Smokey Robinson & the Miracles/The English Beat-inspired 'Tears of a Clown' Art Print This Mortal Coil This was made on specific

This was made on specific customer request

'Less Cities More Moving People' by The Fixx seemed to require a dystopian science-fiction cover

in their early days

I've done covers for both of the huge 80s new wave hits by The Romantics

I learnt that 'Helpline Operator'

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles/The English Beat-inspired 'Tears of a Clown' Art Print This Mortal Coil This was made on specificAs a proud New Wave loving Gen Xer, I first heard 'Tears of a Clown' as a cover version by The Beat (aka The English Beat here in North America), but quickly learnt it was originally Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (co written by Stevie Wonder, too). Smokey clearly felt an affinity to the classical opera antihero clown Pagliacci, as an entertainer who hides his pain, rage, and sadness behind a mask of laughter and smiles this song is not the first