Clown
by Korn

Album: Korn (1994)
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Brian Welch, David Silveria, James Shaffer, Jonathan Howsman Davis, Reginald Arvizu
    Publisher: O/B/O DistroKid, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 11

  • Khafre from Indianapolis, In"I wrote a song about a guy in San Diego who took a swing at me. He's all "f--k you! Go back to Bakersfield!" Well I didn't understand that, so I bent down and he tried to swing at me, and our road manager Jeff knocked his ass out, that song is Clown." - Jonathan Davis
  • Nathan Ritz from Paoli, InThe manager didnt knock him out he just hit him and the security and the mamager escorted him out of the concert
  • Rob from Chicago, IlPretend you know nothing about what happened to Jon Davis, and read the lyrics again. The song is about the nature of bullies, in this case a "cowardly man" who hides behind his tattoos to justify his actions. It's not really about people in general who try to be things they aren't. You have to be careful interpreting songs based on biographical events or the author's stated intent.
    Rob, Wilmette, IL
  • Kelsey from Rustburg, VaI agree with you Matt. The guy who hit Jon fit my brother's description perfectly. I actually had to make sure that my bro has never been to a KoRn concert.
  • Matt from Corinth, MeThis is a great song. Korn is just an awesome group in general.
  • Sierra from Flip, Kyi enjoy this song along with twist, shoots and ladders and twisted transistor.... Woo!!!
  • George from Philadelphia, Payes john did get hit
  • Scummy from Spokane, WaJon didnt actually get hit by the skinhead. The skinhead swung and missed thats when Jon's manager stepped in and knocked the dude out!
  • Rob from ???, TxThis is one of my favorte Korn songs, and when I backyard wrestle with my friends, this is my enterence music.
  • Josh from El Paso, TxI have had similar incidents. I'm an otr truck driver and being from El Paso, I'm hispanic (dark skinned). Any ways, I was delivering a medical load in Missouri when 3 other drivers from different companies along with the dock manager approached me and started insulting me, kicking my truck, trying to open my doors, and yelling racial slurs at me. Now I have a speaker hidden outside my truck and I started blasting this song while calling the police. sad to say that even the Missouri police are racist a**holes (they told the drivers to leave the wetback alone)!!!
  • Brian from Paoli, InSupposedly their manager at the time, knocked the guy out who punched Jon in the face.
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