# Does everyone like the cello? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821 "2013-03-02T14:15:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/1 "2013-03-02T14:15:51Z")
The other day I was thinking about cellos. There’s just so much to like about them. They can play high, low, or in between. They have a beautiful sound. They sound good in just about any style of music. I was just wondering something weird… most people probably like the cello. Is there anyone out there who doesn’t like cellos? Do you like the cello? What do you like about it? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/2 "2013-03-02T14:33:25Z")
I like the cello, but I played (badly) it in high school, so I’m biased. ---
**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/3 "2013-03-02T15:01:39Z")
You forgot one of its virtues: a woman playing the cello is, for some reason, damn sexy! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/4 "2013-03-02T15:04:19Z")
I like the cello, jello, the color yellow. Coincidence? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/5 "2013-03-02T15:05:32Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone not like the cello, now that you mention it. I’ve met saxophone haters, clarinet detractors, and of course bagpipe bashing is practically a religion in some parts. But yeah…seems like \*everyone \*likes the cello. I know I do. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/6 "2013-03-02T15:07:47Z")
[Pachelbel hates the cello.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/7 "2013-03-02T15:16:09Z")
Dear advertisers, Our brains no longer process Bach’s cello suite #1 played my Yo Yo Ma as anything other than ambient vibrations. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/8 "2013-03-02T15:23:46Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > [Pachelbel hates the cello.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM) That’s a damn, DAMN good point, says the former cellist. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/9 "2013-03-02T15:30:49Z")
I love the cello, it’s one of my favorite orchestral instruments along with the oboe (which is a serioudly under appreciated instrument). There is nothing else in the world that is quite like the cello. It is also probably the sexiest instrument, though I couldn’t tell you exactly why. ---
**Author:** ![alphamatix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@alphamatix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphamatix)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/10 "2013-03-02T16:06:33Z")
I love good cello music. One of my favorite pieces of music is Beethoven’s Cello Sonata in A, Op 69. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/11 "2013-03-02T16:22:51Z")
Who knew but cellos are becoming rock instruments. Or at least 2Cellos doing [Highway to Hell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTQ-QycaBmQ)among others… ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/12 "2013-03-02T16:32:01Z")
> [@Pitchmeister](#): > > You forgot one of its virtues: a woman playing the cello is, for some reason, damn sexy! I am old enough to remember that, when you saw a female orchestra member wearing pants, it was certain that they played cello. All of the other performers had to wear skirts. It hasn’t been that way for quite a while now. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/13 "2013-03-02T16:54:02Z")
I don’t like that it’s not spelled “chello”. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/14 "2013-03-02T17:07:54Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > Who knew but cellos are becoming rock instruments. Or at least 2Cellos doing [Highway to Hell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTQ-QycaBmQ)among others… What is it about that song and covers? [Hayseed Dixie does it bluegrassy.](http://youtu.be/NMfh4WQuGc8) ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/15 "2013-03-02T17:26:22Z")
There’s always room for cello. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/16 "2013-03-02T17:42:28Z")
> [@BrotherCadfael](#): > > I am old enough to remember that, when you saw a female orchestra member wearing pants, it was certain that they played cello. All of the other performers had to wear skirts. > > It hasn’t been that way for quite a while now. Well, when I play bass clarinet, it’s not really good to wear a skirt. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/17 "2013-03-02T18:50:14Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > [Pachelbel hates the cello.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM) Aw man, as soon as I read the thread title I thought “I have to post that Pachelbel rant video!” but you beat me to it. > [@China\_Guy](#): > > Who knew but cellos are becoming rock instruments. Or at least 2Cellos doing [Highway to Hell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTQ-QycaBmQ)among others… The Who had wanted to include a cello on their 1966 “mini opera”, “A Quick One While He’s Away”. They couldn’t afford to hire a session cellist though, so just sang the word “cello” over and over again where they had wanted a cello to be playing. If you skip forward to 6:55 on the song you can hear it: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIpsDTSmRyM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIpsDTSmRyM) They even did this when performing the song live (5:25): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcMo\_857xhA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcMo_857xhA) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/18 "2013-03-02T19:42:45Z")
Otis Taylor has toured with a cellist (using an electric one) while playing blues. I do like the sound and wish it were used more in rock and blues. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/19 "2013-03-02T21:11:51Z")
I’m not exactly fond of it. Too large and unwieldy. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821/20 "2013-03-02T22:28:43Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > Who knew but cellos are becoming rock instruments. Or at least 2Cellos doing [Highway to Hell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTQ-QycaBmQ)among others… That is hilarious that Steve Vai is in that. For even _more_ cello, you have to see these guys: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JjQGt7WjK0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JjQGt7WjK0) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-like-the-cello/651821.md?page=2)