Sweet Child O' Mine - Middle School Band Cover

For my school's "holiday" concert, our band director thought that it would be fun if we were to do a cover of the famous Guns N' Roses song, "Sweet Child O' Mine." When our band has covered songs in the past, we typically have dressed according to the time period and genre of music. When we played Van Halen's "Jump", we dressed in crazy 80's bright colors, including a couple wigs. For this song, our band director told us to come in black leather and the whole punk look. The holiday concert is the biggest performance of the year, with about every family at the school attending. To fit all of these people, the concert takes place in a giant church near our school. Needless to say, playing this song for such a large crowd was immensely fun.

[@Bunnymom22]

To those saying the director looked like a clown, made the show about him, needed to stay out of the way, etc, you are wrong. This man helped make this performance something these kids will remember their whole life. He got the crowd enthusiastic which in turn encouraged the band. He was amazing. And so were the kids playing. I'm 68 years old and some of my best memories are of my time in the high school band. And we had a director very much like this man. These kids are so fortunate to have this man as their tescher. In my opinion the show would NOT have had the same impact if the director had stood there still, in front of the his music stand with his sheet music, waving his baton to keep time with the band.

[@DaleFling]

i agree i am a 68 year old and if i had a band teacher like that who knows

[@2Old2Care]

The band director was AWESOME and encouraging his kids. They all did fabulous!

[@Anna-Rose-]

If I had been there, I'd be doing the same 😂 Who can sit there like a rock with this playing? Not me

[@denisepope8599]

Great teacher!!! He is involved with his students and wants to get the crowd behind these young musicians. I am lying in bed feeling bad after a dizzy faint spell and enjoying this.

[@Judey63]

I 1000% agree! I will be 60 this year & our high school band directors were absolutely awesome. They helped us kids, in the band, color guard & drill team during marching band season so enthusiastic & proud of what we all were accomplishing together & the memories have lasted for all of us that were involved. Our band directors were brothers & the older brother even put his house up for collateral to help make sure we were able to pay for our trip to compete & March in the Orange Bowl Parade in 1978. There were almost 200 kids in the band & another 100 with the color guard & drill team. We sold everything under the sun to raise money for the trip, chartered a plane to Miami, came out 5th of 10 bands chosen to compete & our drum majors came in first place! Talk about being proud of all of our hard work & it wouldn’t have happened without Karl & Thom Recktenwald! 🪈 🎺 🥁 🎷 😊

[@Annielee2023]

I don't know the teacher/director but his enthusiasm shows me he cares about those children.

[@nameless-og]

I think the hype mans name is Billy Corgan Yes, whoever he is, he looks very proud and supportive of those kids. Great performance.

[@aaronjackson5862]

Sure is a lot better than the stupid songs we had to play while I was in band class!

[@crabber9368]

we need music in our lives and the youth can greatly benefit

[@ThEhObBiT1959]

Too right. The teacher was great and got the audience involved, I wish my music teacher/ lessons were like theirs back in the 70s. All we got was a triangle, tambourine, or maracas oh and the ear bending recorder.

[@erickleuro6159]

I will add that the professor with his enthusiasm carried the weight/burden of panic performance on behalf of the band, and therefore removing the stress from the musicians, allowing them to be spontaneous, specially from the singer, who was having amazing eye contact and body language with the audience. And btw, for the first 5 seconds I couldn't believe the quality of her voice. Bravo and well done to both performers and musical director, all of you were amazing!

[@knightowlian1]

Damn that kid on guitar absolutely killed it

[@stephenburleson7827]

She's great, the singer on the other hand is straight butt. 100%

[@dano9411]

That's what Slash looks like when he takes off his magic hat.

[@ellenpapuga7469]

The drummer was great, too! They were all great!

[@waltergraves3273]

Yep, spot on. Used to play lead myself, but was net that good in Middle School. It took to Junior Year in High School for me to get to that caliber. She could star in any band. The drummer is good, but this is not the most challenging drum piece. He may be as good as her, but would need a tougher piece to know. The bass was good. The singer was ok for age, with more vocal lessons she could become great. But as a team and for their age they were OUTSTANDING.

[@megostop9650]

Absolutely!! Didn't go unnoticed that's for sure. How could you not notice? However I've always said drummers are falling into the background and not appreciated enough. I played in Band to not drums . Always wish I would have but I play other instruments. The guitar players are always noticed. ​@@ellenpapuga7469

[@tenadelatorre4235]

This music director for this school is what we need in all the schools...Kids were awesome.💜🤍

[@passer-by1510]

Fr 😭 they're so lucky!

[@Slithey7433]

Dewey Finn!

