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
Big Apple Circus 7, 2018. Additionally, the circus announced that following the New York performances, a national tour will take place. It was announced in May 2017 that "Grandma the Clown", played by Barry Lubin, would return for the 40th anniversary season and that the new ringmaster will be Tyron McFarlan. On January 23, 2018, Lubin announced that he would resign from the circus due to sexual misconduct with an underage teen from 2004. In September, 2018, Big Apple Circus announced that Bindlestiff Family Cirkus owner, Stephanie Monseu is the new Ringmistress for Big Apple Circus. Following the circus' emergence from bankruptcy in