Connection to Florence Foster Jenkins

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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belalugosihouse — 9 years ago(August 13, 2016 07:12 PM)

This is so funny! Since the movie just came out with Meryl Streep, I googled Florence Foster Jenkins and listened to her singing on YouTube. There is a song, The Laughing Song, which sounded so familiar. I thought and thought, then realizedit is the same tune as "We Are Santa's Elves!" I laughed for awhile just thinking about it. The original song is from a German opera. If you are a Rudolph fan like me, you might want to check it out. Will give you a chuckle.

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jonathan_k80 — 9 years ago(December 01, 2016 09:35 PM)

You're right. The first four bars of "Mein Herr Marquis," also known as Adele's Laughing Song, from
Die Fledermaus
are very similar. Almost the same notes but in a different time signature.
Good catch.