i realized last night that "little lucy" has a whole lot of the first movement of Mahler's 9th in it, especially the main melody and some of the arrangement (especially when the horn comes in about 2/3 of the way through, after the bridge). take a listen:
i've listened to that piece of music probably a hundred times, but it's been many years since i gave it a spin. and yet, the influence is unmistakable. i am endlessly fascinated at how these bits of musical memory rear their heads during the creative process.
