Wedding Song Upgrade of the Day: The Piano Guys take on “Pachebel’s Canon in D.” Here’s their explainer:
It’s the same 8 notes over and over and over again. The good news is, it’s easy to memorize. The bad news is you don’t know when to stop. There’s a rumor floating around that says Pachelbel either died while writing it, never finishing the cello part, or that he dated a cellist and it did NOT go well. This arrangement is dedicated to all the cellists that have fallen asleep while playing this song…or at least wanted to fall asleep.
Ahem…all the bitter cello-malice aside, Pachelbel’s Canon in D (written in the 1600′s) has stood the test of time — celebrated as the most recognizable piece of classical music. We like to call it the “one-hit wonder of the 1600′s.”
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Know This:
- It’s Manhattanhenge! Neil deGrasse Tyson explains.
- A former Marine is running more than a marathon a day for 100 days, to support wounded vets.
- Toyota’s Prius now is the third-best-selling car in the world.
- The U.N. continues to push for an Internet “code of conduct.”
Read This:
- The story behind Memorial Day’s most haunting image.
- What it means when an impossibly promising 22-year-old dies.
Watch This:
- Behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet’s costume shop.
- Every shoutout to The Roots, ever, on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
- In Rochester, N.Y., a teacher accused of sexual misconduct for years can’t be fired.
Other:
- Tea Time Tumblr: One Tiny Hand
- Tea Time List: 7 Famous Musicians Who Stole Some Of Their Biggest Hits
- Team Time Kickstarter: Moses, The Movie
- Above: picturedept
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This weeks issue of Sheep Cosmo delves into how to keep your farmer’s attention from wandering.
This & That:
Know This:
- Adam Lambert has become the first out gay artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Top 200.
- Pomegranate juice essentially is good for nothing.
- New York lawmakers want to ban anonymous online comments.
Read This:
- Hunger Games fans finally have seen the movie enough times to tear it apart.
- Colorado might be the swingiest of the swing states come November. Here’s why.
Watch This:
- A new parody of herpes commercials is called “I Have Timeline.”
Look At This:
- A currently unoccupied town in New Mexico eventually will be home the most innovative neighborhood in the U.S.
- A 9-year-old girl’s lunch review blog got her school to serve healthier meals.
Other:
- Tea Time Tumblr: Law & Order & Food
- Tea Time List: 15 Of The Most Memorable Final Lines In Film
- Above: epicponyz
1. Main Title (1:46)
2. The Throne Is Mine (3:15)
3. What Is Dead May Never Die (2:06)
4. Warrior Of Light (3:03)
5. Valar Morghulis (2:59)
6. Winterfell (2:42)
7. Qarth (2:11)
8. Wildfire (3:39)
9. I Am Hers, She Is Mine (2:17)
10. Pyat Pree (2:12)
11. Don’t Die With A Clean Sword (3:22)
12. We Are The Watchers On The Wall (2:37)
13. Pay The Iron Price (2:32)
14. One More Drink Before The War (2:05)
15. House Of The Undying (5:02)
16. Stand And Fight (2:04)
17. The Old Gods And The New (2:38)
18. Mother Of Dragons (2:34)
19. I Will Keep You Safe (2:17)
20. The Rains Of Castomere† Performed by The National (2:23)
21. Three Blasts (2:40)
Look how long HOTU track is!! It sucks they pushed the release date to June.
Lights Out: Flavorwire returns with the third installment of their “Famous Faces in their Film Debuts” series, which shows us today’s best-known stars in their (extremely awkward) early roles. (Previously, previously.)
In retrospect, we probably should have seen today’s crazy Tom Cruise coming.
