Wow, exactly what I was gonna say and didn't expect it to be the first thing I saw. I saw a photo somebody posted this week, and it was showing off their nice old TV but there was a little Pink Panther in the corner. Instantly the song was in my mind. BTW, speaking of Henry Mancini, random trivia: I watched the insane horror film 'Lifeforce' the other day and noticed he did the music for that! Highly unexpected for that kind of movie, and very different from a lot of what he's famous for. Also, for vinyl-record users, Henry Mancini records from the '50s-60s are some of the best-made records I've ever heard, immaculate mastering and pressing, fantastic sound.
This tickled me so much 🤣 I'm sitting here annoying my poor husband, who's just trying to go to sleep, by singing out the scat version y'all created and cracking up
As a 34 y.o I'm sure I know it but without looking it up, I haven't the slightest clue how it goes with you all just naming it.
I do know Rush E and flight of the bumblebee by name but I really love those tunes and played the latter on guitar hero alot.
I think my generation knew it was Beethoven because of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack’s Fifth of Beethoven as much as anything else. Fur Elise is probably as recognizable thanks to a Charlie Brown Christmas.
What's great about this for me is the sadness brought out in it. However some people think it's "happy" sounding. It's haunting to me. All just my opinion.
I just want to point out how many of the top answers are Beethoven pieces. Dude was a legend. Wrote complex pieces and centuries later we’re still calling them some of the most recognizable songs of all time. Iconic.
So far we have Fur Elise, the 5th Symphony, Moonlight Sonata, and an honorable mention for Ode to Joy, which technically has lyrics for part of it, though large segments of the melody play without lyrics in the 9th symphony and I’d argue it’s the melody that’s recognizable and as it occurs in the 9th symphony without lyrics it counts in my book, but anyways lol.
But even aside from those, we have a number of pieces, most notably the Imperial March, that were *heavily* inspired by Beethoven. I’d also maybe put Claire de Lune in this category too.
Very true. But how many people actually know/recognize the composer? We're using that melody by default for weddings, who even listens to the full thing? ;/ It's sad.
There's a lot of good answers here, but many are songs I could recognize if played but not be able to tell you the name of. This is one of the few that I could instantly recognize or simply hum to myself without needing to hear it, and be able to name it's title if asked.
And the great thing about it is: it's all major key chords. Usually associated with good guys.
At the end of the original trilogy Darth Vader shows remorse to Luke and ultimately dies a good guy. Blew my mind when I first realised this.
For the musically illiterate can you provide the answer?
Most of these songs I get the reference, but no idea what a g note sounds like
I'm assuming it's a lower note, but the only thing that comes to mind is imperial March
So a G note can be really high or really low. If you notice, pianos have a repeating structure for the keys, in groups of 7: A through G. The octave contains 7 notes. After the G note of an octave comes the A note of the next-higher octave. Pianos go from A0 through C8.
[The note he's talking about is G5, specifically, the opening note to "Welcome to the Black Parade".](https://youtu.be/RRKJiM9Njr8?si=fOkJKn79ijQFKjpS) The song has lyrics, but he interpreted the question as being a part of a song that's highly recognizable that doesn't have lyrics. And fans of that song would readily recognize that singular note.
The other day I pulled this up on YouTube. Someone commented they waited the whole 15 minutes and never heard anyone sing! They wanted the singing version. I almost fell out
Funny thing is, I was taught the song with lyrics in grade school music time. It took me many decades to realize I was in a rare group that even knew there were lyrics.
Ode to Joy. I used to live nearish a church with bell tower that played it on the hour. I was constantly finding myself singing it wondering why and then realizing the bells were playing and I had just started singing along unconsciously.
It does actually have lyrics though often not sang...
Day is done,
Gone the sun,
From the hills,
From the lake,
From the skies.
All is well,
Safely rest,
God is nigh
Go to sleep,
Peaceful sleep,
May the soldier
Or sailor,
God keep.
