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The Tears of a Clown (Originally Performed by Smokey Robinson) (Instrumental Version)
About This Song
About "The Tears of a Clown (Originally Performed by Smokey Robinson) (Instrumental Version)" by Backing Business
Smokey Robinson's classic hides its sadness behind a carnival mask; this karaoke backing track exposes the melancholy in the melody. The bright, bouncy arrangement now feels like a music-box tune playing in an empty room—the tears of a clown rendered as pure, wordless pathos, the grin fixed but the eyes hollow.