![]() The melody is also, as far as I’m aware, quite original. After that, although the piece continues to sound like Bach, in the sense that the chord progression has a compelling sense of logic to it, it’s not an copy of anything I recognize (although of course I stand ready to be contradicted by music experts…). 3 in D major, BWV 1068 better known as “ Air on the G String“. It is true that it sounds very much like Bach, especially the trademark descending bass figures which feature in the Hammond organ part indeed, the first few bars of the accompaniment are pretty much identical to the second movement from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. Listening to it a few times on my iPod and again since I got home has made me realise that I’ve probably been a bit unfair to the songwriters Gary Booker, Keith Reid and Matthew Fisher, a sentiment confirmed by the wikipedia article about the piece I linked to through its title. ![]() I don’t know who told me so, but I’ve always taken it for granted. Incidentally, I’ve always believed that a Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum was based pretty directly on music by Johan Sebastian Bach. On the train coming home I happened to listen to this classic for the first time in ages and, too tired for anything else this evening, I thought I’d share this version I found on Youtube because it’s positively dripping with nostalgia for the Swinging Sixties. I’m finally back from a pretty intense three days in dear old Swindon.
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