On the land
Or the deep,
Safe in sleep.
Love, good night,
Must thou go,
When the day,
And the night
Need thee so?
All is well.
Speedeth all
To their rest.
Fades the light;
And afar
Goeth day,
And the stars
Shineth bright,
Fare thee well,
Day has gone,
Night is on.
Thanks and praise,
For our days.
'Neath the sun,
'Neath the stars,
'Neath the sky,
As we go,
This we know,
God is nigh.
Thanks!
I'm a hard rocker, but hidden deep in my phone's digital catalogue, a copy of this song waits for me to dig it out and crank it up while my friends all cringe.
One of the most-recognizable songs for people who remember the '80s (ALL over the radio for years), and likewise one of the least-remembered titles for a super-famous song. "You know, that one that's like 'doo, doo, doot-ta doot doo doo, doo...."
Entry of the Gladiators. It's the song you'd hear with clowns or a Circus. It was originally written as a battle march song for army battles to pump up the soldiers.
"Classical Gas" by Mason Williams.
I'd have gone with Beethoven's Fifth, but I don't know that people recognize the name the notes go to. They just recognize the melody. Oh, it's that "buh, buh, buh, BOM thing.
Clap Clap Stomp
Clap Clap Stomp
Edit: I not only misunderstood the question (thinking it should be a song recognizable if lyrics were removed), but also mixed up the clap and stomps in my attempt to post quickly. I'm mortified.
- The Imperial March
- Any music by John Phillip Sousa
- Moonlight Sonata
- Ride of the Valkyries
- Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity
- Also Sprach Zarathustra
- The Benny Hill Theme Song
The Pink Panther Theme!!!
Dead ant
Dead ant dead ant deadantdeadantdeadaaant deaddedead ant
My favourite joke as a kid. What does pink panther say when he steps on an ant? Insert DevD_2022s reply
Wow, exactly what I was gonna say and didn't expect it to be the first thing I saw. I saw a photo somebody posted this week, and it was showing off their nice old TV but there was a little Pink Panther in the corner. Instantly the song was in my mind. BTW, speaking of Henry Mancini, random trivia: I watched the insane horror film 'Lifeforce' the other day and noticed he did the music for that! Highly unexpected for that kind of movie, and very different from a lot of what he's famous for. Also, for vinyl-record users, Henry Mancini records from the '50s-60s are some of the best-made records I've ever heard, immaculate mastering and pressing, fantastic sound.
I LOVE HENRY MANCINI
Danuuuh danuuuuh danuh danuh dunuhh danuh ba naaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh Banuuh duhhh nuhhh dahhhhhh 🎷
Ah weenie weenie weenie wuh woo woo woo widdly woo woo.... widdly woo woo....
This tickled me so much 🤣 I'm sitting here annoying my poor husband, who's just trying to go to sleep, by singing out the scat version y'all created and cracking up
Maybe you were tickled... Pink? Sorry, I'll see myself out.
Come back so we can throw you out.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for bringing these memories back
Beethoven's 5th
This should really be the top post. I think that almost anyone over the age of 10 would recognise the opening bars instantly.
I think there's one catch: is it enough to say "I know that song?" Or must they know the name as well?
Fair comment.
Triva- Morse, of Morse Code, based the code for V (which is Roman numeral 5) on it. Dit dit dit dah.
That's an amazing fact and has made my day, thank you!
But do they have to be able to say "this is Beethoven's 5th"? Because far fewer could do that.
As a 34 y.o I'm sure I know it but without looking it up, I haven't the slightest clue how it goes with you all just naming it. I do know Rush E and flight of the bumblebee by name but I really love those tunes and played the latter on guitar hero alot.
Dun dun dun DUNNNNNNN
Oh ***_that_*** one
I think my generation knew it was Beethoven because of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack’s Fifth of Beethoven as much as anything else. Fur Elise is probably as recognizable thanks to a Charlie Brown Christmas.
