Classical music has been meme-ing inauguration Bernie Sanders and it’s perfect

22 January 2021, 10:51 | Updated: 22 January 2021, 11:43

Lady Gaga performs the national anthem at Joe Biden's inauguration

By Maddy Shaw Roberts

Never let a musician loose on the Internet. They will see the opportunity for a meme, and run with it to world’s end…

20 January was a historic day around the world, marking for many a new dawn for America, and a hopeful moment of coming-together.

It was also the day that Vermont senator and former presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, once again became a viral meme.

Sanders, trying to keep warm on a chilly Inauguration Day at Capitol Hill, came prepared in an old reliable coat and cosy mittens. ICYMI, here’s the original photo:

The original Bernie Sanders inauguration photo. Picture: Getty

And it was then that the world’s musicians, watching on their screens at home, trapped indoors and desperate for an outlet to unleash their creativity, saw ‘Bundled Up Bernie’ – and knew just what to do.

From bored timpanist to grouchy conductor, here are the best classical music takes on the viral inauguration meme. Drum roll please…

Bernie as... a bored timpanist

Think this is the best one I've seen 😂 pic.twitter.com/FXfYi3TxO7
— Cheryl Law (@LawCheryl) January 21, 2021
Bernie as... a funk drummer

Happy to announce that Bernie himself will be joining our rhythm section for the spring season!

Little-known fact: Bernie's an incredible funk drummer. pic.twitter.com/s0Wy4WNioj
— Baltimore Gamer Symphony Orchestra (@BaltimoreGSO) January 21, 2021
Bernie as... a music-lover missing concerts

Bernie is not happy with an empty ICO studio! pic.twitter.com/sPOxZwsjkF
— Irish Chamber Orchestra (@ICOrchestra) January 21, 2021
Bernie as... a bored tuba player in Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony

Picture: Social media
Bernie as... a grouchy music director

I am once again asking for more intensity in the fortissimo section... pic.twitter.com/FMpXVh2zp1
— Minnesota Orchestra (@mn_orchestra) January 21, 2021
Bernie as... the kid from Whiplash

"Not quite my tempo!" #InaugurationDay #Bernie #BernieSanders #JoeBiden #USA #drums #whiplash #meme pic.twitter.com/INntoj2ZBM
— Giuseppe Persechino (@perse90) January 20, 2021
Bernie as... an opera-lover waiting for theatres to reopen

It's gotten pretty cold in there 🧤 #BernieSanders #Inauguration2021 pic.twitter.com/z5WcUHw58W
— English National Opera (@E_N_O) January 21, 2021
Bernie as... a Gaga stan

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Bernie as... an intimidating adjudicator

Picture: Social media
Bernie as... a highly focused member of the percussion section

Counting your bars' rest like...
#BernieSanders pic.twitter.com/0qz5UEfhcc
— London Philharmonic Orchestra (@LPOrchestra) January 21, 2021
And finally, Bernie as... a very weary trombonist

Beethoven 5 we're looking at you 👀 #BernieSanders #Inauguration2021 pic.twitter.com/ofu4gxMk57
— Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra (@OxfordPhil) January 21, 2021