Ani Difranco - Freakshow
I forgot to include one of my favorite Ani songs in my other post. The song is Freakshow and it is from the album To The Teeth (1999). It is all about the world of show business and how the audience only sees the show and not what goes on behind the scenes. I think for entertainers we common folk seem a bit like muggles to them. So the song explores this topic and because it came out right around the time I saw Ani live it really reminds me of that great concert and of how she put on such an awesome show for so few people. Life in the circus ain't easy But the folks on the outside don't know The tent goes up and the tent comes down And all that they see is the show And the ladies on the horses look so pretty And the lions are lookin' real mad And some of the clowns are happy And some of the clowns are sad But underneath There's another expression That the makeup isn't making Life under the big top It's about freedom It's about faking T...