A Touching Heavy Metal Tribute to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Guitarist Eric Calderone aka 331Erock performed an absolutely incredible heavy metal version of the beloved theme of classic children’s show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. What makes the performance so great, other than Calderone’s talent, is the touching respect he gives to the show and to Mister Rogers himself.

So I was thinking. There seriously has been a ton of things Mister Rogers said on TV when I was a kid that I still try and practice today. Literally one of my heroes to this day. And I didn’t realize it as a kid either but Johnny Costa (the pianist) improved the songs every show and absolutely shredded them haha. So I figured why not give Mister Roger’ tunes a shot.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.