A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band (1976)

[IwouldBeSoHappy]

Beethoven se ha de estar revolcando en su tumba ._.

[SurestRougeODST]

That awkward moment when you realize that not everything your parents listened to was shit.

[FloydianSoup]

....and with this gift

WE WILL WIN 4TH PLACE!

[DarkerthantheShadows]

I'm here because of Little Big Planet 2. WHOO!

[BaronBeefhart]

Fuck The Simpsons and Family Guy, Judge Judy, Bitch!

[rdhalliii]

Seriously it was this of The best of Bread......... OUCH

[rdhalliii]

4 People obviously had no idea what the 70's had to offer as far as Music was concerned.

[inswoon]

@rdhalliii Or they simply prefer the 1804 original 5th.

[rdhalliii]

Screw em all! I was 16 cruising to this in a 74 barracuda.... yikes.

[ziggiette]

it's funny how the record says "A fifth of beethoven (Beethoven/Murphy)"

[MascotOfAGeneration]

I forgot my skates.

[guigsb]

the 5 peters.



[IndigoChild6]

Beethoven and Disco? Just some awesomeness.

[MGSbeetle1019]

LBP2!!!!!!



[tropicvibe]

Who're the 3 neanderthals that said they didn't like this song

[buffalojoe4444]

Beethoven Man your the shit for giving us this song so it could be like the fuckin awesomest song ever!



[litojonny]

uhh robin thicke anybody?

[SteamTeamRedubUK]

Joe: THAT WAS AWESOME!

Peter: Oh my God, that was completely by accident!

[cherroberts]

BRING...BACK...DISCO!

[swampertkamm85]

Goldmember!

[nickholasoutar]

OMG.this IS from LBP lmfao.(: thanks

[NVAKiller113]

So who's thinking of Smei-Pro right now?

[lisatodd071]

Dag took me long enough to find my favorite version(The Big Apple Band)

[trainguy3]

do three people like rap?

[BgMsDangerus]

djbuddy: Read everything you wrote in your description and when I saw your smiley face at the end, I have to ask...do you have a deviated septum?

[CommodoreFluffy]

Step 1: Get a Low rider

Step 2: Dress old-timey

Step 3: Blast this song while cruising in random parts of town (with a diverse sample and large sample size) to see what happens.

Step 4: Post results

[GeneralKarl]

Super concept and superb execution!

[ChihuahuaboyDH]

A great instrumental from Walter Murphy! #1 on Billboard's pop singles chart in October 1976! Ludwig would have been proud!

Bravo, Walter!

[TheRamrod100]

This is suchhhhhh a roller rink song, Good times!

[elfuuuaaa915]

How are you not here because of Saturday Night Fever c'mon not Family Guy

[ThEbOsS7171]

Thumbs up if you looked for this song because of Family Guy.

[myfeeling4you]

get up off your seats

do a dance

such a funky sound

my woman feels so good now

my crutch is sore

my woman wants more

[beezgoquck]

i was in music class my music teacher put this on i was like 0.0

[qeputashacesaqii]

LBP2<3 hahahahahahahhahahha

[BestestOfBest]

@KITARO Actually @wcjones451 is correct. According to Wikipedia, Since then, Murphy has gone back to jingle writing, and has written music for numerous cartoons and TV shows, including Channel Umptee-3, Family Guy, its recent offshoot album, Family Guy: Live in Vegas,[8] the main title music for The Cleveland Show and the main title music for American Dad!."

[tiko135135]

too damn funky for my own damn self

[JWZ030]

So Funky, Groovy & Classic! :)

[wcjones451]

Walter Murphy composes music for Family Guy now, what a badass...

[KITARO]

@wcjones451 i don't know if your joking but wrong

[wcjones451]

@KITARO Nope, no joke. Any google search can verify it. He and Ron Jones are the two main composers for the show

[jmeitzen]

Now when I hear the original, I miss the groove of this one! I much prefer this one. Drums, guitar, and synth additions are grand. All that being said, the original is an amazing piece of work. This one is just more interesting, especially if you like to dance to your music. Thanks for posting.

