All the kids at my school where Metallica shirts but when you ask them to name a song from the album on their shirt they cant even name one its literally embarrassing.
@@WastedTalent- or if you could only name one song by the band and it was the most mainstream one. I.E. I write sins not tragedies - panic lmfao. that was a constant one.
To add some context to this video, we have a talent show at Mortimer Jordan High School every year. I am the theatre teacher, and I run the talent show. I play guitar in this video. Every year, at the end of the show when the votes from the judges are being tallied, we get up and play two songs. The bassist/singer is the band director, and the drummer is my adult son (and MJHS graduate). We try to pick songs that are familiar to the students, but because I am an old school metal head, we pick heavy remakes of familiar songs, or in the case of Metallica, play it like it is. We don't really practice. We learn them on our own and get together the week before or week of the show and play through them about 3 times each, and then we come up with a fun scene to make the students laugh. It is simply for fun. The students at MJHS are the best fans one could ask for. I've never played in front of a better audience. As for the big question: Why did I play the Strat for the Metallica Song and the Kirk Hammett for the Miley Cyrus song? Simple. My main guitar is the Yngwie Strat, which I replaced the neck with a Warmoth 22 fret scalloped neck (and I like a reversed headstock), and it stays in standard tuning or half a step down. I keep the Kirk Hammett guitar tuned down to B or C, which is what the Miley Cyrus song called for (as covered by Life on Repeat), so I would have had to set them both up the opposite of what they already are, and that seemed foolish. The band director is multi talented, and though I used to play in bands, I only play once a year now at this event. My son has never been in a band, and he also only plays once a year with me for this. It is all in fun. I'm glad you all...err...most of you, enjoyed it. Oh, and I have OCD, so I wear black and khaki everywhere all the time. I don't own other clothes. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the details. You guys are really tight, considering you're a group that literally does this once a year! Damn. Mad chops on the strings. Singer really tears it up with the vocals.
So much love for this - keep playing & inspiring everyone who watches and listens to you - you deserve all the love, respect & attention that this performance no doubt gifted you all. Respect from Brighton, UK 🙌🏻
Mr. Turner, I suspect that I am your age (64 . . . .ish) granted, you look much younger, but I just wanted to say that having been to a lot of concerts (a long time ago) and grown up on probably the same stuff you like, you and your partner KILLED IT !! And because I'm ADHD and not much inclined to use a filter when commenting, I would like to say that "they killed it" and you OWNED IT ! That was seriously good. * Totally awesome that your son plays with you......he dropped the hammer too ! All the best - Lee
@@danskrolla Thanks! The calling out the kids is of course all in fun, and they expect it. Whenver a student comes near me in the halls with a band shirt (usually Nirvana, Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, Guns N' Roses, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Sublime), I say, "Can you name two songs by that band?" It's all in jest.
It's great to see a few teachers who aren't unhappy bores that spend all their time yelling at children while failing to even do a mediocre job at their work.
Kids dont do drugs do guitar, ive played guitar for 35 years and these teachers knocked it out of the park. Guitar and bass. Just remember a band is not a band with out the root of a bass player.
@@adam.musmar I mean dude is so basic you should be able to remember his name right? He's the John or Mike of drums. Super simple, and very common. People act like Lars created the 4/4 kick snare beat. Dude is literally the worst famous drummer imaginable. Ringo Starr is leagues above him and people of his time shat on him. Lars will forever be a clown though because even though he is a shit drummer, he's also a major douche bag. He deserves the hate he gets. Anyone who thinks he's a good drummer, or 'influential' even though they know nothing of drums, is insane for so many reasons. He didn't move the needle in any fashion. (BTW not saying this is what you said but am just airing my grievances.)
