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The most common melody in the world

published by arvana

5 days 4 hours 45 minutes ago • 2560 views

tags: nokia, ringtone, ring tone, Francisco Tarrega, Gran Vals, classical, guitar

Nokia took their ring tone from a musical phrase in Francisco Tárrega's "Gran Vals." You'll hear it 15 seconds into this clip, and again at 2:56. It is heard on 800,000 phones around the world.

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best one i heard for a while, was a really drunk guy on some police tv show, and while the cops were talking to him his phone went off. He had "what shall we do with the drunken sailor" for his ring tone. :-) class.

written by sirex

| 1 week ago | CH

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Gran Vals ringtone makes calvados angry.

written by calvados

| 6 days 9 hours 43 minutes ago | CH

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Sorry Nokia tune, you got replaced by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up.
Only downside is I don't want to answer because I want to hear the whole song.

written by Abducted

| 4 days 18 hours 54 minutes ago | CH

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I thought Shave and a Haircut was more common. It's older than Gran Vals, too, by three years. Hell, people even knock on doors to the cadence of Shave and a Haircut.

Shave and a haircut, two bits!

written by shuac | 4 days 17 hours 54 minutes ago | CH

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HELLO?? NO I CANT TALK NOW, IM AT THE LIBRARY!...THE LIBRARY!!!

written by Dignant_Pink | 4 days 9 hours 56 minutes ago | CH

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Brilliant. I don't think I'd heard the whole song before. And that guy can actually play.

written by Pooterius

| 4 days 9 hours 53 minutes ago | CH

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The most common melody in the WORLD? Really? Still, beautiful song.

written by JAPR

| 4 days 9 hours 41 minutes ago | CH

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Really makes me wish Nokia hadn't ruined it...

written by nazdorovia

| 4 days 8 hours 44 minutes ago | CH

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Yeah, that is indeed a beautiful song. Damn corporations.

written by MarineGunrock

| 4 days 7 hours 38 minutes ago | CH

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>> ^nazdorovia:
Really makes me wish Nokia hadn't ruined it...

I don't see how Nokia ruined it? If anything we should thank them for introducing a huge audience to a brilliant song.

written by stevenzissou

| 4 days 6 hours 28 minutes ago | CH

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