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Podcast: Song Lyric Meanings
Episode: "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Description: Song Lyrics Meaning - The Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
"The Tears of a Clown" is a song written by Hank Cosby, Smokey Robinson, and Stevie Wonder and originally recorded by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Tamla Records label subsidiary of Motown, first appearing on the 1967 album Make It Happen. The track was re-released in the United Kingdom as a single in July 1970, and it became a #1 hit on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 12 September 1970. Subsequently, Motown released a partially re-recorded and completely remixed version as...