He’s been playing gigs for years. He does jazz and did full eligibility with Carolina crown dci so he knows about showbizz. Our teachers are so cool lol
By the way they play I get the very distinct feeling each of these dudes mastered Metallicas greatest hits on their own before any of them ever met. And then one day in class one of them randomly asked the other if he knew Enter Sandman and it was over from there 😂
So exciting for the students that don't know that their teachers can rock. I clearly remember being blown away by an 11th grade teacher back in 1976. A classmate had brought a 12 string acoustic guitar to school with him and the teacher asked if he could play it. He sat on his desk in front of the class and just tore it up.
a school where the teachers are cool and can do stuff like this. and also where the students aren't too "embarrassed" to sing along and actually participate. awesome
I had a history teacher that would bring his acoustic guitar and sing songs and teach about history. By far, my favorite teacher. Mr Walters, if you see this you are the best 8th grade history teachers! I hated history but you made it great!
In 1985 my teachers did the same thing, but with ACDC... and SOMEHOW they shoe-horned in a trumpet solo.... but the drums were so powerful they made a couple of girls cry (they only about 10 at the time, and sitting right next to said drum kit).... Still, it's great to see your teachers letting rip and having fun once in a while...
I'm ancient, past retirement age.. This showed up in my feed, and for whatever reason this made me incredibly happy, awesome, what great teachers to have
This is great for them and the kids. I had a teacher my senior year that I used to see him and his brothers at the local bars playing for decades after I got out of high school.
This was great of the school faculty to even allow with the odd environment we’re in these days where so much is forbidden in schools. Really cool to see teachers having fun. Our educators deserve it!!
Those teacher's and student should have became the most popular people in the building. It's amazing seeing the teachers lead by example. They teach you to play but yet they can also back it up themselves.
I went to the high school in the 90s. My teachers, led by the music teacher who was a really cool dude and a great sax player, played Money by Pink Floyd. It was perfect and amazing.
He said they really only play once a year at this talent show at the end Being a teacher probably takes up most of their time. You guys are too good to only play once a year I’m glad you put yourself out there so the kids can see we are all more than our jobs
I remember in 2006, I was year 8 (12) and it was the last day before Christmas break. The teachers put on a small concert and being as into music as I am (drummer & vocalist) it just gave me a new sense of respect for them. You see them everyday teaching the same old subjects as if they have nothing else, but then you get to see that at the end of the day, they were real people, with real interests, experiences and loves. I know it sounds weird to say "You realise they are people too", but I was 12 remember. You never saw teachers outside of school where I am, so you literally never saw any other side apart from these brief exceptions. Music teachers - Russel Booker and Mrs Leek on the drums/keys respectively (can't remember the name) English teacher - Michael Hatfield on the bass Maths teacher - Mr Conway on lead guitar and backing vocals (I never learned his first name) P.E teacher - Mr Gibson on rhythm guitar and lead vocals (can't remember the name) Played together incredibly naturally with fantastic chemistry, received with earned appraisal. R.E teacher and P.E teachers - Michael Doody (he very much was) and Mrs Knight with a very good single song performance of 'Fairy-tale of New York' I will never forget that day.
as a teacher, this totally makes sense. Experienced teachers up front, but they rope the first year teacher into killing it on the drums. True mentorship. Everything right about the profession is right on that stage.
The best part of this performance is its just simple giitar, pedal and amp tone. Everything on the Internet now is so professionally mixed ,it takes the raw element of music. Love it
@@zack3gof course these songs they played are super easy to play. Someone who played their guitar for 5 months for example could play these songs easily
As a kid I was kicked out of school for drug use. I’m a guitar player nowadays an don’t use hard drugs. This was really really nice to see and most likely really inspired some kids there.
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We've reached a point in this timeline where teachers are cooler than the actual students.
Maybe just those teachers though... seen too many other ones well, saying wierd stuff.
@@lexidecimal9941 ❤❤❤❤q
Or it's just because you're now closer in age to the teachers than the students
Lets not forget to give props to the drummer, who appears to be a student, because he quietly kills it in the background.
Because they were the cool students😎
“For all of you who wear your Metallica shirt, but don’t know any Metallica songs”
Teach is a Savage and I’m all the way here for it
All the kids at my school where Metallica shirts but when you ask them to name a song from the album on their shirt they cant even name one its literally embarrassing.
