I think this is your first visit to my blog, and I thank you for that very much indeed! The lyrics are pretty, but they’re just standard love song lyrics for 60s girl-group songs. I was sad but not any more! ( Log Out /  Well, everyone thought it was by Bach until the 1970s; turns out it was attributed to a organist from Dresden named Christian Petzold, who was either a good friend or student of Bach. I found a video from a singer in England that does a really good cover of this song. (I hope you told your family my "Bach Bach Bach" joke! 114) from J.S. Thank you. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I should have told you...Richard plays this on the guitar and he inspired this post! In October, we have the swamp sunflowers. Karina rendered the song in Spanish as "Concierto para enamorados" in 1966: that same year Alma Cogan made a German translation "So Fängt Es Immer An". Go on, I’ll wait……. Blessings for a beautiful weekend there. For the Korean film, see, The Toys Sing "A Lover's Concerto" and "Attack! The flutterby is beautiful - amazing colours they become - nature is incredible ... cheers Hilary. He is very good on the guitar, just as good as he is at taking photographs and raising beautiful flowers! Now, Bach's Minuet...   reading a bit more about it, it appears that a man by the name of Christian Petzold is the one who actually composed this tune! (No offense to anyone named Smith! Raggedy Butterfly...wish I had thought of that as my blog name! I’ve looked at two that were clever, and now maybe I ought to look at a song that didn’t work. They were a short-lived girl group from the early-1960s from Jamaica, New York (it’s a neighborhood in Queens, just in case you didn’t know). And Ferrante & Teicher did their own cover, titled "Familiar Concerto". [5][6][7] The melody had been popularized by bandleader Freddy Martin in the 1940s; Martin's recording was released under the title "A Lover's Concerto".[8]. The woman did a marvelous job of covering the Toys version. You can read all about Petzold and Bach just. In subsequent years, "A Lover's Concerto" has been recorded by numerous other notable artists, including Cilla Black, Kelly Chen, the Delfonics, Doris, the Fleetwoods, Audrey Hall, Doyle Lawson (instrumental country cover in mandolin, 1977), the Lennon Sisters, Mrs. Miller, the Peanuts, the Pearls, Perrey and Kingsley (electronic music instrumental cover in 1967), the Supremes, Carla Thomas, Tight Fit, Leslie Uggams, and Sarah Vaughan (1966). Well, the things I learn when I am researching things for my blog! "A Lover's Concerto" sold more than two million copies and was awarded gold record certification by the R.I.A.A. [1], Their original version of the song was a major hit in the United States and United Kingdom (among other countries) during 1965. Of course you would know Bach, but then, I think that everyone should! One can not be German (or grow up/live in Germany) and NOT know Bach :-) My cousin's name is Sebastian, by the way, and guess why his parents chose that name!I had piano lessons when I was young, and the minuet was one of the pieces I really liked to play, as it is so easy to learn by heart, being composed so logically.Beautiful butterfly! "A Lover's Concerto" sold more than two million copies and was awarded gold record certification by the R.I.A.A. This is what I have learned about it: it i... Hello, Yellow! Thanks, Debra! Stephanie Grant lived on Gower Street in London...this is Russell Square. It peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 2. It is a red spotted purple butterfly. That butterfly is so beautiful, ragged or not. I think when pop artists incorporate tune fragments from classical pieces into their singles, it can either be an interesting and clever combination, or just lazy songwriting. Who are the Toys, you ask? I know I told you all about the yellow daisies that bloom in September. I had no idea that these were two versions of the same piece. Loved Life/ Reading About People's Lives! I found a video from a singer in England that does a really good cover of this song. [18] Additionally, it was featured during the opening scene of the 1994 film Andre. [2], Linzer and Randell used the melody of the familiar "Minuet in G major" (BWV Anh. I am not able to put any photos on this post and I had some very good ones to share with you! We love it! Here’s the original, because, well, it’s just a great little tune: “Minuet in G” actually has two distinct themes; obviously “Lover’s Concerto” uses the first, more memorable theme. III 114–115, Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben, BWV 8/6, Kyrie–Gloria Mass for double choir, BWV Anh. I admire musical talent... but you knew that. ( Log Out /  Kay, Both videos were so good. If you aren’t, go find a clip of “Minuet in G” on YouTube. [17] The song is also featured, as a duet between a cello and a computer, in the 1984 film, Electric Dreams. It was also covered in Japanese by the group SA under the title "Delight". I really should have mentioned this to you. “Minuet in G” actually has two distinct themes; obviously “Lover’s Concerto” uses the first, more memorable theme. Here is a story for you...and it is a true story...but I am so incredibly moved by it that it might be hard to give you all the facts. )You are correct, it is really almost the end of the season when we see butterflies, but even with missing wings and faded colors, they are still beautiful! I certainly did. Whoever wrote it, I love to hear it. Bach's minuet in D (or G) is the same tune for the hit