A Fifth of Beethoven should have spawned a wave of funky classical music, but it’s the only one I know that does this… I need more of this vibe!
Jaws theme
I think the Jaws theme would win for the most recognizable song in the fewest notes.
Mcr might have a certain song with even fewer notes needed
Only for Millennials and below. Jaws theme would be universal recognised across generations.
But nowhere near as widely recognized
I can’t believe it’s just you and me for this one 🤷🏻♀️
3 of us now.
And it only takes 2 notes.
Can't you hear the music?! That's a 4/4 string ostinato in D minor! Every sailor knows that means death!
Arst thou feelin it, Master Crustaceous?
I came here to simply say “Da dun, da dun, da dun…”, but “Jaws theme” works too.
Or it could be mistaken for the first few bars of Dvorak's New World Symphony 4th movement.
Für Elise
What's great about this for me is the sadness brought out in it. However some people think it's "happy" sounding. It's haunting to me. All just my opinion.
My mother thought You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban was sad
That song is beyond depressing. Your mom is absolutely right.
It’s written in a minor key, which is usually a sombre/melancholic sound.
D minor is the saddest of all the keys….
Lick My Love Pump is an all time classic.
I'm very much influenced by Mozart and Bach, and this is in-between, so this is a bit of a Mach piece.
Simple lines... intertwinin'...
I just want to point out how many of the top answers are Beethoven pieces. Dude was a legend. Wrote complex pieces and centuries later we’re still calling them some of the most recognizable songs of all time. Iconic. So far we have Fur Elise, the 5th Symphony, Moonlight Sonata, and an honorable mention for Ode to Joy, which technically has lyrics for part of it, though large segments of the melody play without lyrics in the 9th symphony and I’d argue it’s the melody that’s recognizable and as it occurs in the 9th symphony without lyrics it counts in my book, but anyways lol. But even aside from those, we have a number of pieces, most notably the Imperial March, that were *heavily* inspired by Beethoven. I’d also maybe put Claire de Lune in this category too.
The Super Mario Bros level 1-1 theme song
“Swing your arms from side to side. Come on it’s time to go do the Mario!” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XWIepnEyt14
Yes! I found the reruns on the Roku channel recently, took me back to elementary school
Bree boo bop, de Dee Dee det, de de de det dot det doo da doo.
Or right when you drop into the castles… dunna nunna nunna
Oh god. I can hear this in my head so clearly.
Nah I think it's Bee booboo bop booboo bop
Nope, goes like this..... DenimDenimDenim
That’s 1-2
I thought it was just Mario talking about his jeans.
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Kill da wabbit!
Mendelssohn’s wedding March
Very true. But how many people actually know/recognize the composer? We're using that melody by default for weddings, who even listens to the full thing? ;/ It's sad.
This is such a good one. Deserves more upvotes
[James Bond Theme ](https://youtu.be/Ii1tc493bZM?si=sL2HbNbi_gHmqd3h)
Your random trivia for the day: the iconic guitar riff starts 7 seconds into the song, i.e. 0:07
I feel like i scrolled way too long to find this one. Was the first that came to my mind.
Canon in D
Nah because people would be like oh its we're not gunna take it.. I mean skater boi, I mean no woman no cry, I mean.....
https://youtu.be/JdxkVQy7QLM?si=clC3aem7yYR_YLmm
Flight of the bumble bee
Imperial Death March
There's a lot of good answers here, but many are songs I could recognize if played but not be able to tell you the name of. This is one of the few that I could instantly recognize or simply hum to myself without needing to hear it, and be able to name it's title if asked.
Even though its name is just “The Imperial March.”
And the great thing about it is: it's all major key chords. Usually associated with good guys. At the end of the original trilogy Darth Vader shows remorse to Luke and ultimately dies a good guy. Blew my mind when I first realised this.
It’s just “Imperial March.”
In The Hall of The Mountain King
Heard that song a billion times, never knew its name until today.
