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"Tunnel of Love" by Dire Straits ends with a totally rockin' guitar solo, but it begins with a carnival-music intro.
That covers a lot of ground. How about Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat, and Tears? It ends with calliope music.
No,sorry.Think Being for the Benefit of Mr.Kite
Queen's Seven Seas Of Rhye ends with a gentle rendition of the dance-hall classic I Do Like To Be Beside The Sea-Side. Brighton Rock starts with some classic English fairground sounds.
Maybe "Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die" by Country Joe & the Fish, or "Palisades Park" by Freddie Cannon, or "It's Johnny's Birthday" by George Harrison, or "Miracle Goodnight" by David Bowie.
Those are just some carnival music-type classic rock songs off the top of my head. I think we're going to need some more information to narrow it down.
Edited by FloydPinkerton
Psycho Circus By Kiss has carnival/carousel music at the end IIRC.
edit: nevermind, someone already suggested this and I missed it.
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The Greatest Show Unearthed By Creature Feature features carousel music not only at the end but throughout the song
I remember a classic rock song ending with some sort of carnival music-type thing Unfortunately, that's all I know.