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Be a Clown Be a Clown. Be a Clown is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1948 film The Pirate. The song was performed twice in the film: first by Gene Kelly and The Nicholas Brothers and then at the end of the film by Kelly and Judy Garland. It was also sung in Mickey's Fun Songs: Let's Go To The Circus although some of the lyrics were changed.
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Trivia Only two songs were written especially for the film: Moses Supposes was written by Roger Edens, Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Make Em Laugh was written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown especially for Donald O'Connor.
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Happy Together The hits singles Happy Together and She'd Rather Be with Me (both authored by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon of the East Coast band the Magicians) helped propel the LP's sales, but there was a cornucopia of superb music surrounding them.
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The Killing Joke James Donnelly of Pop Syndicate called The Killing Joke one of the greatest comics of the 20th century, period.. Aaron Albert of About.com said that Moore's writing [is] spot on and praised Bolland's artwork, calling it realistic and downright creepy in a few sections..
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Stephen Sondheim American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim is mainly known for his stage works, which include “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” (1962); “Anyone Can Whistle” (1964); “Company” (1970); “Follies” (1971); and “A Little Night Music” (1973).
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The Psychology of the Sad Clown Though research on the topic is limited, there are a couple of competing theories out there. One is from the late New York City psychologist Samuel Janus, who looked at the link between Jewish humor and tragedy. A 1978 article in TIME describes his conclusions: Jewish humor is born of depression and alienation from the general culture. For Jewish comedians, [Janus] told the recent annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, “comedy is a defense mechanism to ward off the aggression and hostility of others.”.
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- In the case of adapting the Peanuts characters, Gesner‘s first responsibility was to capture the unique voice of Charles Schulz’s characters in his lyrics. Gesner expanded on one of the most well-known lines in the comic strip — “Happiness is a warm puppy” — to create the lyrics for the show’s finale, “Happiness”. Everyone sings, ALL.
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- I am reading The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo, and in it there is a Basque-speaking woman and an Irish-speaking woman, and Hugo makes the claim that the languages are similar enough that the one can understand the other without much difficulty.
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âCartoon Physics, part 1â by Nick Flynn Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools, Hosted by Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2001-2003 “Cartoon Physics, part 1” by Nick Flynn. Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools, Hosted by Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2001-2003. Cartoon Physics, part 1. Children under, say, ten, shouldn't know that the universe is ever-expanding, inexorably pushing into the vacuum, galaxies swallowed by galaxies, whole solar systems collapsing, all of it acted out in silence.
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Graham Chapman In 1969 Chapman and Cleese joined Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle and American artist Terry Gilliam for Monty Python's Flying Circus. Chapman and Cleese usually wrote together, although both Chapman and Cleese maintain that Cleese contributed most of the actual writing.
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Felix Adler, king of clowns Felix was also the first clown ever to be seen on television. He also had the honor of performing for three United States Presidents; Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was called the White House Clown. He died in 1960. The legacy of Felix Adler, King of Clowns, continues each June as the town of Clinton, Iowa celebrates “Felix Adler Days”. A childrenâs museum, known as the “Felix Adler Discovery Center“, has also been created in downtown Clinton.
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The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (song) The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (song) For the jazz standard by Jerry Brainin and Buddy Bernier, see The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (jazz standard). The Night Has a Thousand Eyes is a song written by Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, and Marilyn Garrett. It became a popular hit in 1962 for Bobby Vee. The song has had several cover versions over the years.
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Send In The Clowns Send In The Clowns. Send In The Clowns is a song by Stephen Sondheim, for the musical “A Little Night Music” in 1973. Frank Sinatra recorded this song in his album “Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back”, in the same year.
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The Killing Joke Batman: The Killing Joke is a 1988 Comic graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and the Joker written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland. The Killing Joke provides an origin story for the supervillain the Joker, loosely adapted from the 1951 story arc The Man Behind the Red Hood!.
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Don't Worry, Be Happy read more. Don't Worry, Be Happy is the title and principal lyric of a song by musician Bobby McFerrin. In September of 1988, it became the first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and held that position for two weeks. On the UK Singles Chart, the song reached number 2 during its fifth week on the chart. At the 1989 Grammy Awards, Don't Worry Be Happy won the awards for Song of the Year,….
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Don't Be Cruel  Don't Be Cruel  is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956.It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002.In 2004, it was listed #197 in Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Don't Be Cruel  is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004, it was listed #197 in Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Botch-a-Me  is a popular song, written in 1941. The original Italian version ( Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina ) by Alberto Rabagliati was written by Riccardo Morbelli (words) and Luigi Astore (music). English lyrics were written by Eddie Stanley.  Baciami  in Italian means kiss me.
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Charles Mingus Duke Ellington performed The Clown, with Duke reading Jean Shepherd's narration. It was long believed that no recording of this performance existed; however, one was discovered and premiered on July 11, 2013, by Dry River Jazz host Trevor Hodgkins for NPR member station KRWG-FM with re-airings on July 13, 2013, and July 26, 2014.
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The Ren & Stimpy Show Stimpy's rousing anthem titled Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy was composed by Christopher Reccardi and written by Charlie Brissette and John Kricfalusi. A cover of this song, performed by Wax, is included on the 1995 tribute album Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits, produced by Ralph Sall for MCA Records.
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- Make Me Smile %28Come Up And See Me%29 by Steve Harley %26 Cockney Rebel Songfacts. 1  This was written as a riposte when the original lineup of Cockney Rebel walked out on Steve Harley. The song tells the story of the first incarnation of the band.
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"Who wrote the ""Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"" rhyme?" The poem was written by just Jane Taylor. She and her sister Ann Taylor together worked on the couplet Rhymes for the Nursery in the early 19th-century.
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Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs In Dwarf Dopey, Disney has created one of the greatest comedians of all time.” The movie’s innovative use of story, color, animation, sound, direction and background, among other elements, later inspired directors like Federico Fellini and Orson Welles.
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Life is Beautiful Print Page Tweet. Some people become clowns; others have clownhood thrust upon them. It is impossible to regard Roberto Benigni without imagining him as a boy in school, already a cutup, using humor to deflect criticism and confuse his enemies. He looks goofy and knows how he looks.
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-  Botch-a-Me  is a popular song, written in 1941. The original Italian version ( Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina ) by Alberto Rabagliati was written by Riccardo Morbelli (words) and Luigi Astore (music). English lyrics were written by Eddie Stanley.  Baciami  in Italian means kiss me.
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- During the summer of 2008, I attended Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp. Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp (or Moose Camp) is the clown school created by Tricia Manuel, also know as Pricilla Mooseburger.
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Music From 100 Years Ago I Want To Be Happy. The song was written for the 1925 musical No No Nannette and is one of the most remembered pieces from the show. It was recorded first by Carl Fenton but hit the charts with the Vincent Lopez recording.
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The Nice Guy Who Puts the Mean Into âGleeâ When it comes to writing “Glee,” the hit musical comedy on Fox, the three creators of the show — Mr. Brennan, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk — each play a different role. Mr. Murphy, the director of “Eat Pray Love” whose television work includes “Nip/Tuck,” picks the songs and comes up with some of the crazier story lines, like football players dancing in formation to Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).”