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** Also the [[Rhapsody of Fire]] song The Wizard's Last Rhymes.
* Indie darkwave/new wave band Thou Shalt Not borrows ''From The New World'' symphony as well, for their most recent single—unsurprisingly titled, ''New World''.
* [[The Killers]] had ''Mr Brightside'' turn into ''Ode To Joy.''
* [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]'s ''[[Toccata and Fugue in D minor]]''
** ''Plug-in Baby'' by Muse starts with the opening.
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** "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9OFZ9Mh7GA Bach onto This]" could even count as a [[Homage]].
** A [[Touhou]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfvo-xyq_zQ music arrange] for Kanako Yasaka's theme, Suwa Foughten Field, begins with the opening.
* [[Chuck Berry]]'s ''Roll Over Beethoven'' begins with the famous "Da-Da-Da-DUN!" opening from Beethoven's ''Symphony No. 5'' and has been covered by everybody from
* ''Adagio in G Minor'' by Remo Giazotto.
** ''Albinoni vs. Star Wars'' by Sigue Sigue Sputnik opens with a quotation.
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* [[Frank Zappa]]'s guitar solo on the live version of "Status Back Baby" is Stravinsky's "Petrushka".
** Zappa also inverted it by working in "Louie Louie" in orchestral piece "Welcome To The United States."
* [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]] start "All You Need Is Love" with the first few bars of "La Marseillaise". In the cacophony towards the end, you can also hear a saxophone playing the first line from Glenn Miller's "In the Mood".
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* The chorus of [[ABBA]]'s "Lay All Your Love On Me" is based on Modest Mussorgsky's "A Night on Bald Mountain."
* [[Pink Martini]] often quotes classical music and popular melodies. Their song "The Gardens of Sampson and Beasley" manages to quote Delibes' "Flower Duet" and "Oh My Darling Clementine" in quick succession.
* "When I Get You Alone" by Robin Thicke features a heavy sample of Beethoven's Symphony number 5.
▲* [[The Beatles]]' "Because" is based off of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata"; John asked Yoko to play the chords of "Sonata" backwards while writing it, but it still sounds like the original.
* [[Emilie Autumn]], being a classically trained violinist and harpsichordist, provides a couple of examples:
** "Juliet" has the chorus of "Greensleeves" around the end. It's at 4:47 in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4HknxMtFdw this video.]
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