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#3557168 - 04/16/12 12:11 PM Totally trivial question about Close Encounters of the Third Kind
letterboy1 (Heterosexual)Tchaikovsky Ballet Fan Lifer Registered: 12/30/00 Posts: 20004 Loc: Columbus, GA USA	I have no practical reason why, but it is bothering me that I can't find this. In the movie, there is a song that plays shortly on the little boy's (Barry) record player. It's during that scene when his mom is asleep and her TV is on - then suddenly Barry's toys power on (firetruck, a toy man who's pants fall down, etc). His little record player turns on and there is a female voice singing something like, "In the shape of a square, if you really want to know." It's one of those children's learning records. If you grew up during those times in the USA, you probably remember this or similar products. I'm on a mission to find this dang song. Why? Heck if I know. But don't worry, what happened to me in my truck at a railroad crossing the other night had nothing to do with it. Nor does the moonburn on the left side of my face. I've been looking on IMDB and YouTube for clues, but so far no luck. Any ideas? This means something . . . er, I mean, I'm just casually curious. _________________________ The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts. The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts. The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts. etc . . .
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#3557187 - 04/16/12 12:34 PM Re: Totally trivial question about Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Re: letterboy1]
PanzerMeyer Effervescent Libertarian King Crimson - SimHQ's Top Poster Registered: 04/04/01 Posts: 78973 Loc: Miami, FL USA	Wow, you've got me stumped on that one! Check out the IMDB trivia section for the movie. That may have an answer. _________________________ I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. - Charles V
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#3557216 - 04/16/12 12:54 PM Re: Totally trivial question about Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Re: letterboy1]
Raw Kryptonite Beat the Kobayashi Maru Hotshot Registered: 04/04/08 Posts: 9499 Loc: MS	This is going to drive me nuts too, so I leave you with just this, which you have probably seen already. Has the song in the background. Interesting interview too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wppB5mD5XE&feature=related I can't find that part of the scene, only the abduction to see it, but it sounds to me like one of those playskool record players with those huge thick plastic records. Or one that came with a book.\ _________________________ •XBL/Steam/Xfire: Raw Kryptonite MWO: Defcon Won •Logitech G27 Nixim •AMD FX-4170 •Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 & 6970 2GB GDDR5 Crossfire •16 GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz PC3-12800 •MSI 990FXA-GD65 Mobo
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#3557221 - 04/16/12 01:01 PM Re: Totally trivial question about Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Re: letterboy1]
letterboy1 (Heterosexual)Tchaikovsky Ballet Fan Lifer Registered: 12/30/00 Posts: 20004 Loc: Columbus, GA USA	Cool! At least I can play that clip and hear part of it. _________________________ The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts. The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts. The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts. etc . . .
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#3557390 - 04/16/12 05:55 PM Re: Totally trivial question about Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Re: letterboy1]
Bigmatthews Junior Member Registered: 10/22/06 Posts: 4 Loc: Mich
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#3557465 - 04/16/12 08:00 PM Re: Totally trivial question about Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Re: letterboy1]
Spyder512 Member Registered: 03/10/07 Posts: 337 Loc: Franklinville, New Jersey	The Pickwick Children's Chorus - Square Song Info found in the youtube information of that youtube video posted by BigMatthews
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#3557590 - 04/17/12 12:55 AM Re: Totally trivial question about Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Re: letterboy1]
Ajay Reverse engineered CloD simmer Veteran Registered: 12/18/02 Posts: 14790 Loc: Brisbane OZ	Originally Posted By: letterboy1 Cool! At least I can play that clip and hear part of it. I feel we need an axplanation for this weirdness... _________________________ My il2 page Seelowe Campaign Cliffs of Dover page CloD My character somehow got all twisted up. I was playing the mission where you have to infiltrate the Golden Glow Estate and do multiple things. When I was out burning beehives and fighting I just eventually ran away to view my success from a distance. I first noticed it when I squated down on a tree trunk. Coot..the squatter../simHQ/2011
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#3557722 - 04/17/12 09:13 AM Re: Totally trivial question about Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Re: letterboy1]
Patrocles Hotshot Registered: 05/20/05 Posts: 7381 Loc: Chicagoland	Originally Posted By: letterboy1 I have no practical reason why, but it is bothering me that I can't find this. In the movie, there is a song that plays shortly on the little boy's (Barry) record player. It's during that scene when his mom is asleep and her TV is on - then suddenly Barry's toys power on (firetruck, a toy man who's pants fall down, etc). His little record player turns on and there is a female voice singing something like, "In the shape of a square, if you really want to know." It's one of those children's learning records. If you grew up during those times in the USA, you probably remember this or similar products. I'm on a mission to find this dang song. Why? Heck if I know. But don't worry, what happened to me in my truck at a railroad crossing the other night had nothing to do with it. Nor does the moonburn on the left side of my face. I've been looking on IMDB and YouTube for clues, but so far no luck. Any ideas? This means something . . . er, I mean, I'm just casually curious. Oh, that "look in care for the shape of a square..." song? Yeah, that is memorable as being a sign of alien presence. good luck! let us know what you find.
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#3557724 - 04/17/12 09:13 AM Re: Totally trivial question about Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Re: Spyder512]
Patrocles Hotshot Registered: 05/20/05 Posts: 7381 Loc: Chicagoland	Originally Posted By: Spyder512 The Pickwick Children's Chorus - Square Song Info found in the youtube information of that youtube video posted by BigMatthews a winner!!
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#3557751 - 04/17/12 09:51 AM Re: Totally trivial question about Close Encounters of the Third Kind [Re: letterboy1]
PanzerMeyer Effervescent Libertarian King Crimson - SimHQ's Top Poster Registered: 04/04/01 Posts: 78973 Loc: Miami, FL USA	What I find impressive about Spielberg is that he made 2 films with benevolent aliens that turned out to be very good films at both the critical and commercial level. As a general rule, movies with "nice" aliens do poorly. _________________________ I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. - Charles V
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