Mudcat Café message #283580

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Thread #24662 Message #283580
Posted By: thehiker
23-Aug-00 - 07:59 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Looking for hymn set to 'Ode to Joy'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Looking for hymn set to 'Ode to Joy'

Unless I am very much mistaken Beethoven's Ode To Joy is the official anthem of the European Union.It could well be that Albert Hammond was commishioned to write lyrics to this glorious opus.