More Beethoven, Mule!!

More rippin' of Ludwig the V: okay, you know the riff that powers "Paint it Black," right? Put the whole thing in a major key, instead of a modal minor. Whatcha got? That's right: pretty damned close to the famous "Ode to Joy." To illustrate: here's a version of each...(credit to Pete Seeger, Half Japanese, and Morgan Fisher's 1980 Miniatures compilation).