And now for something completely different ...
The Tonight Show has a recurring bit called "Do Not Play." Jimmy Fallon trots out a few examples of terrible music, supposedly actual recordings, with the unifying theme that they are so awful they should be avoided. I've had my doubts whether they are real - even though he always opens the bit by insisting they're real - and the fact is, whenever I've checked, I've found they are indeed real.
This episode from last week was a bit different, in that the last example was from a group I know exists, Portsmouth Sinfonia, or existed - they haven't performed since 1979. They were known for being, ah, untrained, sometimes even playing instruments they had never played before. This was most true on their debut album, which was what was presented in the bit. The selection was "Blue Danube Waltz." I've no idea why he picked on them, the album being from over forty years ago. But I suspect it was to set up a response from The Roots, who took a stab at the same piece on instruments they had never played before.
The reason this is being offered for your amusement/perusement is the percussionist took up a mandolin.
First time for everything. You can hardly hear it, amid the resultant cacophony. If you haven't the patience for the whole bit (understandable), skip ahead to about 5:00.
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