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See the Funny Little Clown

See the Funny Little Clown

1963 single by Bobby Goldsboro

"See the Funny Little Clown" is a song written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he recorded on October 17, 1963 and released on November 18, 1963.[2] In 1964, the song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9,[3] while reaching No. 3 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart,[4] No. 10 on the Cash Box Top 100,[5] and No. 30 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[6]

Quick Facts Single by Bobby Goldsboro, from the album The Bobby Goldsboro Album ...

The song was ranked No. 90 on the Cash Box "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964."[7]

Background

This song deals about himself, who is hopelessly in love with a woman, even when he tried to be funny with himself, in order to attract the woman's attention. It is in the last line, that the narrator states that it is he, who is that sad and funny little clown.

Chart performance

More information Chart (1964), Peak position ...

Cover versions

References

  1. [1]
    Fred Bronson, "The Billboard Book of Number One Hits", Billboard Books, (2003) p. 239
  2. [2]
    "You've come a long way Bobby.", Billboard, October 5, 1974. p. BG-20. Accessed December 2, 2015.
  3. [3]
    Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed July 14, 2016.
  4. [4]
    Bobby Goldsboro - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed July 27, 2015
  5. [5]
    Cash Box Top 100, Cash Box, March 14, 1964. p. 4. Accessed July 14, 2016.
  6. [6]
    "CHUM Hit Parade", CHUM, Week of March 16, 1964
  7. [7]
    "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, December 26, 1964. p. 14. Accessed August 3, 2016.
  8. [8]
    See the Funny Little Clown - By: Billie Jo Spears, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 27, 2015
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