# Fanfare for the Common Man

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfare-for-the-common-man/161896>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 17, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfare-for-the-common-man/161896 "2003-03-17T02:26:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfare-for-the-common-man/161896/1 "2003-03-17T02:26:15Z")

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At an anti-war rally I attended today, a band played “Fanfare for the Common Man,” by Aaron Copeland (sp.?). I felt as though I had heard the song a thousand times before, but I couldn’t place it. Can anyone here tell me which movies and/or television programs this song is associated with?

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**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfare-for-the-common-man/161896/2 "2003-03-17T02:31:40Z")

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Everything. Everywhere. Seriously. It’s played quite a lot.

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfare-for-the-common-man/161896/3 "2003-03-17T02:37:21Z")

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It’s stirring and it’s absurdly simple and easy to play, and everyone recognizes it. Perfect peice to use for a million occasions.

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**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfare-for-the-common-man/161896/4 "2003-03-17T02:42:34Z")

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It has been used as the Olympic theme.

But yeah, basically everywhere.

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**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfare-for-the-common-man/161896/5 "2003-03-17T03:30:01Z")

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Just attend the inauguration of any politician who wants to be considered a man (or woman) of the people.

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**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfare-for-the-common-man/161896/6 "2003-03-17T03:31:08Z")

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Emerson, Lake and Palmer do a quite rousing version of it.