Great Rock Songs with Classical Music Flavor

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http://www.allegro.philharmonic.me.uk/

Some info with the songs too.

 

[hornet61]

I heard a classical piece on the radio, and was told that it was called "Air on the G String" by Bach. To me it has the feel of Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale," -- actually vice versa.

Wikipedia (FWIW) comes across as to doubt this. YMMV....

cd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40e0Bju1o5I


Here is the version by Apollo 100

very good...yes, If Bach were alive to today, he might be consulting a shark, I mean lawyer.
and the irony is that Procul members; Fisher sued Booker for co-authorship and won...

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

We've danced all around this one but I don't think anybody's mentioned it: Classical Gas by Mason Williams.

Mason Williams played Classical Gas like he had 10 fingers, on each hand!

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

Some of these are more pop than rock, and I'm not sure if this thread is supposed to be for songs actually based on classical pieces, but these seem to have a classical flavor...

"Conquistador" Procol Harum...

Conquistador's debut in '71 scored some airplay on FM, but was worthy of much more acclamation than it received.

 

[hornet61]

We've danced all around this one but I don't think anybody's mentioned it: Classical Gas by Mason Williams.

Mason Williams played Classical Gas like he had 10 fingers, on each hand!

Feliciano plays like he has ten hands....... I sat front row, center stage, at a feliciano concert and to this day , I still don't beleive what I saw, and heard that night.

http://youtu.be/OU2wHIwf_70

 

[Silkie]

Some of these are more pop than rock, and I'm not sure if this thread is supposed to be for songs actually based on classical pieces, but these seem to have a classical flavor...

"Conquistador" Procol Harum...

Conquistador's debut in '71 scored some airplay on FM, but was worthy of much more acclamation than it received.

Among their better tunes. A Salty Dog was another.

Feliciano plays like he has ten hands....... I sat front row, center stage, at a feliciano concert and to this day , I still don't beleive what I saw, and heard that night. http://youtu.be/OU2wHIwf_70

Nice.

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

We've danced all around this one but I don't think anybody's mentioned it: Classical Gas by Mason Williams.

Mason Williams played Classical Gas like he had 10 fingers, on each hand!

Feliciano plays like he has ten hands....... I sat front row, center stage, at a feliciano concert and to this day , I still don't beleive what I saw, and heard that night.

http://youtu.be/OU2wHIwf_70

And the man is blind!

 

[willdav713]

I would say the Chicago II album has some Classical Music Flavor to it. Wake Up Sunshine (Ballet for a girl in Buchannon)

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

And who can forget, to the tune of "Dance of the Hours":
"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" by Allan Sherman* <ducking tomatoes> [*There is also "Like I Do" by Maureen Evans, which was a hit in the UK, with the same melody for the most part.]

... The B-side of Muddah/Fadduh was a little ditty called Here's To The Crabgrass, an ode to life in Suburbia, and sung to to the tune of English Country Garden.

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

http://www.allegro.philharmonic.me.uk/

Some info with the songs too.

Excellent reference for use on this thread!

 

[Silkie]

Edvard Grieg's "In The Hall of The Mountain King" has been covered by Apollo 100, Electric Light Orchestra and The Who.

 

[amfmsw]

Neon Philharmonic "Morning Girl" 1969
and BS&T the "Eric Suite" from the self titled BS&T LP with You've Made Me So...

I don't think "Roll Over Beethoven" counts...Chuck Berry is dicounting his works out of hand for goodness sake! Joel's "This Night" was indeed lyriced to L.V. Beethoven on th LP credits.

 

[jfrancispastirchak]

Neon Philharmonic "Morning Girl" 1969
and BS&T the "Eric Suite" from the self titled BS&T LP with You've Made Me So...

I don't think "Roll Over Beethoven" counts...Chuck Berry is dicounting his works out of hand for goodness sake! Joel's "This Night" was indeed lyriced to L.V. Beethoven on th LP credits.

Was never aware of that BS&T connection.

 

[firepoint525]

I don't think "Roll Over Beethoven" counts...Chuck Berry is dicounting his works out of hand for goodness sake! Joel's "This Night" was indeed lyriced to L.V. Beethoven on th LP credits.

I specifically mentioned ELO's version of "Roll Over Beethoven," which would indeed qualify for a mention here, because it starts out with a bit of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. A little more of it on the album version than on the single mix, but it's there on both. As for other artists' versions of it, you would be correct.

 

[amfmsw]

fire...you're absolutely correct...i'd completely forgotten about that intro they added. excellent catch. thanks for correcting me.

 

[arminius]

Edvard Grieg's "In The Hall of The Mountain King" has been covered by Apollo 100, Electric Light Orchestra and The Who.

A great version is by a band called Savatage.