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ddvmor


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I was having a discussion with someone the other day about what we thought were the most instantly recognisable bits of music or film clips in the world.


Now I reckon that Beethoven's Fifth... Bum bum bum buuuuuuum ...is probably the most recognisable bit of music.  Just that bit, not the rest.  If anyone, certainly in the western world, heard it, they'd know what it was.  Possibly not by name, but they'd know. 


Movies are a bit harder.  After much thought, I decided upon "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn!" from Gone with the Wind.


What do you think?  Do you agree with me?  Or do you have other suggestions?



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They are very recognisable I would agree - but I would say


 


The Wedding March would be more recognisable - in that people could identify it


Quotes from movies - thats a tough one - "Of all the bars in all the world" springs to mind along with "Play it again sam" or possibly - "Adrian!!!!"



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Another movie quote would be

"Luke, I'm your father"

I think just about everyone knows that quote even if they haven't seen Empire Strikes Back. They would associate it with Star Wars nonetheless

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JonnyStead wrote:

"Of all the bars in all the world" springs to mind...


Probably not so much.  Even you got the quote wrong! 


BrianS wrote:

Another movie quote would be "Luke, I'm your father" I think just about everyone knows that quote even if they haven't seen Empire Strikes Back. They would associate it with Star Wars nonetheless


Dunno about this.  I thought about it too, but discarded it on the basis that my Mum probably wouldn't be able to identify it.


I'm seeing her at the weekend, I think, so I'll try it on her... see what she says...



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Well there you go - you have clearly been looking at this site and trying to pass the knowledge off as your own - you Pseudo intellectual you!


http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/quotes.aspx


 



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Hmm.  Nope can't say that I have.


That seems to be a 'Top 100' voted for by some people.  Not neccessarily the most recognisable or famous quotes.  There are some near the top I've never heard before.



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How about "I'll be back".  Must surely win an award for being the most annoyingly often quoted line?

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JonnyStead wrote:


"Play it again sam"




Ah yes, the most famous line ever to be quoted from a film it was never it



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Not sure if this or not:





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Nope guess not:


http://www.filmsite.org/topquotes.html


Damn, I was going to say Bond, too.



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You can't get much more recognizable than Beethoven's fifth, although I'm sure many wouldn't know what it is.  But right up there would have to be "happy birthday to you."


I have to put a vote in for "Luke, I am your father" as my wife had heard it many many times over her lifetime (she's currently 21) ... and I just finally got around to making her watch the Star Wars movies last year.  Come to think of it, I don't think we've gotten around to watching Empire Strikes Back ... so she's never actually seen the movie, has no interest to, and knows the line.



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BrianS wrote:


Another movie quote would be "Luke, I'm your father" I think just about everyone knows that quote even if they haven't seen Empire Strikes Back. They would associate it with Star Wars nonetheless



ddvmor wrote:


Dunno about this.  I thought about it too, but discarded it on the basis that my Mum probably wouldn't be able to identify it.
I'm seeing her at the weekend, I think, so I'll try it on her... see what she says...



Nope.  Not a flicker.  But she may have been messing with me...


Zem YN3B wrote:

But right up there would have to be "happy birthday to you."


Good call, Zem.  You're probably right.  Wiki's entry for this one is quite interesting:



Wikipedia wrote:


The melody of "Happy Birthday to You" was written by American sisters Patty and Mildred Hill in 1893 when they were school teachers in Louisville, Kentucky. The verse was originally intended as a classroom greeting entitled "Good Morning to All". The version as we know it was copyrighted in 1935 by the Summy Company as an arrangement by Preston Ware Orem, and is scheduled to expire in 2030. This was the first copyrighted version to include the lyrics. The company holding the copyright was purchased by Warner Chappell in 1990 for $15 million dollars, with the value of "Happy Birthday" estimated at $5 million. [1] While the current copyright status of the song is unclear, Warner claims that unauthorized public performances of the song are technically illegal unless royalties are paid to them.



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