If I Had
Words
"If I Had Words" is a 1978 UK hit song by Scott
Fitzgerald as a duet with Yvonne Keeley. Yvonne Keeley (born Yvonne Paaij, 6
September 1952) is a Dutch pop music singer. She is the sister of Patricia
Paay. Her surname is often misspelled as Keely. Most notably she performed as a
duet with Scott Fitzgerald on the song "If I Had Words”. Keeley was part
of the group the Star Sisters which was popular in the Netherlands during the
1980s.
The tune was taken from the main theme of the Maestoso
section of Saint-Saëns' Symphony No.3 in C minor (Symphony with organ) with an
added reggae beat. (The theme used in the song is first exposed by the strings
section in the second movement, pages 126–129.) The lyrics and arrangement were
by Jonathan Hodge, a prolific writer of TV jingles and movie themes, who also
produced the single.
The backing was by the St Thomas More Roman Catholic
School Choir in Chelsea, London.
This song very effectively takes the main theme tune from
the final movement of the symphony. Made famous, of course, in the film Babe.
I have no idea why this organ music give me, in a good way, shivers.
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