Solved thanks to @etherphon! Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMEz0lB6hBI

I tried a browser search but results were all over the place. It's a pretty common tune and I was curious about its background.

EDIT: I should have put middle school orchestra in the title, sorry about that.

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[–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

I forgot to mention orchestra, oof! I think it's an instrumental but not certain. All my brain will spit out is the intro/chorus and verse tunes.

Here's a lame attempt at the melody:

Doo, ^doo^, ^^doo^^, (rest), da-da-^dat^ dat dat doo

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