Anyone who has followed this site for longer than a month or two knows that when it comes to music, I could fairly be described as an uptight traditionalist. When this performance by Brazilian heavy metal artist Dan Vasc popped up on YouTube, my first impulse was to give it a miss, but curiosity got the better of me and I listened. To my astonishment, I ended up loving it. I hope that at least some of my readers will enjoy it as well.
Home sweet home
Bob's sister Hannah
Bob's sister Ada
Bob's brother Otto
Bob's sister Eve
Bob's sister Nan
A baby picture of Bob and his siblings (clockwise from upper left: Otto, Eve, Hannah, Ada, Bob, and Nan)
Bob's childhood home
Bob's mom and dad
Bob in his youth
Bob's cousin Alphonse
Bob's Uncle Ralph and Aunt Edna
Bob's cousin Archibald
Bob's stepbrother Herbie (who really needs to quit smoking)
Bob's cousin Chester
Bob's Great Uncle Norbert and Great Aunt Phyllis
Bob's cousin Saffron (who will do anything for a drink)
Bob's cousin Thorndike
Bob's brother-in-law Vinnie
Bob's cousin Orville, who loves the Green Bay Packers
Bob's nieces Lulu and Bitsy, the biker chicks
Bob's stepsister Eloise, with the twins, Rudy and Trudy
Bob's Uncle Henry and Aunt Rowena
Bob's niece Esmerelda (who likes to live dangerously)
Bob's Great Uncle Arthur up in Saskatchewan
Bob's cousin Louie, the grackle of grumpiness
Miss Screech, Bob's journalism teacher
Bob's nephew Winthrop, who loves sports
Bob's Uncle Seymour and Aunt Bernice
Bob's second cousin Schlomo in Brooklyn
Bob's nephew Baxter
Bob's cousin Darrell
Nigel, Bob's pen pal in New Zealand
Bob's sister-in-law Delphine, who volunteers at the animal shelter
Percy the Pickpocket, Bob's third cousin once removed (the relative no one likes to talk about... every family has one)
The Bluebird of Happiness™ (no relation to Bob)
A pair of boobies (also no relation to Bob, but included for readers who desire titillation)
A pair of tits (in case the boobies were insufficiently titillating)
Bluebird Bitter™, the beer they named for Bob
bluebird of bitterness 
Wow.
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Singing is fine. Attitude–either angry or triumphant–inappropriate for song or season.
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I knew when I posted it that it wouldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea. It’s a very muscular, masculine take on a traditional tune, and although I knew some people wouldn’t like it, I thought it deserved to be more widely shared.
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Amazing and very inspiring. This morning, I said to myself, have passion in whatever you do. And then I found this gem from you in my feed. Thank you so much. It reinforces me. I might be in my 60’s, but I intend to keep doing everything with passion as long as I am able. I also want to take a moment to thank you for all the sweet and funny memes and cartoons you share. It’s appreciated.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the song. I posted it with some trepidation, not knowing what sort of response it would get, but apparently I’m not alone in loving it. 🙂
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How is this metal? This is operatic, perhaps Wagnerian…
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It is rather, now that you mention it…
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Well at least this heavy metalist got it right!
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Well. Well. Well, that was certainly interesting. I liked it!
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I like it and I like this style of music.
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I wasn’t expecting to like it, so I was pleasantly surprised. 🙂
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Kinda reminded me of The Hu, another type of music that’s not my norm , but strangely enjoyable.
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[…] Today’s cultural moment — metal edition […]
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Thank you for the link. 🙂
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That is cool! I stole it with glee and posted on my blog for my contingent of Heavy metal heads.
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😀 😀 😀
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“It’s a very muscular, masculine take on a traditional tune” As a music lover, I enjoy feminine music sung by women. As a man, I enjoy masculine, muscular music sung by a strong male. I am not by any means a Heavy Metal enthusiast. My tastes tend to Gospel and Country & Western music and some classical. I appreciate good music and this was very good, thank you bluebird !
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Just between you and me, I was tempted to describe Vasc’s performance as “high testosterone” but I didn’t want to trigger anyone. 🙂
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I would describe it that way, but then again I have testosterone, so I get a pass…
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Boy, I say, boy’s gotta good set of pipes!
Interesting, different, appreciated!!
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P.S. – shades of Mannheim Steamroller…
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Bingo! I agree!
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You took the words right out of my mouth!
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Absolutely gorgeous bob. This 74 year old non metalhead loved it. Thank you.
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So did this 68-year-old nonmetalhead. 😀
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That was amazing! So powerful.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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I thought it was quite entertaining and surprisingly good. Much like David Draiman’s (Disturbed’s lead singer) version of Sounds of Silence.
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Listening to this right now. I see the similarity. Never heard of them; thanks for mentioning them 🙂
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That was just delightful!
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Glad you enjoyed it. ♥️
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Seconding egorr: What a set of pipes!
(63-year-old metalhead here, admittedly badly out of the loop.)
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