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Sad Clown Blues on Soundcloud
Sad Clown Blues on YouTube A song about a guy who's dad was a clown and all the kids loved him. He wanted to be just like his dad but now all the kids are scared of clowns. He's thinking maybe he should've been a dollmaker. Style is _NARROWS.STY (Narrows Resonator Delta Blues) RealTracks in style: ~577:Guitar, Resophonic, Rhythm Blues Crossroads Ev 085 RealTracks in style: 2677:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm BluesStraightBrent Ev 085 RealTracks in style: ~673:Organ, B3, Background Blues BB Ev 085 RealDrums in style:RockNorthernBallad: a: Snare, Hihat b: Snare, Ride was used in the redesign in EZDDrummer. Dave Bell ( Blue Attitude) played guitar. I played bass and sang. Sad Clown BluesMy daddy was a circus entertainer. He loved to make the kiddies laugh. So when I grew up it was a no-brainer. I'd carry on on his behalf. He said, "I'm gonna teach ya son all the tricks in how it's done, and you could carry on the cheer. He didn't quite foresee how the world was gonna be, and clowns would one day cause fear. It's a sad clown that can't be like his daddy. (Although I've paid my dues,) (I cannot walk in his big shoes). I am now bound to drive the people crazy just living my sad clown blues. I wake each day, apply my trademark makeup, but paint my smile upside down. There's no parties to attend since the breakup of the circus tents in town. And when I wander down the street in my oversized big feet the kiddies cling to mama's side. It's so hard feeling proud when they're screaming right out loud no matter how my makeup's applied. INTRO-- E E F#M B7 V-- E E A A E E B B E E A A B A F#m B7 CH-- E A A E E A B E (It's Blues. It's supposed to be easy.)
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Marty,
Such a clever and unique write. So well arranged and sung. Awesome mix!
Love the instrumentation and of course your bass. Dave adds just the right touches as always.
EXCELLENT!
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Hi Marty, Very original!!! Magnificent theme and development. At 2'25" (notably) superb sung note! And what a beautiful solo, I love it enormously. The finale is... special but at least it's unexpected. On headphones, it sounds amazing. Thank you for this superb title 
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Marty, what an extremely clever topic and an outstanding write.
You and Dave always produce some of the most polished songs on the forums
Loved it.
PS - I will have to play this to my son's friend as she went to clown school and is now a professional clown. It is her part time fun job!
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Wow, Marty. Just...WOW! The coolest write ever, and super guitar and bass playing. But your vocals are next level. LOVE every syllable, and the yodel on "now" in the chorus just never gets old. The vocal FX are quite lovely, and your vocal really pops in the mix, too. I'd save a preset for that. Think I've always thought this, but never more than now: Your vocals reminds me of Dennis Locorriere of Dr Hook. And I LOVE me some Dennis Locorriere. And I love this song.
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Marty,
Commented on this one earlier elsewhere: outstanding tune with a great lyric and vocal, accompanied by an accomplished guitarist. Excellent!!
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Hi, Marty. I can find no fault in a song that rhymes entertainer with no brainer!  Fun listen, and well done!
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Marty, I never cease to be amazed by your creativity! Such a great and entertaining write. Thanks for letting me join in!
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Hi Marty.
What a super listen!
I love the hook... Sad Clown Blues... it's such a clever title.
Moreover, you make the hook work really, really well.
Your arrangement is creative and full of character and you've matched it with equally creative vocals.
I thoroughly enjoyed what you have done.
Kudos to you.
You have such great songwriting skills.
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Good sound balance again Marty.
Send in the clowns
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This is very well do0en, Marty! Great Groove.
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Marty,
Such a clever and unique write. So well arranged and sung. Awesome mix!
Love the instrumentation and of course your bass. Dave adds just the right touches as always.
EXCELLENT!
Bob Thanks, Bob. It all came from that wherever-that-is place. Had some chords, started strumming and singing gibberish (my favorite language). Finally the hook was saying something about a sad clown. Then I had my only creative moment in the process. I paused, gave a pensive look to the ceiling, asking, "What makes him sad?" Next thing I know I'm asking Dave to add guitar. Hi Marty, Very original!!! Magnificent theme and development. At 2'25" (notably) superb sung note! And what a beautiful solo, I love it enormously. The finale is... special but at least it's unexpected. On headphones, it sounds amazing. Thank you for this superb title Thank, Paul. You knew I'd have to go see what's at 2:25. Oh, the "now" yoddle. Must've been a shout out to his clown friends in Switzerland. Marty, what an extremely clever topic and an outstanding write.
