The Inspiration Behind These Famous Songs Show That A Great Idea Can Come From Anywhere

Circus

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The song “Circus” by artist Eric Clapton really pulls your heartstrings. Clapton wrote the song about the last night he spent with his young son, Conor before the boy fell to his death the following day.

Clapton had taken his son to the Circus the night before the accident, the memories most likely replaying in the artist’s mind as he yearns to see his son again, who will forever live as a young boy who never got the chance to grow up. The song goes: “Little man with his eyes on fire and his smile so