Topic: THE INFLUENCE OF CLASSIC MUSIC ON POP

A lot of us know probably these songs:
- THE STREETS OF LONDON by RALPH MCTELL
- RAIN AND TEARS, by APHRODITES CHILD.

What you should do, and it's funny too, when you play guitar with a friend, one starts to sing STREETS OF LONDON, the second starts to sing RAIN AND TEARS.
These songs are an almost perfect match.
If you know something about classic music, maybe you know PACHELBEL'S CANON, play that on piano or violin and again a match.
I have PROCOL HARUM songs, one live album, where he thanks his CO-WRITER, J.S.BACH.
Do you know other matches, classic, or old music dressed in a new costume?

[color=blue]- GITAARDOCPHIL SAIS: TO CONQUER DEAD, YOU HAVE TO DIE[/color]   AND [color=blue] we are born to die[/color]
- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
[color=blue]Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.[/color]

Re: THE INFLUENCE OF CLASSIC MUSIC ON POP

MacArthur Park is set to the tune of a Rachmaninoff piano piece. 

- Zurf

Granted B chord amnesty by King of the Mutants (Long live the king).
If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
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Re: THE INFLUENCE OF CLASSIC MUSIC ON POP

There are a lot of songs, based on classic music, I think about to search "how many songs".

[color=blue]- GITAARDOCPHIL SAIS: TO CONQUER DEAD, YOU HAVE TO DIE[/color]   AND [color=blue] we are born to die[/color]
- MY GUITAR PLAYS EVERY STYLE = BLUES, ROCK, METAL, so I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT.
[color=blue]Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.[/color]

Re: THE INFLUENCE OF CLASSIC MUSIC ON POP

I always enjoyed and was abig fan of The Electric Light Orchestra and they had some pop success in the 70's and 80's. They borrowed a bunch from Classical and I think Jeff Lynne was and is an underated song writer. I still listen to their old stuff regularly.

I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.
Elvis Costello