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Pachelbel Rant

RobPRocks · comedy · Watch on YouTube

Stand-up & sketch comedyMusic theory, synthesis & productionMusic performance & songs

What it is

Comedian and cellist Rob Paravonian rants about having to play Pachelbel's Canon in D, and shows how many pop songs reuse its chord progression. It was recorded live at Penn State.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Brought up in threads about chord progressions and musical copyright as the funny canonical version of the idea.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2012, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “Rob Paravorian on how so many songs have the same chord sequence as”

    Rant on how many songs share Pachelbel's Canon chord sequence.

    lotharbot, 2012-06 · Recommendation · in “I analyzed the chords to 1300 popular songs for patterns. This is what I found.”

  2. “There was a relevant and entertaining stand-up bit about this”

    Entertaining stand-up bit on how familiar music feels derivative.

    naravara, 2019-03 · Recommendation · in “How did classical music in movies and TV become synonymous with villainy?”

  3. “I like Rob P's presentation[2] of the same idea more.”

    Comedic presentation of the same chord progression idea, preferred over alternatives.

    aidenn0, 2023-11 · Recommendation · in “Google Sues Men Who Weaponized DMCA Notices to Crush Competition”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: pachelbel canon, stand-up, cello, chord progressions, pop music

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