You and Dave always produce some of the most polished songs on the forums
Loved it.
PS - I will have to play this to my son's friend as she went to clown school and is now a professional clown. It is her part time fun job! Thanks, Mario. I have a few friends who are apparently clown wannabees who thought every school was a clown college. Hope she likes. Wow, Marty. Just...WOW! The coolest write ever, and super guitar and bass playing. But your vocals are next level. LOVE every syllable, and the yodel on "now" in the chorus just never gets old. The vocal FX are quite lovely, and your vocal really pops in the mix, too. I'd save a preset for that. Think I've always thought this, but never more than now: Your vocals reminds me of Dennis Locorriere of Dr Hook. And I LOVE me some Dennis Locorriere. And I love this song. Thanks, Ron. And not just thanks, but THANKS, RON. I like Hook and the Med Show. In 1991 I did a few songs in a Nashville studio with Rod (can't think of his last name) on acoustic guitar. He had some stories about Sylvia's mom.
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Best clown song ever.
Very well written.
Both your bass and Dave's guitar are perfect - as always.
Excellent mix.
Confederate Railroad needs to cover this!
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Well done again Marty for the mix of song and video. I think we all have a sad clown side, because we know the end of the show!
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Marty,
Commented on this one earlier elsewhere: outstanding tune with a great lyric and vocal, accompanied by an accomplished guitarist. Excellent!!
Deej Thanks, Deej. Hi, Marty. I can find no fault in a song that rhymes entertainer with no brainer! Fun listen, and well done! Haha. Thanks, David. Yeah, not sure where they came from, but those two were perfect for starting the story. Marty, I never cease to be amazed by your creativity! Such a great and entertaining write. Thanks for letting me join in! Take a look into your musical mirror, Dave. You'll see and hear someone who is very creative --you bring your Blue attitutde to any style. Thanks. Hi Marty.
What a super listen!
I love the hook... Sad Clown Blues... it's such a clever title.
Moreover, you make the hook work really, really well.
Your arrangement is creative and full of character and you've matched it with equally creative vocals.
I thoroughly enjoyed what you have done.
Kudos to you.
You have such great songwriting skills.
--Noel Thanks, Noel. Yeah, that clown was sad, almost crying, when he sang his blues. Much appreciated!
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Good sound balance again Marty.
Send in the clowns
Vic Thanks, Vic. Stephen Sondheim & Judy Blue Eyes. Nice. This is very well do0en, Marty! Great Groove. Thanks, Paul. Glad you liked it.
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Marty, there is no way to determine how your brain works! LOL
Thanks for thinking and writing outside the box...those are the ones that fly the highest!
Merry Christmas to you!
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Very clever lyrics, and your vocals get better and better with every song.
This is the (second [*]) most unusual clown song I've ever heard, and that's a good thing, because I love it.
Great production, and Dave does his usual guitar magic.
Love it!
[*] There was a German band that wrote a song “The clown got the blues” (with German lyrics), which I also really like.
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I lika vary mach ze sad clown blue - so long as ze blue is not ze bruisy blue, becossa I am vary pro ze peace as well as ze musical piece - bat I do notta lika ze happy clown becossa ze happy clown eez vary freaky! 'E maika sam peeps go fainty-fainty and ozzers poopy-poopy, zough I don notta do ze eizer becossa even zough I do notta lika ze clowny-clown I am vary mach a macha man! Bata, all zatta gibbered, I only maika de comment so I canna giva ze video an extra view, becossa ze groovy Marty-Marty desrva to getta ze manny views. So now I stoppa ze clowny aroundy. … I goa awaya now, anda vary, vary quietly. I maika ze tiptoe.
PSa: I hopa zis commenta is notta ze cultural appropriate, becossa I am vary - how you sai? … wokey-wokey.
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"And when I wander down the street in my oversized big feet "
LOVE IT.
Love the whole thing actually.
Dave's kick off is a grand one, the bass is wonderful and the voice is SUPERB.
Cheers
rayc
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