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Re: Use of Classical in Modern Pop
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Scott Peterson <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 13 Nov 2002 11:25:11 EST
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>And I do mean "for what that's worth," as Waterman claims that the
>Beatles' Because is a crib from Moonlight Sonata.  I don't see that
>at all.

The story is that John Lennon walked into the room while Yoko Ono was
playing the Moonlight Sonata. Immediately fascinated by it, Lennon sat
down, reversed the chord progression and came up with "Because."

Scott Peterson
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