Very nicely done, Gangster Octopus, and much appreciated.
I hadn’t even heard of Fallingwater before. Interesting building!
I just realized that the Acropolis and the Parthenon can probably be considered the same thing, giving it 34 votes.
Notre Dame may have been the second most consensus pick, given that it had 30 votes and the next largest was 8 for abstentions.
I guess I’m kind of late. But, oh well, it was fun.
(Without consulting prior posts, and from a free associative approach. I.e., I didn’t think very hard about these choices…)
- Painting: Mona Lisa
- Piece of Sculpture: David
- Instance of Classical Architecture: The Parthenon
- Instance of Medieval Architecture: Notre Dame (Cathedral, not University!)
- Instance of Modern Architecture: Guggenheim in NYC
- Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period): Beethoven’s Ninth
- Piece of Jazz Music: Central Park West by Coltrane
- Piece of “Pop” Music: Thriller
- Piece of Rock Music: You Ain’t Nothing But a Hound Dog
- Piece of Blues Music: Cross Road Blues
- Piece of Folk Music (English language): Puff the Magic Dragon
- Piece of Latin Music: La Bamba
- Novel: For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Poem: The Wasteland
- Movie: The Godfather
- Stage Play – Drama: Death of a Salesman
- Stage Play – Musical: Cats
- TV Drama Series: The Sopranos
- TV Comedy Series: MASH
- TV News Program: 60 Minutes
- Painting - The Mona Lisa
- Piece of Sculpture - David
- Instance of Classical Architecture - The Colliseum
- Instance of Medieval Architecture - Don’t know, would have to be a Scottish castle
- Instance of Modern Architecture - Empire State Building
- Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Beethoven’s 5th
- Piece of Jazz Music - Take Five
- Piece of “Pop” Music - Close to You
- Piece of Rock Music - Smoke on the Water
- Piece of Blues Music - ?
- Piece of Folk Music (English language) - Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Piece of Latin Music - ?
- Novel - War and Peace
- Poem - “There once was a man from Nantucket”
- Movie - LotR
- Stage Play – Drama - Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolff?
- Stage Play – Musical - Rent
- TV Drama Series - 24
- TV Comedy Series - All in the Family
- TV News Program - 60 Minutes
I’m probably wrong in most cases, because I think in terms of people my age. I really have no idea how younger Dopers will respond. As to that, I’m not all that perceptive about other people’s tastes, generally. I’ll be in terested to see.
Well! Almost everyone picked the Mona Lisa as the most famous painting, so I guess it really is. Lots of variety in the rest of the picks. This was interesting. Thanks!
- Painting - the Mona Lisa
- Piece of Sculpture - Michealangelo’s David
- Instance of Classical Architecture - The Roman Colosseum
- Instance of Medieval Architecture - Chartres Cathedral
- Instance of Modern Architecture - the World Trade Center
- Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”
- Piece of Jazz Music - “Take the A Train”
- Piece of “Pop” Music - “Take a Chance on Me,” Abba
- Piece of Rock Music - “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” the Beatles
- Piece of Blues Music - “Boom Boom,” John Lee Hooker
- Piece of Folk Music (English language)-“This Land is Your Land,” Woody Guthrie
- Piece of Latin Music - “Guantanamera”
- Novel - Moby Dick
- Poem - The Odyssey
- Movie - Gone With the Wind
- Stage Play – Drama - Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
- Stage Play – Musical - Cats
- TV Drama Series - Cheers
- TV Comedy Series - Seinfeld
- TV News Program - 60 Minutes
Just want to send out a “Sorry” to the counters for asking about changes. I should not have muddied the waters.
I had “Take Five” stuck in my head when I was answering, but I couldn’t remember the name of the song for the life of me, so I went with “Take the A Train.”
Wow, Gangster (may I call you Gangster? 
), you did quite a job. I’m afraid I didn’t hit the same standard.
Categories 6-10 were all music; I tried, wherever possible, to fill in an artist, if there was just one or two distinctive artists associated with the piece. If I’ve misread anyone’s intentions, please let me know.
