Hypeful About Clowns
Hey, hey, kids! Hope you don’t have coulrophobia, because the first week of August is National Clown Week! Seriously.
On October 8, 1970, Public Law 91-443 under the 91st Congress, JJR 26 was passed by both the House and Senate and was sent to President Richard Nixon for his signature designating National Clown Week as August 1-7 each year.
To celebrate, here are twelve clown-themed tracks for you to enjoy while you attempt to avoid scary clowns like Stephen King’s It, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, and (*shudder*) Patch Adams. Also, this seems like a good time to enjoy the clown-tastic video for Arctic Monkeys’ “Fluorescent Adolescent” and the clip of the band subsequently performing the track live in face paint and floppy shoes.
MP3s:
Grand National - “Joker and Clown”
Jack Johnson - “Rodeo Clowns”
The Kinks - “Death Of A Clown”
Krusty the Clown - “Send In The Clowns”
Madvillain - “Fancy Clown”
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s - “Dress Me Like a Clown”
Pissed Jeans - “Love Clown”
Placebo - “Pierrot The Clown”
Josh Rouse - “Jersey Clowns”
Ssion - “Clown”
Sufjan Stevens - “John Wayne Gacy, Jr”
Len Wade - “Everybody’s Clown”
VIDEOS:
Arctic Monkeys - “Fluorescent Adolescent”
Arctic Monkeys On Friday Night With Johnathon Ross
- Kate Nash Covers Arctic Monkeys’ “Fluorescent Adolescent”
- New Arctic Monkeys - “The Bakery”
- New Arctic Monkeys Video - “Teddy Picker”
Heh! Love the inclusion of the Sufjan track. Brilliant. Exactly brilliant and disturbing as this theme you’ve concocted.
There should be a midnight showing of ‘Shakes the Clown’ or something. Best movie about drunken clowns EVER!!
Hey, great post, but could you please make the Placebo track in mp3 format, the one it¨s now can¨t play on my machine. Thanks, hope the summer is treating you well.
Track down
Lorez Alexandria - Send in The Clowns.
You wont be sorry BEST VERSION EVER