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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?
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What are the differences between a violin and a viola?
A viola holds more beer, and burns longer.
What is the difference between a viola and a trampoline?
You are supposed to take your shoes off before you jump up and down on a trampoline.
A young boy returned from his first music lesson on the tuba.
“How did it go?” asked his father.
“Great. I learned how to play a ‘C.’”
The next week the boy took another lesson and his father asked about the lesson.
“Terrific. I learned how to play a ‘G.’”
The following week the child didn’t come home. The father was frantic with worry. The boy didn’t come home until 2:00 AM.
“Where in heck have you been?” shouted the father.
“I had a gig!!” answered the son.
You finally got around to the best one….
This was our go-to when letting our neighbors know they were getting too loud.
My roommate had one those amps used by DJs to fill a conference hall. He’d crank this until the windows threatened to crack (and once did).
Why are viola jokes so short?
So violinists can understand them.
How can you tell when there is a soprano at the door?
She can’t find her key and she doesn’t know where to come in.
What is the difference between an alto sax and a lawnmower?
Vibrato.
The difference between a dead skunk in the middle of the road and the dead trombonist next to it?
The skunk was probably on its way to a gig.
Definitely this.
Combining the music with the jokes makes this thread so much better.
There was a violist who was reputed to be able to play a hemi-demi-semi-quaver¹.
All the other violists gathered around him to ask, “Is it true? Could it possibly be true?”
He tucked his viola under his chin and briefly stroked a string. Looking at them with a challenge in his eyes, he asked, “Would you like to hear another?”
1 A quaver is another name for an eighth note. The prefixes are all versions meaning half of what succeeds it, so a hemi-demi-semi-quaver is one sixty-forth note.
Garth Hudson of The Band told this one: “What’s the difference between an onion and an accordion? Nobody cries when you cut up an accordion.”
And to slow things down a bit
Gene Krupa in his prime! Fantastic.
I kept thinking “Wow, that piano player sure looks like Elton John”. Guess there’s a good reason.
And I thought the girls’ hairstyles all looked terrific. And they are all lovely. But I was 15 in 1971 – all older girls were lovely.
Carl Palmer just sittin’ around.
Afternoon Arahant,
One thing I love about the swing/big band era, is that the musicians are having fun.
I know Vectorman already linked Sing Sing Sing but they happiness of this groups of musicians is so plain.
Afternoon Arahant,
This is just for the joy of watching a young man begin to master an instrument.
I had to look again. That must be Elton John. I thought everyone’s hairstyles looked terrific too. I’m glad I’ve (humm) matured in my tastes a little. I always think about clogged sinks and plumbing lines.
“Smoke On The Water” and “Hush” both by Deep Purple
“Brown Sugar” by The Rolling Stones
Yes, and I’d add another Deep Purple song: Lazy
And also “Locomotive Breath” by Jethro Tull.
Ok, if I have to go more modern, Ian Paice and Richie Blackmore:
Yea, I can beat Ian Paice, Ravi Shankar, Monterey 1967. There are mostly crowd shots until 10 minutes in.