Lock Down Music Top 10: Classically Inclined
Stephen Arnell
![Stephen Arnell]()
Stephen Arnell
Broadcast/Streaming Consultant for TV & Film, Writer/Producer (Bob Fosse, Alex Cox, Prince, Sinatra etc), Media/Culture Commentator (BBC Radio, magazines, newspapers), author (novel The Great One published November 2022)
Apropos of nothing - 10 tunes by pop/rock musicians that pilfer from the classics...or in the case of Yes, from a film score (The Big Country). Guess the steals/homages....
BONUS:
This lovely aria by Patrick Cassidy features in two Ridley Scott pictures - Hannibal (2001, when it was aired for the first time) and Kingdom of Heaven (2005):
DOUBLE SECRET BONUSES:
Actually Salieri was in my opinion a very good composer; witness:
Not...