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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,413 posts) Tue Jan 22, 2013, 02:27 PM Jan 2013

What was the piece of music played immediately after Biden's swearing-in?

Yesterday, the ceremonial one. The YouTube videos cut off just as it is about to start. First you have what sounds as if it's the start of "Hail to the Chief." After that, the piece I'm wondering about starts.

Thanks.

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What was the piece of music played immediately after Biden's swearing-in? (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2013 OP

"Taking Care of Business" by BTO htuttle Jan 2013 #1

on 8-track, in a Trans-Am? mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2013 #2

Ruffles and Flourishes grasswire Jan 2013 #3

Ok. Now following that, mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2013 #4

"Hail Columbia" nyquil_man Jan 2013 #5

Ding! Ding! Ding! mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2013 #6

htuttle

(23,738 posts)

1. "Taking Care of Business" by BTO

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 02:35 PM

Jan 2013

just kidding...

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,413 posts)

2. on 8-track, in a Trans-Am?

Reply to htuttle (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 02:44 PM

Jan 2013

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

3. Ruffles and Flourishes

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 03:02 PM

Jan 2013

That's the name of the "fanfare" that precedes "Hail to the Chief"

It's a separate piece.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,413 posts)

4. Ok. Now following that,

Reply to grasswire (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 03:36 PM

Jan 2013

they played something else. It's the "something else" that I'd like to know the name of. It's something I've heard before, but I don't know the name.

nyquil_man

(1,443 posts)

5. "Hail Columbia"

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2013, 07:16 PM

Jan 2013

It's the VP's entrance song.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,413 posts)

6. Ding! Ding! Ding!

Reply to nyquil_man (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 23, 2013, 10:31 AM

Jan 2013

No more calls, please. We have a winner.

Thank you so much for that.

A little history:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail,_Columbia

"Hail, Columbia" is an American patriotic song. It was considered, with several other songs, one of the unofficial national anthems of the United States until 1931, when "The Star-Spangled Banner" was officially named the national anthem. Columbia is a poetic name for the United States in use during the 18th century.

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