# Howard Stern song question
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern-song-question/225423
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [January 21, 2004, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern-song-question/225423 "2004-01-21T05:16:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@NajaSong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaSong)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2004, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern-song-question/225423/1 "2004-01-21T05:16:53Z")
I’m hoping that someone can put my mind at ease, because this has been driving me nuts.
What is the song that they use as the Anal Ring Toss theme? It’s a 1970s orchestrated Moody Blues/ELP type sound.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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### Author:  [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2004, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern-song-question/225423/2 "2004-01-21T08:59:39Z")
A friend of mine said it was “Court of the Crimson King.” Not sure if that is right, I don’t know the song and can’t find an mp3 online.
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### Author:  [@NajaSong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaSong)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2004, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern-song-question/225423/3 "2004-01-22T03:52:17Z")
THAT’S IT!
Thank you so very much!
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### Author:  [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2004, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern-song-question/225423/4 "2004-01-22T13:29:17Z")
The group is King Crimson (they’re still around, with a very different lineup and sound compared to that of 1969).
The album and song are “In the Court of the Crimson King”. It’s still available and IMO it’s still their best album.
Trivia: since the OP referenced ELP; King Crimson’s first vocalist was Greg Lake;
the “L” in ELP. He quit Crimson to form ELP in 1970.
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2004, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern-song-question/225423/5 "2004-01-22T14:36:19Z")
Adrian Belew was an original member of King Crimson, if I’m not mistaken. You can still identify his voice a mile away. I luv him.
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### Author:  [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2004, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern-song-question/225423/6 "2004-01-22T14:57:06Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#):
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> Adrian Belew was an original member of King Crimson, if I’m not mistaken. You can still identify his voice a mile away. I luv him.
No, Adrian joined in 1981, when Crimson reformed after a 7 year hiatus. He is still with them.
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### Author:  [@Logan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Logan)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-stern-song-question/225423/7 "2004-01-24T22:49:31Z")
The lineup for their first album, “In The Court of the Crimson King – An Observation By King Crimson” was:
Robert Fripp: guitar
Ian McDonald: reeds, woodwind, vibes, keyboards, mellotron, vocals
Greg Lake: bass guitar, lead vocals
Michael Giles: drums, percussion, vocals
Peter Sinfield: words and illumination