What are some pop songs based on classical music?

Gloomy fan of eye-shadow Lana Del Rey has nabbed the tune from Nino Rota's theme to the 1968 film version of Romeo & Juliet for her song 'Old Money', and not for the first time - she also stole it for a weird a cappella doodle on her debut album, cheerily entitled 'Methamphetamines'. read more

There aren't many examples from pop music in the last 30 years that I’m aware of. If there are, I would like to know. The public’s awareness of classical music has diminished with the lack of music education in school, airplay, etc. read more

Some people, on both sides of the musical fence, would like to see pop and classical music kept firmly apart. Others happily embrace both with equal affection. read more

Pop Songs Based On Classical Works; Welcome to Talk Classical - A community covering every aspect of classical music! read more