The Beatles - Roll Over BeethovenHigh Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb6Ui9-GfaA&feature=email&fmt=18Copyright - 1963 EMI Records Ltd."Roll Over Beethoven" is a 1956 hit single by Chuck Berry originally released on Chess Records, with "Drifting Heart" as the b-side. The lyrics of the song mention rock and roll and the desire for rhythm and blues to replace classical music. The song has been covered by many other artists and Rolling Stone ranked it #97 on their list the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Inspiration and lyricsAccording to Rolling Stone and Cub Koda of the All Music Guide (AMG), Berry wrote the song in response to his sister Lucy always using the family piano to play classical music when Berry wanted to play contemporary popular music.In addition to classical composers Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, the lyrics mention or allude to several popular artists. "Early in the morning" is the title of a Louis Jordan song and "Blue Suede Shoes" refers to Carl Perkins's song. Finally, "Hey diddle diddle" comes from the nursery rhyme, "The Cat and the Fiddle". Although the lyrics mention rocking and rolling, the music that the classics are supposed to step aside for is always referred to as "rhythm and blues". Arthur Alexander appropriated the lyric "a shot of rhythm and blues" for the title of his later song.As for the rest of the lyrics, a "rhythm review" describes the old style R&B show with many featured artists appearing on one bill in front of a big band. One phrase that has troubled some cover artists not familiar with the southern idiom for "a little bit more" is "move on up just a trifle further". Neither the Beatles nor the Electric Light Orchestra manage to sing the phrase correctly, despite having done two versions apiece.Like The Tennessee Waltz, "Roll Over Beethoven" is a self-referential metasong, i.e. a song about the song itself.Cover versionsIt is one of the most widely covered songs in popular music—"a staple of rock &roll bands" according to Koda[2]—with notable versions by Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beatles and the Electric Light Orchestra. Other covers were performed by Mountain, Status Quo, The Rolling Stones, The Byrds, The 13th Floor Elevators, The Sonics, Gene Vincent, Uriah Heep on Uriah Heep Live and the Australian band Buster Brown on their 1974 album Something to Say. In 1992, the English Heavy Metal band, Iron Maiden covered it as a B-side to its "From Here to Eternity" single.The Beatles"Roll Over Beethoven" was a favorite of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison even before they had chosen "The Beatles" as their name, and they continued to play it live right into their American tours of 1964. Their version of "Roll Over Beethoven" was recorded on 30 July 1963 for their second British LP, With the Beatles, and features George Harrison on vocals and guitar.[5] In the United States, it was released 10 April 1964 as the opening track of The Beatles' Second Album.[6]In 1964, the Beatles released a live version of "Roll Over Beethoven" on Live at the BBC. This live version was recorded on 28 February 1964 and broadcast on 30 March 1964 as part of a BBC series starring the Beatles called From Us To You.[7]This version of "Roll Over Beethoven" was used in the film Superman III directed by Richard Lester who also directed a film for the Beatles, Help!Recorded:30 July 1963Lyrics: Well gonna write a little letter Gonna mail it to my local D.J. It's a rockin' little record I want my jockey to play Roll over Beethoven I gotta hear it again today You know my temperature's risin' and the jukebox's blowin' a fuse My hearts beatin' rhythm and my soul keeps singing the blues Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news I got a rockin' pneumonia I need a shot of rhythm and blues I think I got it off the writer sittin' down by the rhythm review Roll over Beethoven we're rockin' in two by two Well if you fell you like it Well get your lover and reel and rock it roll it over and move on up just jump around and reel and rock it roll it over Roll over Beethoven a rockin' in two by two , oh Well early in the mornin' I'm a givin' you the warnin' Don't you step on my blue suede showes Hey little little gonna play my fiddle Ain't got nothing to lose Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news You know she winks like a glow worm Dance like a spinnin' top She got a crazy partner oughta see 'em reel an rock Long as she's got a dime the music will never stop Roll over Beethoven Roll over Beethoven Roll over Beethoven Roll over Beethoven Roll over Beethoven and dig these rhythm and blues [ More Detail ]
