No one can say that he or she does not like classical music. That’s right, not a single one of you. Now you may be ready to object, but hear me out and I promise you will understand why you secretly love classical music just like everyone else, no matter how eccentric your taste in music may be.

To prove my claim, we must look all the way back the late 17th century at a composer named Johann Pachelbel. Pachelbel is known for little more than his original Canon in D, which I am almost certain the majority of the world’s population is acquainted with. Even if you have never heard the original scale of Pachelbel’s Canon, you have heard it in some form or another at some point in your life (unless of course you do not listen to music at all, in which case, I’m not entirely sure why you are reading this blog).

This brings me to the video that inspired this week’s blog: The Pachelbel Rant. This video, which happens to be filmed at Dear Old State, features comedian Rob Paravonian and and onslaught of popular music, all of which emulate the chord progression in Pachelbel’s Canon. To illustrate to his audience just how prevalent Pachelbel’s “one hit wonder” is in modern music, Paravonian plays soundbites of songs from a variety of genres, such as: “Graduation (Friends Forever)” by Vitamin C, “Cryin'” by Aerosmith, “Basket Case” by Green Day, “Sk8r Boi” by Avril Lavigne, “Let It Be” by The Beatles, and “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister.

So, no matter what genres you personally prefer, whether or not they include pure classical music or not, you listen to classical music. To Rob Paravonian’s annoyance and dismay, music like Pachelvel’s Canon is everywhere in modern music. Try as you might, you can’t escape it, so keep on enjoying your classical music!