# Cartoon stock music: What is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 19, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-stock-music-what-is-this/449891 "2008-05-19T20:20:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-stock-music-what-is-this/449891/1 "2008-05-19T20:20:07Z")
And it ain’t “Powerhouse.” In [The Big Snooze](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPlWnOTd0HQ), you can heart it at 5:47, just before the “Russian” stock music. I always associate it with barnyards/chickens for some reason. It sounds similar to [Turkey in the Straw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_I3dJdTrfA), but I think they’re different pieces. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-stock-music-what-is-this/449891/2 "2008-05-19T20:24:23Z")
Could it possibly be “Turkey in the Straw” backwards? ---
**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:** [May 19, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-stock-music-what-is-this/449891/3 "2008-05-19T20:52:26Z")
It’s a snippet of what I’ve always called the “Cossack Dance.” Unfortunately, my Google-fu tells me there is no such song with that title. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s something by Rimsky-Korsakov, who wrote “Flight of the Bumblebee.” But I haven’t been able to find a clip of the particular music I’m thinking of. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-stock-music-what-is-this/449891/4 "2008-05-19T21:54:44Z")
Weird, I’ve never thought about it, but it’s the Looney Toon “barnyard” music and Google is failing me. I really hope someone figures this out, now I want to know! ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-stock-music-what-is-this/449891/5 "2008-05-19T21:55:15Z")
[Chicken Reel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_reel) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-stock-music-what-is-this/449891/6 "2008-05-19T22:29:29Z")
Many thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-stock-music-what-is-this/449891/7 "2008-05-20T13:45:07Z")
Filed away for future referance. Good work **Mobo85**. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-stock-music-what-is-this/449891/8 "2008-05-20T13:56:34Z")
[QUOTE=kunilou] It’s a snippet of what I’ve always called the “Cossack Dance.” Unfortunately, my Google-fu tells me there is no such song with that title. [/QUOTE] There’s one called _Cossack Patrol_. You may have been thinking of [that one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbFq87Ej1hU). ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-stock-music-what-is-this/449891/9 "2008-05-20T14:02:19Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] [Chicken Reel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_reel) [/QUOTE] That really sounds a lot like a variation on “Turkey in the Straw”. Then at the :40 mark (using the amazon sample at the bottom of the wiki page) it shifts to a Joplin-esque ragtime beat. Neat-o.