+ninjafruitchilled I audibly gasped...I've played the bassoon for 20 years (since I was 10 years old)...that looked like a Fox or a comparable manufacturer...easily $6,000-$8,000.
+Derek Cliff Crane Completely agree. I can't even play right now because my bassoon is in need of several hundred dollars of repair. I remember in school learning to play on an ancient bassoon that was in constant need of repair as well. I would have loved to play on a nice piece like that and still would. It's a shame Rainn is so detached, he thinks this is funny. I definitely didn't.
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+ninjafruitchilled And that one was made of wood, too. All I can think of is that it was already fatally cracked and barely held together for the show.
+Stéphane Lavergne Most decent bassoons are made of wood. It's pretty rare to have one made out of anything else...and if it was cracked, there is no way he could've played it...that bassoon looked pristine.
***** Thank you truth seeker! Another commenter already told me to, and there it is, the prop bassoon, lying in wait to ambush a lot of us. Come to think of it, those instruments (for instance, the cornetto, and probably oboe too) are made of boxwood or some very hard dense wood that wouldn't have shattered so easily -- another clue.
+thesilentcontempt hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA AAAAAAHHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHA HAAAAAAAAAAAA AHA AHA AHA HA HA HA AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/s
The bassoon is no joke and plays an important part in much classical music. Beethoven himself wrote many lovely parts for it in his symphonies. And 20th century music in a way was ushered in on the bassoon solo that begins Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps.
I was playing my bassoon while watching this and let's just say that when I watched him break that bassoon I almost had a heart attack. Oh the horror DX
@Aaron H: That pun was actually the only thing I found funny about this whole sketch. Otherwise it was just a stupid waste of time .. one of the few times I've been disappointed by Colbert's show.
+Zachery VanderGraaff It's a prop. There are whole business in NY and LA that supply prop instruments. It's either a bassoon beyond repair, or something the prop dept made.
+hikingdolphin No one makes props with 14+ thumb keys. It was a low end model and even fit together backwards for the show for sure but was a real instrument.
Hi I am/was a professional bassoonist for years and now I am the coordinator of the Glickman Popkin Bassoon Camp. For over 35 years we have been training bassoonist from around the world. Bassoonist are funky, odd and very humorous as a group overall. Perhaps Mr. Rainn should attend camp this summer to learn not only how to play, but how to properly take care of his instrument! I am appalled at the smashing of an instrument that could have been used by someone who really wants to learn.
+Maria Spuller Hi Maria! (former Wildacres camper here) I agree. Even a low end model like the "prop" one he smashed doesn't deserve this. The things he says about bassoons in interviews are horrible and smashing this one was disgusting.
+Squid McFishfish Hi Squid. There's no such thing as a prop bassoon on an instrument with 14+ thumb keys alone. It was a low end model he switched it out for but it was still a real bassoon.
+Tracey Siepser Okay? Boo, fucking, hoo. I had a bassoon in high school that barely worked and when it finally broke they sent it off to be recycled by Fox. Maybe the bassoon he threw on the ground was one he bought online that didn't work anymore. Regardless, Americans do wasteful things everyday and you feeling righteous about a 'poor little bassoon' being destroyed won't change that. The culture is fucked and we're all going to die. Have a nice day.
Wow. You're a real sunburn troll, aren't you Squid? There's nothing wrong with not wanting instruments wasted and destroyed for a hack act. Recycling by Fox sounds like a fantastic alternative, not being smashed.
Bro Doodman the bassoon is as expensive as it is because of the amount of craftsmanship that goes into it. It takes very special woods and even the slightest imperfection can make a piece unusable. It also requires years of training to learn how build one
I'm a composer, and I love the bassoon. Real or not, this was hilarious. Yeah, he threw money away, but you really think he would have smashed a high quality one? Cheap bassoons, expensive or not, are common and it's not particularly wasteful to smash even a real one for the sake of entertainment. I play piano and I've seen pianos smashed for the sake of entertainment and, guess what? I'm entertained! Not offended! Now if he had throw a high quality, rare bassoon, then yeah, we have a reason to riot.
+Bos La Moss We see it behind the piano. It's still a real bassoon, even though it's a cheaper one they set aside for smashing. The sketch was funny until that point. It was a douche move.
I'm a bassoonist and have had students quit because they couldn't afford even a crappy instrument. Way to point out complainers while you bitch about them. No contradiction there or anything, right? Smashing bassoons is never OK.
