Classical rip-offs

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:23 am

BTW, the Ventures also released an album called "Play the classics"... many interesting tracks, albeit i wouldn't call them "rip-off"s...

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 1:58 am

Er..... only about 3400km, Roy! I'll pack a water bottle and a few sandwiches just in case...

You got it! Kokomo was the one. Great track, IMO.

They are chips here, Roy - hot or cold.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 2:35 am

"Saturday night at the duck pond"... lovely... wonder what'd be their title for a reworked theme from Nutcracker...
Aitch, cannot believe you'll pack a WATER bottle...

Kiddin' of course, NOM...

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:26 am

That would only be for the desert section, Sheena. Normal provisions on all others.....

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:40 am

Coincidence: The city of Kokomo in Indiana is in Howard County.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:50 am

(sigh of relief)
Ha! Didn't know you have your own county... cool!

Eh... we were talking classical rip-offs, if i'm not mistaken...
I wonder, who's the most "ripped-off" composer?
Duck pond?..

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:44 am

A number of Procol Harum songs were based on Bach. "Whiter Shade Of Pale" and "Repent Walpurgis" to name a couple.....

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 1:30 pm

Isn't the melody to "Happy Christmas, War Is Over" by Lenono based on on an old (non classical) European folk song?
Slightly off the classical subject, but my German ex was infuriated upon hearing this song and John and Yoko taking writing credits.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 10:27 am

ELP's "Hoedown" and "Fanfare For The Common Man" are both redos of Aaron Copeland works...the first is kind of fun (I played it in the first band I was in)...the second is a moribund exercise in futility.

The first time I ever heard the conclusion of Stravinsky's Firebird was over the PA system at a 1972 Yes concert, with a million little reflections bouncing off the 'disco ball' and frisbees filling the air...just before the band took the stage...

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:44 pm

Not a classical rip-off, but worth mentioning all the same: Holland-Dozier-Holland wrote 'Mickey's Monkey'. I only know Mother's Finest's version of it on their 1977 'Another Mother Further' album. Now if you listen to Led Zeppelin's 1975 'Custard Pie', you'll find that it is a 'Mickey's Monkey' rip-off. No?