From season 2 of The Muppet Show:
Judy Collins recorded "Send in The Clowns" twice in the space of three years. The first time, she barely cracked the top 40 in 1975. Two years later, she just reached the top 20.
"Clowns" was one of four songs Collins performed in this episode, which didn't air until January 1978. It'd been written by Stephen Sondheim for his 1973 Broadway production, "A Little Night Music".
It's also a rare occurence where the musical guest at this point in the show, since this is the last number, wasn't introduced by Kermit.
A lot of folks on YouTube have credited the hit movie, "Joker", as an inspiration for checking out this vintage clip. "Clowns" has also gotten some airplay on local oldies channels of late.
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