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.

    • 2piradians@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      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