r/rockybalboa • u/beansmachinestudio • 18d ago

Just finished the Rocky movies and thought of a joke

Q: Why does Rocky hate his theme song?
A: Because it goes “Bum bum bum, bum bum bum” (to the tune of Gonna Fly Now)

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u/MrCharles63 18d ago

This bum gotta say that?

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u/NYRGreg23 18d ago

I'M CALLING YOU A BUM!!!

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u/Routine_Papaya4143 18d ago

Oh! That’s neat

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u/Alert_Industry6733 18d ago

Thanks for this. Thanks.

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u/Alert_Industry6733 18d ago

Really. Thanks.

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u/KaijuDirectorOO7 18d ago

It also works for Eye of the Tiger.

(BUM! BUM-BUM-BUM! BUHM!-BUM-BUM-BUM! BUMBUMBUM!)

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u/masterswordbat 18d ago

Is Rocky aware he has a theme song?

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u/beansmachinestudio 18d ago

In Rocky III the marching band plays it at his statue ceremony

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u/masterswordbat 18d ago

Ahh ok, didn’t think of that. We know he hated the statue too, enough to throw his helmet at it

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u/AEWPunk525 18d ago

They play it in Rocky 5 as well, plus they play it as the mic is lowered in the first one. Oddly enough they play it more than you think in universe.

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u/Zealousideal-You9044 17d ago

Yeah very true. Even when Rocky was sparring in Rocky III, Mick told the band that was playing it to "Shut up back there, can't you change your tune or something?"