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[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago (1 children)

War is an idiotic thing though and only clowns glorify it, so not too far off

[–] Binthinkin@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Came to say this, yea war is for dummies who should be fired out of cannons.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.ml 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shouldn't have written such a jaunty song then. I couldn't imagine marching to war to that, I'd probably start skipping.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People with coulrophobia find this song incredibly intimidating

Fear of clowns for the uneducated like me.

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I knew it was going to be this song

[–] MooseBoys@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Honestly with a proper orchestra it sounds more suitable for old timey armies.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm not sure it's composer gave a Fučík about how it was used

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I noticed that immediately after posting it, but it stays :P

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Still better than Fučková or Šitler (pronounced shitler).

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 3 points 1 year ago

I wonder whether one of Fučková’s distant ancestors was the Bavarian nobleman Focko, after whom the Austrian village of Fugging (née Fucking) was named.

[–] Zidane@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Y'know it's okay to type out those silly naughty words

[–] Limitless_screaming@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The guy who composed "Entry of the gladiators" is called "Julius Fucik".

[–] Zidane@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

must have been fucky with my phone because it looked completely different... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Da da dada dada da da circus

Da da dada dada da da afro

Circus afro, circus afro

Polka dot, polka dot, polka dot afro

[–] Downcount@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did you know you can hum the march and change midway to Yakety Sax?

Congratulations, you now have two songs on autoplay in your head.

[–] smashboy@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago

Joke’s on you, I have ADHD and this changes nothing from my normal resting state.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

If Streetlight Manifesto is ska, then Yakety Sax is a march

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Have you listened to the song? It sounds totally goofy. I'm pretty sure he intended it for antics.

March of the Toreadors could go either way

Dance of the Knights is serious imperialist business.

In my own opinion, Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Movement III Allegro is a righteous anthem for Europa Concordia conquering the world in glory, and is a better one than the Ninth, Movement IV Finalé but people like the chorus.

I should also nod to the Saber Dance by Aram Khachaturian, which sounds too goofy for sabres. ˂nod˃

[–] 7heo@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude's got the face of a circus ringmaster.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Or a mall cop.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Valthorn@feddit.nu 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's a march by Czech composer Julius Fučík called "Entry of the Gladiators", written in 1897.

Edit: It gets memeier! From Wikipedia:

He originally titled it "Grande Marche Chromatique", reflecting the use of chromatic scales throughout the piece, but changed the title based on his personal interest in the Roman Empire.

[–] captainteebs@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

What thinking about the Roman Empire does to a mf

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago
[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want that music at my funeral.

[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I'd rather have pop goes the weasel...

[–] FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago