December Theme: 25 Days of Christmas
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k2i5MEljZU]
Being a drummer, the most impressive part of this video to me is how closely to the real thing the vocal percussionist mimics brushes on a snare drum. I would swear to you it's the real thing, right up to the end of the performance and the short stop they put in the music. That moment gives it away. Also, why do so many vocal percussionists feel the need to imitate the motions a drummer would make while playing the real thing. Maybe it's the equivalent of bass-face.
For me, regardless of the version, this is the perfect note on which to end my Christmas posts. It is Christmas day after all. The song was first heard by audiences as it appeared in the 1944 musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, performed by Judy Garland. The more common version is the cover Frank Sinatra later recorded.
Spot on. Found this post after running around the internet to see if that was a recorded snare or vocals. I was thinking, "there is no way that's not the real thing."
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