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 the author, Angela Bull notes that while "most reviewers praised it warmly", the "Time and Tide" reviewer thoroughly disliked Peter and Santa, wishing that Noel had "killed them off, instead of trailing them through the book and nearly spoiling her excellent material". Noel Streatfeild received the Carnegie Medal for "The Circus Is Coming" in the award's third year. Her "Ballet Shoes" had been considered for the medal in the first year, as had Howard Spring's "Sampson's Circus". "The Circus Is Coming" combines the circus setting of Spring's adventure story (which also had illustrations by Spurrier) with the artiste training of