Why the 'Mona Lisa' is Famous, and Other Burning Questions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ย. 2017
- In this reel we search for the answers to some of our most curious questions. We find out why we were forced to play the recorder in elementary school music classes, discover the awkward truth about square dancing, and get to the bottom of what makes the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world.
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I remember in 4th grade all the fourth grader thought we were so cool which our plastic recorders
I played it in 3rd grade
Did you drop out shortly after that?
In our school, we did keyboard.
Same
i remember that too
My middle school took square dancing so seriously that after the painstakingly awkward and long 2 weeks of the PE unit, the whole school (of about 1,000 kids and teachers total) would gather in the gym and square dance for about 2 hrs and for a few years we had the Guinness World Record for most people square dancing at once and the plaque hung in the main hallway of our school
abby likes dragons Damn, thats alotta ppl!
abby likes dragons Are you from Asia?
cool story bro
Did you go to Frank Augustus Miller Middle School?
I did it in elementary it was horrible
Don't act all smug, Mona Lisa, you were right on my screen when you asked.
desu38 I was thinking of the painting “Helen of Troy”
I thought of the girl with the pearl erring I think that’s what’s it’s called
Yep, “The Girl in the Pearl Earring”
I thought of the scream but I wasnt even looking at the screen
I think the Mona Lisa is a little big-headed TBH, at least in the forehead area.
Actually da Vinci thought extremely highly of the Mona Lisa. According to one of his apprentices, he toiled over the painting for months, and, in true perfectionist form, he even repainted it entirely several times. He recognized it was a masterpiece and is said to have travelled with it for the rest of his life.
in his wallet?
thank you mr mccoul, there is so much hidden in the mona lisa to say it was a passing thing and hardly interesting to him is insulting to the genius who painted it and made it that way, seriously great big story i love your videos but that was a very child like mistake. its been known for a long time just how much she meant to leonardo and as david mccoul has said he took her with him wherever he went to finish her and keep her safe, thats hardly a passing thought with no interest. why is it you think napoleon wanted her on his wall? why did it get a spot in the louvre? why was it that painting the italian man stole? dont be dense guys, shes important for so many other reason than what you have stated.
I remember when I was in elementary school, we were playing the three blind mice on the record.
Mid song it sounded so bad I started laughing with the recorder still in my mouth so it sounded like this.... PHHHHHHHHHHHRRRHTHRHRHFHHE😂
That cringe tho...
my music teacher gave up on our class
@@xaviermartin3291 oh yes
Xavier Martin sane bro
That da Vinci cosplay was hot
Oh yes.
I felt uncomfortable
Ha! *GAAAAAAAAAYY!*
🤤🤤🤤👌😳👀😜😜😜
Tbh that was not hot
I remember that in the 6th grade we had to dance the waltz and my partner did not want to dance with me because he did not like me. (I don't know why, I never bothered him and was nice to him). Luckily the quiet kid in class danced with me and we did a good job and got a 100% in class while the kid who did not want to dance with me (and did not want to dance at all) failed.
Was this in Vienna because I got through 17.5 years of public school without coming into contact with it.
I learned to waltz when I was seven years old because I got bored of watching SpongeBob
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After careful consideration I have decided that your comment is the best in the history of the internet.
@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music True true
Probably because he was in puberty.
I have to say, I played the recorder professionally for 6 years, and it's the most underrated instrument EVER. It's truly beautiful when made out of high quality wood. It really did lose its reputation when it was brought into American schools.
It can sound really good if its made of plastic, but not the cheap one piece fluets.
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Thiccasso
Pls Bend Dover
Jack Moss cringe
NIIIIICCCCEEEEEEEEEEE
Thicc-ass-o
Jack The Pigg ... * triggered *
I freaking hate recorders
How dare you
Well then you must hate me a bit then.
I’m with you they SUCK
To be honest, it kind of annoyed me whenever we had to play them back in third grade. Though I had to buy my own and never used it again after the few weeks I had to learn it.
Lol I can actually play it OK (aka not squeaking)
Never seen a pink donut box, is it a phenomenon that only happens mostly on the west coast?
In my entire life living in this country I've never met a Cambodian either.
I would not make donuts because i would eat them all lol
And same
i live in california and ive never seen donuts that WERENT in a pink box, i hadnt thought that it could be a west coast thing
Yes. California actually.
Never square danced in school, and I'm kinda glad I never faced that type of embarrassment, but I remember my purple plastic recorder. We'd tie different colored strings at the bottom to show our progress. The color of recorder showed what group we were in. We were in 3rd grade when we did it, and then boom, we dropped recorders in 4th grade.
just btw she had eyebrows but they faded away over the years
I've heard that women of that period used to shave eyebrows for beauty
she probably didnt have any brows since a big forehead was considered beautiful and therefore women shaved of their brows and plucked back their hairline
If only they would retire it so we could see it in all its original glory
I heard she dyed her hair.
