# Can someone remind me what this waltz is please! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [January 1, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463 "2024-01-01T20:35:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463/1 "2024-01-01T20:35:31Z")
It’s a famous [waltz](https://vocaroo.com/16r8sRuKhqb8) … but i can’t remember what it’s called. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463/2 "2024-01-01T20:38:16Z")
The. Cha Cha Waltz ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463/3 "2024-01-01T20:46:05Z")
I know it, but I’m terrible with titles. Part of _The Blue Danube_ maybe? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463/4 "2024-01-01T20:50:35Z")
No, i’ve checked that one (along with many others !!), thanks. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463/5 "2024-01-01T21:56:45Z")
Go check again, it’s part of Blue Danube. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463/6 "2024-01-01T21:58:34Z")
It is the Blue Danube, but it’s not the beginning part. I cued it for you ([https://youtu.be/Oy-sxxZd2h0?t=158](https://youtu.be/Oy-sxxZd2h0?t=158)) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463/7 "2024-01-01T22:26:46Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Part of _The Blue Danube_ maybe? My apologies, you were right ! Thanks. > [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Go check again, it’s part of Blue Danube. > [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > It is the Blue Danube, but it’s not the beginning part. I cued it for you Thanks ! It is indeed, i obviously skipped over that bit. Someone on reddit claimed it was the waltz of the flowers from the nutcracker; i only knew it wasn’t that… ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463/8 "2024-01-01T23:22:57Z")
It’s [“Rio” by Duran Duran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-remind-me-what-this-waltz-is-please/995463/9 "2024-01-01T23:34:17Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > It is the Blue Danube, but it’s not the beginning part. I cued it for you > > ([https://youtu.be/Oy-sxxZd2h0?t=158](https://youtu.be/Oy-sxxZd2h0?t=158)) _That’s_ where I know it from! I _thought_ it was from _2001: A Space Odyssey_, but I couldn’t rememeber the scene. > [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > It’s [“Rio” by Duran Duran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/augh-what-is-this-80s-song/284786). I was going to post that!