[@whittkatt]

Wow, the music director is everything! And the kids did an awesome job!

[@rupe53]

we had similar back in 1971 and the school band was doing Frank Zappa. In my son's era, circa 1990 they were also doing G&R in middle school.

[@lilpablo4839]

Imagine all the people …

[@beckyh3041]

The director was there to keep the kids from being too nervous and support them with his enthusiasm. You could tell that the girl singing needed that little extra help. She sang beautifully, but watched him often. He did great and WOW, these young adults/kids are amazing!!!!!! I feel they gave the professionals a run for their money! I am keeping this video in my playlist, it's that good!

[@su-rv2uq]

They aren't young adults. They are children.

[@sgardner8737]

@@su-rv2uqyou can’t deny they are so very talented.

[@nancy9478]

So true!!!

[@philipdirlam8595]

Too bad classroom teachers don't show that enthusiasm. Sure would of heped me back in the day!

[@gailm9908]

She has an amazing voice.

[@jasonmacneil2256]

First thing I noticed was the PASSION and ENERGY of the conductor! May all students have teachers of this caliber!!!

[@nomadclan3604]

We need more teachers like this and the respect due to them!

[@jasonmacneil2256]

@@nomadclan3604 EXACTLY!

[@scottwilson6121]

#adamsilver

[@creativecheersoffashionlau7364]

Exactly! He was awesome

[@kevinkeane254]

Testify 🙌

[@susanhinkley7591]

This guy really enjoys his work. What a shame not every teacher brings that kind of love to the table.

[@Augfordpdoggie]

it gets destroyed by crappy admin, abusive parents, and disinterested students, but usually the first 2

[@TR-cs4tf]

The teacher kinda resembles Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) while performing on stage.

[@amiebeyes]

💯

[@gunnarbiker]

100% agree

[@getthestoneman]

Amen Susan !!!!

[@barrygolden9823]

The guitar is front and center but WOW, that guy on drums is killing it!!!!

[@sandra9769]

Totally 👍🤟

[@eskuriad]

Thrashed 4 sure

[@Republicanmouse]

The guy on drums posted this video.

[@carolredbourne3520]

Amazing

[@dans9463]

Killing the drums? I thought he did a good job..

[@FDguy343]

THIS WAS SO BOSS!!! That director was perfect. He brought that show home. Kept rhe kids from feeling awkward up there. Hes exactly the kind of teacher i would want leading my band! And this little girl has some powerful vocals!! Shes on her way!!!

[@su-rv2uq]

Not very powerful at all, she could barely be heard.

[@sgardner8737]

@@su-rv2uqI heard her and she was awesome!

[@mcollette6153]

She was fine. Have you ever done that up on stage in front of your family and friends? They're in junior high...! They all did great!

[@melissasours-tyrrell6791]

That drummer and lead guitarist were awesome! You can tell they've been practicing hard. Good job to all. Guns & Roses would be proud! And to the teacher, thank you for the school of ROCK! 🤟

[@susanjerrell9220]

Exactly my thoughts!! You'll be seeing those two!

[@jamesbowen5573]

Either that or they were just born with that extra Spark some people have. Talent-wise

[@qua7771]

They shouldn't put drummers in a cage.

[@07jeepgirl]

Be a better person. Go back to your cave, dolt.@@carpediem2674

[@PatriciaBrown1711]

Away and bile yer heid.@@carpediem2674

[@banjo7117]

the drummers a natural rockstar, lowkey stole the show

[@simonsmith1974]

He definitely killed it!!

[@ginajennings1664]

I know, I agree.

[@AAAskeet]

Yes.The lead girl will be good too.

[@microblue662]

I see that too! What a star.

[@nancy9478]

Yup, he has metal drummer moves!

[@LaLadybug2011]

As a former guitar player....kid on lead guitar and the drummer had me searching my house for a lighter-1970's concert style! They were all great--absolutely but the lead guitarist and drummer were out of this world especially when you consider their age. Rock on y'all. And this Music Director/Band Director whatever his title deserves a $20k a year raise. He believes in these kids and it shows.

[@dozergetscrafty]

Agreed. The band was amazing. The singer was good too but the band was on poiny.

[@natalyasturn]

This comment!!!

[@brendagoodspeed443]

He sure *does* ‼️ *KUDOS* to him ..as well as these mega-talented kids! Not enough credit is given to the teachers who inspire & motivate our kids!😊

[@kevinbedonie7673]

I love that tone on that strat wow

[@jakeahtone]

I remember those days, holding my lighter up high.

[@Randomcomicsfrommyspinne-xt5kq]

Love seeing new generation of kids keeping the Rock n' Roll flame alive!

