A Pennsylvania marching band's mallet player goes viral playing 'Thunderstruck,' passing 3 million views
A rare spotlight on one section of a marching band; the local report credits the player by name after the internet went looking.
Layla Clark, a senior mallet percussionist in the Thomas Jefferson High School Marching Band near Pittsburgh, went viral playing AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" in the band's arrangement, Allegheny County Spotlight reports. The West Jefferson Hills School District shared the clip, credited Clark and the band, and later said it had passed 3.1 million views.
Reactions came from several platforms, the Spotlight reports: one Threads user suggested she tackle the song's famous guitar riff next, another made sure the viral "Xylophone Girl" was credited by name, and film producer Franklin Leonard weighed in on X. (Some outlets, including CBS Pittsburgh, describe the instrument as a marimba.)
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Thunderstruck
After exploring West Jefferson Hills Senior’s Xylophone Cover of “Thunderstruck” Tops 3 Million Views - Allegheny County Spotlight, for the song she covered, read about Thunderstruck.
A 1990 song by AC/DC, the lead single from The Razors Edge, and one of the band's best-selling singles.
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