I can not recover from the shock...My heart pounding like a hammer. It is terrible what they did. Is this enjoy? of what? the destruction? Many people dream of whichever bassoon to realize his desires, develop talents. Waste of and lack elementary respect ;(
Hurts my heart when people don't realize this is a comedy show and that he doesn't destroy a real bassoon. Not that the skit was that funny or anything, but really, they didn't just blow thousands of dollars on a bassoon for a shitty joke, look under the piano for the one he smashes. The magic of television is too much for us, please only do the right thing on your comedy show, Stephen! It hurts D:
+Chocolate There are no fake or prop bassoons, only low end ones (which are still $1000+). They smashed a real instrument even though it was a secondary one.
+Eva Heater That's what I think it was. One piece broke length-wise rather easily, so I'm thinking it was barely holding together for the brief moment he played it.
Unless that was a "lost cause" from a repair shop, that was a REALLY expensive prop. I really hope it it was a wrecked bassoon. I remember when the horn got run over in an old MASH episode; it was clear that the original one was switched out for a "lost cause" one when they ran over it. Hope that's what happened here.
Stephen Colbert owes America an apology for an event on his Nov-9 show. One of his guests, after playing a bassoon threw it on the floor to destroy it. Colbert joined in the destruction. The sensational way several rock-and-roll artists and at least one country artist have ended their performances should not be blessed by anyone with a conscience. Years ago, a poor musician friend told me that stars should instead just give their instruments to needy musicians, sensationalistically if they wish. But there is another reason for eschewing instrument destruction. It adds to the superabundance of disrespect in our society. Consider how many people admire Donald Trump, a well of contempt. Those of us who know the skill, care and patience that goes into a musical instrument have great admiration and appreciation for instrument makers. We cringe when their work is disrespected. If we are to ever have a great civilization, its prime characteristic will be universal respect. See: ethicsblackhole.blogspot.com/
+Deirdre Vesce There are no "dummy" bassoons. Just lower end ones. No one can or will justify making a bassoon prop. Even if it was a low end horn, that was really awful to watch.
I'm a euphonium player, and that really hurt to watch at the end. I held my breath in disbelief in what I saw. I'm am so sorry for all the bassoon players who had to watch that. But I will say, "Dark heart of the Reed" is definitely going in my list of hot jams.
So watching the video a couple of times and freeze framing at spots, yes I can see it's a different "prop" bassoon that's smashed with a red thread on the reed instead of white and the joints are even put together backwards. The wing joint doesn't appear to be lined on the inside either. But it's still a damn bassoon. It's never OK to smash one of these things...ever. Did people really think that part was that funny? So many musicians and bassoonists are really bothered by seeing this. When I heard about the book title and saw the cover on social media, I went right on Amazon to check it out. Then I read about the instrument smashing and now would never support such idiocy even to a low end instrument (bassoon doesn't get that low end unfortunately anyway). I like Colbert and comedy sketches. This ending wasn't comedy.
+bloggs24 They've had some great music on the show, though, so here's hoping that they'll make up for it by inviting Paul Hanson to play with Jon Batiste. (Let's show people some real rock bassoon!)
+bloggs24 Wow, there have been a lot of expressions of pain at the bassoon-breaking (including mine). But might the moral actually be: to make us wonder which was the greater indignity: his pathetic "Mary Had a Little Lamb", or the brutal smashing of the bassoon? First our ears were assaulted, then our eyes.. . and notice that Stephen really stops in his tracks when Wilson says he "picked the bassoon up again... yesterday." Just wondering.
+c abbott Yes, thanks, but I wouldn't put it past them (for this comedy to have longterm subversive purposes). I'm going to keep my eye on them. Calmly. Thanks
Not sure if it was a prop he smashed or an old unrepairable bassoon, but the one he played was more brown. The one he smashed was more red in color. He switched them when the cut to the band at the end of his "solo".
This hurts my feelings...my 15 year old son is a very talented bassoonist and we would love to be able to buy him his own bassoon, but they are so expensive. This seems like a huge waste for a for a quick laugh. Rainn Wilson really is funny though.
That was just not funny... not even because of the destruction of the bassoon (which is horrible and shouldn't have been done unless it's an irreparable wreck ) but just in general. This just... wasn't funny.
I don't care if it was a paper reproduction of a cartoon bassoon. It just wasnt funny. Then again, the only thing funny to come from this tripe's show was when he challenged Trump to run for president. ....
