I Tried, But Can't Think Of A Way To Make The Baroque-Back Mountain Joke...
Today, I know that I am not alone in the universe.
Finally, I am no longer Pachelbel's only foe. We may not be legion, but we are at least two. Oh yeah, Jyour going down Johann!*
From as far back as I can remember, I have hated Pachelbel's cannon. You see, an inordinate amount of my relatives got married when I was young. Those relatives, like me, were an infamously tardy lot. Sometimes the limo would get stuck on a bridge, sometimes the groom's tuxedo would be misplaced the morning of, and sometimes the priest went missing (Seriously.) This meant two things; As a family, we are likely slightly cursed...and that invariably I would hear Pachelbel's cannon fifty times a ceremony as we waited for everything to get forced into place.
And while I can appreciate the fact that it's a lovely melodie, bringing to mind holy unions and graduations and other precious moments...all I can do when I hear the melody is to wonder whether they eventually found that priest, or if they were forced to pull another one into existence from the confessional booth like some kind of holy kleenex. And also...that I hate Pachelbel's cannon.
But hark, apparently I'm not the only one. While browsing my friendslist, I followed a link to this guy:
Finally, someone to share my irritation. Sure, the origins of our vendetta are different, but you must take allies where you find them. Together we will ignore Pachelbel in such a way that he will feel self-conscious and possibly will decompose recompose his masterpiece with the help of this guy:
Because truly, this is the only version that is sweet. And also, tight.
And with that, I will leave you with a video of the cast of ST:TOS lip-syncing to Monty Python's "Knights of the Round Table". Because it drives me crazy to do things in twos, and I can't find another pertinent video.
Just assume that it's a reference to my icon, which in itself could be considered a metaphore for the cello in the first video, and this post shall come full circle.
Seeya, Space Cowboys!*
*This post can be explained by the fact that cold medication and Dr. Pepper** are not the best combination when your skull has been filled to the very brim with mucus.
**Not a physician. Rather, an astrophysist. Likely with attitude.