They grew up in a time where you were called a poseur and mocked relentlessly if you wore a band shirt and didn't know any songs.
@@WastedTalent- to be fair if you buy a band shirt and don't listen to that band that's kinda on you
@@WastedTalent- or if you could only name one song by the band and it was the most mainstream one. I.E. I write sins not tragedies - panic lmfao. that was a constant one.
@@rubberdukieliveheh… name ONE? Pls tell me that pun was intended
To add some context to this video, we have a talent show at Mortimer Jordan High School every year. I am the theatre teacher, and I run the talent show. I play guitar in this video. Every year, at the end of the show when the votes from the judges are being tallied, we get up and play two songs. The bassist/singer is the band director, and the drummer is my adult son (and MJHS graduate). We try to pick songs that are familiar to the students, but because I am an old school metal head, we pick heavy remakes of familiar songs, or in the case of Metallica, play it like it is. We don't really practice. We learn them on our own and get together the week before or week of the show and play through them about 3 times each, and then we come up with a fun scene to make the students laugh. It is simply for fun. The students at MJHS are the best fans one could ask for. I've never played in front of a better audience.
As for the big question: Why did I play the Strat for the Metallica Song and the Kirk Hammett for the Miley Cyrus song? Simple. My main guitar is the Yngwie Strat, which I replaced the neck with a Warmoth 22 fret scalloped neck (and I like a reversed headstock), and it stays in standard tuning or half a step down. I keep the Kirk Hammett guitar tuned down to B or C, which is what the Miley Cyrus song called for (as covered by Life on Repeat), so I would have had to set them both up the opposite of what they already are, and that seemed foolish.
The band director is multi talented, and though I used to play in bands, I only play once a year now at this event. My son has never been in a band, and he also only plays once a year with me for this. It is all in fun. I'm glad you all...err...most of you, enjoyed it.
Oh, and I have OCD, so I wear black and khaki everywhere all the time. I don't own other clothes. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the details. You guys are really tight, considering you're a group that literally does this once a year! Damn. Mad chops on the strings. Singer really tears it up with the vocals.
So much love for this - keep playing & inspiring everyone who watches and listens to you - you deserve all the love, respect & attention that this performance no doubt gifted you all. Respect from Brighton, UK 🙌🏻
Mr. Turner, I suspect that I am your age (64 . . . .ish) granted, you look much younger, but I just wanted to say that having been to a lot of concerts (a long time ago) and grown up on probably the same stuff you like, you and your partner KILLED IT !! And because I'm ADHD and not much inclined to use a filter when commenting, I would like to say that "they killed it" and you OWNED IT !
That was seriously good.
* Totally awesome that your son plays with you......he dropped the hammer too !
All the best - Lee
Calling out the kids with the t shirts was awesome. Nice job, not really a Metallica guy but you sound good
@@danskrolla Thanks! The calling out the kids is of course all in fun, and they expect it. Whenver a student comes near me in the halls with a band shirt (usually Nirvana, Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, Guns N' Roses, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Sublime), I say, "Can you name two songs by that band?" It's all in jest.
Its so great when kids get to see their teachers in a much different way than just a teacher.
It's great to see a few teachers who aren't unhappy bores that spend all their time yelling at children while failing to even do a mediocre job at their work.
@@randomguyontheinternet7940 we get it. You were homeschooled.
@@jabbadabba1978 probably not, there's just a lot of shitty teachers.
They are always teaching 🎉
This is the best thing I might’ve ever seen. Guitar!
The teacher on guitar is a beast. Solos all played with incredible feel
Man, he gave me total Mick Thomson vibes lol
Yeah...that guy that played guitar for Van Halen could have learned a lot from this guy. He could have made something of himself.
He looks bored out of his mind and needs more distortion
@@67Aquaholic 🤣
Kids dont do drugs do guitar, ive played guitar for 35 years and these teachers knocked it out of the park. Guitar and bass. Just remember a band is not a band with out the root of a bass player.
nothing can prevent these men from teaching even after regular class hours
Teaching and preaching! 🤘
Underrated comment
no one touch the likes. It's perfect
The Drummer killed it! Awesome, so smooth!
