The sordid tale of Mr. Browning, Mr. Galuppi, and Ms. Delmhorst

[reldnahkram]

Boston singer-songwriter Kris Delmhorst's latest album is lyrically based on the works of well known poets, including Lord Byron, ee Cummings, and Walt Whitman. The first track is based on Robert Browning's 'A Toccata of Galuppi's". But she read the poem ignoring punctuation, and didn't fact check, and we're left with the song 'Galuppi Baldassarre'. Oops.

Anyway, I'm looking for other songs that use classical composers, preferable as the focus, but name-dropping is ok. I've got two others - the first verse of Rhett Miller's 'Our Love' uses Richard Wagner as a main character, and Cake mentions Verdi in 'Opera Singer'. What else?

Comments

[sonatanator.livejournal.com]

Two in Sondheim: The Ladies Who Lunch: "A matinee, a pinter play/ perhaps a piece of Mahler's" and Opening Doors: "I'll let you know when Stravinsky has a hit."

And of course Roll Over Beethoven (and tell Chaikovsky the news)

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

Um, 'Roll Over Beethoven'?

[sylvansafekeepe.livejournal.com]

"Rock me Amadeus", by Falco?

Also, Prokofiev is mentioned in "We Didn't Start the Fire".

[asmanyaswill.livejournal.com]

"Verdi Cries", by 10000 Maniacs, also covered by June Tabor whence I learned it. (Never heard the original.)

A little late...

[reldnahcire.livejournal.com]

So can I make this into a game by asking you all to tell me the name of the song that mentions Leonard Bernstein?

Re: A little late...

[reldnahcire.livejournal.com]

teach me to skim, missed the classical part, but still, Bernstein is big...