A Lover's Concerto
A Lover's Concerto is a pop song written by the American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell and recorded in 1965 by The Toys, whose version of the song was a major hit in both the United States and the UK . Linzer and Randell based the song's melody on the familiar Minuet in G Major (BWV Anh. 114) from J.S. Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. (Although often attributed to Bach himself, the Minuet in G Major is now believed to have been written by Christian Petzold.) A Lover's Concerto has been covered by numerous artists, including Carla Thomas, The Lennon Sisters, The Delfonics, Sarah Vaughan, and The Supremes. A Lover's Concerto is used in the 1995 movie Mr. Holland's Opus, in which the title character uses it to help his students gain an appreciation of classical music. The song is also featured in the 1984 movie Electric Dreams.
The Toys was an American pop group, formed in 1961 and disbanded in 1968. The trio consisted of lead-singer Barbara Harris, Barbara Parritt, and June Montiero. The Toys appeared on most of the major TV rock programs, including Shindig, Hullabaloo, and American Bandstand. They also had a cameo role in the 1967 beach movie It's a Bikini World.
As a team, Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell wrote many pop-rock hits of the 1960s, including A Lover’s Concerto and Attack!. For Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons they wrote Working My Way Back To You, Opus 17 , and (with Bob Crewe) Let’s Hang On To What We’ve Got. The duo also wrote songs for The Monkees and had numerous credits with other writers outside their own partnership. The most famous Linzer/Randell songs are A Lover’s Concerto, Workin’ My Way Back to You, Let‘s Hang On To What We’ve Got, Native New Yorker, and Opus 17 .
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