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October 8

Classical song with hammers in the background

Please forgive the manner in which I ask the question. What is the name of the classical song with hammers? It has a very slow tempo and goes something like this: Da - da - da - dada - dada - dada - dadaaaaaaaa - da. Every few seconds you hear the "dong" of the hammer and bell in the background. They've played it on commercials and old cartoons about someone working very hard. I don't know why, but I have the song stuck in my head. It's strange because I haven't actually heard the song for years. --Ghostexorcist (talk) 05:04, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

The "Anvil Chorus" from Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi. --Jayron32 05:17, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

No, I don't think that's it. It goes da-da-da-da-da-da-daaaa-daaaa-daaaa-daa-daa-(goes higher)daa-daa. Unless this isn't what I'm thinking of.

Maybe it is "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from the Peer Gynt Suite by Edvard Grieg.

Off-topic jokes. The Reference Desk is not a chatroom

You beat me to it. :) Now, tell me, where does The Lone Ranger take his garbage? →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 05:18, 8 October 2009 (UTC) To the dump, to the dump, to the dump-dump-dump... Now, what does the Pink Panther say when he steps on a bug? --Jayron32 05:20, 8 October 2009 (UTC) Thank you. --Ghostexorcist (talk) 05:25, 8 October 2009 (UTC) Probably nothing, as he doesn't talk. →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 05:28, 8 October 2009 (UTC) Dead ant. Dead ant. Dead-ant-dead-ant-dead-ant-dead-ant-dead-ANT. --Jayron32 05:33, 8 October 2009 (UTC) At this point I'm hearing the blare-of-horns fadeout of that tune. →Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots 17:19, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

i cant help but think that da da thing sounds like the song low rider. =D --Talk Shugoːː 18:48, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Identify this game

I remember playing a Mac-based computer game during Elementary School in the mid-1990s which involved clicking on groups of two or more bunnies to clear them. I also remember that it was originally made in Japan, and that its name probably started with M. What was the name of this game? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.2.251.171 (talk) 05:49, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Song I can't quite remember

Heard this morning, it's like an action song (the dance type: left hand, right hand sort of thing) with interspersed ditty poetry, which doesn't make much sense. A proper pop song, by a female American I think. Any ideas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.23.39.117 (talk) 16:44, 8 October 2009 (UTC) One second later... 92.23.39.117 (talk) 16:45, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Is this it? 70.177.189.205 (talk) 00:37, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

TV shows like Animaniacs, Tiny Toons etc.

Hi there. Unfortunately we miss a category entitled "TV shows featuring slapstick, pop culture and cartoon violence and wackiness" where things like Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Freakazoid! etc. could be listed. So I decided to ask here. I love such cartoons, so could anyone suggest similar TV shows? :-) Regards SoWhy 22:36, 8 October 2009 (UTC)