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Yes, it is. They need to go back a few more years and really focus on a true RR Hall of Fame.

[@worldprog]

This brought tears of joy streaming down this old rocker's face. Rock on kids - the world is yours.

[@apocyldoomer]

These kids are going places! Awesome!!

[@HCaulfield115]

Dittos. Pure tears of joy

[@leaveittoweaver4525]

Me too lol... I'm bawling... So silly. But they're REALLY good. That guitarist is gonna go places, Mark my words.

[@darioprats1541]

Amen!!! 👍👍👍

[@erinball7781]

SAME

[@JL-zn7me]

Ohhhh…. This music director is a REAL teacher !!! A teacher of music and great artists!!!! We need him in our school!!!! Upper elementary kids are through with “Baby Shark”!!!

[@wendybutler1681]

I wanna be in HIS class! Awesome teacher! Awesome kids! I was waiting for her to cut loose and she did it! Omg, I'm grinning so hard I have tears in my eyes. My favorite GNR song ever.

[@lisamitchell1355]

If I was the music teacher, I would be acting just like him, very proud of what he taught and they accomplished, hats off to you kids. Don’t stop your journey in the music industry, you are on your way, if you 5 stick together the future holds many promises for you.

[@user-tz2zz5ij1s]

Turns out it the bass players drunken dad.

[@MultiPizzapizza]

I disagree, he should sit down.

[@simonsupersi2225]

@MultiPizzapizza was.thinking the same could have easily say

[@jerrylawrence5572]

That was awesome.

[@cwiii3378]

I think it's Mr. Schneebly

[@MusicMan3]

I’m a 97 year old black man and this is so badass! Rock and Roll kids

[@Bismarck-S]

I’m surprised you even know how to operate a computer

[@deepmalyadas6585]

@@Bismarck-S hey watch it, he's more agile than you. he can kill a man with a thumb if he wanted to.

[@s1storm]

Dawg a fart and another one bites the dust lmao😭😭​@@deepmalyadas6585

[@sgardner8737]

@@Bismarck-Srude.

[@JH-lk8tm]

The original comment is a joke you dipshit 😂​@sgardner8737

[@thecomet9999]

This! This is why we need music in our public schools. Look at the joy it brings. Every child deserves to experience this. ❤️✌️

[@murraychadwick9362]

Imagine how these kids felt to get a standing ovation from every grown up in the crowd 👏. I even clapped for them😂. I graduated in 1980. This is my generation of music 👍

[@Icehso140]

This is not a public school by any means, but a good point. More good music...less fighting.

[@steve4hockey]

1000% not a public school. Take note of how the kids sitting on stage are dressed in perfect uniform. Still impressive nonetheless.

[@danb.9700]

53 year old Aussie here. Loving the talent of all these kids, but special shout out to Malfoy on the drums. Big things to come. Thanks kids.

[@professord1522]

As in Draco? Funny! :)

[@obi-wankedogi]

Yep, the kid is great. He's as good as the young men I just watched at the Drum Core International competition. 👍

[@ThatsJustPeachy1871]

😂😂Malfoy

[@murraychadwick9362]

The kid on lead guitar was awesome also. I was waiting for him to miss a note but he didn't! He hit every note to this song! Even the summer was great! Millions of grown up wish they could perform this song as well as they do.

[@takskr]

One guy with enthusiasm like that , even the sky will not limit your performance , kids did an excellent job , special mention for the lead guitarist

[@colleenmoylan4214]

@@tyronefranco9180I thought it was a boy. Either way,it was awesome!

[@terryoquinn8199]

It was an excellent guitar player !

[@RedWolf74]

as a drummer myself the drummer did an amazing job.

[@GoldenMask669]

For real

[@rbowcreepergaming]

Fr dude Drummers sometimes get overlooked And i think thats kinda BS because they make the song, drummers don’t nearly get enough credit

[@grimdrum2396]

This is so cool. I'm 67 years old and I can't contain my tears of joy. These kids are doing a fantastic job!!!! Thank you!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@keithm9337]

I am right there with you. Glad no one can see be bawling like a baby.

[@dianajustice8189]

Same here!

[@HCaulfield115]

Dittos man. I’m 53 and pure tears of joy

[@robertdecca1240]

Same here

[@MrJoe-qh2vb]

They should all go on the X-Factor !

[@carlanderson8830]

What a strong voice the singer has. She covers the song very well.