Yeah unlike Lars ulrik!
@@nemo9540 if ur gonna hate on lars at least know how to spell his name 🤦♂️
Better than lars ulrich....but well....that's not diffucult
@@adam.musmar I mean dude is so basic you should be able to remember his name right? He's the John or Mike of drums. Super simple, and very common. People act like Lars created the 4/4 kick snare beat. Dude is literally the worst famous drummer imaginable. Ringo Starr is leagues above him and people of his time shat on him. Lars will forever be a clown though because even though he is a shit drummer, he's also a major douche bag. He deserves the hate he gets. Anyone who thinks he's a good drummer, or 'influential' even though they know nothing of drums, is insane for so many reasons. He didn't move the needle in any fashion. (BTW not saying this is what you said but am just airing my grievances.)
@@adam.musmar sorry, that's a result of autocorrect and the tumor in my brain but thank you for pointing that out.
For sure these dudes did time playing in clubs. The bass player nailed the vocals while playing bass. No easy feat.
He’s been playing gigs for years. He does jazz and did full eligibility with Carolina crown dci so he knows about showbizz. Our teachers are so cool lol
Dude his vocals are so sick!!!!!
Music has GOT TO BE supported and pushed much much more for children in school.
ONE MILLION PERCENT
Not sure why this has such little upvotes.
It saved my life
Glad you're here man.@@jamesstuart3313
As an old dude with a failed music career, this made me so happy!
You didn't fail if you had fun doing it
hey man its never too late to get it back at it again, even while time's short we all still believe in u
It’s just the LAST one that failed mayne never the next!!
By the way they play I get the very distinct feeling each of these dudes mastered Metallicas greatest hits on their own before any of them ever met. And then one day in class one of them randomly asked the other if he knew Enter Sandman and it was over from there 😂
I don't think so. Bass player looks like he figured out a dumbed down version 2 hours ago.
@@robertsimington911 bass player hasn't sang and played before, but has the best singing voice outta all the teachers. My take on it
@@whinto yeah his voice certainly isn’t bad.
RightOn
according to the comment left by the guitarist, you're spot on
why are very few people talking about how incredible the singing is? it's what I feel like makes this performance 10x better than it already was
When youre the one playing drums and not even a teacher 🥴
Hey Blake, good job ordinary guy!
I had no idea you could play the drums!
Is that you bro? Nicely done!
Good job brother
What school is this? I want to reach out and get some contact info.
Legit! These kids will never know how fun it was to be a teen in the 90s. Well done boys!
this makes me wanna become a teacher just so i can slap my bass on stage in front of a bunch of teenagers
Fucking creep
Go ahead
Just dont slap your student with a bass😂
@@monke-mk5or slap your bass with your student
Slappa the bass!!
Very cool! That bass player has a great voice too! Im impressed!🤘
The teacher singing and playing bass is super talented! Perfect rhythm 🪘💪🎉❤
So exciting for the students that don't know that their teachers can rock. I clearly remember being blown away by an 11th grade teacher back in 1976. A classmate had brought a 12 string acoustic guitar to school with him and the teacher asked if he could play it. He sat on his desk in front of the class and just tore it up.
a school where the teachers are cool and can do stuff like this. and also where the students aren't too "embarrassed" to sing along and actually participate. awesome
I would unironically listen to a full album of these guys
I hope you guys are out there gigging. I loved teachers like this back in the day. You guys rock!!
The teacher singing is actually great.
That note the bassist hit at 4:16 was shocking and very impressive
I had a history teacher that would bring his acoustic guitar and sing songs and teach about history. By far, my favorite teacher. Mr Walters, if you see this you are the best 8th grade history teachers! I hated history but you made it great!
Had a 6th grade history teacher that did the same thing. Mr. Warner 🤘
Shout-out to Mr. Walters and Mr. Warners! 🎉 You sure they ain't brothers somehow? 😂
This one’s for all you kids wearing your Metallica shirts, but don’t know any of the songs!!
That was epic!