Tally as of the end of page 2 of this thread, a total of 53 votes:
6) Classical Music (the genre, not the period) – 53 votes
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – 19.5
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony - 16 (inc. 6 votes for Ode to Joy)
Pachelbel’s Canon in D – 3.5
Rossini’s William Tell Overture – 3
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – 2
Handel’s Messiah – 2 (inc. 1 vote for the Hallelujah Chorus)
Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor – 1
Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture – 1
Mozart’s Requiem – 1
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue – 1
Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite – 1
Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – 1
Abstain - 1
7. Jazz Music – 53 votes
Take Five (Dave Brubeck) – 13
Abstain – 8
Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin) – 7
When the Saints Go Marching In – 4
Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) – 2
Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) – 2
Sweet Georgia Brown – 2
Girl From Ipanema (Astrud Gilberto) – 2
God Bless the Child - 2
In the Mood (Glenn Miller/Tommy Dorsey) – 2
Company B – 1 (is this “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (From Company B) by the Andrews Sisters?)
Basin Street Blues – 1
Kind of Blue (Miles Davis) – 1
So What (Miles Davis) – 1
Birdland – 1
Take the A Train – 1
Summertime – 1
The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) – 1
Fly Me to the Moon (Frank Sinatra) – 1
8. Pop Music – 53 votes
Thriller (Michael Jackson) – 11
Yesterday (The Beatles) – 5
Abstain – 4
Like a Virgin (Madonna) – 3
Hey Jude (The Beatles) – 3
Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) – 3
Beat It (Michael Jackson) – 2
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (The Beatles) – 2
Dancing Queen (Abba) – 2
Twist and Shout (The Beatles) – 1
Hard Day’s Night (The Beatles) – 1
Let It Be (The Beatles) – 1
Help (The Beatles) – 1
All You Need Is Love (The Beatles) – 1
Imagine (John Lennon) – 1
My Way (Frank Sinatra/Paul Anka) – 1
We Are the World (USA for Africa) – 1
New York, New York (Frank Sinatra/Liza Minelli) – 1
Moon River (Andy Williams) – 1
The Macarena (Los Del Rio) – 1
The Rose (Bette Midler) – 1
Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond) – 1
Mack the Knife (Bobby Darin) – 1
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland) – 1
White Christmas (Bing Crosby) – 1
Happy Birthday – 1
Crazy Frog – 1
If we group all of Michael Jackson’s tunes and the Beatles tunes, we get 16 for Whacko Jacko and 15 for the Beatles. Guess he really is the King of Pop, eh?
9. Rock Music – 53 votes
Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin) – 17
Satisfaction (Rolling Stones) – 10
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) – 5
Let It Be (The Beatles) – 2
Rock Around the Clock (Bill Haley and the Comets) – 2
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana) – 2
Abstain – 2
We Will Rock You (Queen) – 1
Freebird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) – 1
Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin) – 1
Gimme Shelter (Rolling Stones) – 1
Living on a Prayer (Bon Jovi) – 1
Yesterday (The Beatles) – 1
Another One Bites the Dust (Queen) – 1
Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) – 1
Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan) – 1
Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) – 1
Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis Presley) – 1
My Girl (The Temptations) – 1
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (The Beatles) – 0.5
She Loves You (The Beatles) – 0.5
Again, if we group songs by a given artist, then Led Zep has 18 votes, the Stones have 11, Queen has 7, the Beatles come up with 4, and Elvis has 3.
