Fire the Canons

A number of pupils have been mentioning this video on YouTube.

I’m not much of a YouTube fan – I, like many I’m sure, assumed it was full of videos of people falling off chairs taped directly from Prime Time ITV1, and the ocassional bit of mobile footage of hoodies hanging out on street corners after CBeebies has finished.

This is funny though. Even if you think you don’t know Pachelbel’s Canon in D, trust me, you will have heard it. It’s in every lift. It’s played at every wedding. It’s a ringtone on every mobile phone. The world over. It’s like the arch-nemesis of cellists, Skelator to our He-Man. Seriously dull.

It’s worth watching just to see how many songs you recognise that the guy illustrates use the chord sequence. I caught GreenDay’s Basket Case, a bit of Rob Thomas and Matchbox20 with Push, U2’s With or Without You, Torn by Natalie Imbruglia, Avril Lavigne’s Skater Boy, We’re not gonna take it by Twisted Sister, Marley’s No woman no cry, and McCartney’s Let it be.

In the immortal words of Bon Scott of AC/DC – For those about to rock, we salute you Mr Pachelbel… Even if it is technically an ostinato rather than a true canon in D major.

The full video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

PS For an extra bit of viewing – I recommend this guy, clearly a frustrated guitarist auditioning online for a job working with Meatloaf, doing his rock-god version.