Watch This 8-Year-Old Girl Crush Led Zeppelin's 'Good Times Bad Times'

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https://www.npr.org/sections/allsong...imes-bad-times

To see that little girl just attack the drums must do Bonham’s ghost proud. She’s got the whole thing down — arms and legs moving independently of one another, yet all for the same purpose. She whacks the cowbell like Gene Frenkle exploring the studio space, dampens her crash cymbal at the perfect moment and provides fills that drummers three times her age might have trouble executing.

And look at her footwork! Bonham had a legendarily heavy foot pounding his bass drum pedal; Soma needs to twist her little foot to cover the same ground, but she does so impressively.

The best part about the whole thing, it must be said, is the look of joy on the girl’s face as she blasts through the song. You know this kid is having fun. It’s sort of what music is about, isn’t it?

UPDATE: Robert Plant is totally into Soma's performance too. The Zeppelin singer recently sat down with Q on CBC and watched her pound away on his old band's song. "Listen to that!" he exclaimed, as he adjusted his glasses to get a closer look at the laptop showing the video. "I think [Bonham] would be amazed." You can watch Plant's reaction in the video below.

Robert Plant reacts to 8-year-old girl playing Led Zeppelin on drums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XYr...ature=youtu.be

That was great! put a smile of my face :applaud:

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Originally Posted by Krunchy

That was great! put a smile of my face :applaud:

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Her joy at the end got a big smile from me .. :applaud:

Can you believe that she didn't win the competition ? 1st place must have been incredible. ;)

"Immigrant Song"
https://youtu.be/7wl1MCzqNxk

Eight-year-old Yoyoka Soma's favorite drummer is John Bonham, so for her entry into the 2018 Hit Like A Girl drum contest, she covered Bonham's part on Led Zeppelin's "Good Times Bad Times."
The video, which features Soma playing along to the 1969 hit, earned her a spot in the international competition's final round. She didn't take home the gold, but she did win our hearts.
She absolutely smashes through the song with three foot pedals and polka dot socks putting in bass work. She's even got the facials and head banging down. And the dampening of the cymbal is a detail only a tenured drummer like herself could add.
Soma has been playing drums since the tender age of 2. At 4, she started performing at concerts, and now she's been on over 100 stages. She's a member of her family band, Kaneaiyoyoka, where she contributes keyboard and vocals in addition to drums. She even composes her own lyrics and music.
"I want to be an artist who can do anything: playing all instruments, recording music, mixing the sound and designing the CD album jackets," she said in a statement accompanying her entry.
She's even studying English, knowing that future world-wide tours will take her from Japan to all parts of the globe.
"My dream is to be the best drummer in the world," she said.

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Originally Posted by SEAWOLF97

Her joy at the end got a big smile from me .. :applaud:

Can you believe that she didn't win the competition ? 1st place must have been incredible. ;)

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Crushed It is right. I saw the posts on tube and everyone seems to feel the same, she is really having fun.
I cant imagine what 1st place could be, she was fantastic. Musical family from what I've read.
Thanks for sharing :)

Holy Cow!!! Just think where she'll be in 10 years. And I love the way she pounds the drums and swings the sticks with complete authority. As a drummer, I hate wimpy drummers; she ain't wimpy and she ain't "thinking". She's just jamming!

Where can I pitch in and help her buy a big Ludwig set with a 26" bass drum and 24" Paiste 2002 Ride cymbal?

Bigger and louder is always better! :p

here's another vid of her performance :applaud::applaud::applaud:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BslksgTF4X4

maybe even younger ??

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Originally Posted by Krunchy

I cant imagine what 1st place could be, she was fantastic.

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here's the winner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm5zp_c13Iw

tho I wud have voted for Yoyoka