happened to him anyway ?

[patp464]

Beautiful song...........thanks for sharing it.

[triburcio33]

of course old man in their 60's likes songs of yesteryears and one of them is the song by teddy

[gtredshoes]

I've always loved this song and never understood why it didn't become more popular in the U.S.

Thank you so much for posting it.

[Roxsox221]

Great singer/ songwriter. My absolute fave of his compositions is " Let the Sunshine In" as recorded by the Liverpool Five in 1966. It's turned up on You Tube and is well worth checking out...RIP Teddy

[Oddsman57]

@Roxsox221 " Let the Sunshine In" was one of my alltime faves from Teddy....that Liverpool Five version on You Tube is a knockout...a must for all Randazzo fans.

[photopicker]

What's really strange is I've been a friend of Teddy Jr for at least 10 years and had no idea his dad was a pop star! How's that for low key!

[atlatahuac]

Fell in love with The Way of ... while in single digits. The blessed mum went to great lengths to find the 45 more me, but then added: this is from a great opera. Il Pagliacci (The Clown). The most famous aria, and one asscoated with both mario lanza (hollywood tenor of gt passion, range) and his hero, Caruso. Then she played me both of those guys. That was it. 50 years of ever gter opera bliss. All started with Teddy. Enrich your life! Get into opera!

[davidGTI]

great song!

[jimmielapan]

1958 song of Teddy Randazzo...what a great song

[GJoeJ010841]

I have this 45, but I also have the same one by Teddy in which he sings it entirely in Italian! Magnificent! You would never think a guy who sang Cinnamon Sinner could hit those power notes. He was great! Joe

[Taharah007]

My Aunt Dot was president of his fan club...She lived on a farm in St. David, New York. My cousin Linda went to NYC to meet Teddy and I envied her so....He would have loved me...so sad!

[ODTROG]

A nice memory from my childhood. Sweet-sad lyrics, but love is so ... Thanks a lot for uploading it.

[billace90]

Wow! I had not heard this song since the early sixties! He had a 33 rpm LP album called TNT, and I think it was there. A nice upload indeed. Thank you.

[shaniakayeyenna]

this is a great love song ...

[thresher122]

MY COUSIN! <333

[ErnieCollantes]

To my kuya Chito and Ate Emily I truly know

that this song has been a part of your life.

I was in Manila during that time at age 10.

[dynasue77]

This was on my radio the other day on a nostalgia programme. The beginning sounds a bit like the start of  the Godfather love theme ( Speak Softly Love ).

[nickellodeon55]

@dynasue77 Actually part of the melody is classically based. The same basic melody matrixed "My Empty Arms" by Jackie Wilson and "When There's No You" by Engelbert Humperdinck.

[rakeuiff]

This was recorded when Engelbert Humperdink was a child.

[nickellodeon55]

BTW, I think "Gerry" was 23 or 24 when this song hit.

[rakeuiff]

Gerry Dorsey's first hit Release me was not until 1967 which was well after this song, Teddy Randazzo went on to pen such hits as Going Out Of My Head, It Hurst So Bad and I'm On The Outside Looking In, hits for Little Anthony and The Imperials and sung by people like Frank Sinatra

[nickellodeon55]

Nonetheless, the classical melody "Way Of A Clown" is based on is present in the two other songs I mentioned.

[rakeuiff]

Use your head no one is saying that an Italian boy from NYC did not borrow a classic Italian opera motif for let's say this song which the beginning reminds me of Paliacchi, it just does not seem logical it came from a Humperdink tune since it was recorded in 1960, 7 years before Humperdinks first hit , It was just a reply not an edict, perhaps many songs including the one of Engelberts you are alluding to come from the same borrowed melody

[nickellodeon55]

@rakeuiff Randazzo adapted it first (1960), then Jackie Wilson (1961), and then Humperdinck (1971). Credit where credit is due.

[rakeuiff]

You the man!!! that is what I thought you know a lot about music and I appreciate that , and liked talking with you.

Eddie Black

lead/first tenor The Five Sharks

[nickellodeon55]

Thank you sir! Keep the sounds coming...Leoncavallo should be credited with Caruso and Lanza working totally (i guess) legit

in 1907 and 1954. I like other songs too...until I heard Humperdinck's version I thought the lyrics were "No More Rice Krispies".

[rakeuiff]

Cute!!!

[PutOnASweater]

@nickellodeon55 Yes, but Jackie Wilson did the Entire tune by Leoncavallo as "My Empty Arms" ( a top 10 hit) , Teddy only used a little bit of the melody...but I LOVE this...It's the only song of his that got airplay in Los Angeles and one of the first records I ever bought...Teddy was a musical Genius!!! His first HUGE hit was probably "Pretty Blue Eyes" for Steve Lawrence.

[thresher122]

i loved him!!!!!!!!!! my favorite cousin ive ever had he was so nice to my family!

[rakeuiff]

I had a photo of him in Hawai before he passed on , still a goodlooking devil with a full head of grey hair, he is sorely missed , you can still access clips of those early rock movies he was in on youtube, and there are some songs on here from his group The Chuckles here as well.

