"Tight Rope" is the debut 1972 hit single by singer-songwriter #LeonRussell. It was the lead track on his LP, #Carney. The song reached number 11 on the U.S. #BillboardHot100 and number 10 on the #CashBox Top 100. In Canada, it reached number five. This song is a circus metaphor about clinging to life while being on a high wire. In the instrumental section, this song quotes a couple of times, a slow version of the "#EntranceOfTheGladiators" March.
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