Hooked on Classics (music)

[MuzikJunkyAES]

I wonder how much editing was done in post to keep the orchestra exactly in sync with the drum machine. Peace.

[tradersrulebook]

i am hooked

[AkiHimeHanabusa]

Love this stuff. It comes up on my Pandora right after the death metal and italo-disco. Nothing wrong with diversity.

[Dik09]

THANKS LOIS CLARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[bresnof]

Thank you so much! I really needed it!

[willyboogerblues]

This is so GREAT! I have studied music since I was a baby, The classic greats are and still is and may never be surpassed GREATEST! If someone is really open to what music really is! Very cool! Thanks for sharing the greatest music in the world!

Willybooger

[taytaydaballa]

i love it justr a mix of everything.

[archangeljb]

exelente combinacion de ful musica clasica para todos los buenos oyentes de la buena y verdadera musica

[ReimzCruz]

Thumbs up if you here this song from bandmaster!!!

[popnstart]

Listen to FULL VERSION of Tales of the Vienna Wood on You Tube just click on : POPNSTART. 12-1/2 minutes long!! Great Classic tune!

I have attached it to my "Autocad Internal Gear Demo" vid.

[run2623]

clasic + modern = win XD

[GuanoLad]

Ooh, this brings back memories. I remembered almost all of it, and conducted in my chair!

[nigerbears4]

i did a dance in my recital to this!

[starryian007]

These were amazing men. They were the Lennon/McCartney of their day. Phenomenal stuff!

[gabypeppard73]

AWESOME! This the song that introduced me to classic music when I was a little Kid. I always like this piece.

[scaryshaddow]

brilliant!!!!

[soccerfrogced13]

INSANELY AMAZING!!!!

[misstrespain666]

can u list all the tunes used in this wonderfull tune

[soccerfrogced13]

they are listed on the video with the composer

[msge8]

Thank you so much for doing this!

[Tha1wan]

This is awesome! Can't stop listening to it.

[Verschrankung]

is everyone here high?

this is the worst thing ever created by man

[dracozkillzz]

know any website to listen to such songs online? ty and very nice video and lol at the beat throughout song(s) , nice touch :)

[5kokoko]

Tabs?? :P

[sza4691]

5 minutos de estas piezas musicales, pero es una delicia escucharlas.

Felicidades por ponerlas.

Un saludo desde Ciudad De México.

[ponnef]

beautiful days back then!

[killergirls]

WONDERFUL!!!!

[fuxkinbrutal]

can anyone provide a download link for this fine piece of work, it's just too good to pass up

[smp1217]

A big thank you again to behnam62. Three of the five students I tutor in the arts were able to manage an A in Music Appreciation this term thanks to this posting. 

[smp1217]

A big thank you again to behnam62. Three of the five students I tutor in the arts were able to manage an A in Music Appreciation this term thanks to this posting.

[matusekbarbi]

I love it!!THANKS!!

[GloriaD5767]

Love this! Thanks for including composers/names of pieces!

[smp1217]

I've made this a requirement for the students I tutor... just so they know there's more than Lady Gag Me and Nickel Day and Green Back and all the other soulless shit produced today. Thank you for including the composer and piece title with each snippet.

[behnam62]

@smp1217 my pleasure :)

[amorphis88i]

Simply GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!

[gidzkidz]

man, does anyone have the music sheet fr tis, particularly for piano?

[Doublette4]

Bach:toccata no tocatta

[tempeviking]

I remember when this song was hugely popular in 1981/1982. I still have the 45. Thanks for posting this video.

[tunmuthu]

very very very 30x!! awesome song ...

[youtship]

I likes the beats added to the otherwise boring classics

[Idokykun]

i've always loved the hooked on classics xD

nice work of that guy, and i got those cds xD

[rslitman]

I'm finally making a concerted (no pun intended) effort to become familiar with a lot of classical music I've missed out on. Recently, I had a few classical CDs out from the library and recognized passages from this record! When I brought the Tchaikovsky's Piano Concert CD out to the car and stuck it into the player, for a moment I thought I had gotten "Hooked on Classics" by mistake when I heard the introduction! I also recognized "Rhapsody in Blue" from "Hooked on Classics".

[MuzikJunkyAES]

Love the pounding Linn Drum! This is the ONLY way I can hear Western classical music before 1920. Peace.

[Seestern27]

It`s a Dream!!!

