<P> `` Death of a Clown '' is a song by Dave Davies , member of British rock group The Kinks , released as his debut solo single in 1967 . The song was co-written with his brother Ray Davies , who contributed the 5 - bar `` La la la '' hook ; Ray 's first wife , Rasa , sings this phrase as well as descant in the second verse , while Ray himself sings harmony in the refrain . Nicky Hopkins played the distinctive introduction , using fingerpicks on the strings of a piano . The single was credited to Dave Davies but the song also appeared on the Kinks ' album Something Else by The Kinks , released later in 1967 . </P>
<P> `` Death of a Clown '' is a song by Dave Davies , member of British rock group The Kinks , released as his debut solo single in 1967 . The song was co-written with his brother Ray Davies , who contributed the 5 - bar `` La la la '' hook ; Ray 's first wife , Rasa , sings this phrase as well as descant in the second verse , while Ray himself sings harmony in the refrain . Nicky Hopkins played the distinctive introduction , using fingerpicks on the strings of a piano . The single was credited to Dave Davies but the song also appeared on the Kinks ' album Something Else by The Kinks , released later in 1967 . </P>
who sang let 's all drink to the death of a clown
who sang let 's all drink to the death of a clown
Dave Davies
Dave Davies