# Circus-themed party music **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 11, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336 "2017-08-11T14:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/1 "2017-08-11T14:53:41Z")
I’m hosting a murder mystery party tomorrow night and looking for some good music that’s thematic but not 4 hours of calliope music (although some would be present). So far I’ve got: Natalie Merchant-Carnival Galactic-Carnivale Time Fatboy Slim-Everybody Loves a Carnival Britney Spears-Circus Tom Waits-Dead and Lovely, Knife Chase, Russian Dance Nouvelle Vague-The Killing Moon (Echo & the Bunnymen cover) Peter Ostroushko-Entrance of the Gladiators The English Beat- Tears of a Clown (Smokey Robinson cover) P!nk-Funhouse Christina Aguilera-Lady Marmalade Janelle Monae-Tightrope Walk the Moon-Tightrope John Wesley Harding-Cathy’s New Clown Patty Griffin-Trapeze Cirque Du Soleil-? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/2 "2017-08-11T15:00:51Z")
_Marche funèbre d’une marionnette_ by Charles Gounod [Theme song from Puppet Master](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHQrvscTaeg) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/3 "2017-08-11T15:05:31Z")
_Killer Klowns_-The Dickies ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/4 "2017-08-11T15:12:33Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > _Marche funèbre d’une marionnette_ by Charles Gounod > [Theme song from Puppet Master](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHQrvscTaeg) > [@Czarcasm](#): > > _Killer Klowns_-The Dickies Very good picks! I never knew that the Alfred Hitchcock theme song was something a bit more. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/5 "2017-08-11T15:12:51Z")
[Highwire](https://youtu.be/8QJdwrAG6UE) by Argent ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/6 "2017-08-11T15:18:42Z")
Three Dog Night - The Show Must Go On (long version) “Big Top Pee-Wee” - [“Theme”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkezISSOuxA) ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/7 "2017-08-11T15:42:07Z")
Highwire by Leon Russell ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/8 "2017-08-11T15:46:30Z")
Procul Harum’s “Twas Teatime at the Circus,” part of the suite “In Held 'Twas In I” Emerson Lake and Palmer: “[Karn Evil 9, First Impression, Part 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_zo0FiNheI)” aka “Welcome Back My Friends to the Show that Never Ends.” ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/9 "2017-08-11T15:50:48Z")
**Blue Magic** - _Sideshow_ ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/10 "2017-08-11T15:54:38Z")
“Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” - The Beatles Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/11 "2017-08-11T15:55:58Z")
Some that may or may not fit the mood: The Kinks: [Death of a Clown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0vQkYYc2hg) Chris Mars: [Midnight Carnival](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5E0s03RKz0) Don McLean: [Circus Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixp8F-dleu4) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/12 "2017-08-11T16:00:22Z")
[The Band - Life Is A Carnival](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PuC7xyJsBQ) ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/13 "2017-08-11T16:02:21Z")
Everybody Loves a Clown: Gary Lewis and the Playboys ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/14 "2017-08-11T16:07:09Z")
[R.E.M. - Carnival Of Sorts (Box Cars)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv4nuD7q2uQ) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/15 "2017-08-11T16:19:57Z")
And maybe for the end of the party, a favorite of mine: [Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - The Circus Is Leaving Town](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BO8fm1STTM) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/16 "2017-08-11T16:51:04Z")
You would have to include [Entry Of The Gladiators - Julius Fucik](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/17 "2017-08-11T17:03:55Z")
[Theme song from Circus Boy](https://youtu.be/lwaoH6dGeu4) ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/18 "2017-08-11T17:18:50Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > You would have to include [Entry Of The Gladiators - Julius Fucik](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0CyOAO8y0) GD…i hate when you get to the end of a thread and your pick is taken. Now i have to go back and see if [Acrobat’s Daughter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1G28q5snHA) is taken ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/19 "2017-08-11T18:05:39Z")
At least one song by Insane Clown Posse. Kiss performing Psycho Circus Any ‘Gypsy’ song by Ronnie James Dio. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336/20 "2017-08-11T18:27:25Z")
Mr. Bungle - [Carousel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnLNXquIBVs) A relatively tame, relatively conventional song from Mr. Bungle, compared to much of their other material. Relatively. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circus-themed-party-music/793336.md?page=2)