OTish: Name that Tune

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:01 pm

Here is a snippet of a tune. I want to know if non-North Americans (neither born here, nor moved here) can recognize it. It isn't Irish, so don't try to fancy it up. Play it straight, at processional speed.

AFBF AFBc dcAF BAE2.....

The F's and C's are sharped...this is in key of D.

Fopah · Post by **Fopah** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:11 pm

geeze, that sounds so familiar,, but i can think of it,,, and im also in north america, so would'ya pm me, its bugging me, I cant think of the tune.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:13 pm

Aaaaaaaahahahahahaha! Got it!

Fopah · Post by **Fopah** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:16 pm

I think i have it now
pretty sure

antstastegood · Post by **antstastegood** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:25 pm

I know it!!

LimuHead · Post by **LimuHead** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:33 pm

I know that song, oh yes, indeed.
I'd know that song at any speed.

So how come no non-NAs have answered?

LimuHead · Post by **LimuHead** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:37 pm

Well, the Californians seem to know it!

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 9:02 pm

Ok...I played it, and my kid recognized it...you want us to say?

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 10:56 pm

emmline wrote:Ok...I played it, and my kid recognized it...you want us to say?

I wonder where my poll went! No, please wait...I really want to see if non-NA have any knowledge of this tune. Most of the world is still at night, let it go for a day or so please.

Tyghress · Post by **Tyghress** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 7:52 am

I've had two requests for the whole tune. This is what I can reproduce, but there may be a note wrong:

AFBF AFBc dcAF BAE2
AFBF AFBc dcde fed2

BGBd AFAD GEGC(nat) FDFB
EGFE D#FB A#BCF2 FG#A2

AFBF AFBc dcAF BAE2
AFBF AFBc dcde fed2

(*my '2's mean hold the note twice as long....there is some rhythmical difference in the second line of the second part, but if you know the tune at all you'll manage to fix my simplification. All F's and C's are sharped unless noted otherwise...and'm not at all sure of the last set of notes in the second section*)

I haven't gotten any nibbles in email or PM that a non-NA recognizes this tune, which delights me, as much as I adore this tune I'm happy that pop American culture only goes so far. I'll give it until this evening, then give the answer.

skh · Post by **skh** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 7:57 am

No idea. Does that mean I have no culture now?

Sonja

tuaz · Post by **tuaz** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:13 am

Non-North American here. It sounds like it should be familiar, but it's not - if you know what I mean. Is it the theme from a old TV series or something?

aderyn_du · Post by **aderyn_du** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:29 am

Tyghress, that was great... I knew right away what it was, and thanks for providing the whole tune!!

What fun!

~Andrea

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:54 am

Got it.

--James

rbm · Post by **rbm** » Tue Dec 09, 2003 10:31 am

nope jogs no memory for me.