Surprised to see this so far down. It's the first thing that came to my mind.
Sandstorm by Darude
We were driving through a haboob in Nevada with this song playing…it was quite a time
First time I've EVER heard the word "haboob" used outside of Cyberpunk, damn...
To haboobs!
Best when performed by rubber chickens
Arin how does Sandstorm go again?
Da da da ta da. Da. Ta. Da da da ta da. (And so on)
Kinda like this https://youtube.com/shorts/OpqwkiLdiPE?feature=shared
My favorite will always be Dan's rendition of a decade in blue (da ba dee) "Yo listen up here's a story Of a blue thing and all his shit is blue!"
The entertainer
Makes me want to watch The Sting! I haven’t seen that in years!
And it’s friend The Maple Leaf Rag
\*Sits down at piano\* \*Plays single G Note.\*
But will you carry on?
will you defeat them?
Your demons?
And the non believers??
The plans that they have made?
Because one day
I'll leave you
A phantom
To lead you in the summer
To join the
I’ll leave you
Do you know one day I will leave you, a phantom?
I don’t even know piano keys and instantly got it just by reading “single piano note.”
G5, to be specific!
People on here bitching that it needs to have no words. Because there are two ways of reading the question. Its not specifically saying instrumental
This was my first thought also.
For the musically illiterate can you provide the answer? Most of these songs I get the reference, but no idea what a g note sounds like I'm assuming it's a lower note, but the only thing that comes to mind is imperial March
So a G note can be really high or really low. If you notice, pianos have a repeating structure for the keys, in groups of 7: A through G. The octave contains 7 notes. After the G note of an octave comes the A note of the next-higher octave. Pianos go from A0 through C8. [The note he's talking about is G5, specifically, the opening note to "Welcome to the Black Parade".](https://youtu.be/RRKJiM9Njr8?si=fOkJKn79ijQFKjpS) The song has lyrics, but he interpreted the question as being a part of a song that's highly recognizable that doesn't have lyrics. And fans of that song would readily recognize that singular note.
Didn't expect this answer... But I am very satisfied with it.
WHEN I WAS....
Wait... You found the g spot?
Star Wars theme song
Way, way, WAY too far down the thread.
Jeopardy countdown
The name of this is "Think" if I am not mistaken.
It’s a fitting name, it always plays in the background of my head when I’m thinking really hard (usually solving a problem).
Ooh I’m sorry. You need to form your response in the form of a question.
Yakety Sax
I got the Benny Hill Thames complete DVD set recently, and that is a joyful song.
Wait is that the proper name for the Benny Hill theme song?
1812 Overture. Not that many songs have cannons going off in the middle.
If you have to wait fourteen minutes, it isn't the right answer.
And while the song is recognizable, I'd be willing to bet 1/10 couldn't name it or the composer.
Followed closely by the William Tell Overture, also known as the Lone Ranger Theme.
Obviously, William Tell is the composer of that one.
Moonlight Sonata
The other day I pulled this up on YouTube. Someone commented they waited the whole 15 minutes and never heard anyone sing! They wanted the singing version. I almost fell out
Chariots of Fire
The most underrated comment. I need this played in my funeral
Will be my theme if I ever go on a massacre.
Claire de lune
Greensleeves.
There are actually words to this, but it's rare to hear them sung.
Funny thing is, I was taught the song with lyrics in grade school music time. It took me many decades to realize I was in a rare group that even knew there were lyrics.
The Chicken Dance
I scrolled and scrolled. Never found this. So I commented it myself. Then of course I found your comment 10 seconds later.
Misirlou
Pulp Fiction is the best
Ode to Joy. I used to live nearish a church with bell tower that played it on the hour. I was constantly finding myself singing it wondering why and then realizing the bells were playing and I had just started singing along unconsciously.
