Monday, August 10, 2020

Sharing My Three Least Favorite Musical Instruments

We all have certain musical instruments that we either like or dislike.

And I think that has to do with how we all hear things differently when it comes to an instruments pitch and tone.

I also feel that certain musical instruments will touch something deep in our heart, while others will do nothing.

What some people find pleasing to the ear, others might find annoying. And vise versa.

Because of my love of music, in the past, I've shared several posts about my favorite musical instruments. So for a change, I thought I'd share my three least favorite.

I have very sensitive ears when it comes to the sound of these specific instruments. And so much so, that they make my ears feel as though they're being slashed with razor blades.

I find them excruciatingly painful.

In my opinion, all three of these instruments should either be outlawed and charged with a $1,000. fine if played, or be completely abolished from the world, never to be heard again.

A bit dramatic, aren't I?

I can't help it though, that's how much I can't stand these instruments.

Ready, set, go...

A Harmonica

Excuse me, but why?

Why on earth is this instrument even an instrument? Other than an instrument of torture.

Whenever I hear a harmonica, I think of an old western movie in which one of the characters is serving a life sentence in jail. And the only thing he has with him in his cell is a harmonica, which he plays over and over and over again in a very somber manner because he misses his girlfriend who he cheated on with a woman he accidentally killed. And that's why he's in prison. 

For murder. 

And that's what I feel like when I hear a harmonica.

Murder.

Harmonica humor...

Next up...

An Accordion

The reason I don't like the sound of an accordion is because it's very similar to the sound of a harmonica. The only difference is that one has keys, the other doesn't.

As soon as I hear an accordion, I immediately think of a polka; specifically the "Beer Barrel Polka." 

Every Spring, Summer and Fall, there is a gentleman who stands on the street corner here in Philly and plays the accordion for hours on end. Whenever he's out there, I can hear his accordion even when I'm a block away. He seems like such a sweet man, however, I find myself either taking a detour down another street, or walking past him as fast as I can, just to avoid the sound.

This is literally the vision I get in my head whenever I hear an accordion.

I picture someone standing on the Bavarian Alps eating a Bavarian pretzel and drinking a stein of beer, shouting, "It's VUNDERBAR!"

I saved my very least favorite for last...

Bagpipes

Oh my God and Baby Jesus!

I can't even put into words how I feel about his instrument, but I'll try. 

Bagpipes sound as if I'm listening so someone wheezing from congestion due to a very bad chest cold, or someone in the midst of a severe asthma attack.

The sound of this instrument sends me running in the opposite direction because it's just so unbearable to my ears.

The most effective way to punish me would be to put me in a small room; tie me to a chair; force-feed me Peeps, while forcing me to listen to someone play the bagpipes until I go completely insane and my ears fall off. 

This cartoon, which I found online, flawlessly conveys my feelings about bagpipes.

So apparently, I'm not the only person who feels this way...

Wishing you a musical week, y'all!

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P.S. Please feel free to share your least favorite musical instrument(s) in your comments.