What are pop or rock songs based on classical or older melodies?
bruce020301 asked:
There are songs like Lover’s Concerto which is based on Mozart and resurrected jazz standards.
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There are songs like Lover’s Concerto which is based on Mozart and resurrected jazz standards.
I’m looking for well-known rock or pop songs whose melodies are many decades old but are considered modern hits.
Tristan
February 19th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Aaron
That Blues Traveler song Hook is based on Pachelbel’s Canon.
February 23rd, 2011 at 12:23 am
Sebastian
A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harem was inspired by Bach’s Sleepers Awake
The Clash’s song the English Civil War is based on a folk melody commonly known as When Johnny comes marching home