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Old Dec 29, 2014 | 11:01 am
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oscietra
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Originally Posted by xenole
I hate the Flower Duet. Even mentioned this in a recent BA survey.

Not sure why BA don't use music by a British composer.
The Flower Duet was one of Lord King's faves, and featured both in his Desert Island Discs line up, and also at his Memorial Service:


www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0093z93

I believe it was a version "Aria on Air" by Malcolm McLaren used in the memorable "Face" ad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8PF8Rek9Ok
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