Smokey Robinson - Tears Of A Clown

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown Records, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy. Robinson's consistent commercial success and creative contributions to the label have earned him the title "King of Motown."
As an original member of Motown Records' first vocal group The Miracles and as a solo artist, Robinson delivered thirty-seven Top 40 hits for Motown between 1960 and 1987. He also served as the company's vice president from 1961 to 1988.

"The Tears of a Clown" is a 1967 song by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Tamla (Motown) label, originally released on the 1967 album Make It Happen. The song was re-released in the United Kingdom as a single in September 1970, where it became a number-one hit on the UK singles chart. Subsequently, Motown released "The Tears of a Clown" as a single in the United States as well, where it quickly became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles Chart. This song is an international multi-million seller and a 2002 Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. The single's success caused Miracles lead singer/producer/songwriter Smokey Robinson, who had announced plans to leave the act, to stay with the group until 1972.

Lyrics:
Oh yeah yeah yeah

Now if there's a smile on my face
It's only there trying to fool the public
But when it comes down to fooling you
Now honey that's quite a different subject
But don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Really I'm sad, oh I'm sadder than sad
You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad
Like a clown I pretend to be glad

Now there's some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown, when there's no one around
Uh hmm, oh yeah baby

Now if I appear to be carefree
It's only to camouflage my sadness
And honey to shield my pride I try
To cover this hurt with a show of gladness
But don't let my show convince you
That I've been happy since you
Decided to go, oh I need you so
I'm hurt and I want you to know
But for others I put on a show, uuhayeah

Now there's some sad things known to man
But ain't too much sadder than
The tears of a clown, when there's no one around
Oh yeah

Just like Pagliacci did
I try to keep my surface hid
Smiling in the public eye
But in my lonely room I cry
The tears of a clown
When there's no one around, oh yeah, baby
Now if there's a smile on my face
Don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Don't let this smile I wear
Make you think that I don't care
When really I'm sad...I'm hurting so bad....

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• Smokey
• William
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• Miracles
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• Clown
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• Make
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• Stevie
• Wonder
• Hank
• Cosby
• R&B
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• Songwriter
• Vocals
• Piano

[1ancienne]

Outstanding song. Thanks for putting this together...

[UschisChannel2]

@1ancienne Thanks a lot for your nice comment!

[alicebello416]

Thumbs up if you only here because of Coming Home, by Dirty Dirty Money!

[ringostarrssmile2]

coming home brought me here!

[matthy9999]

I came because the first episode of "The Amazing Race" season 20 is titled "Tears of a Clown" so I started to remember the lyrics in my head and came here to here it for real.

[jvpianooboe]

the best song

[TheHigh94]

@youshootmeitubeu got nothing good to say, shut up

[yomama2713101609]

@alicebello416 100% true!!

[johnproctor098]

Crooklyn .

[ed728i]

knowing that this is great song and wanting to listen to it brought me here :)

[Smile2123]

Crooklyn!! ♥

[youshootmeitubeu]

the person that sung im coming home witch is a better song hates tis song

[myfriendsfordinner]

I always feel like they're talking to me when it comes on.

[Elfworks12greg]

THE FIRST 3 SECONDS OF THIS SONG HAS BEEN ANNOYING ME FOR MONTHS AS I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT SONG IT WAS FROM!! GODDAMN