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Music that Makes Me Want to Bang on Things
Q. Do you know what they call someone who hangs around with musicians?
A. A percussionist (or drummer).
That said, sometimes we all just feel like beating on things, and the right music can certainly set the mood for it.
Or maybe:
Or maybe it’s this little singsong rhythm?
What music gets you drumming your fingers, tapping your toes, and just beating on things?
Published in Group Writing
Skip to 1:15 to get to the drums:
This is my version of a Golden Oldie :P:
I don’t have time to link but ‘I Don’t Want to Work, I Want to Bang on the Drum All Day” seems so appropriate for this time. In fact, why are we not getting as much drumming and finger-snapping as we did in the Occupy time? Too busy looting, burning businesses I guess.
You already did “Bang Your Head,” so … nuts.
That was the second I linked, so Prego.
I’ve nearly gotten into a million car accidents air drumming the drum fill in “Tom Sawyer” by Rush.
How about the fills in “Spirit of Radio”?
“Won’t Get Fooled Again,” especially after the synthesizer break.
True story – I once broke a computer monitor drumming along on my desk to Sing, Sing, Sing.
This was about 20 years ago back in the day of tube monitors. I think I cracked a board in it or something, because it starting blinking, then went out and never worked again. It was an expensive monitor too.
Personal or work?
Personal.
The absurdity of this one, with volume turned up was what I thought of first. 30-40 years ago, I gave myself whiplash moving to this live on the dance floor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N97o-TE63Xs
When I was growing up, everyone tried to play the drum solo from “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”. To do so was a right of passage for actual drummers . . .
Also:
What does it mean when there is a drummer on your doorstep?
Pizza’s here.
What does it mean when the drummer is drooling out of both sides of his mouth?
The stage is level.
Makes it much worse, of course. 😉
You wild thing, you!
Now, you’ll just get @percival going. Then we’ll have to start on the trombonist jokes.
How do you make a trombone player’s car more aerodynamic?
Take the pizza delivery sign off of the roof.
Did you hear about the conductor who locked his keys in his car?
Took him 45 minutes to get the drummer out.
For a slightly less energetic drumming:
What, no “Stairway”??
Go for it.
bang on THAT
We haven’t done a musicians joke thread in a while, have we?
How many trumpet players does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Only one, but all the other ones will stand around and say how much better they could have done it.
Go for it.
Since I am a violinist, might as well throw this out there:
Q. What does a violinist use for birth control?
A. His personality.
T. Rex thunders live out of 1971. Check the outfits and the hair on the dudes and chicks as they “Bang a Gong:”
We have three or four days available this month for you to bang on about “Music that makes me . . . .”
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