Death of a clown
| Death of a clown | |
|---|---|
| Dave Davies | |
| publication | July 7, 1967 |
| length | 2 min 58 s |
| Genre (s) | Rock music |
| Author (s) | Dave Davies , Ray Davies |
Death of a Clown ( German : death of a clown ) is a rock - ballad that Dave Davies , lead guitarist of the British rock band The Kinks , together with his older brother Ray Davies wrote the 1967th It was the first single that Dave Davies released as a solo artist, it was released on July 7, 1967 on Pye Records .
backgrounds
The song was written by Dave Davies in his home in Fortis Green in the Borough of Haringey, London . According to his own account, he played various tunes in a melancholy mood as he reflected on his newly entered marriage and his pre-marriage life when everyone expected him to be the center of every party, which is why he often felt like a circus clown . On the recordings all members participated by The Kinks, produced it was by Ray Davies. A solo album was announced for September 1967 and a solo tour for the winter of 1967/1968, but after the following singles failed commercially, Davies limited himself to the playback of the song in various television programs, including in August 1968 at Top of the Pops .
publication
The song was first released as a solo single by Dave Davies on July 7, 1967. The single version has a playing time of 2:58 minutes, on the B-side was the Love Me Till the Sun Shines, also written by Dave Davies . The single reached number 3 in the UK Top 40 . On the September 1967 released album by The Kinks entitled Something Else by The Kinks , the song was included in a three minute four second version. The album reached number 35 on the UK album charts. In order to take advantage of the commercial success of the current tour for the album, Pye Records released the EP Dave Davies Hits in late 1967 , which, however, proved to be a failure.
literature
- Thomas M. Kitts: Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else . Taylor & Francis, 2008, ISBN 978-0-415-97768-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Thomas M. Kitts: Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else . Taylor & Francis, 2008, ISBN 978-0-415-97768-5 , pp. 83 .
- ^ Thomas M. Kitts: Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else . Taylor & Francis, 2008, ISBN 978-0-415-97768-5 , pp. 109 .
- ^ Thomas M. Kitts: Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else . Taylor & Francis, 2008, ISBN 978-0-415-97768-5 , pp. 108 .