TacoBell's Canon...
(Tim) Most everyone in our family knows when son Taylor is not to be found at church, soccer, school, or home, he's sure to be found at Taco Bell. People around the world recognize his unique knowledge of all things Taco-Bellish, even down to menu items' proper eating techniques. So, if you have a question, feel free to ask it here in the comments section and Taylor will repond as time allows. And speaking of Taco Bell...
Yesterday, daughter Heather heard, and passed on to the rest of the fam, this excellent rendition of Tacobell's Canon. Son Joseph responded...
Awesome! I've been inspired.
I'm taking Heidi for Valentine's Day.
-Joseph
By the way, while we're on the subject of Taco Bell's Canon, would anyone be horribly offended if I state my own personal conviction that there's one piece of music that had already been overused at weddings before Eve was made from Adam's rib? I'm sorry, decorum demands I not identify that piece of music, Still, some of you may be able to guess...
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The Macerana?
Uh, no... Sorry.
Albinoni's Adagio?
Sorry, Taylor, I only have one question for you on this subject: How CAN you eat that stuff?
Kamilla
I bet it's Canon in D, by Pachelbel, right? (I might have spelled his name wrong. I don't really care about that though, since he's from the broke era. I mean, baroque era.)
If it ain't baroque, don't fix it.
Random thoughts...
1. I've heard that Taco Bell's beef is somehow freeze dried or something and it gets reconstituted in plastic bags by adding water. Is this true?
2. I can hear a similar chord progression in Blues Traveler's Hook, compared to Pachelbel's Canon. Can anyone comment on this?
3. The only time I've heard words put to the Canon is at the beginning of the movie Ordinary People. I still think that is one of the best movies of all time, portraying some basic types of people: hanging on (Conrad) or letting go (Buck), or pretending to be strong when you really aren't (Karen).
4. One way to avoid the canon in a wedding service is to get married during morning worship at church. We do this at my church. The only expense is a cake during the cofee time.
Well I feel about this sick when I eat there...so I suppose it's effective.
You're right The Macarena is more of a reception tune...
Butterfly Kisses?
al sends
Taylor,
Can you explain why women who are "in the family way" crave Taco Bell like no other food? Seriously, all my husband has heard from me for weeks now is, "Honey, will you pick me up a taco?"
And I know it is not just me...
Yes, I craved Taco Bell'sTacos too as well as McD's cheeseburgers.
I confess to having Pachelbel's Canon in D Major at our wedding. But in our defense it was 1990 and we had a string quartet we paid in Tacos. That still doesn't help excuse it, does it!?
By the way, the beef at Taco Bell does come in a big bag, but it is not freeze dried-it's all ready to go, just pour and heat. It's the beans that are freeze dried. You may wonder how I have gained all of this wonderful knowledge of Taco Bell-I worked their during my college years (in Nashville, TN). Yep, even almost burnt one down. I also worked at McDonalds and Burger King, but don't expect me to share those fast food secrets with you. And, just in case you were wondering, no, working fast food will not pay your way through Vanderbilt ;-)
Similar chord progressions? Maybe this will explain it:
Pachelbel Rant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM
Herewith my first (and possibly last--I don't have time to blog) post to this or any site: I hate Pachelbel's Canon, and Taco Bell products rank barely above that position of nadirdom in my humble estimation. I would gladly sign a petition banning this canon from further public performance, but I fear that it has already been Canon-ized in our culture....
*groans at David Canfield*
The last time I ate at Taco Bell and enjoyed it was the day of my wedding. I had a taco or two before I went to the church. After I got married, I didn't go to Taco Bell for almost eight months because my wife hates Taco Bell. (We always choose Wendy's.) I constantly tried to get my wife to reconsider her hatred of the Bell to no avail. Anyway, I had to be away from my wife for a men's retreat at church one weekend. On the way, the guys decided to stop at Taco Bell, and I was so very happy. That is until I opened the door to the restaurant. The smell of the place nauseated me, and I don't believe that I've eaten at Taco Bell since.
"nadirdom"
I love it! Please come back, David.
Kamilla
Getting back to the overused musical piece used at weddings -- can't remember the names but it is one by Mendelsohn (sp) or Wagner, where we commonly think of the words to one of them as "Here comes the bride..."
As for Alex and me, we had Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) for the processional and something from Handel's Water Music for the recessional (it's a little embarrassing that I can't remember the specific section right now, but it's probably more important that we will celebrate our 23rd anniversary on May 31).
--Sue
What a funny thread this has been! Sue, the "Here comes the bride" you're thinking of is indeed Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" from "Lohengrin". RE: Pachelbel's Canon in D, I, too, have grown weary of it - way overused. Brides actually think they're being "different" by choosing it over a wedding march! Little do they know!
Now and then I get a hankerin' for TB; then I get it and can't understand what I must've been thinkin'! Yo no quiero Taco Bell!
I found this on Wikipedia, about Blues Traveler's Hook: The song's title refers to a hook in music terminology: the catchy element or phrase of a song which makes it distinctive. The song's lyrics assert that whatever the singer sings about is effectively meaningless, since the song's musical hook will keep listeners coming back, even if they are unaware of the reason. The song's own hook is the familiar harmonic structure of Pachelbel's Canon in D, which forms the basic chord progression of the song.
The Lyrics at one point are:
"So when I'm feelin' stuck and need a buck,
I don't rely on luck because the..
-Chorus-
"Hook brings you back.
I ain't tellin' you no lie
The Hook brings you back.
On that you can rely."
And he's right. How many songs do you hum without knowing the words? Or how many songs are you surprised to find out years later what the lyrics really are? Or to find out that they are inappropriate? It is the catchy tune that sticks the song in our heads for the most part, not the lyrics.
...so says the businessman who has not a drop of musical ability in him. So maybe its just me. I have always been intrigued with the honesty of that Blues Traveler song, though.
Archie,
I saw Blues Traveler this year---they played outside Conseco Fieldhouse before the Pacers first home game. They were great.
You're totally right about humming songs but not knowing words, or finding out what the REAL lyrics are for the first time. For the longest time, I thought that in "Bennie and the Jets", Elton John sung about "Electric Boobs" but I just found out that it's "Electric Boots"! I was quite relieved.
I have another nomination - Claire de Lune. Our NPR station is undergoing another interminable pledge drive . . .
Then there is the "hold" recording here at the hospital. It's gone from coma-inducing "classical" to gag-inducing silly sappy love songs from the 70s . . .
Kamilla
I'm tired of the "How Beautiful" song at weddings. It has great words but is way too overused!!
What can I say - Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D is one of the most tritest Baroque-era pieces ever, in my opinion! I've been to two weddings, one with the piece played by the organist. When I have enough money squirreled to buy the Sibelius (a software used to compose music), I'm arranging a Pachelbel piece for a big concert band all right, but it's his Chaconne in F Minor (a change of pace from his Canon)!
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