# Impossible "Name That Tune" thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 26, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843 "2008-03-26T22:19:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/21 "2008-03-27T06:37:16Z")
[QUOTE=Inigo Montoya] Example: _Bob’s Diner_ would only be cheating because, well, these are the actual vocalizations that start the song. [/QUOTE] Isn’t it \*\*\*Tom’\*_s Diner_? ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/22 "2008-03-27T06:45:33Z")
[QUOTE=It’s Not Rocket Surgery!] Isn’t it \*\*\*Tom’\*_s Diner_? [/QUOTE] Hmm. I don’t know. By the lyrics, I’d say it’s **Dit’s Diner**. It _is_ **Tom’s** Diner. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/23 "2008-03-27T07:12:35Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] This website may help some of you hear the tunes in your heads, aiding in identification: > **[songtapper.com](http://www.songtapper.com/)** [/QUOTE] Holy crap-- what a cool site. Just tried three songs off the top of my head, it nailed each one. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/24 "2008-03-27T07:56:43Z")
I tried tapper and got mixed results. Can anyone remember a site that identified songs by whether or not the notes went up or down or stayed the same pitch? I can remember using the site, but can’t for the life of me find it! ETA: By the way, I’m weeping with laughter at the meow meow meow method of tune representation… ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/25 "2008-03-27T14:18:48Z")
[QUOTE=It’s Not Rocket Surgery!] Isn’t it \*\*\*Tom’\*_s Diner_? [/QUOTE] Ya. Even with some misdirection you still got it. :o ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/26 "2008-03-27T14:32:42Z")
There’s one that used to be pretty ubiquitous in the 70’s and 80’s- not sure if its an actual song/instrumental or just a commonly used snippet for soundtracks, and if anyone can figure out what the hell I’m talking about I’ll be both thankful and impressed- my best approximation is: DUUUUUUH nuh DUUUUUUH nuh nuh Duh nuh nuh duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh I’m thinking it was used during action sequences of 70’s TV shows? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/27 "2008-03-27T14:57:11Z")
[QUOTE=JpnDude] SWAT…nice one **Chefguy**. 😉 [/QUOTE] Nope. I was trying for “Mission: Impossible”. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/28 "2008-03-27T15:16:39Z")
Correct on William Tell/Lone Ranger, Pink Panther and Beethoven’s 5th. Another easy TV theme: Dom duh Dom Dom Dom duh Dom Dom daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/29 "2008-03-27T17:08:00Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] Correct on William Tell/Lone Ranger, Pink Panther and Beethoven’s 5th. Another easy TV theme: Dom duh Dom Dom Dom duh Dom Dom daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah [/QUOTE] Just the facts, ma’am, it’s Dragnet. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/30 "2008-03-27T17:33:48Z")
[QUOTE=Pochacco] Beethoven’s Fifth, of course. How about: Duh-dah duh-dah dut-dut dut-dut dah [/QUOTE] Mozart’s _Eine Kleine Nachtmusik_. Here’s a famous opening groove for all aspiring guitarists: Di-duh, di-duh DUH, di-di-DUH, di-di-DUH, di-di-DUH, di-di-DUH, di-di-DUH, di-di-DUH. In Meow notation, it would probably go like: Mi-meow, mi-meow ROWR, mi-mi-ROWR, mi-mi-ROWR, _etc_. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/31 "2008-03-27T17:35:29Z")
Mine’s still up in the air: Da, da, DAAAAAAAA! Da, da, DAAA DAAAAAA! Da, da, DAAAAA DAAAAA da-da hint: it’s rock. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843/32 "2008-03-28T12:48:08Z")
[QUOTE=Ludovic] Mine’s still up in the air: Da, da, DAAAAAAAA! Da, da, DAAA DAAAAAA! Da, da, DAAAAA DAAAAA da-da hint: it’s rock. [/QUOTE] Smoke on the Water. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-name-that-tune-thread/442843.md?page=1)