# Where do I know the music to this video from?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 20, 2009, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-know-the-music-to-this-video-from/490144 "2009-03-20T11:21:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-know-the-music-to-this-video-from/490144/1 "2009-03-20T11:21:11Z")

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[Link here](http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3b6_1187215494) (SFW, video link, obviously). The music clearly reminds me of something, especially in the beginning, with the random violins and hallelujahs, but so far it’s fruitlessly searching for a connection in my brain, which hasn’t been quite up to speed anyway lately, so I thought I’d use yours.

Any help is appreciated!

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**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-know-the-music-to-this-video-from/490144/2 "2009-03-20T13:31:33Z")

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It’s “Fire on High” by ELO.

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**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-know-the-music-to-this-video-from/490144/3 "2009-03-20T16:42:40Z")

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Ah, thanks a bunch! Though now I’m (idly) wondering where I might have heard it, not owning the record and not really knowing anybody who’s into ELO…

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-know-the-music-to-this-video-from/490144/4 "2009-03-20T16:47:04Z")

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I hear it on the classic rock stations all the time. Our local station is owned by a national conglomerate (CBS Radio) so it wouldn’t surprise me if other classic rock stations played it from time to time.

It’s good driving music 🙂

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**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-know-the-music-to-this-video-from/490144/5 "2009-03-20T16:58:43Z")

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Used to be the theme song for CBS Sports Saturday during the 70’s, and I knew it as such well before I knew it was an ELO song. I remember being a little guy and just LOVING when the drums came in. Good times.

Funny that it’s on classic rock stations now. During the AOR heyday I don’t remember hearing it; it was too deep a cut for even the deepest of deep cut stations.

I also remember buying the album, one of their early ones, and not liking it much.