# What is the name of Circus Music song?

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**Created:** [January 10, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-circus-music-song/49334 "2001-01-10T15:18:46Z")\
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Dundt dundt dudda dudda  
Dundt dundt dudda dudda

Dundt dudda dundt dudda  
Dudda dudda dudda dudda dudda duh

Is that how it goes?

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-circus-music-song/49334/2 "2001-01-10T15:30:11Z")

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I put “calliope music circus” into Google and came up with this.  
[http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/MIDI/83886173\_D.html](http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/MIDI/83886173_D.html)

It’s a RealPlayer sound clip. My speakers don’t work so I dunno how it sounds.

There were 1,479 other hits. Look around and see what you find. 🙂

“Calliope music circus title” brought up this website.  
[http://www.klavier-records.com/merrycircus.htm](http://www.klavier-records.com/merrycircus.htm)

It’s possible that the tune you’re thinking of is included in this list.

> [@](#):
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> THE CIRCUS IS COMING  
> Old Fashioned Calliope Music Medley: Dixie, Yankee Doodle, O’Susanna, Old South Cake Walk, Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight - Ragtime Cowboy Joe, The Prisoners Song, Nola, Under the Double Eagle March, The Twelfth Street Rag, Smiles, My Blue Heaven, Oh Dem Golden Slippers, Hinky Dinky Parly Voo, In The Good Old Summer Time, Spirit of St. Louis March, The Eagle-March, Hello Lindy We Did It Again, Lucky LindyYou Flew Over, Barnum & Bailey Favorite, March, The Billboard March, Bombasto March, Rensaz Race March, Chariot Race March, The Roxy March, Stars and Stripes Forever, El Captain March, Free Lance March, God Bless America, Washington Post March, Hands Across the Sea, Field Artillery March.

Try doing a Google search with the possible title and “RealPlay”.

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**Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-circus-music-song/49334/3 "2001-01-10T15:44:10Z")

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Or are you referring to the “clown” song

you know:

Duh Duh datta datta da da da da  
Duh Duh datta datta da da da da  
Da datta da da  
da datta da da  
etc.

THAT song is called “Enter the Gladiators”. Which is kinda funny.

Can you picture “Brutus the Annihilator” entering the forum to  
Duh Duh datta datta da da da da  
Duh Duh datta datta da da da da

That’s like learning Beethoven’s 5th is named “Uncle Schmecky’s Teeth are Missing”

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**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-circus-music-song/49334/4 "2001-01-10T15:56:31Z")

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Most likely as stated above (though I prefer “Barnum & Bailey’s Favorite”)

Entry of the Gladiators (aka “Thunder and Blaze”) by Julius Fucik (Prague: 1872-1916)

[Short Bio of Fucik](http://worldmilbands.ottawa.com/featured/fuzik.html)

[screeching halt]  
😕 - WHAT part of Beethoven’s 5th is named “Uncle Schmecky’s Teeth are Missing”??? Hanh?  
[/screeching halt]

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**Post date:** [January 10, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-circus-music-song/49334/5 "2001-01-10T17:15:32Z")

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Here is a MIDI version of [Enter The Gladiators](http://hometown.aol.com/buls233391/entrglad.mid)