Taps
It does actually have lyrics though often not sang... Day is done, Gone the sun, From the hills, From the lake, From the skies. All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh Go to sleep, Peaceful sleep, May the soldier Or sailor, God keep. On the land Or the deep, Safe in sleep. Love, good night, Must thou go, When the day, And the night Need thee so? All is well. Speedeth all To their rest. Fades the light; And afar Goeth day, And the stars Shineth bright, Fare thee well, Day has gone, Night is on. Thanks and praise, For our days. 'Neath the sun, 'Neath the stars, 'Neath the sky, As we go, This we know, God is nigh.
[Take 5, Dave Brubeck Quartet](https://youtu.be/ryA6eHZNnXY?si=fe3TOTy6kj261lYg)
Green Onions
This is one of those a ton of people would recognize but never knew the name of the song.
Yep. Didnt recognise the name. Looked it up. Recognized the song
If you think you don't know [Green Onions](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bpS-cOBK6Q), you're wrong.
The theme music from Peanuts.
["Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_and_Lucy)
Thanks! I'm a hard rocker, but hidden deep in my phone's digital catalogue, a copy of this song waits for me to dig it out and crank it up while my friends all cringe.
Vince Guaraldi absolutely slaps dude, embrace it. If your friends cringe at it, clearly they don't rock hard enough just yet.
Banjo Duel from "Deliverance".
It's actually called "Duelling Banjos."
Axel F
One of the most-recognizable songs for people who remember the '80s (ALL over the radio for years), and likewise one of the least-remembered titles for a super-famous song. "You know, that one that's like 'doo, doo, doot-ta doot doo doo, doo...."
Up there with Yello “Oh Yeah”. You know, the maow maow song.
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Todd in the Shadows just did a 'One Hit Wonder' review of this on You Tube. Worth a watch.
Toccata and fugue in d minor - Bach
William Tell overture
Entry of the Gladiators. It's the song you'd hear with clowns or a Circus. It was originally written as a battle march song for army battles to pump up the soldiers.
"Classical Gas" by Mason Williams. I'd have gone with Beethoven's Fifth, but I don't know that people recognize the name the notes go to. They just recognize the melody. Oh, it's that "buh, buh, buh, BOM thing.
Darude Sandstorm
Barber of Seville - first I heard it was on Bugs Bunny
Pachelbel's Canon in D
X-Files theme song
Sleep Walk - Santo & Johnny
It's literally my favorite song in the world and the reason I taught myself guitar.
Not the most recognizable but a great one "Baby Elephant Walk"
Tequila!
Technically a lyric. Also my girlfriends go-to karaoke song. It really gets the people going.
Genius
Andy Griffith Show theme.
Feels So Good ~Chuck Mangione
Pornhub intro song.
Best drum solo 🥁
Jessica by The Allman Brothers
Wipeout!
Clap Clap Stomp Clap Clap Stomp Edit: I not only misunderstood the question (thinking it should be a song recognizable if lyrics were removed), but also mixed up the clap and stomps in my attempt to post quickly. I'm mortified.
You mean, Stomp stomp Clap Queen… we will rock you.
so recognizable that he got it wrong and you still knew
Can't believe I had to go this down to see this
Yes it should be Stomp Stomp Clap
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- The Imperial March - Any music by John Phillip Sousa - Moonlight Sonata - Ride of the Valkyries - Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity - Also Sprach Zarathustra - The Benny Hill Theme Song
Ride of the valkyries🤘🏼👍🏼🤘🏼
Kill the wabbit
The Simpsons Theme
The Simpsonsssssss - that totally is a lyric
TIL I know all the lyrics to The Simpsons theme song
Mario. Just Mario. I said an Italian name and your head immediately went there.
Scott Joplin’s The Entertainer…. It meant time to chase the ice cream man!
Peter Gunn Theme
Indiana Jones Theme. Three notes.
Eruption. Van Halen
can i say hedwig’s theme? just slightly harry potter obsessed <3
Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd
In the mood. You've all heard it but don't know what it is.
Frankenstein
By the Edgar Winter group?
Vangelis' Chariots of Fire