Tradition- Fiddler on the Roof cover- acid jazz piano vocals drums

This is a rock opera sort of cover of Tradition from Fiddler on the Roof performed and recorded live by Mark Chang (piano, vocals) and Randy Teresi (drums) in Davis, California in the month of September 2008. Featuring the Yamaha CP70 electric acoustic piano and direct audio recording process. My wrist has mostly healed but now it makes a clicking sound when I flex it. Kind of a bummer. Much love to you all.

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Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in tzarist Russia in 1905.

Fiddler on the Roof was originally entitled Tevye. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters (or Tevye the Milkman) and other tales by Sholem Aleichem which he wrote in Yiddish and published in 1894. The story centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and religious traditions while outside influences encroach upon their lives. He must cope with both the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters—each daughter's choice of husband moves progressively further away from established customs—and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village.

The musical's title stems from a painting by Marc Chagall, one of many surreal paintings he created of Eastern European Jewish life, often including a fiddler. The Fiddler is a metaphor for survival, through tradition and joyfulness, in a life of uncertainty and imbalance.

The original Broadway production of the show, which opened in 1964, was the first musical to surpass the 3,000 performance mark, and it held the record for longest-running Broadway musical for almost 10 years until Grease surpassed its run. The production earned $1,574 for every dollar invested in it.

The show was highly acclaimed and nominated for ten Tony Awards, winning nine, including Best Musical, score, book, direction and choreography. It spawned four Broadway revivals, a successful 1971 film adaptation, and has enjoyed enduring international popularity. It is also a very popular choice for school and community productions.

This video has been converted to FLV format for stereo playback, but I have come to learn that such playback may not be possible anymore on Youtube. I will continue to research ways to upload videos here with the highest audio playback quality possible.

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[doajig101]

that's the funniest thing i've ever seen in my life

[joshburtonartist]

Wow, you're as good as the Beatles!

[johnathanchavez123]

lol funny hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­hahaha

[clarissasobocinski8]

is he crying?

[1ucasvb]

It's not amazingly refined, but it's honestly deliciously pleasing, not unlike a foul smelling cheese. Works for me.

[Starkiller1701]

It looks like he's crying

[msgeowizme]

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[bibandkoot]

he probably wasn't even trying to sing its just for fun

[TheBatmanShow2112]

0:52 best part.Oh and its at three I started Hebrew school.

[TheBatmanShow2112]

This is freaking hilarious!! Sir, you have made my day.

[holyjammalamma]

Wow... homer on crack!! :P

[farmersdaughter99]

Let me amend... after listening to this a number of times, I find it rather grows on you... and the music has a way of staying in your head a while.

All in all this is a great little number (even if the vocals are, um, a little strained at times). And the little diddy at the very end is just brilliant.