Telecast March 22, 1952 from Carnegie Hall, New York Cityfor the second movement go here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijiHzheK4GQfrom an interview by Robert Stumpf II with Bob Bloom, who played with Toscanini:I played for him for six years. He yelled at me a lot, but as a father. After awhile I became, from those in the orchestra, possibly closer than anyone else to Toscanini. Away from the podium, he was like a little child. He loved music. In his study, he would show me Puccini's snuff box, Verdi's eye glasses. He treasured these things.One day I was visiting him and he asked me to stay for lunch. I could tell he was very tired, and we had finished our business, so I told him that I didn't have to stay. I said, "Maestro, you look tired. Why don't you take a nap?"He said, "I've been up since five o'clock this morning studying this symphony." The symphony that week was Beethoven's Fifth.I said, "Maestro, how many times have you conducted that?"He answered, "Oh, hundreds."I said, "And you're still studying it?"I loved his answer. He said, "Well, I'm always afraid I may have missed something." This is how he really felt about music. [ More Detail ]
Brendel playing beethoven piano concerto n°3 in C minor, op.37, first movement (allegro con brio), with claudio abbado, and the Lucerne festival Orchestra.I posted the same concerto by zimerman. Brendel is very good, but zimerman is still my reference. everyone who has seen this video will agree with me. his cadenza is outstanding. brendel's version is still great, he is one of my reference too !for the orchestra, i prefer bernstein who is a little more passionate, but abbado makes the orchestration clearer [ More Detail ]
This is the second movement of the Pathetique sonata from Beethoven, played by Michiel Roosen. Watch also the first and third part of the sonata! [ More Detail ]
No cue cards, no teleprompters, and no second takes--legendary funnyman Sid Caesar pioneered live television sketch comedy with his 1950s sitcoms Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour. This classic sketch is "Argument to Beethoven's 5th," Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray play a married couple in a argument with pantomimed action and the dialogue is classic music.Enjoy! [ More Detail ]
In this clip from the 1950's-60s British comedy group "Beyond the Fringe," Dudley Moore plays a very funny but also very musically well-done parody of a Beethoven Piano Sonata, using the famous whistling tune from "Bridge Over the River Kwai" as a thematic subject. [ More Detail ]
Do you like Everett Pianos? I sure don't but I sure made a nice rendering of my Everett Piano (3DSMAX) http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs27/i/2008/113/a/d/My_Everett_by_ManHoPark.jpgMy Art Pagehttp://manhopark.deviantart.comAlthough I initially played this piece for the hell of it. I didn't realize until much later that it appeared in *Resident Evil. Hence, it means video games! I haven't played it yet but Resident Evil 4 was definitely sweet.Bio: First of all I am Korean. [No I am not chinese]. I am currently enrolled in school going for a bachelor's degree in game development.I love drawing so please do not hesitate to take a look at my deviant art page above! Yes, I do love piano, but I will not post any more videos. I know if I post poor quality videos, many people will start bashing away with criticism. So there is no more reason to put any more recordings up. However this does not mean I have quit playing piano, I still play once in awhile for my own enjoyment. The thing is I have not quit yet =]Note from author: Okay, I understand this version has to go slower, but regardless of that I still think it sounds nice.There's one reason why I continue to play piano and that is to enjoy myself. Yes, I know that sounds a tad rash, but hey its the truth. The point is I am not a professional. Of course I take some criticism seriously but not now for that I am busy with many other things =] [ More Detail ]
This was recorded on Halloween of 2004 in Cleveland with the reformed Camper Van Beethoven including Jonathan Segal! The drummer is from Cracker since Crispy Derson lives in Australia, I hear. This is a Black Flag cover from their first album. [ More Detail ]