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jam3s2001 t1_j1tcft6 wrote

I had to look it up, because I wasn't 100% sure, but apparently the Dink Dinks are parodying A Bridge on the River Kwai. I'm not super familiar with the history, just a bit of a Spaceballs fan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaceballs#Music

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el_grort t1_j1tzb3s wrote

Colonel Bogey March is quite common tbf, but it is widely associated and recognised with Bridge over the River Kwai.

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theduncan t1_j1u25rn wrote

In fact they wanted to use the song in the film, but they knew they wouldn't get it past the ratings/censorship board, so they didn't have the words.

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