What tune is this song sung to?
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December 23rd, 2013
This song. At about the 1 minute mark. What is that tune? It is a classical song that is often used for parody. I’ve heard the original but don’t know the name. Please help me out. It’s driving me batty.
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@dxs Thank you. I’d give you ten thumbs up if I could. Stupid me. I can’t believe it was so obvious. I’ve been trying to figure this out for a few years. The tune pops into my head every once in a while but until I heard the Christmas version I had no point of reference.
Don’t mention it! Now go do the can-can.
The title on the link didn’t give it away? Maybe you’d better lay off the egg nog.
@glacial: I knew, once again, I could count on you to brighten my day. Much funnier than all those reruns of Minty Python.
^ Minty Python. And Now For Something Completely Winterfresh!
nah…
Mintalot!
nah…
Every Certs is Sacred?
^^ That’s what happens when I dare blink. At least, it got your creative juices going. (I should give up the lists of horrible misspellings and misuses and start one of spell-check AI.)
I’ve always wanted to see @Seek_Kolinahr do the Full Minty. A guy can dream, anyway.
I always associate the can-can with burlesque shows. There is something about the tune that is humorous and slightly naughty. I wonder if it was actually used in burlesque.
The can-can was an intergral part of the 19th century French music hall repertoire, and was the original line dance, performed by only women.
Burlesque was a different genre. “A later use of the term, particularly in the United States, refers to performances in a variety show format. These were popular from the 1860s to the 1940s, often in cabarets and clubs, as well as theatres, and featured bawdy comedy and female striptease.”
I am sure that at some point, they overlapped.
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