A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band

Saturday, October 9, 1976 – October 15, 1976 All day

Artist: Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band Weeks at #1: 1 week Chart dates: October 9, 1976

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A single made in 1976 by Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band, later included in the soundtrack of the 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever. “A Fifth of Beethoven” is a disco instrumental based around Ludwig van Beethoven’s famous Symphony No. 5, particularly its famous first movement.