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Points: 4338 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 04 2004 at 18:28
A few years ago "That Seventies Show" on Fox started with Karn Evil 9 1st impression Pt 2. There was a time (late 70's) when on of the local channels started their news off with the begining to Tarkus.  Of course in the 80's CBS used Fanfare for the C
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Points: 5243 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 04 2004 at 20:36

Hey, I forgot. ELP's cover of "Hoedown" used to be the theme music for the Detroit Red Wings hockey team back in the 70's. They also used "One Little Victory" from Rush during the Stanely Cups a few years back.

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I was watching the winter olympics a few years back and the team(or co-ed) figure skating was on and one of the routines was done with the intro to Shine On You Crazy Diamond. It was a very nice routine.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2004 at 23:32
Here in Australia "Fanfare for the Comman Man" is used for the sports
theme on TV for one of the big networks, I forget which one.

Also I heard Tubular Bells on an ad for the Exorcist prequel.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2004 at 03:13

I heard Marillion's Lavender on a gardening show ( a special on  lavender), It was completely out of place, the producer is probably a hugh fan.

The music was way to loud, I'm sure all the viewers but one were annoyed by the omnip

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Dream Theater's video for Pull Me Under was on MTV when it first came out.
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Points: 4888 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 21 2004 at 22:00

 

A friend of mine who happens to be a proghead, works as a sound engineer in a Peruvian broadcasting company. He once worked for a soap opera, in which some characters were circus gypsies. During one scene, when some of these people were p

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OK, I was taking my little sister to a some DIsney movie (i forgot lol). You'll never guess what i heard,.... PHIL COLLINS!!! 
"The world is in your hands, now use it." Good'ol Phil
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One of the radio sports programs in Cleveland often plays Karn Evil 9 impression 1 part 2 to start their show. 
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Points: 830 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 13 2004 at 21:34
I know I'm reviving this, and I apologize for that, but I have an important update that I'm excited about!!

I was just watching tv, and there was a commercial on for Bell ExpressVu, which, for some of you who don't know, is a
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Prog in ęThe SunĘ newspaper this weekend!

 

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Prog in ęThe SunĘ newspaper this weekend!
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Points: 814 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2004 at 21:50

Originally posted by Ice Man Ice Man wrote:

Here in Australia "Fanfare for the Comman Man" is used for the sports
theme on TV for one of the big networks, I forget which one.

Also I heard Tubular Bells on an ad for the Exorcist prequel.

Also here in Mex

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Originally posted by Prog_Bassist Prog_Bassist wrote:

and guess what song was playing in the background! "I Believe in Father Christmas" by Greg Lake!!


Well, guys, it is that time of year again - Greg Lake's bank balance will be swelling faster than his nether regions

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Strangest:

Lately: I heard Joe Satriani's "The Enigmatic" in a
convenience store in Bloomington Minnesota at 11 p.m.
on a weeknight. Weird.

My wife and I have an alarm that wakes us to the radio.
One particular
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My wife and I have an alarm that wakes us to the radio.
One particular day I woke up and heard a VERY familiar
tune with a vaulting speedy guitar solo just raging away
and was shocked and happily awake when it was done
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[QUOTE=danbo] [QUOTE=aliensporebomb]My wife and I have an alarm that wakes us to the radio. One particular day I woke up and heard a VERY familiar tune with a vaulting speedy guitar solo just raging away and was shocked and happily awake when it was done
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Points: 352 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 28 2004 at 15:57
My friend told me about this scene in Buffalo '66 (Vincent Gallo) where Christina Ricci is dancing and singing 'Moonchild'. Two Yes songs were also used in the movie - 'Sweetness' and 'Heart of the Sunrise'.
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Points: 4215 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 29 2004 at 15:55

well evidently this year, Canadian Bell used "I Believe in Father Christmas" as their commercial and it played every 5 minutes... so no wonder Greg spent the holidays laying out on an island in the Carribbean.... Of course its a good thing he's there, c

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Points: 4338 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 30 2004 at 14:53

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

[QUOTE=Prog_Bassist]and guess what song was playing in the background! "I Believe in Father Christmas" by Greg Lake!!


Well, guys, it is that time of year again - Greg Lake's bank balance will be swelling faster than hi


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