+John Doe Yes. Now please, go and actually play an instrument for once in your life so you can understand. I don't care if it was just a prop, it may me die a little inside.
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As a bassoon player, I actually cried when he threw it on the ground repeatedly
I'm about to start learning the bassoon, and same.
+Chloe TehTurtle The bassoon is a great instrument, you'll love it
Pandafans 2 I've been wanting to play it for a very long time. The first time I saw it, it was basically love at first sight.
He did pick up a fake bassoon when the camera moved to the rest of the band, but I still felt bad. I love to play the bassoon.
That was a fake bassoon
HE THREW IT ON THE GROUND!!!!! I died in horror as I witnessed that. LETS OVERTHROW THE KING please. Bassoons players who's with me??!?
All hail Allison
AS A HOMESTUCK BASSOONIST I CAN RELATE TO THIS COMMENT
I play bassoon
I cannot believe what I just saw. I agree. We must unite in rebellion against this populist tyrant.
I am a bassoon player and mine was 8 grand
Whoah, take it easy man, bassoons are expensive, even the student models!
+ninjafruitchilled Not for these guys though, I mean Rainn Wilson even has a zonkey.
+ninjafruitchilled I audibly gasped...I've played the bassoon for 20 years (since I was 10 years old)...that looked like a Fox or a comparable manufacturer...easily $6,000-$8,000.
+Derek Cliff Crane Completely agree. I can't even play right now because my bassoon is in need of several hundred dollars of repair. I remember in school learning to play on an ancient bassoon that was in constant need of repair as well. I would have loved to play on a nice piece like that and still would. It's a shame Rainn is so detached, he thinks this is funny. I definitely didn't.
+ninjafruitchilled And that one was made of wood, too. All I can think of is that it was already fatally cracked and barely held together for the show.
+Stéphane Lavergne Most decent bassoons are made of wood. It's pretty rare to have one made out of anything else...and if it was cracked, there is no way he could've played it...that bassoon looked pristine.
*Bassoon players when someone famous plays it*:
“It just feels nice to win one”
Yes
Until they throw it on the ground
I told my brother that and he laughed
Felt painful when he broke the bassoon.
***** Thank you truth seeker! Another commenter already told me to, and there it is, the prop bassoon, lying in wait to ambush a lot of us. Come to think of it, those instruments (for instance, the cornetto, and probably oboe too) are made of boxwood or some very hard dense wood that wouldn't have shattered so easily -- another clue.
I cringed
+KarBar Kangaroo holy cow I did not expect him to be such a pschychopath
Arpa de Lluna I think I actually physically died.
Omg it was a fake bassoon he put the real one under the piano idiot
As a bassoonist, this pains me excruciatingly.
He put the real one under the piano. He smashed a fake
Your brain has an issue sorry about that fake bassoon
The fact that I’m eleven and have more skill than him..
no one cares about your skill level
@@KevinSalazar358 it may not have been the one he played, but it was a wooden bassoon. Look at when Stephen threw one of the joints down.
that bassoon could've fed an entire African country
+thesilentcontempt u must be one of the Ebola reporters
+thesilentcontempt Bassoon tastes terrible. Send them a Cello.
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so true, bassoons are so fucking expensive
My school just got a bassoon and it was $10,000.
OMG my heart broke when he threw the bassoon down.
Mitchell Holcombe Omg it was a fake bassoon he put the real one under the piano idiot
ouch...did he need to destroy the instrument? That was like watching a painting being ripped to shreds
DavidRussell323 if you look under the piano there was a prop bassoon
@@MeggyMatMace Thank you SO much for pointing that out!
Those were the four joints anyway lol I play bassoon
he didnt destroy it, the pieces just fell out of place
Considering its the cheapeat kind....
I don't even play bassoon but my heart broke when he smashed it.....(THOSE THINGS ARE FUCKING EXPENSIVE WTF DWIGHT)
The bassoon is no joke and plays an important part in much classical music. Beethoven himself wrote many lovely parts for it in his symphonies. And 20th century music in a way was ushered in on the bassoon solo that begins Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps.
I was playing my bassoon while watching this and let's just say that when I watched him break that bassoon I almost had a heart attack. Oh the horror DX
If you don't want that bassoon. You can give it to me :P to need to throw it.
More like Reign Wilson
+Trevor Estrada Hyuk hyuk hyuk.
+Trevor Estrada RAINN Wilson. Come on man it's in the title of the video.
