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
It's a Big Wide Wonderful World his 1954 film, "3 Ring Circus". It was sung by Charlene Dallas in the 1975 comedy "Rancho Deluxe." It's a Big Wide Wonderful World "It's A Big, Wide, Wonderful World" is a popular song written by John Rox and published in 1939. The song first appeared in the 1940 Broadway musical play "All In Fun". Sung by Deanna Durbin in her last film, "For the Love of Mary," in 1948. Cut from the film for its original release, subsequent video versions have restored it. The version by Buddy Clark reached a peak on the "Billboard" charts at #25 in 1949.