Be a Clown
"Be a Clown" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1948 film The Pirate. The song was performed twice in the film: first by Gene Kelly and The Nicholas Brothers and then at the end of the film by Kelly and Judy Garland.
It was also sung in Mickey's Fun Songs: Let's Go To The Circus although some of the lyrics were changed.
The song was featured in an episode of Land of the Giants and also in the 2004 film De-Lovely.
The song "Make 'Em Laugh" in the film Singin' in the Rain appears to be very similar to "Be a Clown," although Cole Porter did not make a complaint. Both films were Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions and starred Kelly, who appeared in the "Make 'Em Laugh" segment of the latter film in which the song was performed by Donald O'Connor.
