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sarge43

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13. Re 1984

Sun Jul 29, 2012, 06:34 AM

Jul 2012

I always thought it would have been appropriate to welcome the athletes with movie sound track fanfares and marches, such as Parade of the Charioteers from Ben Hur, Indiana Jones' main theme, Superman, Captain from Castile, March to the Castle, Mary, Queen of Scots and so forth. "Hollywood, the film capital of the world, welcomes the athletes of ..."

Your choices, plus some classic Swing and Rock, In The Mood, Rock Around the Clock, etc

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