Send in the Clowns
Glynis Johns * Track #16 On A Little Night Music (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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Album A Little Night Music (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
- #1Overture and Night Waltz
Original Broadway Cast of A Little Night Music
- #2Now
Len Cariou & Victoria Mallory
- #3Later
Mark Lambert
- #4Soon
Len Cariou, Mark Lambert & Victoria Mallory
- #5The Glamorous Life
Original Broadway Cast of A Little Night Music
- #6Remember?
Original Broadway Cast of A Little Night Music
- #7You Must Meet My Wife
Glynis Johns & Len Cariou
- #8Liaisons
Hermione Gingold
- #9In Praise of Women
Laurence Guittard
- #10Every Day a Little Death
Patricia Elliott & Victoria Mallory
- #11A Weekend in the Country
Original Broadway Cast of A Little Night Music
- #12The Sun Won’t Set (Night Waltz I)
Original Broadway Cast of A Little Night Music
- #13The Sun Sits Low (Night Waltz II)
Original Broadway Cast of A Little Night Music
- #14It Would Have Been Wonderful
Len Cariou & Laurence Guittard
- #15Perpetual Anticipation
Teri Ralston, Beth Fowler & Barbara Lang
- #16Send in the Clowns
Glynis Johns
- #17The Miller’s Son
D. Jamin Bartlett
- #18Finale: Send in the Clowns
Glynis Johns & Len Cariou
Send in the Clowns by Glynis Johns
Release Date
Performed by
Glynis JohnsProduced by
Goddard LiebersonWrited by
Stephen SondheimAbout
“Send in the Clowns” is Sondheim’s most popular and recorded song.
At this point in the show, Desiree Armfeldt has been rejected by old flame Fredrik Egerman, and the song is interspersed with his regretful musings. Being an actress, Desiree uses the theatrical metaphor of clowns (here the classica...
Send in the Clowns Lyrics
[DESIREE]
Isn't it rich?
Are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground
You in mid-air
Send in the clowns
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
Just when I'd stopped opening doors
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours
Making my entrance again with my usual flair
Sure of my lines
No one is there
Don't you love farce?
My fault, I fear
I thought that you'd want what I want
Sorry, my dear
But where are the clowns?
Quick, send in the clowns
Don't bother, they're here
Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer?
Losing my timing this late
In my career?
And where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns
Well, maybe next year...
Send in the Clowns Q&A
Who wrote Send in the Clowns's ?
Send in the Clowns was written by Stephen Sondheim.
Who produced Send in the Clowns's ?
Send in the Clowns was produced by Goddard Lieberson.
When did Glynis Johns release Send in the Clowns?
Glynis Johns released Send in the Clowns on Fri Apr 06 1973.
What did Glynis Johns say about "Send in the Clowns"?
Stephen Sondheim has said, “We hired Glynis Johns to play the lead, though she had a nice little silvery voice. But I’d put all the vocal weight of the show on the other characters because we needed somebody who was glamorous, charming and could play light comedy, and pretty, and to find that in com...