{"id":3883,"date":"2010-12-23T02:11:16","date_gmt":"2010-12-23T06:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/?p=3883"},"modified":"2011-03-31T02:34:17","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T06:34:17","slug":"handel-messiah-humor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.madkane.com\/humor_blog\/2010\/12\/23\/handel-messiah-humor\/","title":{"rendered":"No Hallelujahs Here For Handel’s Messiah"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t want to sound negative (I try to save the negativity for my political blog<\/a>) but I hate Handel’s Messiah.<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s not that I have anything against Handel. His Water Music<\/em> and his Royal Fireworks Music<\/em> are very enjoyable. And he wrote some lovely oboe sonatas.<\/p>\n

But the Messiah? Hearing just a measure or two is enough to drive me nuts. And not just because of its really boring Hallelujah Chorus<\/em>. Or the fact that you can’t get through the Christmas holidays without roughly a gazillion choral societies singing the damn thing.<\/p>\n

Handel’s Messiah is dull enough to turn almost anyone into an atheist. And that’s why I wrote this haiku and limerick:<\/p>\n

Haiku:<\/p>\n

Sacrilege, I know.
\nBut to Handel’s Messiah
\nI say, “Bach! Humbug!”<\/p>\n

Limerick:<\/p>\n

I sigh when I hear the Messiah.
\nIt’s a work that just doesn’t inspiah.
\nGive me Bach any day.
\nRather see the ballet!
\nSo enough Hallelujahs! Oh, myah!<\/p>\n

Update:<\/b> My pal Bill Nothstine<\/a> points me to this Flash Mob performance of the Messiah’s Hallelujah Chorus<\/a>. And I have to agree with him — if you’re going to see any of the Messiah, this is the way to do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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