{"id":107345,"date":"2020-12-05T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T01:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/?p=107345"},"modified":"2020-12-13T06:55:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T12:55:13","slug":"the-parrot-queen-and-the-brandenburger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/the-parrot-queen-and-the-brandenburger\/","title":{"rendered":"The Parrot Queen and the Brandenburger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Opera performed by animals | Maestro - CG short film by Illogic collective\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fT-h6BDiV50?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>How about a little opera?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But can animals really sing operatically?<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Parrot sings Mozart&#039;s &quot;Queen of the Night&quot; aria\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fTD54ncetAk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Hits those high notes better than I can.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/palm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/palm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"468\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-111014\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/palm.jpg 468w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/palm-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 85vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before there was ELP, there was the (sometimes rather nasty) Nice. Here&#8217;s one of their longer pieces as a keyboard solo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rachel Flowers - Ars Longa Vita Brevis - The Nice\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q6yUCV-4qvA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Some humor that only prog rock fans will appreciate:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/wake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"590\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-111018\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rick_wakeman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rick_wakeman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"505\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-111016\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Halloween-Costumes-20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Halloween-Costumes-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"634\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-111010\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/grateful-quarantine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/grateful-quarantine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"606\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-111009\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/banked.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/banked-566x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111007\" srcset=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/banked-566x640.jpg 566w, http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/banked.jpg 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 85vw, 566px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mello.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/mello.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-111012\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and a few more:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/looney.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/looney.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"292\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-111011\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ozzy.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ozzy.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"242\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-111013\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/duck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/duck.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"440\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-111008\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How about a little 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