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"Send in the Clowns" is a song by Stephen Sondheim, the "clowns" in the title do not refer to circus clowns. Instead, they are theatrical imagery, as Sondheim explained in a 1990 interview: I get a lot of letters over the years asking what the title means and what the song's about. I never thought it would be in any way esoteric. I wanted to use theatrical imagery in the song, because she's an actress. But it's not supposed to be "circus".... [I]t’s a theater reference meaning “if the show isn’t going well, let’s send in the clowns”. In other words, ”let’s do the jokes”. I always want to know, when I’m writing a song, what the end is going to be. So, “Send in the Clowns” didn’t settle in until I got the notion, “Don’t bother, they’re here” which means that “We are the fools”. [Emphasis Added][1] In a 2008 interview, Sondheim further clarified the meaning:"As I think of it now, the song could have been called "Send In the Fools". I knew I was writing a song in which Desirée is saying, "aren't we foolish", or "aren't we fools"? Well, a synonym for fools is clowns.[2] But Sondheim agreed that "Send In the Fools" lacked the same ring (wiki)
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