Death Of A Clown - Dave Davies /The Kinks - To The Bone- LIVE

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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Davies
- 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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[stvinasia]

Dave's voice sounds fantastic on this version.

[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.

[ragozhin]

Ray derided Dave for this song, probably out of jealousy. It is perfect in its simplicity and pathos...

[simbaspyro]

actuly i wish it was the mc donnald clown that died

[simbaspyro]

w00t!

[theprestigeing]

amazing

[emeraldomusik]

what a fantastic song, old memories come back..........

[MusicFreak2711]

I'm 14 years old & my dad & me always listened to this song when I was a little child. I love this song. It reminds me of the moments with him. My Daddy-Song♥ I miss you:(

[libstir1]

Brilliant track never tire of hearing it !!!

[nevillelongmore]

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.

[1967impall]

i like this song



[bobu46]

Folks - listen exactly - does anyone understand what Dave tried to say us ??

The same problem as with their unique song "Apeman" - who has got brain (IQ) enough to understand ??