[@nicholascrow8133]

@@Barny-26 Yeah, was okay, but not great, but I'm guessing she was out of her element front lining a band and not feeling the music... after all, as much as we hate how it makes us feel to say so, this is an old song, way before he time. The guitarist and drummer rocked though! Also, they are kids, this is a school concert, so all things considered, the band did great

[@nicholascrow8133]

@@Barny-26 Yeah singing is hard. I can barely get the confidence to sing 'properly' on my own playing guitar, let alone in front of people. You can hide a lot of nerves playing other instruments but there is no hiding behind your voice. Then there are some people who don't seem to be affected by that, I dislike those people 😂

[@jowbloe3673]

She does have a good voice, but she doesn't have the raspy shrieking that this songs needs.

[@craighoyt125]

I thought she did great and nailed it! @@nicholascrow8133

[@ZepG]

@@nicholascrow8133 Fuck you, she was awesome!

[@Alexandria_Hope]

Kid on the drums was killing it!

[@adamreed2904]

I love the drummer throwing up the stick, that was a boss move.

[@phoenixmode6909]

Damn, the drummer was 110% into it from beat one. 😎👍🏻 That kid may go someplace someday.

[@AutitsicDysexlia]

He really was! 😂 Epic playing.

[@dolphinsblu]

When your teacher has this much faith in you, take on whatever challenges are put in front of you! Your teacher will not let you down, in turn you won't let yourself or your teacher down! You all were awesome!

[@cliomead]

I love that thought!

[@kma9292]

These kids are amazing and thier music director is fantastic.

[@I_identify_as_a_human]

I love how the singer slowly gets into it. She steadily gets better and better

[@mikesullivan6422]

As long as there's kids like this the good music will never die

[@babblesp1367]

We just need to be sure to blast it in the car everywhere we go with the windows down, lol.

[@SnowghostFilms]

I’m doing my part

[@MsThebeMoon]

Rock was fuel by teenage angst - it will never go away. Long live Rock!

[@bstewartexecutivecarcare3797]

Thank goodness the future of rock and roll is in good hands 👍✌️☮️

[@johnd4348]

Good to see the youngsters are appreciating 80/s rock. A song that is 30 years older then they are.

[@Terri-Sue]

My glory days.😂🤣🍾🥂👅🎶🎵

[@murraychadwick9362]

@@Terri-Sue Same here. I graduated in 1980 and was blessed to be a young adult throughout the 80's. Rock music was hitting an all time high and ruling the music industry. It's still the only music I listen to till this day 💪😎🤘

[@petepedersen6138]

We need more teachers and band directors like this man with the energy and love of the kids and teaching, the world would be a better place.

[@tinabuonanno2207]

He gave almost all his attention to the guitar 🎸 player and the singer, meanwhile that drummer was kicking butt! 🤔 they all were awesome 👏 great job by all 😊

[@trevor69er59]

OK . . . That little lead guitarist was insane! No pedal, no wah wah pedal, no effects, etc. Totally sweet version of this song!

[@kah7012]

Right! Kid KILLED IT

[@rogerfields2465]

@@kah7012 Yes he did.

[@stevecox8066]

Drummer worked the hell out of that kit!!!!

[@jc2604]

Needed more cowbell though.

[@elsonfreirefilho]

​@@jc2604bruh

[@gtfpowerlifting9696]

I have a 10 year old daughter that really loves this genre of music. I pray one day that she gets to this level. These kids were amazing and the Director………Great Job sir………Rock On

[@carywilson6905]

I THINK AXEL ROSE HIMSELF WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY PROUD OF THAT ROUSING & EXCELLENT RENDITION OF THEIR FIRST BIG HIT SONG, SWEET CHILD OF MINE !!!!

[@chatwithaninja]

He should be!! But he's probably too busy contacting his lawyers... 😁

[@capt25252525]

That's funny that you think Axel cares about anyone or anything but himself. I Love GnR but he is such an asshole.

[@spis_dritt]

I thought Welcome to the Jungle was their first hit.

[@vitalucas9452]

(He's still alive.)

[@capt25252525]

@@spis_dritt You are right. I remember when the video came out, my friends and I would were constantly yelling "You're in the Jungle baby, you're going to die"

[@nascargas]

Dang. They brought me to tears. Never underestimate the talent in a 12 year old ! 🎸🤘🤙😍🎶🎵😍

[@murraychadwick9362]

I'm 62 y/o and expected these kids to butcher this song like other bands do. They didn't! The guitarist, and drummer hit every note and beat! The little girls voice made my old bones want to get up and rock out like we did in highschool 😂. The music teacher was feeling every note throughout the entire song and that told the kids they were doing an incredible job. When I heard the first notes and the drums came into play my eyebrows raised up along with my excitement 😂. There will never be another music generation as good as the 80's and I was blessed to be part of that generation 👍😎

[@cyndyloguercio]

Never underestimate the talent of a wonderful human teaching your children!