+Stuie Malan you're a funny guy
Trevor Estrada Bad joke is so bad I thought you weren't joking.
+Trevor Estrada He's a funny guuuyyyyy!!!!
I'm happy because people are starting to know what a bassoon is
Yes
I know right!
FRRR
Yeppers
“Dark Heart… of the reed.” That’s actually a really funny yet subtle bassoon pun.
@Aaron H: That pun was actually the only thing I found funny about this whole sketch. Otherwise it was just a stupid waste of time .. one of the few times I've been disappointed by Colbert's show.
everyone: why did he throw it on the ground omg
me: *why did he never play the office theme*
@d R do you know what a joke is
damn, I bet bassoons are super expensive
+Derek Cliff Crane not all bassoons, the really crappy ones can be found at like 1000.
+whatsuphotdog It looks like a Fox 222, which are about $5500 new.
+whatsuphotdog Professional models go for anywhere between $10,000-$30,000
mine is $12,000
+MattMRUclips until 40,000 euro
GUYS. IT WAS A FAKE BASSOON. THE REAL BASSOON WAS PLACED UNDERNEATH THE PIANO. chill...😒
WHAT?
Thank GOD lol
Are u saying he performed an Old Switcheroo
Oh god thank you lord
Even still a fake bassoon must have cost a good penny
Even so it’s not justified
As a professional musician, that literally hurt me
when he threw that bassoon I shed a single tear of excruciating pain
At least $10K smashes away with one Mary had a little lamb concert... amazing work rainn
i dont even play the bassoon, but i was still horrified when he broke it. those are soooooooooo expensive
In the next episode: Lets see how the whole bassoon comunity just impales this humbug while playing Stravinsky´s rite of spring solo
Love that actor. Someone give him a new fucking role already.
+FoxJupiter He was recently in Cooties alongside Elijah Wood, Allison Pill, and Jack McBrayer
Wow. That's an expensive instrument! My eyes popped out when he smashed it
+Zachery VanderGraaff It's a prop. There are whole business in NY and LA that supply prop instruments. It's either a bassoon beyond repair, or something the prop dept made.
+hikingdolphin No one makes props with 14+ thumb keys. It was a low end model and even fit together backwards for the show for sure but was a real instrument.
+Tracey Siepser 3:39
its a prooooop
Dislike for murdering an innocent bassoon.
its part of rock experience
+Mike Maddox it was probably a cheap bassoon - so like ~$7000 or so lol
+Mike Maddox **Notices prop bassoon sitting under piano and retracts dislike**
so true
Was mortified.
Hi I am/was a professional bassoonist for years and now I am the coordinator of the Glickman Popkin Bassoon Camp. For over 35 years we have been training bassoonist from around the world. Bassoonist are funky, odd and very humorous as a group overall. Perhaps Mr. Rainn should attend camp this summer to learn not only how to play, but how to properly take care of his instrument! I am appalled at the smashing of an instrument that could have been used by someone who really wants to learn.
+Maria Spuller Fake prop bassoon behind piano can be seen at 3:40 bassoon won't snap in half like that
+Maria Spuller Hi Maria! (former Wildacres camper here) I agree. Even a low end model like the "prop" one he smashed doesn't deserve this. The things he says about bassoons in interviews are horrible and smashing this one was disgusting.
+Squid McFishfish Hi Squid. There's no such thing as a prop bassoon on an instrument with 14+ thumb keys alone. It was a low end model he switched it out for but it was still a real bassoon.
+Tracey Siepser Okay? Boo, fucking, hoo. I had a bassoon in high school that barely worked and when it finally broke they sent it off to be recycled by Fox. Maybe the bassoon he threw on the ground was one he bought online that didn't work anymore. Regardless, Americans do wasteful things everyday and you feeling righteous about a 'poor little bassoon' being destroyed won't change that. The culture is fucked and we're all going to die. Have a nice day.
Wow. You're a real sunburn troll, aren't you Squid? There's nothing wrong with not wanting instruments wasted and destroyed for a hack act. Recycling by Fox sounds like a fantastic alternative, not being smashed.
you just dont treat an instrument like this, you just don't...
+Viktor Glombik It was a prop.
Angus Helldin it's still an instrument that they used as a prop.
EVERYONE!!!! IT WAS A PROP!!!! LOOK AT 3:40 IT’S UNDER THE PIANO AND HE SWITCHES IT SO CHILL OUT
Every bassoonist, including myself, hearts just exploded. This video hurts me so much but it’s so funny!
