LUDWIG VON HAS A POSSE

Classical music has never been my thing, it's one of those "maybe I'll get to it later" genres that I've never hated, but has never really wound my watch either. More than a few people have tried to twist a classical piece into some sort of upbeat novelty instrumental, presumably for us low culture types, but I ain't buying it. That said, Diddy Wah just posted B.Bumble and the Stingers take on Beethoven's Fifth, and because he's someone I consider an musical ally, I gave it a listen. Gotta say, as hokey as the concept sounds, if you forget the source material it's not all that bad, just another faceless instrumental. I seem to remember Kim Fowley having something to do with the creation of that studio band, and I've always considered him an asshole blowhard, so I can't be completely objective. Here's that one and a few other rock-gone-classical anomalies.

Oh yeah, before I forget, Diddy Wah now has radio shows posted online that you can download as mixes. You can find them here (click on the small arrow on right of the streaming gizmo to download).

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Listen:
B. Bumble & the Stingers - Mashed #5 mp3 at Diddy Wah
Takeshi Terauchi & the Bunnys - Theme From Beethovens Fifth mp3 at Beware of the Blog
B. Bumble & the Stingers - Rockin-On-'N'-Off mp3 at Diddy Wah
Takeshi Teraushi - Sabre Dance mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Takeshi Terauchi and the Bunnys - Let's Go Classics LP (classical covers, 11 mp3s, right click song titles) at Beware of the Blog
Bonus:
Diddy Wah's Radio Show at NTS Live Note: Click on small arrow on the right of streaming gizmo to download.
Video:
Dave Edmunds - Sabre Dance (Live) at YouTube