Salve Regina - in Popular Culture

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In 1976 the words of the first verse of the Salve Regina were used as a repeating theme in the song Oh What a Circus in the musical Evita, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice.

In the 1992 American movie Sister Act, a gospel- and rock & roll-infused version of the song was performed.

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