# Identify Two Songs, Please

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-two-songs-please/468685>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 20, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-two-songs-please/468685 "2008-10-20T01:00:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-two-songs-please/468685/1 "2008-10-20T01:00:35Z")

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1: A mostly-instrumental song from the late 70’s or early 80’s, with a really heavy saxophone. Used to comic effect in the scene in _Police Academy_ when the gang’s hideout is revealed.

2: The song at 0:28 in [this clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU2yt6wOoK0). WARNING: Earworm Alert!!!

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-two-songs-please/468685/2 "2008-10-20T01:25:52Z")

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Not sure about 1 - could it be [Baker Street](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbGaYTkkPU) by Gerry Rafferty?

The answer to 2 is in the comments on the youtube page - it’s [We Like to Party](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUUGblNjK20) by Venga Boys. And now it’s stuck in my head. Gah.

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**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-two-songs-please/468685/3 "2008-10-20T01:27:42Z")

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> [@HeyHomie](#):
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> 1: A mostly-instrumental song from the late 70’s or early 80’s, with a really heavy saxophone. Used to comic effect in the scene in _Police Academy_ when the gang’s hideout is revealed.

It’s not “Yakety Sax”, is it? (made famous by Benny Hill : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spz8\_rpE0e0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spz8_rpE0e0))

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> 2: The song at 0:28 in [this clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU2yt6wOoK0). WARNING: Earworm Alert!!!

“We Like To Party” by Venga Boys.

Video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUUGblNjK20](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUUGblNjK20)

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**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-two-songs-please/468685/4 "2008-10-20T03:27:33Z")

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[Here](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087928/soundtrack) is the list of songs used in _Police Academy_.

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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-two-songs-please/468685/5 "2008-10-20T12:16:55Z")

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> [@Enginerd](#):
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> Not sure about 1 - could it be [Baker Street](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgbGaYTkkPU) by Gerry Rafferty?.

Yes, that’s it. Thanks!