Circus Themed background music!

[Ryu]

Morning all,

got an upcoming corporate this Friday, where the theme is "Circus" and I shall be accompanied by Stilt walkers, Jugglers, Acrobats and Contortionists, along with some Showgirls ()

I'm providing background music during the meal, and whilst there wasn't a proviso to stick to the theme with the background music, I wanted to help set the scene, either with contemporary tenuous link type tracks or apt Showtune type songs. All of which also need to be suitable background stuff

So far I have

That's Entertainment - The Jam
Oh Oh Oh It's Magic - ELO
Life is a Cabaret

Aaaaaaand I'm done.

So, over to you...

[Excalibur]

Erasure-Circus
Fairground Attraction- Perfect
Take That- The Circus ( Album )
Simply Red-Fairground
-Entry of the Gladiators
David Essex-Oh what a circus
-Liberty Belle

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Just had a quick Google and as Peter says the original Circus music appears to have been written by Julius Fucik and is called 'Entry of the gladiators'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0

[Ryu]

Good work gentlemen. In particular the Circus music find, I shall definitely source that if I can

Keep them coming...

[katman]

Barry Biggs - Three Ring Circus

Going of at a slight tangent....

Smokey Robinson - Tears of a clown
Dave Davies - Death of a clown
Judy Collins - Send in the clowns
Linda Carr and the Love Squad - High Wire

[Ryu]

Cheers Katman.

Seems like a lot of Clown related songs have a bit of a mournful edge to them (which is a nice juxtaposition on one of the happiest pop productions ever - Smokey's Tears of a Clown)

[yourdj]

i did one last year. Burlesque and then a classical band sort or track works well.


Barnum & Bailey's Favorite (March) The Great American Main Street Band 72 2:27
Circus Apocalypse Vermillion Lies 126 2:55
SWORD EATER ETC. The Big Cage (Circus Galop) The Great American Main Street Band 77 1:00
The Booster (An American Absurdity Rag) The Great American Main Street Band 82 2:09
Je Cherche Un Homme (Bart & Barker Burlesque Electro Swing Remix) Eartha Kitt 123 3:07
Broadway One-Step The Great American Main Street Band 2:09
Big Long Sliding Thing Dinah Washington 112 2:55
Welcome To Burlesque Cher 2:46
JUGGLING / CLOWNS - Entry Of The Gladiators The Great American Main Street Band 2:18
One Mint Julep The Clovers 104 2:21
Something's Got A Hold On Me Christina Aguilera 3:05
Caesar's Triumphal March The Great American Main Street Band 2:51
The Magic Roundabout (feat. Alain Legrand, Jacques Charriere, Luc Aulivier & Serge Danot) London Music Works 125 1:17
Red Light The Fabulous Yard Dogs road show and the Black and Blue Burlesque 78 3:38
The Cantonians March The Great American Main Street Band 1:47
Marilyn Monroe - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend 93 3:32
Circus Echoes (Galop) The Great American Main Street Band 73 1:12
Juke Box Sugar Ray 93 3:41
The Circus King (March) The Great American Main Street Band 1:47
Sinkin' Soon (Live) Norah Jones 4:22
Clownette (Novelty) The Great American Main Street Band 107 2:56
Straighten Up and Fly Right Robbie Williams 72 2:36
Copa Cabana (Samba) The Great American Main Street Band 128 2:39
Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat 92 2:06
TRAPESE - Crimson Petal (Valse Caprice) The Great American Main Street Band 113 1:46
Dance With Me Tonight Olly Murs 82 3:23
Fan-Tan (Chinese March Characteristique) The Great American Main Street Band 114 1:59
Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye Featuring Kimbra 129 4:04
TRAPESE - Wedding Of The Winds (Waltz) The Great American Main Street Band 127 2:58
Funhouse P!nk 104 3:25
Love Rollercoaster The Ohio Players 116 4:47
Madness - Driving in My Car Madness 123 3:18
Fairground Simply Red 123 4:22
A Kind of Magic Queen 130 4:19
Black and Gold (Al Usher Remix) Sam Sparro 120 8:22
Farewell To The Fairground White Lies 119 4:18
Pencil Full of Lead Paolo Nutini 106 2:27
The Lady Is A Tramp Buddy Greco 125 3:38
Save the Last Dance for Me Michael Bublé 134 3:39
Pussy Cat Dolls ft Snoop Dogg - Buttons 105 3:52
Night Boat To Cairo Madness 76 3:31
Life Is a Rollercoaster Ronan Keating 119 3:55
Pussy Cat Dolls - Sway Pussy Cat Dolls 126 3:13
Honey Boys On Parade (March) The Great American Main Street Band 2:01
Jungle Queen (Oriental Two-Step) The Great American Main Street Band 2:45
Kentucky Sunrise (Two-Step) The Great American Main Street Band 1:46
Circus Britney Spears 115 3:12
Guy What Takes His Time Christina Aguilera 2:44
Saint Augustine In Hell The Sting 84 5:17
One Life Stand (Radio Edit) Hot Chip 120 3:23
Memphis The Majestic March The Great American Main Street Band 131 1:41
Folies Bergére (Marach And Two-Step) The Great American Main Street Band 1:52
Miss Trombone (A Slippery Rag) The Great American Main Street Band 120 1:28
A Night In June (Serenade) The Great American Main Street Band 2:50
Olympia Hippodrome March The Great American Main Street Band 2:10
Royal Decree (March) The Great American Main Street Band 2:21
Russian Circus March The Great American Main Street Band 2:47
Stop It! (One-Step) The Great American Main Street Band 72 1:58
Storming Of El Caney The Great American Main Street Band 1:37
Pumped Up Kicks [Album Version Foster The People 128 3:54
Trombone Blues The Great American Main Street Band 118 1:28
Walking Frog (Two-Step) The Great American Main Street Band 2:18

And of course here is a video:

[DeckstarDeluxe]

Speak to James H

[Ryu]

Speak to James H

Whys that Neil? Intrigued.

i did one last year. Burlesque and then a classical band sort or track works well.

That's awesome, Thanks Toby!

[DeckstarDeluxe]

Whys that Neil? Intrigued.



That's awesome, Thanks Toby!

He's been doing the sound/lighting for a circus company for the past two summers