Where does this repeated string refrain come from

[SAFC2403]

Without even seeing the other replies i'd said Daft Punk - Da Funk

 

[cluffy]

Sounds like the intro to freenelson mandela

Albin Lee Meldau - Bounce

It's driving me crazy trying to work out where I know the string refrain from.

Free Nelson Mandela

 

[What A Waster]

Another shout for Daft Punk here.

Although on first listen I immediately thought of the melody from the intro and verse of Pretty Flamingo by Manfred Mann

 

[Thackeray]

The first 8 seconds Is literally identical

Literally identical? Really?

 

[Falconhoof]

Sounds a bit like Poldark

Good shout

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Albin Lee Meldau - Bounce

It's driving me crazy trying to work out where I know the string refrain from.

It sounds like theme from kung fu tv programme but it isn't same.

 

[Muppet]

Definitely Daft Punk

 

[rapscallion]

I think I know what you mean, I'm humming an electro track by someone like daft punk. But I'm fucked if I know what it's called

Edit, this?

This is it. Don't know where Daft Punk got it from but it's this.

 

[cluffy]

Literally identical? Really?

It is literally identical to the opening of Free Nelson Mandela ffs! Should be the end of the thread.

 

[Thackeray]

It is literally identical to the opening of Free Nelson Mandela ffs! Should be the end of the thread.

It's not the right answer though, no matter how many ffs you stick on it.

 

[Redcar]

The OP needs to confirm

 

[Jasper]

Nowt like it.

It clearly isn't like - you even posted it.

how f***ing cloth eared is he

It’s absolutely 100% not da funk by daft punk like

 

[What A Waster]

It is literally identical to the opening of Free Nelson Mandela ffs! Should be the end of the thread.

I can see where you're coming from with that. The first 5 notes, but then Free Nelson Mandela changes. The daft punk one follows the same pattern

 

[PTR]

Literally identical? Really?

The notes are, I think, yes.
Might be a different key, but I think it would transpose almost exactly.

 

[cluffy]

It's not the right answer though, no matter how many ffs you stick on it.

It's the same tune dunno about 'the right answer' whatever that means

 

[Jasper]

Definitely Daft Punk

It’s not I’ve just written it out. It’s different even when transposed to the same key.

Basically the OP goes:

A, G A G; E, D E D; C, B C B; A

Daft Punk when transposed into the same key is:

A, G A C; E, D E G; C, B C E; A

Not far off but not the same.

 

[zwartekat]

Why doesn't someone look up the writing credits for the song. They might help.

I would but I don't really like the song anyway.

 

[cluffy]

Why doesn't someone look up the writing credits for the song. They might help.

I would but I don't really like the song anyway.

Maybe cos the Op was on about the tune reminding him of something that was driving him nuts
But then people are trying to work out where the samples from
Two totally different concepts!

I agree it’s a cack song anyway

 

[Arthur80]

Sounds similar to one of the gatecrasher classical songs, maybe the beginning of ayla ayla but can't find a video with the intro on.

 

[PTR]

It’s not I’ve just written it out. It’s different even when transposed to the same key.
Basically the OP goes:
A, G A G; E, D E D; C, B C B; A
Daft Punk when transposed into the same key is:
A, G A C; E, D E G; C, B C E; A
Not far off but not the same.

Nice one mate

Although I think the fact that I struggled to see any difference in those notes proves my point