Goldbergs -- just a pop song?

[Tim Conway <timcon@comswest.net.au>]

Hello miners,

Here in Australia the ABC (our version of the BBC) have put out a 2-CD 
set called Wagner's Rinse Cycle (465 260-2), a pot pourri of bits and 
pieces in a humourous vein.

The 12th piece on CD One is George Malcolm playing 'Bach before the 
mast', Malcolm's version of the Sailor's Hornpipe as it might have been 
written by JSB. The blurb for the piece includes the following:

"...Bach himself was not averse to including the odd pop song in his 
works: the conclusion of his gigantic and profound 'Goldberg' Variations, 
in fact, has an ironic little melange of contemporary popular songs...".

Is this assertion true, and if so what are the songs? Anyone know the 
answer? Best regards,


Tim Conway
Broome, WA, Oz