most likely at some point in your Internet life youve seen the Youtube clip of a metallized cover of Pachelbels "Canon in D" by That Asian Dude in the Cap:

apparently, the clip attained enough popular critical mass to warrant a write-up in the Los Angeles Times: "He's no rock star, but a video 'god.'" the shredder extraordinaire is soft-spoken 23-year-old Lim Jeonghyun from South Korea. as of this post, the clip was close to 40,000,000 views on Youtube, which i believe qualifies it as a candidate for beatification according to Rome.the kids crazy. and ill be honest -- i personally have never been swayed over to the Metal Side -- but hes got chops.in the end though, my all-time favorite musical appropriation of the "Canon in D" goes to Spiritualized for "Ladies and Gentlemen We're Floating in Space." i realize that i still have my friend Steves copy -- and have had it for the last couple of years. i lost my own CD of the album years ago when my car stereo (and collection of indie crap) was jacked while we were drinking around Chapman Plaza. i gotta get that album back to you.

in the meantime, heres a fan-created music video of the Spiritualized song, courtesy of Youtube, cultural barometer of the times:

... set to random arthouse flicks from the 1990s. remember Les Amants Du Pont Neuf? i saw it in college. i dont remember the movie, but i do remember the theatre. smelled like ass.