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From there, we went to a clarinet, snare drum, and oom-pah-pah feeling he created for that wonderfully silly movie, Mousehunt.
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And in his attempt to liven things up, to give us the old oom-pah-pah, Morris is playing jokes, making cute, updating.
All That Froth: Morris Gives Purcell a Cutesy Vaudeville Treatment 2008
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And in his attempt to liven things up, to give us the old oom-pah-pah, Morris is playing jokes, making cute, updating.
All That Froth: Morris Gives Purcell a Cutesy Vaudeville Treatment 2008
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A quartet of electric guitars, drums, and accordion skittered out a fast ranchera oom-pah-pah.
The Making of Toro Mark Sundeen 2003
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A quartet of electric guitars, drums, and accordion skittered out a fast ranchera oom-pah-pah.
The Making of Toro Mark Sundeen 2003
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To the sound of “oom-pah-pah,” say, “Some are born with silver spoons in their mouths.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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To the sound of “oom-pah-pah,” say, “Some are born with silver spoons in their mouths.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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To the sound of “oom-pah-pah,” say, “Some are born with silver spoons in their mouths.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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To the sound of “oom-pah-pah,” say, “Some are born with silver spoons in their mouths.”
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Melodramatic plots, banal tunes over oom-pah-pah accompaniments, sopranos warbling in thirds with a flute, tenors bellowing high C's: all show and no substance.
Making a Comeback Gossett, Philip 1983
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