Da Da Da DA!

Bigger than the Beatles,
More popular than Bruce;
If you don’t recognize these notes,
Man, you must be obtuse.

The musical equivalent
Of Hamlet’s famous speech,
(“To be or not to be,” I mean)
It’s something they still teach.

So happy birthday Beethoven,
The genius or the myth
And on your 246^th,
Let’s thank you for the Fifth!