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Any time a large group of people need to sing a song in unison, two things are inevitable: One, everyone always knows all the words; two, no one is ever off-key or out of sync. In other words, no matter how spontaneous the moment is supposed to be, they sound like they rehearsed the song. TV shows will sometimes make an entire Musical Episode out of this trope. Obviously, Musicals will have these all the way through. Examples of Crowd Song include:

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  • Any time a large group of people need to sing a song in unison, two things are inevitable: One, everyone always knows all the words; two, no one is ever off-key or out of sync. In other words, no matter how spontaneous the moment is supposed to be, they sound like they rehearsed the song. TV shows will sometimes make an entire Musical Episode out of this trope. Obviously, Musicals will have these all the way through. Examples of Crowd Song include:
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  • Any time a large group of people need to sing a song in unison, two things are inevitable: One, everyone always knows all the words; two, no one is ever off-key or out of sync. In other words, no matter how spontaneous the moment is supposed to be, they sound like they rehearsed the song. In the world of storytelling, there are untold legions of men, women and children ready to burst into song at a moments notice, they only need a nice main character or two to inspire them. Lyrics? Got em memorized. Tricky singing pieces? Not a problem. Choreography? Goes off without a hitch. Every single time. Naturally, this grows directly out of musical theater, where it's understood that all these people aren't REALLY bursting into song--they're merely acting as the Greek Chorus for the lead characters. For that matter, since the actual Chorus in many Greek tragedies speaks for the general public within the play, versions of this are Older Than Feudalism. TV shows will sometimes make an entire Musical Episode out of this trope. Obviously, Musicals will have these all the way through. Compare Combined Energy Attack. Often overlaps with Audience Participation Song. Made possible by Spontaneous Choreography. Taken to the extreme, it's because the lead cast Summon Backup Dancers. See also Sound Off where a military group uses a song or chant to keep everybody in time. Examples of Crowd Song include:
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