I see kids wearing Nirvana t shirts and they never heard a son by them lol
@@stephenedgecock lol that would be a good thing for them but don't wear a shirt if you don't know the band. 😂
The kids in ramones and bob marley shirts
joy division fr the worst out of all of em 💀💀
Some cool ass teachers 😂 hell yeah rock on
Love this. Props from a UK rocker. You nailed Sandman effortlessly.
They are slaying it... wtf? I had very very different teachers back in my time... lol
In 1985 my teachers did the same thing, but with ACDC... and SOMEHOW they shoe-horned in a trumpet solo.... but the drums were so powerful they made a couple of girls cry (they only about 10 at the time, and sitting right next to said drum kit).... Still, it's great to see your teachers letting rip and having fun once in a while...
I'm ancient, past retirement age.. This showed up in my feed, and for whatever reason this made me incredibly happy, awesome, what great teachers to have
Funny when students realize that teachers are people too…. Y’all are awesome. Country needs more educators like you guys.
That’s crazy.
Coolest teachers on the planet.
Amazing talent
I am so happy that they did the song justice and the kids enjoyed it :)
When I heard the beginning of this cover, I was a little worried that the vocals wouldn't be up to par, but these vocalists are brilliant.
you know he's a real guitarist cuz he needs multiple guitars for different tunings/ for one performance
Used the strat for Metallica and the Kirk Hammett signature for Miley lol I love it but they rocked this!!
lol these teachers reached legend status in that school with that performance....
This is great for them and the kids. I had a teacher my senior year that I used to see him and his brothers at the local bars playing for decades after I got out of high school.
This was great of the school faculty to even allow with the odd environment we’re in these days where so much is forbidden in schools. Really cool to see teachers having fun. Our educators deserve it!!
Those teacher's and student should have became the most popular people in the building. It's amazing seeing the teachers lead by example. They teach you to play but yet they can also back it up themselves.
Getting crowdkilled when your math teacher drops the Party in the USA breakdown at the talent show is goals
They killed it. Great performance
Yoooo i love their voices! Overall reallyyy good!!!
I went to the high school in the 90s. My teachers, led by the music teacher who was a really cool dude and a great sax player, played Money by Pink Floyd. It was perfect and amazing.
You guys killed that! Very impressive. I remember listening to Metallica back in 84.
My man On the kit is not getting enough love
THANKYOU they is exactly what I was Thinking looking through all of these comments.
Dude this is better than a lot of stuff you pay for
These teachers are beasts the solo was fantastic good job guys.
What fun teachers! Wish I had them back in the day 🤘🏻
Bet that dude had mighty hair back in the day. This fuckin rips lol
Omg, hell yeah, hahaha
These guys rock, wondering if they are playing locally- would love to see them play a full set 🤟🏼
He said they really only play once a year at this talent show at the end
Being a teacher probably takes up most of their time. You guys are too good to only play once a year
I’m glad you put yourself out there so the kids can see we are all more than our jobs
Those teachers are now seen in a different way they will never be seen as just plain old teachers ever again. Rock on.
At first I thought Roger Goodell had a hidden talent.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This song was the reason i wanted to learn drums. Let us bring music to our lives! Well done teachers, you inspire us!
I went to the wrong school!! I would have been living for this!! Listen up kids and learn you Metallica! 🤟🏻🤟🏻
I remember in 2006, I was year 8 (12) and it was the last day before Christmas break. The teachers put on a small concert and being as into music as I am (drummer & vocalist) it just gave me a new sense of respect for them. You see them everyday teaching the same old subjects as if they have nothing else, but then you get to see that at the end of the day, they were real people, with real interests, experiences and loves. I know it sounds weird to say "You realise they are people too", but I was 12 remember. You never saw teachers outside of school where I am, so you literally never saw any other side apart from these brief exceptions.
Music teachers - Russel Booker and Mrs Leek on the drums/keys respectively (can't remember the name)
English teacher - Michael Hatfield on the bass
Maths teacher - Mr Conway on lead guitar and backing vocals (I never learned his first name)
P.E teacher - Mr Gibson on rhythm guitar and lead vocals (can't remember the name)
Played together incredibly naturally with fantastic chemistry, received with earned appraisal.
