Comments on: Super Mario theme played on a balalaika

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m more jealous of his hair than anything.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Is this kid serious?

I snap my fingers dramatically after rubbing my nose too.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

WARNING: How not to get laid.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Finally a balalaika!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This should have been in Dr Zhivago.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I love his showmanship and “I’m so intense, now I’m so casual” playing style more than his rendition.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

omg He looks like Bert

By: ridl

ridl — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Very sad that the guitar virtuoso link is all broked.

By: erissian

erissian — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I always wondered what Charlie did to distract himself from the responsibility of running a chocolate factory…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@ Erissian:

Well played, my friend. Well played.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wow, the balalaika looks like it’d be difficult to produce a good tone with it compared to instruments like the guitar and the violin. Props to the maker of this video.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Anonymous at right above me,

So, so clueless to the erotic peccadilloes of the Boing Boing crowd you are.

By: Palilay

Palilay — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@noodle : I rather liked the Maestro stuff, it was a bit of showmanship in an otherwise kludgy but kooky performance. :)

By: t3hmadhatter

t3hmadhatter — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

#4:
Win.

By: papercup mixmaster

papercup mixmaster — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The balalaika lends a wonderful sproingy note to the song, and I like how he exploits it for a few moments of jumping.

By: DRayMorton

DRayMorton — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

When McCartney sang “Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out,” I wonder if this is what he envisioned…..

By: Abby

Abby — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Two things I love – Mario and the balalaika.

Just because someone’s too young to have played NES when it was first on the scene doesn’t make them too young to have played it as kids. Mine still works… mostly.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Truly epic levels of instrumental vamping.

By: paddysat

paddysat — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

James Hill on Uke is my favorite.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Finally! Geeky guys with big hair playing the balalaika :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I guess you’re too young to remember that the name of the game is “Donkey Kong” not “Super Mario” :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

the first thirteen seconds of this video are some of the wierdest 13 seconds known to man.

By: aelfscine

aelfscine — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Gradually the players in these videos are going to keep getting younger, until we’re watching doofy-haired fetuses, strumming in the womb.