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== History ==
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"'''Bozo's Lament'''" was originally written live, as an improvisational song when Jonathan performed in a coffee shop.  A patron suggested the circus as a topic, and when Jonathan decided he liked a few of the improvised lines, he continued to work on the song for ''[[Smoking Monkey]]''.<ref>[[A Talk with JoCo, Part 2 (Undocumented Songs)]]</ref>
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* Coulton used to have a job at a coffee shop where he and a friend convinced their boss to let them play music for the patrons.  They did improv-type songs where someone would shout out a subject for a song.  Someone shouted "circus" and Coulton improved a couple of lines he liked, which eventually became "Bozo's Lament".
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* [[Wikipedia:Bozo the Clown|Bozo]] is a clown that is very popular in the United States, from shows such as "Bozo's Big Top" and "Bozo's Circus," which aired in the 1960's.
  
 
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Bozo's Lament
ReleaseSmoking Monkey
Length2:40
Release date11-05-2003
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History[edit]

"Bozo's Lament" was originally written live, as an improvisational song when Jonathan performed in a coffee shop. A patron suggested the circus as a topic, and when Jonathan decided he liked a few of the improvised lines, he continued to work on the song for Smoking Monkey.[1]

Trivia[edit]

  • Bozo is a clown that is very popular in the United States, from shows such as "Bozo's Big Top" and "Bozo's Circus," which aired in the 1960's.

Availability[edit]

Themes[edit]

Work

References[edit]

Smoking Monkey
1. I'm Having a Party · 2. Bozo's Lament · 3. Kenesaw Mountain Landis · 4. Ikea · 5. I Hate California · 6. Christmas Is Interesting · 7. Over There · 8. Millionaire Girlfriend · 9. First of May · 10. De-Evolving · 11. I'm a Mason Now · 12. Overhead

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