R.E teacher and P.E teachers - Michael Doody (he very much was) and Mrs Knight with a very good single song performance of 'Fairy-tale of New York'
I will never forget that day.
The bass player definitely loved pop punk as a teen!
I thought so too! All the mannerisms, and the style of the cover song too. 😄
as a teacher, this totally makes sense. Experienced teachers up front, but they rope the first year teacher into killing it on the drums. True mentorship. Everything right about the profession is right on that stage.
I've always believed education for our youth is important. And they nailed it. Long live MUSIC!
These the coolest teachers I've seen in a while
they will be the coolest teachers of that school for ever now. no one can take that from them.
The best part of this performance is its just simple giitar, pedal and amp tone. Everything on the Internet now is so professionally mixed ,it takes the raw element of music. Love it
Lars will be so stoked to find out that they offer drum lessons… 😂
The bass player has killer voice
Teachers are mostly under rated. I think teachers should be paid more. Extremely important in young folks forming years. Respect. Sounds awesome.
Nailed the solo! Hell yea! 🤘🏻
Teacher: if you pass my exam, I'll learn Metallica and play it in front of the whole school.
dude this is sick. major respect for those teachers. keep on rockin 🤘🤘🤘
This is for sure the social studies teacher on bass and the history teacher on guitar.just gives off that vibe
That damn solo was EXACTLY note for note the studio version of what Kirk Hammet plays 🤣🤣🤣🤣
That was amazing
I' m so happy to watch this super cool gig😂 Great teachers, great artists, great school
You guys have some cool teachers man. Appreciate it while you got em!
Ok they actually killed it. Teachers simgs great and guitarist nailed the solo really well drummer was great. Amazing performance
The teacher’s did an outstanding performance 🤘🎸🎵🎸 LOVED it !!! 🥰
those are awesome teachers you can see how happy they are that their students are enjoying it good job teach!
Bro the vocals are insane wtffff
h my god, revisiting this year later and IT STILL GOES SO HARD?????
3:06 the teacher absolutely shredding is awesome
those are some fucking cool teachers right there
That lead playing was clean af Metallica would be proud ❤
These guys are so important for future generations in school. respect
You've heard of metal dad , get ready for metal teachers🤘🤘
Go teachers!. Time to show your stuff. Great to watch.
You know it’s serious when he’s got the wah pedal too
These guys seem like awesome dudes
Alex Murdaugh on the bass and vocals. He murdered that!
🤣
lmao
Brilliant
It was Bad! Very Bad! In a great way
He murdered it alright. It should be buried & never seen again.
literally giggling and smiling at this, it makes me so happy.
The guy on the guitar is my Cousin Joseph Turner
There’s a dude in the comments named Blake Turner 🤔 u might know him
That's just awesome to see, especially nowadays!! Good job guys
weezer x metallica, just kiddng love it
I’m shooketh😳 that was actually surprisingly good
as much as I loved the teachers from my Highschool, wish I could have a re run at this one... Fucking awesome.
I love how they’re just playing it like “whatever” and not rocking out hard.
@@zack3gof course these songs they played are super easy to play. Someone who played their guitar for 5 months for example could play these songs easily
As a kid I was kicked out of school for drug use. I’m a guitar player nowadays an don’t use hard drugs. This was really really nice to see and most likely really inspired some kids there.
Well done guys making us teachers look awesome 👏
those key changes in the vocals are killing me...but also i was in a band in high school with my history teacher so i can't complain too much
He wasn't changing keys. He was just dropping certain parts an octave lower. It gets harder to hit the high stuff as you get older my dude.
my teachers were never this fuckin cool!
HF!! This is amazing!! This is why I LOVE MUSIC!! It brings everyone together! To dance and sing! Epic!
Those kids are very spoiled to have teachers like that , rock on !!!
That's awesome. Probably inspired some kids at the school. Good job. I'd think my teachers were cool if they did that.