# good bad and ugly

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bad-and-ugly/67414>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 3, 2001, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bad-and-ugly/67414 "2001-06-03T07:21:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![furball51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@furball51](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furball51)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bad-and-ugly/67414/1 "2001-06-03T07:21:42Z")

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Everybody has seen the movie The Good,The Bad and The Ugly,and heard the music sung in the background.But what are the singers saying?Part of it sounds like “Don’t go to Waco”.Thanks

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bad-and-ugly/67414/2 "2001-06-03T07:29:33Z")

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> \*Originally posted by furball51 \*  
> Everybody has seen the movie The Good,The Bad and The Ugly,and heard the music sung in the background.But what are the singers saying?Part of it sounds like “Don’t go to Waco”.Thanks \*\*

You wouldn’t happen to be watching it right now on Turner Classic Movies?

As far as I can tell, they are saying something like “ooowaoowaooo…whaa…whaa…whaa”.

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**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bad-and-ugly/67414/3 "2001-06-03T09:24:53Z")

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furball,

I know my sister knows the name of the composer. email me if you want to know more.

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**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bad-and-ugly/67414/4 "2001-06-03T10:01:31Z")

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> \*Originally posted by wishbone \*  
> **I know my sister knows the name of the composer.**

Uh-huh… 🙂 well, it’s no big secret.

His name is Ennio Morricone.

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2001, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bad-and-ugly/67414/5 "2001-06-03T13:24:28Z")

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Well, Eli Wallach’s character is named **Tuco**. I’d think the chanted lyrics mention HIM, before Waco 😉

After many years of not seeing it because I’m a cinephile snob and refuse to watch an anamorphic film on television, I finally rented the DVD of it in original aspect ratio, and watched it with the kids.

Ahhhhh, the Western Opera !! Ahhhhh, the compositions ! Ahhh, the humor. Ahhh, Clint ! Go, see, rent, own.

Cartooniverse