Smokey Robinson on How His Worldwide #1 Hit 'Tears of a Clown' Came Together (Part 16)

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Part 15: https://youtu.be/ndZWvXnKe6U
Part 17: https://youtu.be/bgbvs-951KY
Part 1: https://youtu.be/fkmx4eRYpak
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In this clip, Vlad started off asking Smokey Robinson about wanting to leave The Miracles, and then “Tears of a Clown” was released and went #1. Smokey then explained that Stevie Wonder sent him the song, and Vlad pointed out that “Tracks of My Tears” and “Tears of a Clown” have a similar sound. To hear more, including Smokey speaking about coming up with lyrics, hit the above clip.

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