Ongelooflijk wat voor commentaren je krijgt te lezen bij de filmpjes van dit nummer. O de romantiek! O verliefd te zijn! Liefdeslied!
Waar hebben die lui het over?
Hurry, hurry, step right up
See the saddest show in town for only fifty cents
Step right up, hurry, hurry, before the show begins, my friends
Stand in line, get your tickets, I hope you will attend
It’ll only cost you fifty cents to see
What life has done to those like you and me
See the man with the broken heart, you’ll see that he is sad
He hurts so bad (so bad, so bad)
See the girl who has lost the only love she ever had
There’s got to be no sadder show to see
No doubt about it, satisfaction’s guaranteed
So let the sideshow begin
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can’t afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin (hurry, hurry)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can’t afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
See the man who’s been cryin’ for a million years
So many tears (so many tears)
See the girl who’s collected broken hearts for souvenirs
It’s more exciting than a one man band
The saddest little show in all the land
So let the sideshow begin (hurry, hurry)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can’t afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can’t afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
So let the sideshow begin (Hurry, hurry)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can’t afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry
Let the sideshow begin (step right on in)
Hurry, hurry, step right on in
Can’t afford to pass it by
Guaranteed to make you cry (hurry, hurry)
Major Harris, 1974
Barry Biggs, 1976. Een reggaeversie die in Europa waarschijnlijk de bekendste is.
Blue Magic met het origineel van Sideshow, 1973. O de choreografie! En de sponsors bij de aftiteling…
Maar goed, ben ik nou de enige die zich intens treurig voelt bij dit nummer, verliefd of niet destijds – reken maar! dat maakt het nummer toch niet plotseling vrolijk?
