Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne in The Quiet Man (1952)
"IRISH WASHERWOMAN"
Irish
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Poll: Classic Ethnic Tunes
Which of these classic (overused?) tunes generally used to define a specific culture, setting or country, is the catchiest?
Après votare, io potento discutare herr, sahib, señora, mademoiselle, effendi..
(if you're not sure to have the right tune in mind, the first to come will probably the right one)
Make Your Choice
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Steve Martin in Three Amigos! (1986)
"MEXICAN HAT DANCE" Mexican -
Mel Gibson in Braveheart (1995)
"SCOTLAND THE BRAVE" Scottish -
Elvis Presley, Donna Butterworth, Marianna Hill, and James Shigeta in Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
"ALOHA' OE" Hawaiian -
Nicolas Cage, Cher, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, Julie Bovasso, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Vincent Gardenia, and Louis Guss in Moonstruck (1987)
"TARANTELLA NAPOLETANA" Italian -
Arabian Nights (1974)
"STREETS OF CAIRO or THERE'S A PLACE IN FRANCE" Arabian -
Paul Michael Glaser, Leonard Frey, Rosalind Harris, Paul Mann, and Zvee Scooler in Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
"HAVA NAGUILA" Jewish -
Donna Douglas, Irene Ryan, Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr. Film Set, c. 1964 "Beverly Hillbillies, The" (0055662)
"DIXIE" Rednecks -
Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady (2011)
"RULE, BRITTANIA!" British -
Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose (2007)
"LA MARSEILLAISE" French -
Pat Morita in The Karate Kid (1984)
"ORIENTAL JAPANESE CHINESE RIFF" Asian -
Rudolph Valentino, BLOOD AND SAND, Paramount, 1922, **I.V.
"ESPANA CANI" Spanish -
Dolph Lundgren, Brigitte Nielsen, and Michael Pataki in Rocky IV (1985)
"KALINKA" Russian -
Anthony Quinn and Alan Bates in Zorba the Greek (1964)
"ZORBA'S DANCE" Greek