[@lunarbeauty]

Yeah I teared up too.

[@orchestratedincompetence]

Okay good, me too! I'm 58 for God's sake

[@Olbear040]

The drummer is not getting enough credit. He keeps everyone on pace and flowing..

[@Ultegra-lr4nj]

Agreed. Not taking anything away from the talented kids, but this drummer was next level.

[@Luniz-5-On-it]

Did you take a poll on this, How do you know the drummer isn't "Getting enough credit" Please explain ....

[@dillpete4122]

drummers are always the underrated players in the band

[@dlbutler]

@@dillpete4122 Yeah. Like Phil Collins, for example.

[@KyleZuber-h8i]

​@@Luniz-5-On-ityou win the internet today 🤣🤣🤣

[@yuonhee]

I just realized the drummer was also in middle school? He’s rocking it!!! I thought it was an adult playing!!!

[@syliwitch]

That guitarist kid was amazing! And I love how the little girl messed up a bit, had a little giggle, and jumped right back into it like nothing happened. Awesome music program ❤

[@MrJoe-qh2vb]

Kids are fearless ,,, we need to always uplift their every moment !

[@vernethibodeaux507]

She has the central riff completely nailed.

[@blklbluvr]

Slash would’ve like this.

[@thewitchhut63]

Very impressed with the drummer and the lead guitarist; if they stick with music, they've got a heck of a career ahead of them.

[@seabreeze7378]

Real talent wow ❤

[@daCubanaqt]

Right! The girl singing is good, but the band is pretty awesome.

[@benmac940]

Guitar and drums were awesome, I feel that the vocals weren't strong enough in comparison to them to do that song justice

[@PJL7095]

Bass play was thumping. The girl may become the next Mazzy Star. Ya never know

[@jerrybanley7695]

Career...of delivering pizzas!! What's the difference between a large pizza and a drummer? The pizza can feed a family of four!!

[@DR-us5jg]

This is how a motivated teacher acts , involved and I guarantee you his students love him. The performance shows, IT WAS GREAT!

[@samcamara80]

So this was like a Real Life "School of Rock!!" LOL 💯😂🎉

[@mahbubrahim2226]

5 sec into it, that is exaclty my thought

[@johnnyquest5942]

Absolutely Rock on Kids

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Good one!

[@judithgarcia5732]

The Guitarist and the drummer Killed it. The lil one had a sweet voice. Wonderful job by all

[@MaryMerryKingOfTheWoodsIsHe]

OMG! Chill bumps and tears for these awesome kids and the music teacher guy! The lead guitarist reminded me of my daughter in middle school who rocked the whole school. Music education is soooo important for brain development, and it gives the musicians confidence in themselves and brings happy camaraderie to the other students who cheer them on. Cheers to the school administration for pushing the kids toward excellence with this kind of performance. Bravo!

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Excellent show and e wry one benefits. We need more schools who give the time, money & attention to music for kids. These other interests need encouragement & deserve support by everyone. Many kids have nothing outside of their school work. Things aren’t always as they appear to be. As long as we can continue to give Countries billions of dollars today, 2024, to help them after WW2, I’m in favor of every school program possible for our kids. I’m sick of Americans’s kids are doing without while we send our tax dollars to their corrupt Countries. We have to start taking better care of our Children.,

[@hawkeyeted]

That little girl has amazing pitch control for being so young.

[@ShannonSplannermom21]

Former music teacher. These kids are awesome. That guy loves his job and he is just overflowing with excitement for them. Love it!!

[@andyleblanc1564]

That was one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time. All of those kids killed it! That music teacher is amazing! You could tell by his enthusiasm he new exactly what he had with those middle school musicians. So cool!

[@Amaiaolazabal580]

He knew

[@johnd5398]

@@Amaiaolazabal580 public schools strike again...

[@TrucciSpeed]

The band director encouraged and energized the kids in the band. This was amazing!!!!!!!!!

[@pamelahogan7421]

Yep…..those that said negative on this….shame on them. Those kids obviously looked up to him and his cue’s.

[@akonlover2188]

@@pamelahogan7421 Haters will always hate just ignore them but that guy brought out the best in all the kids, taking away their nerves so not only did they perform better but was able to enjoy it too. Wish there was more like him. 🤚🤚🤚

[@jeffhyche9839]

I love the band director. He was awesome encouraging those kids.

[@Arra-ie2ov]

Totally agree ❤had to do that role myself a few times 😂

[@CharlieWhitewolf]

He looked like Lex from Smallville.

