# Who needs words?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-words/10157>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 29, 1999, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-words/10157 "1999-10-29T19:59:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 1999, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-words/10157/21 "1999-10-29T23:38:00Z")

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Gershwin–Rhapsody in Blue  
DBQ–Take Five  
Jean Pierre Rampal and Claude Bolling–Suite  
for Flute and Jazz Piano

Veb  
(in a mellow mood)

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**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 1999, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-words/10157/22 "1999-10-29T23:47:00Z")

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All of the songs on The Shawshank Redemption soundtrack.

Any instrumental Trent Reznor ever put together.

Beethoven’s Fifth, and A Fifth of Beethoven.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-words/10157/23 "1999-10-30T04:16:00Z")

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Can’t believe no one’s mentioned these:

Green Onions  
Walk Don’t Run  
Rebel Rouser

And if we’re letting in sparsely-worded songs, how about Wipe Out?

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-words/10157/24 "1999-10-30T04:18:00Z")

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Whoops, forgot another one:

Misirlou

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-words/10157/25 "1999-10-30T04:20:00Z")

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yeesh, now two more golden oldies sprung to mind:

Yakkety Sax  
The Happy Organ  
Sorry about the triple post.

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