# Hearts & Flowers, hard luck music

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-flowers-hard-luck-music/69929>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 24, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-flowers-hard-luck-music/69929 "2001-06-24T02:43:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-flowers-hard-luck-music/69929/1 "2001-06-24T02:43:43Z")

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I’m sure we all know this snatch of music; it plays, especially in cartoons, when a character is telling about the hard luck he’s having. He can’t pay the rent, the children are starving, it’s the worst winter ever and he’s about to be tossed out into the snow.

I once called heard it called “Hearts & Flowers” hence the title of this thread. But I’ve never been able to find it as such.

So, what’s the name of that piece of music? Is it possible to find it anywhere, especially on the 'Net?

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2001, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-flowers-hard-luck-music/69929/2 "2001-06-24T02:51:39Z")

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Already covered [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=73730) including a midi link. go for it.

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**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2001, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearts-flowers-hard-luck-music/69929/3 "2001-06-24T03:24:02Z")

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_sniff_ _sob_ _cry_ _weep_

I’m soooooo 'appy!