My song of the Day is "So Sympatico" by Villagers. Wikipedia tells me Villagers "are an Irish indie folk band from Dublin, founded in 2008." You had me at Irish indie folk band.
Anyhoo, this song, preternaturally smooth and soothing, is a quiet masterpiece and so is the accompanying video. The latter may do more to rehabilitate the image of the clown than Stephen King's "It," Ronald McDonald's soulless grin and a certain cross-dressing (think polka-dots and over-sized shoes) did to tarnish the profession.
It reminds me of an old joke from my time in the circus.
"What do you call a sad clown smiling?"
"A happy clown!"
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