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What’s this song from?

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Toreportornot · 26/04/2021 23:10

Following on from another thread - music box dancer. What is this from? I’ve googled and it mentions things like an episode of The Simpsons, but I’m sure it’s been on something as a theme tune - I definitely recall hearing it lots.

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Andylion · 26/04/2021 23:15

This is what comes to mind for me.

cinders15 · 26/04/2021 23:16

Kill Bill but also theme tune to golfing programme A round with Alliss

Andylion · 26/04/2021 23:21

I misunderstood OP. I thought you couldn't recall the song at all, just remembered the title.

Andylion · 26/04/2021 23:23

From Wikipedia. (I thought it was just a Canadian thing.)

In popular cultureedit]
• The tune was used for KCBS's half-hour series 2 on the Town from 1979 till the early 1980s.
• The tune is playing on the ice cream van heard in the background during part 1 of Kill Billl^.
• A segment of the song was used in The Simpsonss^ episode "Bart Star", in a flashback to Homer's time as a high-school gymnast.[18]
• The song is part of the movie Summerhood's soundtrack.
• A snippet of the song is played on piano by Dewey in the Malcolm in the Middlee^ episode "Reese Joins the Army".
• The song is played during a hotel dinner scene in AMC's Halt and Catch Firee^, season 1, episode 7 ("Giant").
• It was the theme of the late 1970s BBC pro-celebrity golf series "Around With Alliss" (fronted by professional golfer Peter Alliss).
• A version of the song is played over the closing credits of the 1998 Danish movie Festen (The Celebration))^.[19]
• A snip of the tune can be seen playing on episode "Goodbye Mr. Bear" on Full Housee^.
Peter Griffin played the tune in a saloon in episode "Meg's Wedding" of Family Guy.
The tune was played over the PA system of Myer Southland, Victoria, Australia at close of business each trading day.

Toreportornot · 26/04/2021 23:29

Thanks, but there’s definitely something else I remember hearing it on. Not sure if a programme or an advert, or something else. Bugging me now!

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FictionalCharacter · 27/04/2021 00:14

Ohhhhh that is bugging me now! TV theme tune or ad from long ago, I’m sure. I’ll ask dh in the morning if nobody has cracked it by then, he’s good at things like this!

FictionalCharacter · 27/04/2021 00:14

Not any of those on the Wikipedia list either!

Pieceofpurplesky · 27/04/2021 00:33

The Wiggles

Pieceofpurplesky · 27/04/2021 00:34
Occitane · 27/04/2021 00:36

It must have been on something around the mid eighties because I bought the sheet music then. Can’t remember what though, sorry.

Pieceofpurplesky · 27/04/2021 00:39

Just as a total aside, the wiggles have their own info page called wigglepedia.

FictionalCharacter · 27/04/2021 01:02

Got it! Robinsons Fruit and Barley advert

www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Adverts/Question10189.html
www.cherryred.co.uk/product/frank-mills-music-box-dancer/

I was sure it was an ad because I remember it being just a short bit of the music, just a couple of repetitions of the melody.

lasttimeIplaythetartforUJerry · 27/04/2021 06:15

All Creatures Great and Small?

Toreportornot · 27/04/2021 08:27

Thanks everyone! @FictionalCharacter you are a STAR and have saved me driving myself mad! Thank you!
@Pieceofpurplesky haha love that, “wigglepedia”!

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FictionalCharacter · 27/04/2021 11:56

Yay! Now someone needs to update Wikipedia!

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