# What's this song in the movie "Stripes?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 25, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449 "2004-08-25T15:16:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/1 "2004-08-25T15:16:21Z")
There’s [a thread in MPSIMS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=272633) about songs that get stuck in your head, and it made me realize that in the SDMB I have finally found a place to ask this question! 🙂 This bit of song gets stuck in my head quite frequently, and quite randomly: it’s at the start of the movie, when Bill Murray’s character is heading back to his car (right before it gets repossessed) with the dry cleaning and a pizza. He’s kind of singing out loud to himself, something like: _One of these days, everything that I want’s gonna be mine But if it ain’t, that’ll be alright as long as there’s sunshine And a (big old balloon??)_ Anyone know if this is a real song, and, if so, what it is? Or at least, what the heck is he singing at the end of that line?!? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/2 "2004-08-25T15:47:35Z")
Something by someone names Mel McDaniels. I couldn’t get the site to open all the way, but Google will have the scoop for you. ---
**Author:** ![ElectricZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58f4c7/32.png) [@ElectricZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElectricZ)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/3 "2004-08-25T17:01:34Z")
The song is [“Big Ol’ Brew.”](http://www.srv.net/~roxtar/lyrics/mcdaniel_mel.html) Took me a long time to figure that one out myself because of the way he sings it! “…as long as there’s sunshiiiiiiiiiiine, and a big ol’ buh-rew…” EZ ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/4 "2004-08-25T17:01:55Z")
He’s saying, “And a big ole brew.” Which is also the title of the song. See the full lyrics [here](http://www.srv.net/~roxtar/lyrics/mcdaniel_mel.html) (you’ll have to scroll a bit). I remember hearing the song on the radio many, many years ago, but the only version that sticks in my mind is that bit from _Stripes_. :rolleyes: Of course, there are several memorable musical moments in that film. Ramis: “I met her on a Monday and my heart stood still . . .” Spanish Class: “Da-do-da ron, ron, ron, da-do-da ron, ron!” ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/5 "2004-08-25T17:03:19Z")
Wow! Simultaneous posts and even the same link! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/6 "2004-08-25T18:07:21Z")
**Kalhoun** : thanks for assuming that I didn’t try Google before posting my question here. :rolleyes: I know that some people _don’t_ look elsewhere before asking stuff here, but a little benefit of the doubt would have been appreciated (and I also don’t see anything wrong with asking a question here instead of Googling it, but that’s covered in [another thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=271656)). I guess my searches just sucked. **ElectricZ** and **Winston Bongo** : _thank you_!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/7 "2004-08-25T18:24:44Z")
> [@](#): > > The song is “Big Ol’ Brew.” That’s a fact, _Jack_! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/8 "2004-08-25T20:13:11Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > **Kalhoun** : thanks for assuming that I didn’t try Google before posting my question here. :rolleyes: I know that some people _don’t_ look elsewhere before asking stuff here, but a little benefit of the doubt would have been appreciated (and I also don’t see anything wrong with asking a question here instead of Googling it, but that’s covered in [another thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=271656)). I guess my searches just sucked. I’m not totally sure that **Kalhoun** was being snarky: > [@Kalhoun](#): > > Something by someone names Mel McDaniels. I couldn’t get the site to open all the way, but Google will have the scoop for you. You had the artist’s name provided to you, which you didn’t know before, so that’s something, and the statement that the site wouldn’t load for him. No rolleyes or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/9 "2004-08-25T22:27:06Z")
> [@Ferret Herder](#): > > You had the artist’s name provided to you, which you didn’t know before, so that’s something, and the statement that the site wouldn’t load for him. No rolleyes or anything. Perhaps no snarkiness was intended, but his post implied that finding the info I was looking for would be as easy as Googling the artist’s name. 105 results came back, and short of clicking every single link there was no way to know which one would tell me which song of his was in _Stripes_ – heck, even the link that was provided here didn’t mention _Stripes_. Variations of the artist’s name and the word “stripes” also didn’t work. If **Kalhoun** knew enough about the site to know that it wouldn’t load for him, he could have given me the URL and/or song title. So I figured he was just being snippy…rolleyes or no. ---
**Author:** ![ElectricZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58f4c7/32.png) [@ElectricZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElectricZ)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/10 "2004-08-25T22:36:15Z")
> [@Winston Bongo](#): > > Wow! Simultaneous posts and even the same link! :eek: GMTA – that’s all there is to it, Winston! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-song-in-the-movie-stripes/261449/11 "2004-08-26T13:13:23Z")
Does that mean we’re through for today, Sarge?