I teard up looking at that
it’s a fake bassoon, he switches the real one for a prop
anyone else felt like screaming "COR ANGLAIS!!! CONTRABASSOON!!!!" when he said he loved "all" the double reed woodwinds 😂
Sarrusophone anyone?
English horn
lol, all of the comments are people being mad that he smashed the bassoon, when in reality he smashed a prop
Woah woah woah, if it plays than it’s expensive, and it’s wood so extra. I would guess based on tone and color that was probably 5 , to 6k
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE COMES OUT TOMORROW? FALLOUT 4
Don't concern yourself over the end of a fake world when the TPP will literally end yours.
Jacob D Wunsch dance
+Jacob D Wunsch Cool story bro
It's a bit shit
that hWAT disappearance of the book, comedy gold. :D thumbs up
As someone who doesn’t play the bassoon, I didn’t feel anything when he threw it to the ground.
Wow Stacie Orrico. Major '00s flashback. "Stuck on You".
+Rachel Lam 2003 to be exact.
+Rachel Lam I didn't even know she was still around. When I was shown this clip I got more excited than perhaps I should have to see her.
Are there any other bassoon players here who were absolutely horrified when that piece of human garbage smashed the bassoon to the ground?
Me
...me....holy crap. Why would someone do that?!?!
+Joshua Corsair Yeah..that honestly really ticked me off..this guy has zero respect for instruments and what he did was horrid.
Me! I was so terrified... Until Stephen actually broke it... Still it was very inconsiderate of him to do such...
But I know bassoons couldn't break that easily, or well idk... But look under the piano, that's the real bassoon... I guess...
Welp, there's $8,000 down the drain.
Forte Piano 8000 trie 15000
Donnie Gingry maybe even 17,000.
Good. Fuck bassoons. Its the over priced mediocre cheeseburger of woodwind instruments second only to the oboe in shitfuckery.
Bro Doodman Lmao salty much
Bro Doodman the bassoon is as expensive as it is because of the amount of craftsmanship that goes into it. It takes very special woods and even the slightest imperfection can make a piece unusable. It also requires years of training to learn how build one
"My virtuostic skill in the art of bassoonery" has to be my favourite bassoon joke so far.
He is not the bassoon king because he is not Ling Ling practicing 40 hours a day
I didn't have to look far for a TwoSet fan
He didn't just drop it. He threw it. I don't know how to function right now.
I'm a composer, and I love the bassoon. Real or not, this was hilarious. Yeah, he threw money away, but you really think he would have smashed a high quality one? Cheap bassoons, expensive or not, are common and it's not particularly wasteful to smash even a real one for the sake of entertainment. I play piano and I've seen pianos smashed for the sake of entertainment and, guess what? I'm entertained! Not offended!
Now if he had throw a high quality, rare bassoon, then yeah, we have a reason to riot.
When he threw the bassoon onto the ground I flinched.
I'm a bassoon player, and I made a very loud unpleasant gasp when he threw the bassoon on the ground. I'm shaking
well, no need, it was a prop
All of the comments except this one are “omg the bassoon! 😱😭”
I cried when he destroyed that beautiful basoon
"Dark Heart of the Reed" really got me in the mood to laugh, and then he played the bassoon. I laughed hysterically. Great comedic timing!
BASSOONS COST LIKE 10,000 DOLLARS, DWIGHT WHAT ARE YOU DOING??? OH MY DEAR GOD.
the last twenty seconds when colbert smashed the long joint just about killed me>
So what have we learned from this comment section so far? Bassoonists have zero sense of humor and can't look behind a piano.
+Bos La Moss But I'm pretty sure the show producers are now that they have 3,000 letters of outrage!
hikingdolphin
What?
+Bos La Moss We see it behind the piano. It's still a real bassoon, even though it's a cheaper one they set aside for smashing. The sketch was funny until that point. It was a douche move.
Wow, bassoon people need to get the stick out of their asses. The things people find to complain about.
I'm a bassoonist and have had students quit because they couldn't afford even a crappy instrument. Way to point out complainers while you bitch about them. No contradiction there or anything, right?
Smashing bassoons is never OK.