[kitsunekari143]

omg i heard this song on a Korean CD i had and lost awhile ago. i have been looking for it EVERYWHERE! thank you SO MUCH!

[zootstorm2]

look on HOOKED ON CLASSICS MUSIC VIDEO 1981 you will see a very good version of thi

[laizzyboyh]

i have a tape cassette but it doesn't work anymore i cant find the cd's as hard as i've tried. thanks for sharing love it.

[cuddleslapine]

it's awesome!!

i like this song!!!!

[lebac]

Thanks for posting this!

[elpstage]

Nice!!!

[Phundaze]

Just a great piece of music! I am an 80's finatic! Great times! Great Music!

[myname8888]

1780s fanatic?

[tony3634]

I rather imodestly have to say that when the Royal visited hong kong back in 82, i and my family had the honour of spending the evening with many of them showing them round, then ending the evening with a sing song. We had a great time and many signed my copy of the Album. Just thought id share that.

[giagia282]

it's Bach "Toccata", not "Tocatta", anyway it's amazing!!! Thanks for posting!

[behnam62]

tnx, that's right, I've fixed that already in the tags.

[moderndesignworks]

I have all the cds, I have been listening to it since I was a little kid, they are the best!!!

[Shaddow1966]

OMG!!! I had the cassette of this Album, and the EX hated it. I thought you philistine!!! Thank you for this upload.

[ColonelHogan9162]

Marvellous. And great made to showing the titles on screen.5Stars

[h201980]

this is great in the 80s and its still great now

[Sileeee56]

And will be great forever!

[pdogone1]

not being a music major i would guess it was done deliberately (off the original key) for reasons that they didnt explain

[rareads]

I found out what I was after. It was called Portsmouth Sinfonia.

Hooked on classics played like you wouldn't believe - badly.

[rareads]

Do a youtube search for it

Portsmouth Sinfonia. Its there!

[rareads]

I swear there was a version of this that was played all out of tune and badly. Obviously done as a novelty joke follow up this song. What was it called and who did it. Does anyone remember>? I would love to hear it again..

[BeebeCh1972]

I'm not sure but I think a part of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" (right after Mozart) might be completely off-key (by three semitones up), and Bach's "Tocatta and Fugue in D-Minor" was played in C-Minor instead - so is "Ode to Joy" (D-major played at C-major). So THREE pieces, not just one, done wa-a-a-ay off-key.

[flushdetoliet]

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and you're saying they're "wa-a-a-ay off-key"? They are playing a collection of very recognizable extracts from famous classical music pieces and not the exact passages. Anyone would noticed this was not a cut and paste project thanks.

[BeebeCh1972]

What I mean is the following:

(1) "Bumblebee" is originally played in A-minor. Here is in G-Minor.

(2) This part of "Rhapsody" is originally in E or F Major, and is being played in G Major.

(3) "Ode to Joy", originally in D-Major, is being played in C-Major.

(4) One other part, originally in G, is played here in C.

Everything else is either on-key or pretty close. No it's not cut and paste but the song's own orchestra and band.

[HimitsuDolls84]

Awesome!!!

[tays22]

yay after all these years i've found you again. I had this on cassette tape hehe. Loving it, thanks for this....

[Sweetbabyvixen]

CO-SIGN!  I've always loved this, made me interested into classical music. Thanks for putting this up!

[guirexyz]

I heard this music years ago and for some reason it is refreshing! And I love classical music - it is not insulting at all.

[bluesystemhotmail]

waaw :-)

[javinovsky]

the drum beat it's a little bit annoying...

molesta un poco que sea tan monotono...

[BeebeCh1972]

Well, this is disco, so there's going to be that drum beat. Some may find it annoying. Personally I think it adds an interesting touch to the music.

[Nuserbovs]

My dad played this for me, when I was little :-D

[Gwendapanda]

classical music + drum beat

=perrrrrrrrfect!

[jellybeanyjessica]

Great!!

[ouchsuet]

=)=)=)

[nikitaxs1]

excellent!! the best of the best!!!

[ixiadrienixi]

joyish . com

[ixiadrienixi]

aaaaa

[january301973]

Brilliant tune after 27 years! Brings back memories of childhood for me.

[PrivateGT]

Outstanding... Simply Outstanding

Perfect compilation

[RickStylus]

superb!!!

[yuer7676]

excelente!!!!!

[HimitsuDolls84]

awesome!!

[spikenet2001]

I had this on a 45 I inherited from my sister/dad when I was a kid and I LOVED it. I remember it well. Brings back fond memories. :)

So far removed from my rock leanings now. ;)

H.