[@perfectsense3240]

Ask the kids what they think about the band director. He has probably changed all of their lives and when they are crushing it years from now they’ll look back and thank that guy.

[@Jasper_Drummer]

Fr

[@usa-girl911]

Fantastic job. I was actually watching the drummer almost the entire time. He was amazing. He wasn’t getting to attention bc the guitar and singer mostly do in this song, but wow, that young man was outstanding. Great job by all of them. 👏🏼👏🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸👏🏼👏🏼 Edit- I just realized you are the drummer, lol. I am watching all your videos. You are a very, very, talented young man. Lots of hard work and practice I’m sure, and it’s paying off. Keep that passion, sky’s the limit young man.

[@daleunderwood7407]

Speaking of lack of attention what about the keyboard player nobody talking about that dude

[@wendybutler1681]

They were ALL outstanding!

[@alabaster193]

Same here. They were fantastic as a whole but he really stood out.

[@summermeyers2520]

@@alabaster193 I think that every member of this band totally stood out at different points in the song. Each one of them brought something incredible to the table & for them to only be in middle school really says something about the amount of talent in these kids. I think all of them should experiment with other instruments sometime. There's a lot of comments, I didn't read all, but did this remind anyone else of the movie "School of Rock"?

[@joelyazell7380]

Super great and the teacher was feeling and pushing the energy everybody needs somebody like that behind them.

[@markkauffman6184]

Yeah, I kind of think the director likes that song…

[@stevescuba1978]

For sure. There's nothing more enriching than someone enthusiastically supporting you.

[@ScottGummels]

That girl has a really nice singing voice, a real talent! The guitarist also has big things ahead!

[@billyray2885]

The singer doesn’t have the pipes to go further. The guitarist is definately talented, though!

[@johnclements9085]

The singer just needs training and needs to hit puberty

[@laurengriffin5713]

Idk, with the right training & practice I thought she had some potential. Singing like Axl Rose from a little girls body is not really a fair litmus test.

[@Esus4]

I was most impressed by the singer. Kudos to the music teacher for not trying to make her Axl Rose it. A surefire way to destroy the voice of someone of middle school years.

[@kenwocher8253]

The drummer is really having fun and rocking it.

[@bearforce187]

These kids have more talent than most adults who try to play this or any other song.

[@cagedtigersteve]

Ehhh.. She really ain't good--she ain't into the song. The drummer and the lead guitar are good. The band director is awesome.

[@DrBeckyEm]

The lead guitarist and drummer are phenomenal

[@lesterbronson2385]

Goosebumps. These kids are doing more at their age than some do their whole lives.

[@phillipmhat]

This kicked ass and I pray thanks to the KZbin algorithm gods for brining me here.

[@kendra1966]

Amazing performance. But honestly, can we give the drummer more love - OUTSTANDING. He knows exactly where to sit in that pocket.

[@trevorthompson330]

Drummer was awesome

[@70schick36]

Same opinion. Drummer shines.

[@deantellulater9785]

I saw a great drummer. Good little band

[@davidbreen4353]

@Kendra1966--yup the drummer had it down, but i think they had him miked a little loud, but for these young kids, an excellent job!!

[@Tvuvtctoj46fck]

​@@davidbreen4353most of it is just acoustics. that's what churches are made for.

[@paranormalskeptic3893]

Man this gave me chills, these kids were great ! Music director was a awesome. Singer has a strong voice, guitarist was incredible, bass sounded excellent,drummer on point. What a performance !

[@DisGleamingGleam]

Gave me chills too!

[@DrBeckyEm]

Wow! These kids are so fortunate to have such a music director

[@lwood8491]

This director is teaching these kids to FEEL THE MUSIC they're making!! YES MORE OF THESE KIND!! Fantastic job students!!

[@terryross5619]

They killed it ! Bright future for these kids and the music teacher is an inspiration !

[@Bella_Obscura]

This was by far the coolest middle school band I’ve ever seen! Freakin amazing jobs these kids did! All of them! So much raw talent on that stage. I especially loved how the music teacher was rocking out like he was in his own private mosh pit 🤘!Bravo to all involved. If my band teacher in middle school was that enthusiastic and had us actually play good music…who knows…I certainly would have gotten into a lot less trouble! Rock on!!! 🤘🤘🤘🎸🥁🎤

[@MichelVincent]

The band is great and the drummer & guitar player are on their own level 🤟🏻🎸

[@jeanielowe3246]

Rock On 💪 That young lady has an amazing voice 💪💖⭐🙌💖

[@debbietye7235]

It was cute how you could hear the nerves in her voice at first and then bam she was rocking it ❤

[@urbanurchin5930]

At this point, her voice is just not quite strong enough to pull it off - but devoting years of practice in the future, will pay big dividends !!

