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Camptown Races.

posted 18 years ago by incscoffeeguy
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I thought it was a great touch the way Jerry whiles "Camptown Races" right before he kills someone!

[–] 18 years ago

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[–] WalkAwayRenee 18 years ago

Must be something about that song killers like. Macaulay Caulkin is heard humming it in The Good Son.

[–] gljbradley 10 years ago

Creepy.

[–] fiatlux-1 10 years ago

Another poster on the board said that they thought this song was something Jerry uses to calm down.
That makes perfect sense. I'd not thought of that, but its almost surely the reason

I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus.
Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

[–] alifeatthemovies 8 years ago

I think film producers like to use it. It is in the public domain, and so using it doesn't cost a dime.

[–] Faridah (1369) 6 years ago

Definitely! I saw this on HBO as a kid and that song has always scared me