...prompted me to consider the many differences between two musical instruments; the theramin and the Rolf Harris' stylophone.
In conclusion,
musical virtuosity: Theramin
musical effect: no discernible difference
As this took less time than anticipated, my mind turned to enquire as to which of all musical instruments was the most ridiculous. After some consideration and research I came up with the armpit euphonium, much championed by the late Spike Milligan RIP, but here, in the spirit of the world music forearm (geddit?), I give you Afghanistan's very own Neil Young,
Al ''Tooting-Car'' Moon!
(round of applause)
and I hear Robert Plant's bassist has already indicated an interest in recording a world fusion duet...
*
Incidently, at the time of the untimely death of Clarence Clemons, Radio 4 cast their net wide and dredged in Johnny Walker, of Johnny Walker 70s fame, to wax sagaciously about the saxophone, and other unguitarlike oddities, in pop music. Walker himself regretted not hearing more Glockenspiel (?). Someone off-mic suggested the ''mouth organ'' (!) to which Walker rather derogatorily mentioned the ''Jew's Harp'', though not intentionally, I'm sure, in any anti-semitic way.
He was thinking of The Who single, of course, and the one time he was last resort to host TOTP; Savile OBE being incapacitated through a lack of gin, Blackburn suffering chronically from ''bad hair day'', and Edmonds having both jumpers in the wash*. Though how he came to be thinking of the Glock isn't clear and no one on the Today programme had the wit to ask.
(*btw, I enjoyed very much the inclusion of the Washing machine ad in last Wednesday's programme. It sits well with last year's recording of a fried egg.)
In conclusion,
musical virtuosity: Theramin
musical effect: no discernible difference
As this took less time than anticipated, my mind turned to enquire as to which of all musical instruments was the most ridiculous. After some consideration and research I came up with the armpit euphonium, much championed by the late Spike Milligan RIP, but here, in the spirit of the world music forearm (geddit?), I give you Afghanistan's very own Neil Young,
Al ''Tooting-Car'' Moon!
(round of applause)
and I hear Robert Plant's bassist has already indicated an interest in recording a world fusion duet...
*
Incidently, at the time of the untimely death of Clarence Clemons, Radio 4 cast their net wide and dredged in Johnny Walker, of Johnny Walker 70s fame, to wax sagaciously about the saxophone, and other unguitarlike oddities, in pop music. Walker himself regretted not hearing more Glockenspiel (?). Someone off-mic suggested the ''mouth organ'' (!) to which Walker rather derogatorily mentioned the ''Jew's Harp'', though not intentionally, I'm sure, in any anti-semitic way.
He was thinking of The Who single, of course, and the one time he was last resort to host TOTP; Savile OBE being incapacitated through a lack of gin, Blackburn suffering chronically from ''bad hair day'', and Edmonds having both jumpers in the wash*. Though how he came to be thinking of the Glock isn't clear and no one on the Today programme had the wit to ask.
(*btw, I enjoyed very much the inclusion of the Washing machine ad in last Wednesday's programme. It sits well with last year's recording of a fried egg.)
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