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Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy has a highly original career path. Coming from a jazz background,
he went on to compose jingles for television and commercials. In 1976, at the
request of a producer, he recorded a disco track based on Beethoven's Symphony
No. 5. Entitled "Fifth of Beethoven", the track became a hit in the U.S., where
it was even a short-lived number one. in 1977, "Fifth of Beethoven" appeared on
the soundtrack of the cult film Saturday Night Fever, alongside hits by The Bee
Gees and MFSB. Walter Murphy continued in this vein for a while with the albums
Rhapsody in Blue (1977) and P...
A Fifth of BeethovenWalter Murphy
Thunder BuddiesWalter Murphy, Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane
All Time HighWalter Murphy and Rita Coolidge
Do It
Walter MurphyShuttle
Walter MurphyOne Sweet Kiss
Walter MurphyA Fifth of BeethovenWalter Murphy
A Fifth of Beethoven
Thunder BuddiesWalter Murphy, Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane
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All Time HighWalter Murphy and Rita Coolidge
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Do It
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Shuttle
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One Sweet Kiss
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