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That’s where “Difficult to Cure” by Rainbow comes in. Rainbow, a band featuring former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, arranged Beethoven's classic hit “Symphony Nine” for full-on ROCK ensemble, and changed the name to “Difficult to Cure,” so they wouldn’t seem like a bunch of opera-loving poofters. They also put in kick-ass guitar and organ solos, the kind that go “wheedly-wheedly-wheedly-wheedly,” which I'm sure Beethoven would have included in the original had he not been too deaf to know that in order to have sweet music, you need some jammin' guitar solos that have nothing to do with anything else in the song. So, this Valentine’s day, put on “Difficult to Cure,” and the next thing you know, you could be making love to the goddamn QUEEN OF ENGLAND. |
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