Solved thanks to @etherphon! Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMEz0lB6hBI
I tried a browser search but results were all over the place. It’s a pretty common tune and I was curious about its background.
EDIT: I should have put middle school orchestra in the title, sorry about that.
ya got any info whatsoever… lyrics? years, anything?
I forgot to mention orchestra, oof! I think it’s an instrumental but not certain. All my brain will spit out is the intro/chorus and verse tunes.
Here’s a lame attempt at the melody:
Doo, doo, ^doo^, (rest), da-da-dat dat dat doo
Is it “My pal foot foot” by The Shaggs?
No, it’s an orchestra
Maybe something Jackson 5?
No, definitely not
The Archies - Sugar, sugar ?
First thought was Louie, Louie by the kingsmen
No, though I think it’s another one hit wonder
Pretty sure it’s Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson
Here you go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMEz0lB6hBITHAT’S it! Thank you. Pretty sure I’ve never heard the lyrics before now.
