The Show Must Go On (Leo Sayer song)
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"The Show Must Go On" is a song co-written by Leo Sayer and David Courtney and first recorded by Sayer, which was released in the United Kingdom in 1973, becoming Sayer's first hit record reaching its chart peak of #2 in early 1974 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The song was covered by Three Dog Night, whose version was released in 1974, becoming a hit in the United States, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
It uses a circus theme as a metaphor for dealing with the difficulties and wrong choices of life. When Sayer performed the song when it was a hit, he performed it dressed as a pierrot clown. The opening motif quotes Julius Fucik's "Entrance of the Gladiators" which is commonly associated with circus clowns.
[edit] References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. p. 483. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
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