# Does this melody go to a “real” song

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [July 2, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-melody-go-to-a-real-song/1020420 "2025-07-02T22:24:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 2, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-melody-go-to-a-real-song/1020420/1 "2025-07-02T22:24:46Z")

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The people over at this website crate musical spoofs. Sometimes with existing melodies, sometimes I think they make them up.

This melody seems familiar but can’t place it.

It’s called Taken: the musical

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pp8gOif-XzQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Taken: The Musical") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp8gOif-XzQ)