most famous 5 seconds of music ever?

[wisehandpoker]

first eight notes of Beethoven's fifth.

[trapsetter]

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first eight notes of Beethoven's fifth.

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I believe you're referring to the first six notes sir, not eight.

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My bad- i was thinking of the ninth, not fifth.

[baumer]

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Phil Collins' drum solo during, "In the Air Tonight."

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Love it.

[Jauerback]

Any five seconds to the theme music of "American Idol".

[luckyjimm]

Is nobody going to argue for the Jackson Five 'I want You Back' or Michael Jackson 'Billy Jean', or James Brown 'Sex Machine'?

I don't think I even heard the Star Spangled Banner until I was 20 years old, by the way, and I grew up near London.

[xxThe_Lebowskixx]

i forgot the words to the star stangled bonner

[holland3r]

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Smoke on the Water.

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This is what came to my mind first. I think it might be the most recognizable, but I'm sure a lot of people would hear the guitar and recognize it, but not be able to name the song.

[Badger]

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first eight notes of Beethoven's fifth.

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I believe you're referring to the first six notes sir, not eight.

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Are you including the rests as notes or what?
I count 8 (looking at the sheet music it's technically 9 notes since the last one is two half notes)

I think anyone arguing something other than this, Happy Birthday or Alphabet song, twinkle twinkle or other variant, is way off base

[Ser William]

Imperial March aka Darth Vader's theme.