# What is the name of this song from Ray

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 5, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song-from-ray/347106 "2006-03-05T04:19:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song-from-ray/347106/1 "2006-03-05T04:19:53Z")

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In the movie he is starting a rehearsal and playing an instrumental song on his piano. I think this is about halfway through the movie. It is not one of his songs, it is an older instrumental song. He stops playing that then he gets in a fight with one of his backup singers. Does anyone know the name of the piano song he was playing in that scene?

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**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song-from-ray/347106/2 "2006-03-05T06:35:56Z")

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> [@Wesley Clark](#):
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> In the movie he is starting a rehearsal and playing an instrumental song on his piano. I think this is about halfway through the movie. It is not one of his songs, it is an older instrumental song. He stops playing that then he gets in a fight with one of his backup singers. Does anyone know the name of the piano song he was playing in that scene?

If I’m thinking of the right part, I think it may be Moonlight Sonata.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song-from-ray/347106/3 "2006-03-05T15:11:24Z")

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> [@teemingONE](#):
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> If I’m thinking of the right part, I think it may be Moonlight Sonata.

Yeah it was. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song-from-ray/347106/4 "2006-03-05T15:18:30Z")

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I was going to start a similar thread about another song. What’s the name of the song that he makes up on the spot in a night club?

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**Author:** ![mkl12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@mkl12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkl12)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song-from-ray/347106/5 "2006-03-05T19:47:21Z")

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> [@Omega Glory](#):
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> I was going to start a similar thread about another song. What’s the name of the song that he makes up on the spot in a night club?

It think that was _What’d I say_.

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**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-this-song-from-ray/347106/6 "2006-03-05T20:22:56Z")

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Thanks. I remember thinking it was a pretty cool song, but of course I couldn’t remember one word of the lyrics, when it came time to download it (from itunes of course).