4′33″, musical composition by John Cage created in 1952 and first performed on August 29 of that year. It quickly became one of the most controversial musical works of the 20th century because it consisted of silence or, more precisely, ambient sound—what Cage called “the absence of intended sounds.
This reminds me of a sketch called Interpretive Dance, where a comedian basically tried to mime songs so guests could try and guess what song he was ‘performing’ (look up Don’t Stop Me Now especially, I’m amazed even the performer kept a straight face during it)
4’33" is more well known, but he might have done better to work with “The Best Of Marcel Marceao”. An LP with 19 minutes of silence and one minute of applause on each side.
TStyle78 8 months ago
4′33″, musical composition by John Cage created in 1952 and first performed on August 29 of that year. It quickly became one of the most controversial musical works of the 20th century because it consisted of silence or, more precisely, ambient sound—what Cage called “the absence of intended sounds.
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member 8 months ago
Oh, of course, everyone knows that!!?
Zykoic 8 months ago
Can you mime a few words?
TonysSon 8 months ago
I asked my DJ to play 4’33", but he wouldn’t hear of it.
mokspr Premium Member 8 months ago
(Crickets chirping.)
dbrucepm 8 months ago
why not do the Beatles Number9 instead
CeceliaWD Premium Member 8 months ago
The Emperor’s New Clothes, for sure.
mpolo11 Premium Member 8 months ago
1 2 3 4 5 O’clock rock
mistercatworks 8 months ago
A joke about a song that not only has no one ever heard of but no one has ever heard. :)
edmund_graham 8 months ago
This reminds me of a sketch called Interpretive Dance, where a comedian basically tried to mime songs so guests could try and guess what song he was ‘performing’ (look up Don’t Stop Me Now especially, I’m amazed even the performer kept a straight face during it)
William Bednar Premium Member 8 months ago
I wonder if Anderson is being deliberately obscure?
gopher gofer 8 months ago
when it comes to karaoke, silence is golden… ☺
Bowlofred Premium Member 8 months ago
4’33" is more well known, but he might have done better to work with “The Best Of Marcel Marceao”. An LP with 19 minutes of silence and one minute of applause on each side.