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* A group of [[chickens]] cluck the tune in [[Episode 106: Tony Bennett|episode 106]] of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''.
 
* A group of [[chickens]] cluck the tune in [[Episode 106: Tony Bennett|episode 106]] of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''.
 
* [[Whoopi Goldberg]] plays the music by rubbing her fingers on crystal glasses filled with water in [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|episode 109]] of ''Muppets Tonight''.
 
* [[Whoopi Goldberg]] plays the music by rubbing her fingers on crystal glasses filled with water in [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|episode 109]] of ''Muppets Tonight''.
* The [[Flying Monkeys]] in ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]'' sing the tune as they leave [[The Wicked Witch of the West]]'s castle to capture the film's heroes.
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* The [[Flying Monkeys]] in ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]'' sing the tune as they leave [[The Wicked Witch of the West]]'s castle, much to the annoyance of their boss, to capture the film's heroes.
 
* [[Leonard Birdseed]] leads the Birdapest Symphony Orchestra in performing the song in the album ''[[Elmo and the Orchestra]]''.
 
* [[Leonard Birdseed]] leads the Birdapest Symphony Orchestra in performing the song in the album ''[[Elmo and the Orchestra]]''.
 
* Another instrumental version is used for a film segment in ''[[Happy Healthy Monsters]]'' showing athletes performing a number of feats.
 
* Another instrumental version is used for a film segment in ''[[Happy Healthy Monsters]]'' showing athletes performing a number of feats.

Revision as of 13:25, 17 December 2015

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Written by Richard Wagner
Date 1870
Source Die Walküre (opera)
Publisher public domain
Ride of the Valkyries Piggy

Miss Piggy in the sterotypical Brünnhilde costume.

"Ride of the Valkyries" is a song by Richard Wagner from his opera Die Walküre. Although it was originally written with lyrics, the song has been used as an instrumental in popular culture, and is often associated with Brünnhilde, and her sterotypical opera costume.

References

  • A 1980 Milton Bradley puzzle depicts Miss Piggy performing as a Valkyrie spoofing a scene from the opera.
  • Another one from the line shows her in the same costume, backstage.
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