Talk:Send In the Clowns

message: The claim has been made, without cites, that "the song is a challenge to sing because of its modulations."  This needs further research.  Oconnell usa (talk) 04:43, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modulations 

message: Many cites are needed in the Articles, especially for Recordings and Parodies.  Oconnell usa (talk) 05:03, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cites 

message: There are many additional recordings which should be either added or referenced.  Ditto for additional parodies.  Oconnell usa (talk) 05:03, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:   Additional Recordings Needed 

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Oconnell usa (talk) 05:32, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Note that citation templates are not required in Wikipedia.  Some editors find them helpful.  Personally, I feel that they make an article and the references more difficult to edit.  -- Ssilvers (talk) 15:17, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
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Oconnell usa (talk) 05:32, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Having taken a good look at the article, I think it belongs in C-Class.  Although it seems to include a lot of good research, the prose generally needs work, there is a lot of repetition, it is too listy (lists should be converted to narrative paragraphs) and there are some organization issues.  I left other comments below.  One easy fix: See WP:OVERLINK - names should not be repeatedly bluelinked.  Best regards, -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:32, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
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message: Two points Ssilvers or another active contributor may want to address:
In the quote, Sondheim recalled Judy Collins recording the song first and then Frank Sinatra, and the text below the quote says "After Collins recorded the song, it was recorded by Frank Sinatra", but the subsequent list contradicts that by showing that Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back was recorded in 1973 and Judith in 1975. 
In my admittedly biased view, the song stands out primarily for the English horn solos and interactions with the singer in Collin's and many later performances (like Streisand's). Jonathan Tunick seems to have introduced the instrument; Sondheim had written the introduction for clarinet, which then just plays in the background. Currently there is no mention at all about instrumentation.
Thanks. Afasmit (talk) 20:02, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Sondheim's memory and English horns

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message: The article says, "After Collins recorded the song, it was recorded by Frank Sinatra," but under "Recordings" it says Sinatra recorded the song in 1973 and Collins in 1975.  Which is correct?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.148.235.6 (talk) 13:04, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Timeline?   

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message: The ONLY info on this on the Internet is this article, so I'm going to delete it. 172.251.75.106 (talk) 21:53, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  1998: Megadeth recorded the song live at the Hammersmith Odeon. 

message: I found this performance/interview with Sondheim on the NPR archives of Piano Jazz:  (Skip to about 30:00. I remember the original broadcast, but misremembered a critical detail!)
Anyway, Sondheim notes how Nelson riddle changed a sus4 chord to a major, and how Sinatra's version and many that followed it repeated the wrong chord.  Is this worth mentioning in the article?  Theodore Kloba (☎) 01:12, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nelson Riddle chord change Comment Suggestion 

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message: One of the more notable usages of this song is in an NFL Films video on the career of Joe Namath. Passages of the lyrics are played as film of plays from Namath's career seem to illustrate them.  For example, "Me here at last on the ground/ You in mid-air," plays as a shot of Namath on the turf with an onrushing defensive lineman lunges toward him. A particularly bad handoff, resulting in a fumble, is paired with "I thought that you'd want what I'd want/Sorry my dear."  Empty grandstands are shown as the phrase "No one is there" plays.  (I would say that this much constitutes fair use and more might risk a copyright violation.)  The existence of this video deserves mention in the article, I'd say, but with someone more conversant of the proper way to reference it than I am, and with the mention that this is just one of a series of such videos produced by NFL Films in the mid-1970s.  2600:1004:B15A:8527:20EE:FC41:94DE:4F23 (talk) 02:11, 22 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  NFL Films usage 

message: The expression "to send in the clowns" clearly refers to a circus phenomenon: If something goes wrong, the clowns are sent in to distract the audience from an accident or any other mishap. This could not happen in theaters. So the title borrows its (metaphorical) reference from the circus world. Another detail should not be overlooked: The song's line "you in mid-air" also evokes the image of a circus act (such as a tightrope artist's) in order to illustrate the distance between two characters. Again, the circus serves as a backdrop for the monologue.  92.79.101.164 (talk) 12:01, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meaning of Title 

message: "The song has become a jazz standard, with performances by Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, the Stan Kenton Orchestra and many others. It has been recorded by more than 900 singers."
The song has been recorded by over 900 singers, but 3 (US) Americans are listed. One might conclude that the writer and editors have a US-centric view of the world. 86.191.214.39 (talk) 08:02, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  US bias