[1971matteo]

harold?

[spikenet2001]

No.

[sammam12006]

omg is this great! SO CATCHY!!! i couldnt stop dancing (not something youd wanna see!)

[lucydarkrose]

lol same here X3

[prakaklef]

Wasn't Mohammad Reza the Shah of Iran?

[behnam62]

haha, good historical knowledge :) but all clouds bring not rain! Mohammad Reza is one of the common names in Iran.

[aureliosjc]

This electronic beat is sooooooooo weird.

[LouiePlaysDrums]

I just got out my original "Hooked on Classics" LP and played for the first time in ages. Definitely brings back great memories.

[pkentwilson70]

Wow, I haven't heard this in forever! Awesome! Now I must go to iTunes. Nothing like it before, nothing since...

[FranclG]

IT'S BY THE ROYAL P.O. TURNEN U ON ??

[josieldeassis]

Simply great.

Congrats!!!

[claudesv]

Thank you very much

[mollymac72]

Hearing the William Tell Overture always makes me think of the Lone Ranger! lol

Thanx for the memories... =)

[rhodachen]

I buy the album about 17 years ago since I was a student. Now I use it to teach my daughter to know how wonderful the classical music is! Thanks a lot!

[rebornified]

Oh mah goshhh...this has gotta be the best classical techno mix ever created!

[rebornified]

Oh wow...this is the greatest classic workout music, i've ever heard!! woo hoooo

[WESTSTAND63]

EXCELLENT.

[MARKATORelectronic]

buenisimo disco.

[J4n3B3nn37]

You misspelled "Toccata". :P

[somaliCABdriver]

Just for kicks...Kung Fu Fighting and Disco Duck were number one's on record charts in the usa...go figure...

[fbsat]

tek kelime ile muhteşem..

[t28nov9928]

Thank you so much

[vaderlan]

I don't know who you are, but I love you! Thank you very much for you have sent such beautiful gift to my ears.

[pixie2500]

Love this piece!

My brother did a creative martial arts routine to this music and together they gave me goosebumps!

[phersh2]

So this is the actual piece of music that hit #10 on the Pop Singles chart in America, (I believe).

[vastariner]

And number 2 in Britain.

[musicninja12]

i love this, the best.

[stunners999]

i love this guy i love his music i grew up with this music x

[kalaloch114]

Thank you so very much for taking the time to add this!!!

If you ever need a kidney, look me up (lol:)

I was so delighted to hear this again...thank you!!!

[behnam62]

Thanks bro! I'm flattered.

[BronxBornBroad]

I enjoyed every moment!!!

[Vosyaa]

I think i fell in love with this song... XD

[markcunn1984]

Music at it's best. And this from a 23 year old who normally can't stand classical music. I have 3 CDs and play them every day.

[jaromluk]

Does anyone know the performing artist for this music?

[Mudpix]

Hooked on Classics by Louis Clark conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as far as i know

[rituperr]

That's good ;)

[aeonflux67]

Bellissimo!!!!!!!!!!!

[georgar]

El primer disco de musica clasica que tuve me lo regalo mi padre y era este de alli en adelante me acerque a esta musica, excelente seleccion y arreglo

[teddibearsworld]

Incredible! thanks for posting this. Who would have thought that when that brief medley fad in the early 80's happened, that a medley of classical compositions would become a hit? And people called the 70's weird! (lol!)

[nanajanamike]

Thanks Ted,I was DJing when all these medleys were around,at least they were better than Disco!

[teddibearsworld]

You're welcome, Mike. This was a strange trend, but unique.

[Russellye5man1]

Very well done!

[punkymoo]

love it!! me n my bro used to try and remember and 'lala, n hum through ' lol Lost the cd. Am so glad to be reminded of it again.brilliant.

[gary777777]

An engaging concept which hit number two in the UK charts in August 81.

[OboeDuck]

thanks for the upload. i have the record but not the sleave. i recognize most of the songs but not all so if somone has a list of all the songs in order, i would be eternally grateful if you would send it to me.

[coachhrothgar449]

"Hooked on Classics" with each piece identified?!?  Brilliant! I salute you.

[mcoldskool]

We partied our asses off to this back in the day!! Thanks for posting it!!

[kenlucas77]

so cool

:)

[0OoFACUoO0]

Excellent!!

Just amazing!

Thanks

[capitainfantastic]

great! most famous classical set.

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