Have a listen to 1:33 to 1:59 of TISM’s Greg! the Stop Sign (1995)…
Now have a listen to Variation 15 from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Variations (1978)…
And finally, listen to the Shadows’ FBI (1961)
There’s quite a few references online to TISM quoting the Shadows, but I haven’t seen any noting the intermediate Andrew Lloyd Webber step that baroque-ised the middle bit.
On a side note, have a good listen to the Variations. There’s some very 70’s bits in there (four on the floor disco and jazz flute anyone?), but there’s also some damn good re-interpretations of the classics.
Edit: As pointed out by commenter Timothy, Andrew Lloyd Webber recycled the same bit for Stick it to the Man from the School of Rock stage musical. Nice!
Thanks for this post. I was watching the School of Rock musical the other night and “Stick it to the Man” was jogging my memory.
https://youtu.be/u5JAQGUyIPE
After dredging Greg the Stop Sign up out of my memory I spent a while trying to find the link. Andrew used snippets of Variations throughout the musical.
You’re right, TISM totally uses the Andrew Lloyd Webber version.
You know, while I knew there was a School of Rock musical I had no idea that it was by Andrew Lloyd Webber! Thanks for pointing out another link in this chain!