We should honour our mothers every day!!!
No
I'll need to stock up on Ignorant Slut cards.
@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music sheeeeeesh, I hope you're doing alright.
The recorder isn't that vile. I don't hate comic sans, it's just misused in excess, which would be the fault of the user, not the font. The recorder as described, is a great gateway tool into music. Also, the recorder can sound beautiful, there are musicians on TH-cam that play recorder, check them out. Those videos are literally filled with comments like "but I thought recorder couldn't sound good"
Chris Hayes comic sans is used so much because it’s the easiest font for people with dyslexia to read. Each letter is slightly different to the other, for instance b & d wouldn’t look the exact same flipped so it’s harder to mix the two up while reading. And you’re correct about recorders, my mom’s played all her life and she makes it sound nice.
I recommend the ukulele vids on YT.
Chris Hayes bands often have flute players use a recorder for some pieces. Just like the occasional piccolo
So you're saying that the recorder is the comic sans of the instrument world.
I can play heathens,pen-pineapple and more songs on recorder.
unfortunate kai I just cringed
I can play the confederate anthem on any instrument
You're like Prince if he was a dork.
guys of course he's a dork and cringy he likes slime
I feel smarter
Them:guess what you just thinked of mona Lisa
Me:nah,I thaught it was van goths painting starry night
strangely enough so was I, my favourite artist and painting you have good taste.
Van Gogh*
The music teacher at my elementary school would give out recorders to the class to playing the concerts, the school only gave them to 5th graders, so when I was in 4th grade, I was so excited for 5th grade so I would get to play a recorder for the first time... Well... The school stopped giving recorders when I was in 4th grade, so I never got a chance, but now I'm in middle school, and I play the flute, so it's still pretty close
Why do these all sound like urban legends
Tyler Clark do you even know what an urban legend is? Lmao
Cat they do though
because at least on of them (the mona lisa) is basically an opinion and one that has incorrect information in it so it sounds dubious because it is.
Narrator:Think Of A Famous Painting
Me:The Starry Night
Narrator:Your right You guesses me
Me:Sorry I didn’t
I thought of the same painting
Love this Format...!!
We had wood recorders 😎
Lotta Jochens we only got those once we proved we wouldn’t fuck up the plastic ones lol.. many failed
Private school?
Your class still probably still sucked lol
I went to school in the us specifically paramount, California and didn't have to play a recorder
Fairy tail lucky
Fairy tail I went to a private school in California and had to play the recorder throughout elementary school. Maybe it depends on the area?
Fairy tail WHICH ONE, i also go to a school in Paramount CA :O
Yeah I never had to play one either. Choir was required in 6th grade tho
Cookies ! I currently go to paramount high
I did the plastic recorder thing when I was young. I also remember doing some awkward square dancing in gym class. I didn't know anything about the doughnut pink boxes until seeing this. As we in the mid-west don't have anything like this. Thanks.
I live in the middle east and I also had to use this exact recorder in third grade.
Tooturz I'm a from Germany and we all had this plastic Yamaha instrument from hell
I got TRIGgReD when I saw the recorder in the flute case because, everyone that I know that play the recorder call it flute. As I flute player it's very weird........
Me: wants to go to study and get a job, and i want to get rich
School: HOT. CROSS. BUNS.
ONE. A . PENNY. TWO. A PENNY. HOT. CROSS. BUNS
No no no own a Business to get rich
@@anti-vax.blmajoke.dontforg9462 yeah or invest in sony corp 😈
You guys make some of the best content ive ever seen on the youtubez
You should have 10 million subscribers like some of the other huge youtubers,
When you said guess a famous painting I guessed stare night
Wow
I imagined Scream
Come to think of it I have never seen a professional recorder player
We were forced to learn how to dance in 3rd grade school camp. After two rounds of learning square dancing and the flamenco, I hid under the tables in the hall with my friends.
6:43 so... I'm related to Anna Jarvis through my mom's mom's family and I've learned more about how she made mothers day than through my great grandma and grandma.
I still remember it. This recorder was the precursor to me taking up the clarinet in 5th grade.
I’m a donkey who plays recorder
Bobo Bunns you're a yellow duck
The carpenter stole the Mona Lisa because he thought it was unfair that the painting is in France and not in Italy , because it was drawn in Italy by Leonardo Da Vinci. That’s why he stole it!
