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"The Yama Yama Man" was a comical song for the Broadway show The Three Twins, published in 1908 by M. Witmark & Sons with music by Karl Hoschna and lyrics by Collin Davis. [1] [2] It became popular after Bessie McCoy's animated performance in a satin Pierrot clown costume with floppy gloves and a cone hat.
Pierrot (/ ˈ p ɪər oʊ / PEER-oh, US also / ˈ p iː ə r oʊ, ˌ p iː ə ˈ r oʊ / PEE-ə-roh, PEE-ə-ROH; French: ⓘ), a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte, has his origins in the late 17th-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne.
Cultural references to Pierrot have been made since the inception of the character in the 17th century. His character in contemporary popular culture — in poetry, fiction, and the visual arts, as well as works for the stage, screen, and concert hall — is that of the sad clown, often pining for love of Columbine, who usually breaks his heart and leaves him for Harlequin.
1948–1949 Chorus Pierrot and Moonlight Suite, for male chorus - lyrics: Horiguchi Daigaku. Moonlight; Autumn Clown; Piero; Piero grief; Pierrette and Pierrot in the moonlight and arabesque; 1950 Sohran Bushi (Fisherman's Work Song) - lyrics: From Hokkaido; 1950 Uta Cattle - lyrics: from southern Iwate Prefecture; 1950–1952 Frog Song ...
The story of the Harlequinade revolves around a comic incident in the lives of its five main characters: Harlequin, who loves Columbine; Columbine's greedy and foolish father Pantaloon (evolved from the character Pantalone), who tries to separate the lovers in league with the mischievous Clown; and the servant, Pierrot, usually involving ...
The second is the Pierrot Clown, a lost soul in the dark city, who will find a purpose and motivation to evolve through his love for the Lost Ballerina. Clowns : Balto and Sergey (1998–2013): An unexpected clown duo directing people to their seats.
The video features Healy—who wrote the visual—in the role of the protagonist; a Pierrot-style melancholy clown. [4] [27] [28] Regarding the video's meaning, the singer said: "I want to convey the sense of resignation in being a clown. I am, have been and will always be a clown. I think it can tire people."
Early in Sayer's career, he performed it dressed and made up as a pierrot clown. Like the album version on Sayer's debut album, Three Dog Night's version also quotes Julius Fučík 's " Entrance of the Gladiators " which is commonly associated with circus clowns.