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Patti Larrabee wrote:
 
> This is not the first time the "best' music has been a topic.  

I tried, Patti.  

> Does anyone but me ever think of Beethovens ninth symphony?  It has endured longer than anything mentioned so far.  
> It became an anthem for a country.   

Unfortunately, it's also become an identity-discovery mechanism for
fans of Kubrick's _Clockwork Orange_--or worse yet, fans of Burgess's
_Clockwork Orange_.     


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