Canon Rock by Jeong-Hyun Lim

This is awesome.

This dude has amassed 59 freaking million hits and counting to be now at No. 4 position in the Top Ten YouTube Videos of all Time.

If you wonder how he looks like, there you go.

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The piece being played with mounting dexterity was an exceedingly difficult rock arrangement of Pachelbel’s Canon, the composition from the turn of the 18th century known for its solemn chord progressions. The exacting part is the canon itself: a counterpoint played over the bass, originally by the three violins.

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He is of course, Jeong-Hyun Lim, a 23-year-old Korean who taught himself to play the guitar over the course of the last six years

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The original arrangement and performance of Canon Rock was by JerryC. JerryC (Jerry Chang) is a Taiwanese guitarist and composer. One of his best-known songs is the Canon Rock, which is a rock version of Pachelbel’s Canon in D. He is 24 years old, and has been playing the guitar for 7 years and piano for 10.

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The rock re-arrangement displays his technical virtuosity and creative abilities on the guitar, instantly making him a internet phenomenon. Following JerryC’s popularity, numerous covers of Canon Rock have been made in an attempt to emulate JerryC’s unique style. The best-known cover is the one presented above by funtwo, whose performance has become a video phenomenon; interestingly, it has far surpassed the popularity of JerryC’s own original performance of the Canon.

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I recommend that if Liew Sip Chon reads this post, that this piece be featured in one of Canon's functions, like the Annual Dinner or something. Copyrights issues, well, just see lah.