10. Jazz Music – 53 votes
Abstain – 17
Crossroads (Blues) (Robert Johnson) – 4
Rock Me Baby (BB King) – 2
Hoochie Coochie Man (Muddy Waters) – 2
Boob Boom (John Lee Hooker) – 2
The Thrill Is Gone (BB King) – 2
I Just Wanna Make Love to You - 1
God Bless the Child – 1
God Save the Child – 1
Goin’ Down the Crossroads – 1
Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash) – 1
Mannish Boy – 1
Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) – 1
Me & Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin) – 1
Sweet Home Chicago – 1
One for My Baby – 1
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love – 1
Got My Mojo Workin’ – 1
Killing Floor (Howlin’ Wolf) – 1
Minnie the Moocher (Cab Calloway) – 1
Don’t Know Much (Aaron Neville?) – 1
Dust My Broom – 1
Memphis Blues – 1
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen – 1
Basin Street Blues – 1
St. Louis Blues – 1
Love in Vain – 1
Summertime – 1
Greased Lightning (John Travolta) – 1
One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer (George Thorogood/John Lee Hooker) – 1
This was clearly one category where people went all over the place, if they in fact had something to add.
Very nice work, tiger lily, and the observations and interpretations add greatly to the raw numbers. You and Gangster Octopus have established some pretty hefty models for others to follow if anyone has the urge to help fill out the summary.
Thanks for what is obviously a great deal of work!
No stage comedy? I’ve heard “Twelfth Night” is the most-performed play in the world, although I’ve got no cite for that, I’m afraid.
My mistake. “In the Mood” was Glenn Miller’s signature song. “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” was the younger Dorsey’s song.
tiger lily,
(start the link at 40 seconds)
Thanks for the summaries!
The famous things we know,
The buildings, songs and poems.
We talked all night about it, now the rankings you have shown,
So thank you so much!
[/Bob Hope]
Hey Zeldar…do another poll if ya can think of enough topics.
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Painting – Mona Lisa
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Piece of Sculpture – Michelangelo’s David
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Instance of Classical Architecture – The Parthenon
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Instance of Medieval Architecture – Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
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Instance of Modern Architecture – Eiffel Tower (if 1889 is still considered “modern”), Sydney Opera House (if “last 100 years” is the guideline)
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Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) – Beethoven’s Fifth
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Piece of Jazz Music – Take the A Train (or, as Lawrence Welk is reputed to have said, “That wunnerful Duke Ellington classic Take a Train”)
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Piece of “Pop” Music – White Christmas (8 and 9 will get varying answers, depending on how individual respondents define and distinguish “pop” and “rock”)
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Piece of Rock Music – Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin
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Piece of Blues Music – Beale Street Blues
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Piece of Folk Music (English language) – Kum Ba Yah (with the exception of the oft-repeated title, the lyrics are in English)
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Piece of Latin Music – Cielito Lindo (aka the Frito Bandito song)
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Novel – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Poem – Shakespeare’s “Sonnet XVIII” (Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?)
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Movie – Star Wars
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Stage Play – Drama – Hamlet
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Stage Play – Musical – Oklahoma!
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TV Drama Series – Gunsmoke
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TV Comedy Series – I Love Lucy
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TV News Program – Sixty Minutes
How about this idea: you do one. If I don’t see your thread in the next couple of days, I’ll try another batch.
Thanks for the words of support.
Ugh!
Ok…I will try one.
Good deal. I’ll be watching for it, and will be among your first customers.
- Painting - Mona Lisa
- Piece of Sculpture - Michelangelo’s David
- Instance of Classical Architecture - Parthenon
- Instance of Medieval Architecture - Notre Dame
- Instance of Modern Architecture - World Trade Center
- Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Handel’s Messiah
- Piece of Jazz Music - Rhapsody in Blue
- Piece of “Pop” Music - “You Ain’t Nothin’ but a Hound Dog”
- Piece of Rock Music - “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”
- Piece of Blues Music - “The Thrill is Gone”
- Piece of Folk Music (English language) - “Blowin’ in the Wind”
- Piece of Latin Music - “La Vida Loca”
- Novel - The Three Musketeers
- Poem - Ozzymandeus (sp?)
- Movie - Star Wars
- Stage Play – Drama - Romeo & Juliette
- Stage Play – Musical - Cats
- TV Drama Series - 24
- TV Comedy Series - MASH
- TV News Program - 60 Minutes