"Well, I'm sure he's 'a jolly good fellow', but shouldn't you be Happy Birthday? Oh, right, that'd cost money."
—The Spoony Experiment on Miami Vice ("Viking Bikers From Hell")
Diabetus: [As "O Fortuna" plays over title sequence] THIS WAS CHEEEEAAAAPPP!!!'
— Retsupurae, "Messlevania: Dracula Unleashed"
[to the tune of "Amazing Freaking Grace"] This song is in / The public domain / That's why we used it twice!
— Tom Servo, "Mystery Science Theater 3000 S09 E08: The Touch of Satan"
Homer: I hope I never hear that god-awful Nutcracker music again.
Lisa: I don't know dad. This time of year everybody does it 'cause you don't have to pay for the music rights.
Gordon: That song you wanted, that St. Margaret's, whatever the hell it's called, $80,000 for a song. Here. Here's a list of public domain songs. Pick somethin' you like.
Hannah: [dismayed] "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain".
Gordon: I actually like "Camptown Races," but author's choice.
Hannah: [dismayed] "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain".
Gordon: I actually like "Camptown Races," but author's choice.
