"Riff"-Off Bursturds

I was lying in bed, listening to classical music to go to sleep (as the young kids do these days), and on comes this symphony I knew. This was a bit odd because even though I am 80-year-old lady enough to listen to the classical station and am familiar with the names of most and works of a few of these composers, I'm not as sad as knowing them off by heart and humming the tune before it's played. But there I was, la-dee-dah-ing right along with. It was so strange!

Halfway through, it hit me. Brahms, the cheeky git, stole the melody for his 3rd symphony, 3rd movement, from none other than Santana and Dave Matthews' song Love of My Life. Or possibly it was the other way around.

It appears I can't add YouTube clips to the individual posts, so here are the links. I like the quote from Dave, "The song that Carlos started was an idea he had...". To apparently rip off melodies from dead guys who won't know the difference. I'm guessing this happens a lot, so if any of you wacky funsters out there have other examples, drop me a message because I find it really interesting. I won't judge you or your eclectic music taste.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA266naCH_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1trE3ms3AGo

PS Dave, if you are reading this, I in no way think less of your musical talents and will wholly blame this on Carlos because surely he duped you, and I will certainly follow you on tour if you ask me.