song for The Toys in 1965, "A Lovers Concerto". Thank you for showing us that beautiful butterfly ! [3] "A Lover's Concerto" reached number 1 both on the US Cashbox chart (Billboard's main competitor), and in Canada on the RPM national singles chart. I also admire musical talent! Wonderful music. "[2] The song also had an unusual structure that blurred the differences between its verses and choruses. We love this butterfly, against the rock, it is like he is posing for us! Hello raggedy butterfly, even with some of your wing missing, you are still beautiful and going strong. This gets the class interested, and Mr. Holland’s success as a teacher begins. "Dear Stephanie, Dear Paul" (Dear Richard, Dear Kay), Priory Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, London, HMS Otranto (Oct. 6, 1918)- "Many Were Held By The Sea", Zebra Longwing Butterfly/ Beautiful Dreamer, October- Sunflowers/Baseball/Music "Like A Twig". Change ). Sad Day For Country Music/Under The Weather, Venus, Shining Brightly / Madeleine L'Engle. I feel sad when I see a butterfly a bit beat up, but they still fly and show their beauty to us. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. And this is the first I've heard of Petzold! ( Log Out /  Petzold just doesn't have the same ring as Bach...what's in a name I know but Shakespeare might not have been as popular if he had been named Smith! [2] It was kept out of the number 1 spot by both "Yesterday" by The Beatles and "Get Off of My Cloud" by The Rolling Stones. So beautiful and this minuet brought back so many memories. The Zebra Longwing butterfly has been most enjoyed in our garden this year. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. :-). I know butterflies do not live very long, and they are so fragile; yet I somehow hope this one is still around. I tried to get him to play it and have him on here but he is just a bit too bashful to do so. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I’m continuing my exploration of pop songs inspired by classical compositions, and I have one that baby boomers may have fond memories of: “A Lover’s Concerto”, a song performed by a group called The Toys. Have a great week, Kay! Please, do not use any photos on this blog without my permission. Fascinating post! It must be so hard to play on the guitar. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. [4], Critic Dave Thompson wrote of the Toys' version, "Few records are this perfect. LOL). This article is about the popular song. Look at the reply to the comment above where I said that Richard inspired this post because he can play that piece by Bach (or Petzold I have learned now.) xx. I don’t want to look at bad music, but I guess I need to, just to be fair…. Now, I’m sure you’re asking me, “what does this all have to do with Bach?”  Well, “Lover’s Concerto” takes the melody from Bach’s “Minuet in G”. But I have never heard a guitar version, and this one is lovely. It peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. 167, List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Lover%27s_Concerto&oldid=967994162, Arrangements of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Wikipedia articles incorporating the Cite Grove template, Wikipedia articles incorporating the Cite Grove template without a link parameter, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Aria "Dein Kreuz, o Bräutgam meiner Seelen", from, This page was last edited on 16 July 2020, at 15:23. While I enjoy the modern rendition which reminds me of theToys', I'm a sucker for classical guitar, so I really loved that version. Hi Kay - beautiful renditions ... loved hearing them. I love his music, always have, always will! Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. xoxo, Susie, Thanks, Susie. The American singer Neil Sedaka recorded an Italian version, "Lettera bruciata". "A Lover's Concerto" is a pop song written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, and recorded in 1965 by the Toys. I love both of them. Although often attributed to Bach himself, the "Minuet in G major" is now believed to have been written by Christian Petzold. Riding across one of the most deceptively hook-laden melodies ever conceived ... 'A Lover's Concerto' marks the apogee of the Girl Group sound. Such a lovely little tune, whoever wrote it was a genius, that is sure. ( Log Out /  :-). A major difference between the original composition and the pop song is the tempo; “Minuet in G” is in 3/4 time, a standard dance-tempo of the day, while “Lover’s Concerto” is in 4/4 time, with emphasis on the backbeat, which was also a standard tempo for most pop songs in the 1960s. If you’ve ever seen the movie Mr. Holland’s Opus, you’ll remember that this song was featured briefly. And I meant to tell you on your post, I think that Nana Diana was also lucky to have met YOU! Everyone is familiar with Johann Sebastian Bach, I assume. "A Lover's Concerto" is a pop song written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, and recorded in 1965 by the Toys. "A Lover's Concerto" was used in the 1995 film Mr. Holland's Opus, in which the title character, attributing the Petzold minuet to Bach as was typical for the time in which that portion of the film was set, compares the two works in order to help his students gain an appreciation of Western classical music. I love both versions and did not realize they were the same tune. Stephanie would have walked here, I am sure. So exci... Bach's minuet in D (or G) is the same tune for the hit song for The Toys in 1965, "A Lovers Concerto".