Tug of War Duet by Charis Dwire

If you know my family, you know we come up with some interesting “what ifs.” The idea for this song came from my brother, Nathan Dwire. It is meant to picture a game of tug-of-war between two trombones. I am so thankful to Joseph and Sam for being willing to try this out and make it come to life.

Trombone: Joseph Greene and Sam Robertson

[AlexSh]

For a second I thought they would link their slides at the beginning xD

[ChristopherNelson]

I’m surprised I saw this this early. This feels like a video that would have been up for like, 10 years by now.

[Raguleader]

Ah, my favorite musical genre: Trombone Nonsense™.

[KingGrio]

As they played multiple notes in the beginning without moving, I realized I have no idea how a trombone works

[nickmorgan]

I’m pretty sure it’s against the Geneva Convention to play trombone directly at another person’s face like that.

[piecesofstarlight]

I love when I discover people still making Old YouTube Content in 2024 and not every thing is hyper scripted, and edited within an inch of It's life.

[Tbramblet]

And yet when I yank a trombonist's slide it's "destructively rude" and "extremely inappropriate behavior"

[deepsea]

Ah, the trombone, an instrument with the perfect balance of beauty and comedy.

[eurtsiemtuobayasyehtgnihtyrevE]

This the kind of video that would pop up on your feed in 10 years

[nathandwire]

About a year ago I told my sister, "Hey I've got an interesting arranging challenge for you. But you'll need to learn how trombones work."

Twelve months later, she's expertly turned that idea into a viral video! Congrats sis! 😄

[BusterBuizel]

My orange cat's two braincells fighting for third place:

[sk_lxr]

this feels like something a Disney movie would have used in a scene where the characters are hiding from each other or doing tug of war

[tom-kzpb]

This would make a good, military cartoon march.

[vandliszt]

Smart and clever performance. Simple, memorable fun tune that’s stuck in my head. I love it.

Force a whole orchestra to provide back up.

[kosica]

I'll be happy to see this pop back up in my recommended in ten years, can't believe this wasn't made in like, 2012. Feels straight like old youtube content

[jamesrobison]

Great composition, now I just need a trombone and a friend.

[LamanKnight]

This is such an interesting concept, and a catchy song, too. So, now I'm trying to think of any other instruments whose natural movement could let you "duel" like this.

The best I've thought of so far are a pair of string players, sitting closely enough that their bows are just barely staying out of one another's way (which would look kind of like a saw); or two people playing mallet percussion instruments, and either "crossing swords, " or trying to avoid doing exactly that.

But yes, the trombone is special. It's much cooler than a lot of people give it credit.

[YinYangAngel]

This is an idea that can only work specifically on a trombone due to its build and thats wonderful.

[infinitudedc]

The first four notes are like the start of Mario Kart or other racing games. Love that!

[HashiraMitsuki]

This gives off the same aura as those videos that came from the past and suddenly become so famous in a distant future