[@rickromero1143]

This music director should get a golden apple award for teaching with such great enthusiasm! You can see that he loves his job. These kids are tremendous! Great performance.👏👏

[@jjs007]

As a teen in the 80's, this makes me SO happy!!! GREAT JOB!

[@kevindick1110]

Outstanding. All the attention was on the guitar player, but the bassist and drummer were flawless.

[@ZimmermannA3]

I love how the dude in front of the stage is feeling it

[@Jasper_Drummer]

Yeah, that’s our band director. He really does enjoy watching us perform, and gets quite into it.

[@Jackson_DS]

lol yea

[@robertshabarekh610]

Yeah the old man from the Six Flags Commercial’s

[@andrewferrara11]

Beautiful cover! This song reminds me of Dedham Medical. My pediatrician works at Dedham Medical. She’s been taking care of me for a long time ever since I was about a month old.

[@cccheeks8819]

@@robertshabarekh610 I remember those

[@johnhaas9984]

Please don't ever let this music die!! Keep teaching the kids what the greatest rock music period used to be, and let it live on!!!!!! Kudos to the band and their director

[@paulmazzola398]

Simply awesome! These kids are playing real music from the great 80's generation. The music teacher is teaching them real music not todays crap that isn't music. Todays crap is like preschoolers trying to play music.

[@avflyguy]

*_Todays crap is like preschoolers trying to play music_ * @@paulmazzola398 As my Dad used to say - *Amplified Noise*

[@jimr3751]

I've been trying to get my granddaughter to listen to more of the 70's early 80s, and she says it's terrible maybe some day she will realize it is great music oh by the way she's almost a teenager.

[@TechniSean1]

I think we're safe for the most part. Don't see very many Saliva or Creed covers. Best genre of music hands down

[@ninevoltromeo]

I'll be honest, when I watch videos of middle school kids playing covers like this, I usually end up regretting it. The ONLY thing I regret about this one is not seeing it sooner. What an amazing job by a very talent group of kids. Solid playing by all members of this band. Keep up the great work!

[@leerunning4666]

No, you should have regretted it. I sure did.

[@ninevoltromeo]

@@leerunning4666 can you link a better middle school band than this? I’ve never seen one.

[@leerunning4666]

@@ninevoltromeo Look harder. It shouldn't be difficult.

[@torekun]

Epic...that drummer was so into it 🥁

[@karenbarlow-goodsell8483]

I love how these kids are learning how to rock instead of standing methodically singing classical music. They really need to know how to sing and play all genres of music. Great job I’m very impressed.

[@E-MATHER]

This is classical music now lol sorry to make ya feel old but these are our oldies but goodies

[@TheDazler100]

@@E-MATHER or playing video games. love em.

[@awagner615]

@@E-MATHER good point lol

[@janetpartyka5968]

The state decides what the teachers present to students.

[@trevordwyer5638]

@@E-MATHERThat is not Classical music. That is Classic Rock. Classical music is a genre spanning centuries.

[@hardtimes1267]

It helps my heart to see the younger people keeping the classics alive. Maybe we do have hope for the future.

[@robertawalsh2995]

1987 is the classics now. OMG! I am so old.

[@hardtimes1267]

@@robertawalsh2995 That's what I'm talking about. I graduated high school in 1984.

[@Dwightaroundyolips]

​@@robertawalsh2995 I was thinking the samw thing. I can remember the first time I heard this song. And that album is in my top 5 of greatest rock albums of all time. Still holds up today

[@MrJoe-qh2vb]

Agree , just simply vote out lazy biden !

[@erinball7781]

OK, but easy on GNR being classic for many reasons. Otherwise, I'm on board

[@slayorcs]

Love how animated and into it the teacher is. So proud of his students.

[@larryroach5643]

First I got chills then as the show went on I actually teared up. 67 yrs old grown man brought to tears by these wonderful and talented youngsters

[@kenbob1071]

The way the little girl transitioned from her singing stance to her rock-and-roll moves was adorable.

[@jimmajr9224]

drummer smoked it. love the energy!

[@dianewalls306]

The drummer is flipping amazing!!

[@sustuart8099]

I hope GNR gets to see this - these kids are amazing!

[@kkarnet]

Better than the G&R concert I went to. They had a fit and walked off stage. God bless you kids. Gives me hope.

[@purplefeather69]

😂 They got banned from my state. They made fans so mad that they started ripping the seats up at the Rivverport Ampitheater back in 91. It was a 3 hour riot! All over a fan recording the band during Rocket Queen.