[thresher122]

thats my cousin

[thadde45]

He used to be the jukebox king in Manila.

I hear this song everyday on my way to school.

what a great artist.

[garybrown57]

A fabulous track this guy in my opinion was a fantastic singer only found him on youtube and everything i have heard from him is great cheers for the upload!!!!!!!!!!

[MrMartinaxel]

How do you down this great song?

[MrMartinaxel]

What album is this on? Can't find it on ITunes! Thanx

[linbakwah]

brings back a lot of memories. very nice. thank you for posting ! ! ! ! ! !

[erniebal12]

Oh what a wonderful songs of Teddy!!

[SirBasildeBrush]

What a great version, only heard Barry Mann's version before.

[LaVerne37]

Check Teddy out in the film "Rock, Rock,Rock," with Tuesday Weld...he sings a great number "You'll Have The Things Your Heart Needs," or possibly "When It Comes To Love," great singer!

[jerjerov]

luv it!

[sergejisd]

the beginning and ending are taken off "Vesti la giubba" aria from the opera Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo

[nield2008]

I love this song. I was 10 years old when I first heard this song. yes it's classic.

[windmill1947]

My gosh, I've forgotten about this song...Isn't the tune classical music?

[coyotesong]

I know I''ll probably take some grief for this comment but I wonder what Phil Spector might have done with this song in terms of his incredibly keen rock sensibilities. The musical sub-text here seems more 50s, or even 40s, than 60s pop, let along rock. BTW, I like this song a lot and played it a lot when I was 14-15.

[yiayiarosie]

Oh Teddy had a wonderful voice..and, was a wonderful man...had a great personality and always very kind to everyone he met. He is sadly missed.

[edsnantonio]

Pls,somebody, upload LIES & ONE MORE CHANCE to complete this Randazzo collection.

[mhomer4]

eddy Also played in Mr. Rock and Roll and Rock , Rock, Rock. Little Anthony and The Royalettes are two of his groups. He was a tremendous talent behind the scenes.

[PutOnASweater]

Though Teddy had a nice voice, he never really made it big as a singer..he performed in an Allan Freed Movie and In "The Girl Can't Help It" with his group "The 3 Chuckles!!!! That movie starred Jayne Mansfield..and featured Little Richard, The Platters...and others...Teddy wrote/produced dozens of hits for many artists...not only in Rock and Roll, but for Sinatra and Steve Lawrence (Pretty Blue Eyes) both were very good friends of Teddy's.

[cullenluver100]

maybe its cuz its in black in white hes so old, but he looks super young!!

[nickyjukebox43]

Teddy I know he sung Italian and I am sure it was it first done in Italian this was one of my favorites. He made everyone proud in our old Neighborhood, Red Hook Brooklyn. He passed to soon.

[keith490783]

I will never for the life of me understand why a fantastic song like this only just made it to N0.44 on the American Billboard Top 100 in 1960, he was a great singer and writer and wrote, amongst others, two of my favourite Little Anthony and Imperials tracks - 'Reputation' and 'Take Me Back'. Again both excellent tracks that deserved to go much higher on the charts. He died in his sleep on Nov.21 2003.

[garycooper1000]

@keith490783 This record was getting a lot of airplay in 1960 when all of a sudden it was pulled by every station in the country. The rumor is it hit a nerve with a big record executive. He said i don't ever want this record again and that's what happened. Every station in the country stopped playing it the same day and years later you can't even hear it as an oldie.

[rdf1947]

One of my favorites from the spring/summer of 1960. A great chalypso song.

[lexiuni55]

My heart is crying. Yes, Teddy, it's my turn to play the clown.

[jkbxjnky]

This shoulda been huge. ITs awesome. Even if I see the rice krisies commercial everytime i hear the beginning. I know...Im showing my age.....

[dokwar]

Thanks for posting..please upload Teenage Senorita..thanks.

[felixbautista]

At long last this song had been posted.

Thanks a lot!! Pls. post more on Teddy's songs if you can.

[theprotector01]

me encanta esta cancion

mi piace da morire

[alex9367]

I have looked for this song for ages and thought it was lost forever. Thank God my daughter knows computers better than me and I told her what I was looking for and she found it. Thanks so much for someone who also likes this song and downloading it.

[Charil2]

Youre welcome alex 9367!!!!!!!

[MrMartinaxel]

Thanks for the song. Where/how do I down load?

Thanx so much!!!

[YATES001]

i love this song too

[garycooper1000]

@alex9367 This record was on the way to be a #1 record in 1960 but it hit a nerve with a record executive, he said I don't ever want to hear this song again and they pulled it from the radio stations, all these years you don't even hear it as an oldie.

[alex9367]

@garycooper1000 Do you have any idea why he would do that or what made him do it? How do you find out information like this?

[garycooper1000]

@alex9367 Listen to the words, i make you laugh when you're blue, that way i can be close to you,while i make you laugh someone else thrills your heart, that's the way of a clown. There were rumors when every station in the country pulled this record at the same time.

[karfishman10]

I looked everywhere to find this song. It is so good.