Golden Calf - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • Le veau d'or est toujours debout (The Golden Calf is still standing) is a famous aria in Charles Gounod's opera Faust
  • The Band's songs "To Kingdom Come" and "Forbidden Fruit" each reference the story of the golden calf.
  • The Golden Calf is the award given at the Netherlands Film Festival, regarded as the Dutch counterpart to the Academy Awards.
  • In 2008, Damien Hirst put his sculpture The Golden Calf up for auction at Sotheby's. The dead calf in formaldehyde, complete with gold-plated horns and hooves, sold for 10.3 million pounds.
  • Prefab Sprout has a song on the album From Langley Park to Memphis called "The Golden Calf".
  • Mooby the Golden Calf is a fictional character featured in Kevin Smith's films, comics and animated series—an indictment of McDonald's, Mickey Mouse and Disney overall.
  • The Little Golden Calf is a famous satirical novel by Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov.
  • Rhode Island band The Low Anthem recorded the track "Golden Cattle" for their 2011 album Smart Flesh.

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