[TheDukedawg1]

lovely!!

[5ch3nk]

wait....walter murphy was white?!! 

[22victoria14]

lbp2 <3

[Batrachus]

Disco remake of 5th Beethoven's symphony? It's a sacrilege!

[LifeWithKnowledge]

I really enjoyed reading the text box. Subbed for someone who appreciates the history behind the music they listen to, as much as I do. Keep it up!

[Jakermeister09]

family guy!

[BigFatHeretic]

Da Da Da Daaaa! That's dot dot dot dash, which coincidentally is the Mores Code for the letter V! Of course, Beethoven composed is original 5th symphony a couple of centuries before the telegraph was invented. Amazing! Eh?

[sickphil71]

It might introduce a few kids to Beethoven, but it's more of a novelty that's badly dated. I think this came out when I was like 6 or 7 years old. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of people prefer the original. Thank God Murphy didn't do that to the 9th.

[olehh1]

The original is way better.

[DarkerthantheShadows]

i only came here because this song is on LBP 2 (little big planet 2) and i LOVE it.

[nrmoore100]

i dont think so, actually a lot of kids would but there are many that love classical music... i guess you have to get to a certain teen age to appreciate it :}

[hanzmasterflash]

work drugs

[PuppetMassachusetts]

Beethoven is moving downstairs for this shit.

[CallMePianoMan]

owned.



[NosebleedDaHitmaker]

Robin Thicke KILLED THIS!

[Pr3d3tor333]

my internet connection brought me here ;D

[CarulornTarcona]

I like Beethoven's 5th but this gives me a new point of view.

[kjdompier]

lbp2 yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaayyyyyyyyy

[wcjones451]

This is done by one of the guy's who writes music for Family Guy. What a badass

[johnarkell]

easy... /watch?v=tyB5EIoNdX8

[berner]

I thought this was a remix done by Fox studios and had no idea it was done in 1976, the year I was born :o

[billbailey60]

what no Amadeus?

[Smashbrosforlife]

hehe, nobodys gonna try a ninth of beethoven... wait, thats totally fucking bad!

oh and 1:24 is avalon from littlebigplanet 2. that is all.

[yougotkained]

Starts skating with Peter, Joe, Cleveland and Quagmire

[MrSt3ve]

So who's thinkning of Family Guy right now?

[jgasp]

@MrSt3ve fuck family guy the simpsons already did it when martin was playing this song

[PIEproductions12]

@jgasp dude simpsons are long done for only thing keeping them from a cancelation is the fact its famous but its not that good anymore

[DamienMultani]

@jgasp fuck the simpsons, family guy is funnier

[inswoon]

@DamienMultani Shock humour ≠ comedy

[OscarAIho]

@jgasp southparkstudios(dot)com/full-­episodes/s06e07-the-simpsons-a­lready-did-it

[TheZombieJC]

@MrSt3ve Roll Bounce

[DivineXdarkness]

who ever decided to put that pic up a 1:24 needs to commit suicide i hate this vid because of tht i will find, u shove a chainsaw up ur butt, turn it on and kill u. DISLIKE!!!!

[ZachTheUnholy]

@DivineXdarkness Woop-de-fuckin-do. No one cares.

[blobloblo6]

@DivineXdarkness Get off the internet kid. Besides, your mother's calling you. She's asking why you're so butthurt about a bust.

[Jonnywiseguy]

who ever put that 1 dislike up, YOU sir are a douche-Fag....'nuff said.

[gradster1]

... It just seems empty without Robin's voice...

[terrygand]

This is CLASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­SSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[djstarsounds]

any one know where i can find the full song of the Judge Judy version beethoven 5th symphony?

[Oberst543]

no thumbs down, win.



[KelvTwelve]

If Beethoven could listen to this today, he'd boogie down.

[rikwatson200]

aha finally found the name of this. When its on the radio, they never say what it is

[elgoog43]

Thumbs up if LBP2 brought you here!

