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Topic: looking for ideas for public domain song

Posted By: Tallsor
Subject: looking for ideas for public domain song
Date Posted: 7/07/11 at 12:09pm

I volunteer with a performing arts magazine in the Kansas City area, and I was wanting to look into making a viral video/commercial where people are lipsynching to a song:

Was hoping to get suggestions for songs that are in the public domain that involve the performing arts/theatre. I've got a list of places that offer public domain songs, but I'm looking for specific song suggestions.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Posted By: Rorgg
Date Posted: 7/07/11 at 2:52pm

My first reaction was: Well, you're not going to get anything good. Copyright goes back to the early part of the XXth century, what're you going to find that's even moderately recognizable from MT before that...

And then it hit me, Gilbert & Sullivan's in the PD. I'd start there.

Posted By: museav
Date Posted: 7/08/11 at 8:50am

Just remember that even if the song is in the public domain, there may be rights associated with the specific performance of the song that you plan to use and since you plan to 'sync' the audio performance to video then those would likely be sync rights.

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Brad W.

Posted By: SamD
Date Posted: 7/09/11 at 9:53pm

You've probably seen this response from a town that was blasted by a news magazine as being 'dead.' Don't know what they went through for the rights, but it was well worth it. Maybe you can do some research on the "making of." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPjjZCO67WI

Posted By: Tallsor
Date Posted: 7/11/11 at 1:15pm

Sam, that's actually what inspired me to do this. ;-) Thanks.