Stop Clowning Around Trivia Quiz

Answer: Other Side of Town

Country and folk singer, John Prine released the album "Fair & Square" which included the song "Other Side of Town" in 2005. The album reached #55 on the US Billboard 200, #2 on the Billboard Top Independent albums and #55 on the Billboard Top Internet albums. Some of the lyrics include the following:

"A clown puts his makeup on upside down
So he wears a smile even when he wears a frown
You might think I'm here when you put me down
But actually I'm on the other side of town."

Answer: Bob Dylan

"Like a Rolling Stone" (1965), by Bob Dylan, reached #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song gained worldwide popularity despite its length of over six minutes. On the Canadian RPM Singles Chart it reached #3, Dutch Singles Chart #9, German Singles Chart #13, Irish Singles Charts #9 and UK Singles Chart #4.

"You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
When they all come down and did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you"

Answer: Mr. Tambourine Man

"Mr. Tambourine Man" was written and sung by Bob Dylan in 1965. The Byrds recorded this song, the same year, as their very first single. It reached #1, for The Byrds, on the Billboard Hot 100 and also the UK Singles Chart.

"And if you hear vague traces of skippin' reels of rhyme
To your tambourine in time, it's just a ragged clown behind,
I wouldn't pay it any mind, it's just a shadow you're
Seein' that he's chasing."

Answer: Clown

"Clown" was the 28th #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs for Conway Twitty.
The song was written by Wayne Carson, Brenda Barnett, Charlie Chalmers and Sandra Rhodes

"Ah, but someday when it's over and we bring the big top down
You can say it was one big circus and I was just the clown.
And I'll do tricks for you, just like you want me to
I'll do anything it takes just to hang around
I'll paint a smile for you to cover up my frown
'Cause you love the circus, but you don't love the clown."

Answer: Frank Sinatra and Judy Collins

"Send in the Clowns" has been recorded by such greats as Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey and Dame Judi Dench. Frank Sinatra recorded it in 1973 and Judy Collins recorded it in 1975. These artists made the song popular with their recordings.
The 1973 musical "A Little Night Music" introduced this song by Stephen Sondheim. In the musical the characters of Desiree Armfeldt and Fredrik Egerman sang this number.

"Isn't it bliss?
Don't you approve?
One who keeps tearing around,
One who can't move
Where are the clowns?
Send in the clowns."

Answer: Everly Brothers

"Cathy's Clown" was written and recorded by the Everly Brothers in 1960. This hit sold eight-million copies around the world and was on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks as #1. This song is #149 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Don and Phil Everly had their fourth number one hit with this song.

"Don't want your love anymore.
Don't want your kisses, that's for sure.
I die each time
I hear this sound:
"Here he comes. That's Cathy's clown."

Answer: Everybody Loves a Clown

"Everybody Loves a Clown" (1965) was a #4 hit single for Gary Lewis and the Playboys on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Gary Lewis, the son of comedian Jerry Lewis, and the Playboys had seven top 10 hits with their first seven singles. The group appeared on the Ed Sullivan show five different times in the 1960s.

"Everybody loves a clown, so why don't you?
Everybody laughs at the things I say and do
They all laugh when they see me comin'
But you don't laugh, you just go home runnin'
Everybody loves a clown, so why can't you?
A clown has feelings, too"

Answer: Moe Bandy

Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr., professionally known as Moe Bandy, was born in Meridian, Mississippi on February 12, 1944. His popularity, during the 1970s, brought him several hit songs both as solo artist as well as with his partner Joe Stampley. "Bandy the Rodeo Clown" reached #7 on the US Country Charts and #4 on the Canadian Country Charts.

"Who was once a bull hooking son of a gun
Now who keeps a pint hid out behind chute No1
Who was ridin' high till a pretty girl rode him to the ground
Any kid knows where to find me I'm Bandy the rodeo clown."

Answer: His Band and The Street Choir

"Virgo Clowns" appears on Van Morrison's album, "His Band and The Street Choir" (1970). This was the fourth solo album by Morrison. The album peaked at #18 on the UK Albums Chart, #32 on the US Billboard 200 and #48 on the Dutch Albums Chart.

"Come on
Sit down funny face
Oh, let your laughter (yeah)
Let your laughter fill the room"

10.
Bobby Goldsboro, known for his hit "Honey" (1968) had a hit with a clown song. Do you know which song?

See the Funny Little Clown

The Way of a Clown
Clown Shoes
Death of a Clown

"See the Funny Little Clown" (1963) was #9 on the US Billboard Top 100 Chart and #3 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Chart. It appeared on "The Bobby Goldsboro Album" (1964) as well. Here are some of the lyrics from "Virgo Clowns":

"See the funny little clown,
He's hiding behind a smile.
They all think he's laughing
But I know he's really crying all the while"

Answer: See the Funny Little Clown

"See the Funny Little Clown" (1963) was #9 on the US Billboard Top 100 Chart and #3 on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Chart. It appeared on "The Bobby Goldsboro Album" (1964) as well.

"See the funny little clown,
He's hiding behind a smile.
They all think he's laughing
But I know he's really crying all the while"