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Some time ago I wrote about a favorite composition of mine, the Sibelius Fifth Symphony, and I went into a little detail about the last movement.  Obviously, I am not the only one on Earth who loves this piece, and it has no doubt been appropriated for other uses.  I knew that I knew a popular song that lifted the big theme, but couldn’t remember it at the time.  It finally came to me!

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5:

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First Class: “Beach Baby”:

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Filed under: Music, Popular Music on September 18th, 2008