High School Talent Show Guitar Medley

Hello! This was my talent show performance at my high school on November 14, 2017 when I was 17 years old. I put together a guitar medley of a variety of popular songs from AC/DC to One Direction.

I thought this would engage the entire audience a lot more than just one particular song and although most of them are easy to play, they just so happen to be some of the most recognizable riffs (this was designed to entertain a high school audience, not professional musicians).

The final guitar riff and solo is my original work. At the end, I tried to lift up my guitar and strum out the last chord but the cord popped out of my amplifier! I ended up placing 2nd in the talent show, but it was one of the best nights of my life.

For those wondering, 1st place was taken by a band already well-known from my school for performing a cover of The Final Countdown in their own style.

List of songs played in order:

Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne
Enter Sandman by Metallica
Back in Black by AC/DC
I Love Rock 'n' Roll by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Beat It by Michael Jackson
What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction
Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar
Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses
Titanium ft. Sia by David Guetta
Thunderstruck by AC/DC
Iron Man by Black Sabbath
Fade to Black by Metallica
Original Riff and Solo

Equipment:

2014 120th Anniversary Gibson Les Paul Junior
Marshall MG100HCFX

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[brendan.plays.guitar]

FOR LIST OF SONGS/OTHER QUESTIONS, CHECK THE DESCRIPTION!!!

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For those trying to spread hate, please leave. You obviously don’t get the point of this performance, so maybe read the description or check out my channel and it might change your mind. Otherwise, you don’t need to be here. It’s a high school talent show. Don’t take it so seriously lol.

All in all, thanks again for watching!

[skuggz]

My man really performed scrolling threw the guitar hero menu lmao

[maciejm]

I like the camera guy saying YEAH to every Metallica song played

[Nickrs]

"Sir, are you gonna buy it?"

[ItsCarlnotCarla]

LOVE THE FACT SO MANY YOUNG KIDS APPRECITATE 70'S AND 80'S MUSIC

[Henrique-lehp]

This kid was very smart, he knew that the crowd would have girls, he went there and played a one direction song midway so the girls would sing along, you got it

[daltonwood]

Mans is a genius for playing One Direction for the girls, went big brain mode

[michaelkeaton]

"and then we have Brian with a bottle flip challenge"

[HyunjinsAmericano]

0:05 applaud for the kid who said “Aye aye aye” at the beginning for his Crazy Train cover. kid is a legend 👏🏼👏🏼

[ryder]

"Next we have Emily preforming the cup song"

[watchrinthsky]

“and next up we have tommy with a ukulele solo!”

[smurf._vv]

You guys are saying how he’s only playing intros and well known songs but you really think anything other then the most basic stuff is gonna pull High schoolers attention? He clearly played this on purpose to get their attention not to impress some professionals (read the description) he was smart for doing that he should’ve won

[osmith]

Man really just played every forbidden riff in existence

[vrtix]

The Final Boss every guitar store owner has to face

[PHTM_-Frosty]

The fact that he blends the songs together is amazing

[noahmiguel]

Throwing in "what makes you beautiful" was a 900IQ move, get you all the girls

[TPainlawguy]

The cord coming out of the amp was actually the perfect human touch - doesn't matter if you make a mistake - just keep playing and keep selling. Beautiful.

[starless]

“up next is Tyler and Zachary and they will be seeing who can hold their breath the longest”

[marcususa]

A lot of courage to go out and do that all alone.

[Sleepydill]

3:03, i literally do what this kid does and play my favorite songs, once he played that 2nd verse to Fade to Black it brought a huge smile to my face, i just learned it last week and im a beginner