William's Song a Day Blog - est. September 2007

From: Nut Rocker, Bumble Boogie, Apple Knocker and All the Classics ; Year: 1995 (1961); Genre: Rock 'N Roll/Classical This one's been on my mind for about a week now, so I'm picking it. It's a rather interesting piece outside of being a rock n' roll rendition of a swing jazz arrangement of the well-known classical piece, " Flight of the Bumblebee " by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. This was actually the first version of Flight of the Bumblebee I ever heard; it was on one of my Dad's many instrumental/super hits records. Session musicians actually performed this piece only on: piano, guitar, bass, and drums. Apparently the only instrument that was doubled up was the piano; one being a standard grand playing chords/rhythm and the other being modified with tacks on the hammers to make a much sharper and distinct attack for the main lead line. Hear Bumble Boogie on YouTube. My song pick a year ago today: Marillion - Chelsea Monday My song pick tw...

Continuing my work week of picking a song from each of "The Five," or "The Mighty Handful," I am picking one from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. This is a piece that has been heard by almost everyone alive unless he/she was living under a proverbial boulder. This piece of music has been covered by many artists in all genres of music and has been used a lot in popular culture. Here is a live performance of the song on YouTube. Here is an orchestral version of the song on YouTube. +