T w e n t y S i d e d
Somewhere between Canon in D and Tenacious D is this:
At our wedding we had a string quartet instead of an organ. It was probably my favorite aspect of the whole ceremony, bride excluded. Canon in D was our wedding march. But not this version.
I see him playing the guitar, but I hear backup and drums. Are they hiding under the desk?
Via Don.
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If you look closely enough you can see Neil Peart on his left shoulder.
That was WICKED!
I love the bit at 3:50ish onward when he goes into various different keys. I’ve seen this before through Metafilter, but love listening to it every time.
There’s a whole CD out there by an act called Liv and Let Liv that does the Canon in D as surf-rock instrumentals. “Surf-rock” as in “Sleepwalk,” not as in “Walk Don’t Run.”
That was very cool — thanks for sharing. :D
Angie
Try going to http://www.twistedsister.com and listening to their version of
“O Come All Ye Faithful”
Wow. That’s a great way to start a morning :)
For those interested, you can find out more in the original version of “Canon Rock” on Wikipedia (where else?):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Rock_%28Instrumental%29
I’ve always been a fan of P’s Canon.
I just ran out of things to say(about this subject).
M.
Bravo Maestro!