I was not ready for bassoon gore, damnit Dwight
I can not recover from the shock...My heart pounding like a hammer. It is terrible what they did. Is this enjoy? of what? the destruction? Many people dream of whichever bassoon to realize his desires, develop talents. Waste of and lack elementary respect ;(
It was a prop bassoon
I.... I... From this distance, I have never felt so violated in my life. What actually just happened- POOR BASSOON. LET"S OVERTHROW THE BASSOON KING!
Hurts my heart when people don't realize this is a comedy show and that he doesn't destroy a real bassoon. Not that the skit was that funny or anything, but really, they didn't just blow thousands of dollars on a bassoon for a shitty joke, look under the piano for the one he smashes. The magic of television is too much for us, please only do the right thing on your comedy show, Stephen! It hurts D:
Yes! So many people in the comments are upset but you can clearly see they didn't break the real one.
Yes! So many people in the comments are upset but you can clearly see they didn't break the real one.
+Chocolate There are no fake or prop bassoons, only low end ones (which are still $1000+). They smashed a real instrument even though it was a secondary one.
All hail the Hay King👑 Dwight k. Shrute!
That poor bassoon, my heart stopped the moment he threw it on the ground! That's like a $20,000 instrument!
its a prooop
The lead up seemed lacking but the twist at the end changed my life.
Well, I'm quite disappointed in how he breaks the bassoon at the end. Rather uncalled for and I personally did not find it funny.
I was going to say the same thing. As a former player, it actually hurt me a little. Glad the bassoon is getting some love, but never drop it!
It physically hurt me. :(
+Rasheedah Najieb I hope it was a "lost cause" from a repair shop.
+Eva Heater me too. It was painful to watch.
+Eva Heater That's what I think it was. One piece broke length-wise rather easily, so I'm thinking it was barely holding together for the brief moment he played it.
I JUST SCREAMED LOUD ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN HEAR ME OVER THE SAXOPHONES
Unless that was a "lost cause" from a repair shop, that was a REALLY expensive prop. I really hope it it was a wrecked bassoon. I remember when the horn got run over in an old MASH episode; it was clear that the original one was switched out for a "lost cause" one when they ran over it. Hope that's what happened here.
I played it in middle school and I forgot my seatstrap one time and I had to hold it while playing mid f natural which is just my thumb.
Just have it on your heel
As a bassoonist... I died a little on the inside.
HE THREW THE BOCAL THOSE ALONE ARE AROUND $300 AND BASSOONS ARE AROUND $12,000 ON AVERAGE
Michale: “NOOOOOOO, GOD, PLEASE, NOOOO, NOOOOOOO”
I would kill for that beautiful instrument and he smashed it
lol its just a prop everybody, chill out. Look under the piano while hes playing
I had to start going to therapy after seeing him smash it like that. Those are expensive man!
That was very sacrilegious. I never want to see this guy hold a bassoon, play a bassoon, buy a bassoon, go near a bassoon or even look at a bassoon.
For me as bassoon player, until 4:13, i was laughing. But after same time I was f**king crying.
I legit almost passed out from shock when he broke the bassoon.
He threw that sweet looking bassoon on the ground and I just screamed no at the top of my lungs . . . It’s midnight
Prop
Stephen Colbert owes America an apology for an event on his Nov-9 show. One of his guests, after playing a bassoon threw it on the floor to destroy it. Colbert joined in the destruction. The sensational way several rock-and-roll artists and at least one country artist have ended their performances should not be blessed by anyone with a conscience.
Years ago, a poor musician friend told me that stars should instead just give their instruments to needy musicians, sensationalistically if they wish.
But there is another reason for eschewing instrument destruction. It adds to the superabundance of disrespect in our society. Consider how many people admire Donald Trump, a well of contempt.
Those of us who know the skill, care and patience that goes into a musical instrument have great admiration and appreciation for instrument makers. We cringe when their work is disrespected.
If we are to ever have a great civilization, its prime characteristic will be universal respect. See: ethicsblackhole.blogspot.com/
+David Regen Relax, you're going to have a stroke - it was a dummy bassoon, check under the piano while he's playing the real one.
+UKTkdgirl1998 You're not serious right? Please tell me you're trolling
+Deirdre Vesce There are no "dummy" bassoons. Just lower end ones. No one can or will justify making a bassoon prop. Even if it was a low end horn, that was really awful to watch.
Well said, Tracey Siepser. Thank you.
I'm a euphonium player, and that really hurt to watch at the end. I held my breath in disbelief in what I saw. I'm am so sorry for all the bassoon players who had to watch that. But I will say, "Dark heart of the Reed" is definitely going in my list of hot jams.