[@tntaylordod]

Same. Saw them way after their time was up. I would have rather paid money to listen to these kids. AMAZING

[@graceunderfire]

When I was in school, my band director was a stout little man with a grey crew cut and sensible polished shoes. But he had a passion for his work, and a dedication to his kids. He saw to it that every single kid in that band knew their importance-- as musicians, and as individuals. Ours was a tiny little school in a tiny little town. But he did some amazing things with that little group. He was funny and wise and he lit a fire and drive in many of us that carried us into adulthood. And BTW, junior high can be a really hard time for kids to experience the vulnerability of performing in front of peers and parents, or to let themselves explore their full abilities. So never underestimate the influence of a teacher who's willing to go all out for his or her kids; who's willing to think outside the box, and who's willing to bend and twist the subject matter to make it resonate with his or her students. Those teachers are often the difference between success or failure in a kid/ adult. Great job, kids! Amazing! You and your teacher are lucky to have each other!

[@cliomead]

That’s really beautiful and thoughtful and I bet these kids love their teacher, too. He obviously is super proud and supportive of them.

[@tommythompson9565]

Are you kidding me? I realize that there are tons of talented kids out there who are musically gifted and who put in the time necessary to excel in their crafts. Some are savants. They play an instrument almost as soon as they come from their mother's wombs. But for kids this age to perform this well in a group is outstanding. Was definitely moved and inspired. With the popularity of Reaction Videos Channels today, and the younger generation being introduced to classic rock and good music in general, we see a rise in interest of getting away from the junk that is being produced today. I am coming across online more and more of today's youth picking up the mantle of classic rock + and tearing it up. Some with original music. While I don't listen to much secular music anymore, I do watch a lot of Reaction Videos Channels that react to classic rock + . It is a blast watching the emotional reactions to music I was brought up with. Many times the hosts cry from listening to a great Pink Floyd song, or some other groups song. We were blown away by the likes of Pink Floyd and Yes and Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull just as these Reaction Videos Channels hosts are today. I will be curious to see if anything comes from this band in the future. The music teacher deserves much praise for what he has accomplished.

[@franklobo2579]

Nobody is talking about the drummer who went off!!! Great job kids and ROCK ON 🤟🤟

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

I’ve seen several posts about the drummer. I also went to several different KZbin sites.

[@rickbullock4331]

These kids were really quite good. They’ll only get better with time. Having that music director won’t hurt their careers either.👍👍🇨🇦

[@photone]

I agree with ya, with a slight caveat...Sayin' these kids are 'Really Quite Good' is like saying 'The Ocean is really quite wet, lol. These kids were absolutely amazing, especially for their age!

[@conniehanses]

​@@photone You're right!!

[@kimrodriquez6854]

Actual tears.. Just beautiful..... Impressive.... Great job everyone....

[@zatoichi1]

As the song kept building so did my anticipation and support for the guitarist. I wasn't sure if she could pull it off and I was so pleased that she did. Slash is a very high bar indeed for any guitar player. I hope she never gives up playing. 🎸

[@tracibagwell1098]

Rocked to this for 40 years… these kids are adorable!!!

[@razorbackfan2011]

Drummer was jamming his heart out!!! They all rocked this! I have played guitar for 35 years and play bass in a band for last 5 years, if I would have had a drop of these kids talent at that age maybe i could have played more than just bars... great job to all! You guys killed it!

[@VenturaResendez]

Wow this girl is so good singing “sweet child O mine” she did a good job singing, good job young lady and keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@shufflerp3868]

I'm an old country boy.... and this was great. The music director looks like he relates well with the kids. WTG BAND!!

[@cindygibbs1964]

Wow...great performance!! Love the band director that pumps up the energy on this young group of students. My youngest Son of three....won his high school talent show along with several friends when they performed this same song. Great show!

[@LoriannSmithsanpell]

This was fantastic! Applause to the director for putting all his enthusiasm into the performance! He made it an incredible experience, and it also showed his appreciation for these very talented kids! 👏 ❤

[@mk719x3]

That conductor was awesome as well as his students! As a teen in the 80s, and remember when this first came out, these middle schoolers rocked it and I probably would have been standing up and rocking out with them! I absolutely love this and how proud those parents must be to see their kids on that stage! I know how I feel watching my kid play the viola in orchestra. Bravo to you all!!❤❤👏👏

[@Dredgehayt]

From one drummer to another, you killed it, keep up the good work

[@timalkire1272]

I wish I had a director with as much enthusiasm as this Guy...Feel the music!!!!!