In Popular Culture
- The song (and writing alternate lyrics to it) is a plot point in the 1995 Japanese animated film Whisper of the Heart.
- In the episode of American Dad!, American Dream Factory, the song is sung by Steve and a family of Mexican immigrants at the Fourth of July Festival, parodying the concert scene in The Sound of Music.
- In the episode of The Office, "Michael Scott Paper Company", Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) improvise a duet of the song together on the acoustic guitar and banjo respectively, as they each try to individually impress their co-worker Erin in the office break room, but end up bonding, realizing their friendship. Notably, Dwight sings a portion in German.
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