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Thread #98474 Message #3020376
Posted By: Tattie Bogle
31-Oct-10 - 08:01 PM
Thread Name: 'Are you SURE you wrote that?'
Subject: RE: 'Are you SURE you wrote that?'
LukeKellyLives mentioned Loch Lomond and Calton Weaver: I didn't see the resemblance at first, probably because they are so different rhythmically, but yes, more or less same sequence of notes: but Red is the Rose is pretty well identical to Loch Lomond.
Anyone else noticed that the first four notes of Flower of Scotland are the same as the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Verdi's Nabucco? (And when playing Scotland v Italy the Italian national anthem is like a Verdi aria!)
Even closer to Pachelbel's Canon is the intro to Ivan Drever's "Long December Night".
Another one to the same tune as Star of the County Down is Van Diemen's Land.
Several songs to same tune: Puir Roving Lassie/Kind Hearts and Companions/Green Grow the Laurels (the latter being sung to a variety of different tunes)
"Groovy Kind of Love": straight from a Clementi sonatina.