Today's Pop Symphony (1991)

About this title: Today's Pop Symphony is one of those odd records that should be more annoying than it is. On its face, the album seems contrived and bombastic, not to mention hopelessly dated. But assuming that one cares at all to hear orchestral versions of songs that were done perfectly by their rock and soul originators, it's entertaining, at least to hear the choices that were made. Lennon and McCartney's "There's a Place" seems a strange way to open the album, and arranging it as a Baroque-style overture seems downright twisted; someone working with Oldham undoubtedly was impressed with the results that ... read more

Tracks:

1. There's a Place [Lennon/McCartney]
2. Rag Doll [Crewe/Gaudio]
3. I Got You Babe [Bono]
4. We Can Work It Out [Lennon/McCartney]
5. Play With Fire [Jagger/Richards]
6. I've Been Loving You Too Long [Butler/Redding]
7. Mother's Little Helper [Jagger/Richards]
8. In the Midnight Hour [Cropper/Pickett]
9. Take It or Leave It [Jagger/Richards]
10. Sittin' on a Fence [Jagger/Richards]
11. I Don't Want to Go on Without You [Berns/Wexler]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.