Never had a pink dount box :I
thanks ted
My elementary school is called Woodstock
Hugh was better known as Wavy Gravy, an absolute hippie icon, clown and wonderful person. I've known him since I was a baby and he's spent most of his adult life helping people learn to laugh and be kind to others. He's 86 now and still going strong. ❤
This is the best. Ironic. And funniest thing I’ve seen in my recommendations
In Canada we also have to play the recorder for our music grade
i went to a british private school & we played recorders when we were in yr 3
I always wanted to play the recorder because in elementary school we played xylophones and violins
im very surprised to read the comments and see just how many people thought of van gogh - starry night. its always been a favourite of mine since a child as ive always like van gogh as we share a birthday (not the same year sadly) but its amazing to see how many people see that as more famous than the mona lisa, it's by far my favourite and im glad so many other people feel the same.
oh wow
I'm in elementary school now and we have been playing it for 3 years
Using the recorder was the worst times for my music class, my bald arrogant teacher would get mad at you and shout if you made 1 mistake, and due to hate of students, he resigned a year later
1:09 THAT WAS THE CUTEST THING EVER😂😂❤️❤️
Recorders got me into Trombone.
*_yay_*
that Monalisa had so much sass i LIVED
After we did recorders we did the violin and I can say that I wish we went back to recorders because the sound was like stepping on a cats tail on accident times 23, it was fun though.
I was born and raised in the USA. Been here my whole life. My school has never played the recorder.
I'm confused why eating out on Mother's Day would upset the creator. Treating your mom to a delicious meal and spending time with her is a great way to show her you love and appreciate her. I admit the holiday is commercialized, but it's still just ways to show your appreciation. The overall idea of honoring your mother is still the main idea.
I like the old donut boxes just plain pink for some reason it makes it look tasty.
We have recorders in other countries too
0:48 I hear dat every day
Hey, I'm pretty good at the recorder. And it did inspire me, I play a saxophone. I'm not good, but.
Me: *See's a recorder*
Also me: *instantly plays the Thomas The Dank Engine*
I somehow was able to get out of learning the recorder (well)... we had these colorful, clear ones and i think i just pretended to play in music class lol
I have the same exact recorder
At my elementary school we did recorder karate and it was fun
we also had to play that fluet in elementary school but nobody had one out of plastic.
Yep
I live in Canada, and we have to play the recorder in school
I didn’t know Santa Claus painted the Mona Lisa!! “The more you know” ;)
I danced to Oh Fortuna 13 Out of the 25 songs
In my old school I had to play recorder but THANK GOD I haven't had to play it ever again
At Lease this Mona Lisa video is more better than the last one I watch
I still somehow want a recorder now...
in the uk we actually use recorders and do square dancing in primary, we never called it square dancing tho
I’ve never used a recorder and never heard one because when it was the school year that we would play the recorder I moved and to the school that I moved it was the year before
So I’m actually related to Anna Jarvis via my grandmother on my moms side... ironically we tend not to celebrate Mother’s Day too extravagantly
all I remember from those recorder days is 0:06
Yaaay
My school still uses recorders today
"A sign of new donut times," I don't know why, but that just tickles me
Idk why but I saw everything in the thumbnail as miniature stuff.
I never learned to square dance and my state was marked that they do it?? I never heard of it until I was leaving elementary
The Mona Lisa was actually a portrait of a merchant mans wife but Da Vinci ended up liking the portrait so much he never gave them the painting and kept it until his death. She also wasn’t standing in front of mountains, he was just creative enough to put them in.
3:17 well sorry Mona Lisa but I was actually thinking of a starry night
We had to use recorders like on 3rd grade and I hated it that was the main reason why I hated music class
They made us do it in 4th grade, all crazy
Go to japan and hear their playing recorders,
Its epic
About the pink boxes krispy kreme doesnt have it pink i think
my schools plays recorders and we always have to use it
doesn’t krispy kreme have green and white box
When I was in school recorders were called Flute-A-Phones. Does anyone else remember that?
Mom: What are you doing?
Me: Nothing, just watching fully grown people deepthroat recorders.
Oof Im doing square dancing this year for P.E. and last year we did couple dancing
Why would you call the blockflute a “recorder”? What does it record, exactly?
I live in Massachusetts, and I never had to do square dancing.... idk 🤷♂️
for 3 years in secondary school had to play that recorder in the Caribbean 😑😑😑😑😑
Already know this I was told this 5 years ago in grade 5
All I remember from recorders was to not blow but to breath in to the flute
3:54
"the things I've seen"
[in French] «oh my God!»
I live in NYC and we have never square danced before lol
In tennesssee there are no pink boxes, I don’t even think I’ve ever seen one in my life
When you play recorder and you hear the squeaky noise
Me:eekekekek
In England we do recorder when where in year 3 or Grade 6 or 3
P.s(I am not American)