That was a fake. The real bassoon is under the piano safe and sound
Still.
They destroyed a bassoon! What did that bassoon ever do to you?
Clarinetists be like: "Smash the farting bedpost, yay!" Meanwhile, I have an anxiety attack in the corner...
+Dylan Dixon May I join you in the corner please?
Of course.
So watching the video a couple of times and freeze framing at spots, yes I can see it's a different "prop" bassoon that's smashed with a red thread on the reed instead of white and the joints are even put together backwards. The wing joint doesn't appear to be lined on the inside either. But it's still a damn bassoon. It's never OK to smash one of these things...ever. Did people really think that part was that funny? So many musicians and bassoonists are really bothered by seeing this.
When I heard about the book title and saw the cover on social media, I went right on Amazon to check it out. Then I read about the instrument smashing and now would never support such idiocy even to a low end instrument (bassoon doesn't get that low end unfortunately anyway). I like Colbert and comedy sketches. This ending wasn't comedy.
To reassure anyone who is concerned, it wasn't, atleast, an expensive bassoon. There was I would guess a prop bassoon on the side of the piano.
This entire episode from Colbert was a pretty sad excuse for comedy. This guy pretty much made a mockery of Bassoon musicians...
+bloggs24 They've had some great music on the show, though, so here's hoping that they'll make up for it by inviting Paul Hanson to play with Jon Batiste. (Let's show people some real rock bassoon!)
+bloggs24 Wow, there have been a lot of expressions of pain at the bassoon-breaking (including mine). But might the moral actually be: to make us wonder which was the greater indignity: his pathetic "Mary Had a Little Lamb", or the brutal smashing of the bassoon? First our ears were assaulted, then our eyes.. . and notice that Stephen really stops in his tracks when Wilson says he "picked the bassoon up again... yesterday." Just wondering.
+Arpa de Lluna it's comedy and a prop. Calm down
+c abbott Yes, thanks, but I wouldn't put it past them (for this comedy to have longterm subversive purposes). I'm going to keep my eye on them. Calmly. Thanks
Not sure if it was a prop he smashed or an old unrepairable bassoon, but the one he played was more brown. The one he smashed was more red in color. He switched them when the cut to the band at the end of his "solo".
Oh my god!!! The poor bassoon! I play the bassoon. How could he?! They are like $8,000!!!!
Under the piano 3:37
THANK YOU FOR RELIEVING ME OF MY STRESS
Percy Pourier they still destroyed a bassoon.
Holy crap there are way more bassoonist on this planet than I thought possible.
This hurts my feelings...my 15 year old son is a very talented bassoonist and we would love to be able to buy him his own bassoon, but they are so expensive. This seems like a huge waste for a for a quick laugh. Rainn Wilson really is funny though.
Props to this dude
My soul actually left my body when he threw that on the ground
Brass Players Are Laughing Right Now
TRIGGERED
I was just… dropping my mouth… became speechless.
That was just not funny... not even because of the destruction of the bassoon (which is horrible and shouldn't have been done unless it's an irreparable wreck ) but just in general. This just... wasn't funny.
+Nic Mains It was a prop. Does nobody read the comments anymore?
I don't care if it was a paper reproduction of a cartoon bassoon. It just wasnt funny.
Then again, the only thing funny to come from this tripe's show was when he challenged Trump to run for president. ....
Shut the hell up
That bassoon was worth more than your internal organs bucko
no! no god please! nooo
Love Rainn Wilson
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Stop it. He is bringing out a bad attitude.
Bassoons were harmed during the filming of this video, a few thousand dollars were wasted.
Are people really this butthurt about the bassoon?
+John Doe Yes. Now please, go and actually play an instrument for once in your life so you can understand. I don't care if it was just a prop, it may me die a little inside.
Dwight Mode On ... I love rainn Wilson
4:16 I sitting here watching this wishing I could have a bassoon and then witness this and I say to myself tango down
when he threw the bassoon i fucking jumped and hit my head
Breaking woodwind instruments? He should join Hans Zimmer at Remote Control Productions.
As a bassoonist myself, when he threw the bassoon on the ground I legitimately yelled as loud as I could "WHAT THE FUCK!"
He threw an 11 thousand dollars bassoon to the ground as a bassoon player I am now extremely depressed
All bassoonists are always depressed
@@cesarchicas891 very true
When you realize that he went to your high school and you understand what he's talking about 😂