Auld Lang Syne

"Auld Lang Syne" is one of the best known songs in English-speaking countries. Yet, it is sometimes referred to jokingly as "the song that nobody knows," since many people can recall the melody easily but know only a fraction of the words. It is usually sung each year on New Year's Eve at midnight and signifies the start of a new year. It is also used as a graduation song and a funeral song in Taiwan, symbolizing an end or a goodbye. In Japan, many stores play it to usher customers out at the end of a business day. In the United Kingdom, it is played at the close of the annual Congress (conference) of the Trades Union Congress. Before the composition of Aegukga, the lyrics of Korea's national anthem was sung to the tune of this song. Also, before 1972, it was the tune for the anthem of The Maldives (with the current words). The University of Virginia's fight song (The Good Old Song) also carries the same tune.

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Song - New Year's Eve - Year - Taiwan - Japan - United Kingdom - Trades Union Congress - Aegukga - Korea - Anthem - The Maldives - University of Virginia - Fight song

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It has also been used on other occasions, mostly as a sign of saying farewell. One occasion that falls in this category was in October 2000, when the body of former Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau left Parliament Hill in Ottawa for the last time, going to Montreal for the state funeral.

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October - 2000 - Pierre Trudeau - Parliament Hill - Ottawa - Montreal - State funeral

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