Here's something so esoteric it really doesn't deserve to be posted on social media but I'm not letting that stop me. While running errands this morning, on Kansas Public Radio I heard "Carmen Suite: Toreador Song" played on marimba. Starting at 0:58 seconds it sounded really familiar. It dawned on me this is the tune to the victory song of the Geelong Cats of the Australian Football League, "We Are Geelong". Most of the teams in the AFL that originated in the State of Victoria began in the late 1800s. Their victory songs are inspired by music of that era including classical pieces, the British music hall, and World War One fighting songs. This was the first time I've ever heard an Australian rules football victory song played on a classical music radio station!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEyNU5w9oZA&list=OLAK5uy_mY1hk65SPOqYNsh4ys1BuXKnbw98US9ns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0aAVLQXpZ0&list=OLAK5uy_lLQ9tdo21qLcQfpyR0syCQeMMOURcyuQo&index=7
