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The Devil’s Instrument
Feb. 21st, 2026 11:54 am(Alternate title: the Devil Went Down to Georgia... and Regretted It)
While talking with our roommates about the fiddle as the Devil’s Instrument, we got to thinking about the comparative Satanism of other instruments, ranked by how well you could make a Devil dueling song out of it.
The fiddle, yes. The banjo, of course. The harmonica would also be a good contender.
But then we got silly. The tuba would just end like that Spike Jones record where they try to play Flight of the Bumblebee on the trombone. The Devil’s Tympani? The Devil’s Theremin??? (Well, the theremin would likely work out fine.) Warring bassoons? (As a former school bassoonist, we are of course obligated to declare that bassoons can totally war, it’ll just look undignified as the thumbs fly.)
But then we knew. The Devil’s Horn. The instrument that regardless of playing ability instantly sends all listeners to hell:
THE VUVUZELA.
All other contenders go home.
While talking with our roommates about the fiddle as the Devil’s Instrument, we got to thinking about the comparative Satanism of other instruments, ranked by how well you could make a Devil dueling song out of it.
The fiddle, yes. The banjo, of course. The harmonica would also be a good contender.
But then we got silly. The tuba would just end like that Spike Jones record where they try to play Flight of the Bumblebee on the trombone. The Devil’s Tympani? The Devil’s Theremin??? (Well, the theremin would likely work out fine.) Warring bassoons? (As a former school bassoonist, we are of course obligated to declare that bassoons can totally war, it’ll just look undignified as the thumbs fly.)
But then we knew. The Devil’s Horn. The instrument that regardless of playing ability instantly sends all listeners to hell:
THE VUVUZELA.
All other contenders go home.