[InfernusCar]

@elgoog43 Boy I was watching Family Guy while trying to get that stupid Chef hat.Screw 100,00 points

[FunGuy161]

Thumbs up for LBP2!!!! 8D

[jackftww2]

@FunGuy161 ill correct you. what you meant to type was: give me thumbs up because im an attention seeking bitch

[AppleOutlaw]

@jackftww2 Dude, you win the internet for that comment.

[vassilischr]

2:08 Note that he is in a goat of Mendes (Satan) position The red lights in the bottom form a christian cross. He is stepping on it. The woman in awe.

[Bunge16]

@vassilischr So...you're saying that disco is the Devil's music? Right, because that makes sense.

[darthvesgo]

@vassilischr Just fuck off.

[whatthedeuce81]

I have been wondering whjo did this song for years! Thank you!!

[rude2325]

This was a BIG HIT on top 40 radio back in 1976. Did you notice the shot of the World Trade Center at the end?

[linkblade91]

The rollar-rink bit in Family Guy was pretty awesome, but I loved its inclusion in LittleBigPlanet 2.

[asr84]

This song has me head banging to the disco sound! It's crazy, awesome.

[dialhforhero24]

Thumb's Up if you saw this on Family Guy and thought it was awesome

[donutplay]

@dialhforhero24 STFU WHORE!

[Ninjamohawk]

I love the cool keyboard that starts at 1:09 why is that sound not around anymore??

[tyreburster]

@Ninjamohawk The keyboard you here is called a clavinet, something that Stevie Wonder played frequently (Superstition, for instance). It's a timeless sound. Shame it's not heard a great deal these days.

[Ninjamohawk]

@tyreburster crying shame. It's so cool! After hearing this I went and played a video game called Phantasy Star 2 on the Sega Genesis. They use a synthetic clavinet sound in some of the songs. It's brilliant.

[RabbidTea]

@mynameisnotearl3 lol how far are you in that, ima at the spaceship part where avalon gets captured! :D

[RabbidTea]

I wanna just walk down the street with this playing

[Scorpiusgrl]

SOo Kool

[kayleighshay]

I LOVE Beethoven's 5th!

[marfimn]

THE BEAUTIFUL

[RoyalHustler09]

Semi-Pro and Little Big Planet 2 got me looking for this.

[porque27]

this music seems a bit SEMI-PRO to me... (hint hint)

[RoyalHustler09]

@porque27 "With this new move, WE WILL WIN FOURTH PLACE!"

[numbers3934]

instant erection.

[Xenozoa425]

My Government teacher danced to this with the music at full blast.

People looked through the open door all confused xD

[Dataylo67]

This just sounds so good!!

[sanjostudios]

this is a awesome 70s funk music song

[shahir10]

Family Guy

[mrjonched]

lol this is amazing

[peekoispet]

Are teacher put this on and paused and then said "What song is this?" I rose my hand and said "Beethovens 5th symphony" Then she gose nope. And plays it from : 0:10

[OldGoat1951]

Boy, is this imaginative! The amazing thing is that the non-Beethoven themes work so well, yet are so modern.

[SuperSexyNazi]

i couldn't resist disco dancing to this.....

[xlheartlx]

I like both :) Even my music teacher does-he says this version "takes him back to easier days".

[gozone100]

throw me a frickin bone here

[miniwheels100]

i love this wayyy more than beethovens fifth

[Tubes12AX7k]

@miniwheels100 They should do this with ALL classical music.

[JubalCalif]

@miniwheels100

I second that emotion! I think if Beethoven had drank his fifth instead of wrote it, even he may have come up with some disco music all those centuries ago! Even ol' Ludwig I think would have looked fantastically funky in a polyester suit & "getting down" under the big crystal ball. :-)

[TurquoiseTsunami]

@miniwheels100 Then you're uncultured...

[miniwheels100]

@TurquoiseTsunami good for me

[TurquoiseTsunami]

@miniwheels100 Yeah, good for you. :)

[cornutus11]

Great song, but there is a huge difference between Beethoven's Fifth and A Fifth of Beethoven.