M>   Not a university music major, but I have done some studies in music
M> history.
Indeed.  I have some knowledge of Prog history, but that's a much 
simpler subject...
M> SD> ...there's another blatant ripoff on the first album, though I
M> SD> don't  remember (a) which song, or (b) who they ripped off.  My
M> SD> mother played  me the real thing once.
M> 
M>   Oh, yeah... now that you mention it... I think it's "Prologue" from
M> the album of the same name.  
That's the one.
M>   Their stuff is littered with those sort of things, though.  
My only objection is that they don't credit what they rip off.  
Borrowing classical themes is OK if you can pull it off, and they do.  
As I've said before, it's schmaltz but it's GOOD schmaltz.
Kinda like Led Zeppelin ripping off blues songs, except that LZ shoulda 
been paying royalties.
Stuart
You know, I'd rather see this on TV.
 - Laurie Anderson "Sharkey's Day"
11/15/96
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