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Line 4: Written in 1772 by John Newton, "Amazing Grace"—what with its positive messages of freedom and safety—is one of the most popular hymns in the Christian faith. It's so popular, in fact, that some people forget its religious context altogether. It's a standard at funerals. And since it's [[Public Domain Soundtrack\|not under copyright]], and everyone knows it, it's damn near the ''only'' song you're ever going to hear at a funeral on TV or film. (It's this, or Danny Boy, people.) On a [[Everything's Louder with Bagpipes\|~~bagpipe~~bagpipes]] ("One of the three songs that sound good on the bagpipes," it's been called.)<ref>The other two are 'Danny Boy' and 'Scotland the Brave'.</ref> No ifs, ands, or buts. Or in any other situation that requires a hymn, for that matter. Even though almost ''every other'' hymn in is the public domain, too. And that's why it's gone from being just another [[Standard Snippet]] to being overloaded int he public consciousness: you hear it and think "it's '''Amazing Freaking Grace''' again". Fun fact: ~~'''~~"Amazing ~~Freaking~~ Grace~~'''~~", like many hymns, was not married with the tune it's sung to now until sometime in the mid-19th century.<ref>The tune is called "New Britain"</ref> Any example of it being sung to the same melody [[Hollywood History\|before then]] is a (admittedly understandable) case of [[Did Not Do the Research]]. On rarer occasions, the final verse ("When we've been there ten thousand years…") may be heard in a setting before it was actually added in the late 1800s. To hear what it would have sounded like in its old tune, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgSt5vnN3h4 check out this link] of Sacred Harp singers (who also sing a lot of other old-timey hymns in a much more lively and bombastic fashion than what you might picture as typical dull church music). Another fun fact: It uses the [[Common Meter]], a meter which is, naturally, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin\|very common]]. As such the same [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Amazing_Grace lyrics] can be sung to the tune of ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]],''{{'}}s and ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''{{'}}s theme songs, "Camp Town Races", "Underground", or ''"House of the Rising Sun''", along with many other songs. [[Rule of Three\|And another fun fact:]] The song is occasionally shown as being sung by American slaves prior to the Civil War, it being far more recognizable than any true "slave songs." Appropriately, it was [http://www.snopes.com/religion/amazing.asp written by a slave trader] after he [[Heel Face Turn\|gave up the business]] and became a [[The Atoner\|minister]], [[Captain Obvious\|which is the reason for the line "That saved a wretch like me."]] Compare [[Small Reference Pools]]. Not to be confused with ''[[The Amazing Race]]''. {{examples}}▼ ▲{{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * The anime ''Steam Detectives'' by Kia Asamiya uses [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_5MUpFQZQ4 this] in some intervals during the story, usually to great dramatic effects. Line 30: == [[Film]] == * Parodied in ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''. They play a funeral version of '"American Idiot'". * This is actually a plot point in ''[[Maverick (film)\|Maverick]]'': someone works out that two characters are related when they both sing "Amazing Grace" and get the same words wrong. * Famously used during [[The Spock\|Spock's]] funeral at the end of ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan\|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]''... which seemed a little odd for a Vulcan. And yes, it featured Scotty playing the pipes. Line 54: == [[Live -Action TV]] == * ''[[19 Kids and Counting]]'': This is practically a Duggar Family theme song. ** What's a Duggar Family? * Parodied in the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode "[[Touch of Satan]]"; after a torch-bearing mob sings the song for a ''second'' time, Tom Servo sings, "This song is in/the public domain/that's why we used it twice!" ** Crow also points a flaw in its use. "You can't use 'Amazing Grace' in a devil movie!" Line 93 ⟶ 92: * The end of Grace Jones's "Williams' Blood." * Pat Metheny's "Estupenda Graca" from the 1981 ''Offramp'' album is a remix of Amazing Grace, but with Nana Vasconcelos on vocals and berimbau! * Ani DiFranco had a studio version on her cdCD "Dilate" (1996) and has a kickass live version on "Living in Clip" (1997) * [[U2]] used this as an intro to "Where the Streets Have No Name" during their [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebHOVTCUDso 360° tour]. Being there to sing along to it with close to 100,000 other people was a surreal experience. * Craig Morgan name-drops it in both "That's What I Love About Sunday" and "Tough"... Line 101 ⟶ 100: == [[Radio]] == * Subverted by ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'': in one episode, Garrison Keillor and some other people sing "Amazing Grace" to the tune of the ''[[Mickey Mouse Club]]'' Song (you know, the one that goes "M-I-C, K-E-Y, M-O-U-S-E"). == Theater == * The song is sung on two occasions in ''[[The Laramie Project]]'', one being Matthew's funeral. Line 142 ⟶ 141: [[Category:Shout-Outs Index]] [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Standard Snippet]]