The Circus (song) Essentially a synthpop track, the music is accentuated by acoustic guitar and a continuous circus-like accordion. The lyrics touch on social issues, rare for the duo, and centre on the lament of "working men", whose bright futures and job securities are left shattered in the modern world of greedy corporations and technology. The song's distinctive and unusual sound is said to have been inspired by Bell hearing a record being played backwards. Despite its haunting quality and dark lyrical content, "The Circus" became Erasure's third UK Top 10 hit, peaking at number six. The Circus (song) "The Circus" is a
The Circus Is Coming at first, soon they are glad not to have to live up to their aunt's aristocratic pretensions. They hear many tales of circus life as they travel around the country. At the end of the season, Gus agrees that they have earned a chance to stay with the circus. At the circus The illustrator Steven Spurrier accompanied Noel Streatfeild in quest of material for the book, travelling with Bertram Mills' Circus. Before the drawings were finalised, Spurrier fell ill, and the book was issued with reproductions of the original sketches, "full of swift and lively observation". The first American edition