Victor de Sabata Sibelius First Symphony (4/6)

[mejerm]

you can't really deny it.

same rhythm. almost the same intervals.

[docweasel2006]

This piece supposedly inspired John Deacon's bass line on "Under Pressure", the song Queen wrote with David Bowie. You can hear the riff at the very beginning, first on the tympani, then the strings.

[DB3457]

I heard about that too!