Best piano

[Angela Harlem]

I'm making a compilation of the best piano in any song. And well, my list is short. I know there is a lot out there so what would your suggestions be?
So far I've got REM - At My Most Beautiful and Nightswimming and also INXS - Beautiful Girl. So as you can see, I'm off to a flying start here with this huge choice.


Help?

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

Personal favs, off the top of the old head.

The Clash - The Card Cheat
The Beatles - Let It Be
Tori Amos - Winter
Coldplay - The Scientist
Bell X1 - Slowset
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
REM - Nightswimming
The Verve - On Your Own (acoustic version)
Manic Street Preachers - PROLOGUE TO HISTORY

 

[Angela Harlem]

Tori Amos - Winter
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
REM - Nightswimming
Manic Street Preachers - PROLOGUE TO HISTORY -investigating now
The Clash - The Card Cheat - I went through a Clash exhaustion phase about 10 years ago and haven't been able to listen to them since

Who are Bell X1?

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

they're an Irish band, part of a rather incestous music scene. basically the old band Juniper minus Damien Rice.

'Slowset' is from their first CD "Neither Am I" which is impossible to find anywhere and which I managed to find on Soulseek after weeks of begging

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

oh and if you can find it Neil Finn's live version of 'Message To My Girl'. Just him and the piano. Lovely stuff.

 

[Angela Harlem]

Hmm I see they are hard to come by. I am 111th in a queue but the bitrate is 203.
I could be retired by the time this song becomes available.


thanks turtle btw

 

[Angela Harlem]

re: message to my girl.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

lol

I forgot one

John Cale - Hallelujah

Rufus Wainwright does a more or less note for note version. Oh, and glance at the similar threads...I can't believe I missed that one!

 

[~LadyLemon~]

How about John Lennon's Imagine?

 

[FelipeVox]

Tori Amos:
I Can?t See New York
Marianne
Jackie?s Strenght
and Winter

and...

Coldplay - Amsterdam
REM - The Lifting
Radiohead - Pyramid Song (hmm but you?re the girl who hates Radiohead aren?t you? whatever..)

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

x's 100

How about John Lennon's Imagine?

 

[Salome]

(hmm but you?re the girl who hates Radiohead aren?t you? whatever..)

angie


I think it's apathy instead of hate though


Fleetwood Mac - Songbird
Tindersticks - Cherry blossoms
Tindersticks - She's gone
10,000 maniacs - Verdi cries (!!!!)

and probably plenty more

 

[SkeeK]

Coldplay ? Clocks
Flaming Lips ? Waiting for a superman
Tori Amos ? Winter
U2 ? New Years Day
Wilco ? Heavy metal Drummer
Billy Joel - Pianoman
PJ Harvey ? We Float
R.E.M. - Electrolite
Outkast ? 13th Floor/Growing Old
Talib Kweli ? Get by
David Bowie ? Life on Mars?
Spoon ? The Way We Get By
Elbow ? Powder Blue, Red
Radiohead ? Fog (again)
Notwist ? Consequence
Nitin Sawhney ? Breathing Light
Nick Cave ? Weeping Song
Moby ? Everloving

 

[)(odiaca]

Radiohead ~ Sail To The Moon
Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules ~ Mad World
Sigur Ros ~ #3
Radiohead ~ How I Made My Millions
Tori Amos ~ Smells Like Teen Spirit
U2 ~ October
Colplay ~ Trouble
Philip Glass ~ Annie's Theme
Aphex Twin ~ Avril 14
John Lennon ~ Jealous Guy

 

[Leeloo]

Beatles Across the Universe and Let it Be
Billy Joel Piano Man
Bruce Hornsby Water Town

 

[beegee]

and let us not forget fiona apple.

 

[HeadsOnSticks]

and for god's sake why hasn't anyone mentioned ben folds five?

any of their songs will do, but "brick" or "cold, selfless, and composed" work great in a pinch.

 

[SkeeK]

can't believe i missed that stickyhead.. Brick is an amazing song.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Originally posted by bonosgirl84
and let us not forget fiona apple.

Amen. "Shadowboxer" would be an excellent one to put in the list (man, I love that song...).

And I noticed the mention of some Tori Amos songs in here-another one by her to add to the list: "Spark". The piano in that song is fricken' incredible. I love it.

I also would recommend the Jools Holland version of "If You Wear That Velvet Dress"-the piano in that one's awfully nice, too. .
And Jewel's "Foolish Games" would be another pretty one to add...

That's all I can think of for now.

Angela

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

as your representitive of long island i guess i'm the only one who knows more billy joel songs than just piano man i'll list the great non-piano man ones... all his songs have piano in 'em, but some highlight the piano more than some

miami 2017
prelude/angry young man
vienna
lenningrad
goodnight saigon
and so it goes
lullabye (goodnight, my angel)
big man on mulberry street
baby grand
summer, highland falls
the ballad of billy the kid
captain jack
scenes from an italian resturant

 

[Angela Harlem]

Holy crap! So many to choose from, only 80 minutes...
Maybe this will end up a box set...

Thanks everyone !

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

scenes from an italian resturant

That song's awesome. .

I like Billy Joel's music. Why I didn't think to put any songs by him in here, I have no clue.

Angela

 

[AcrobatMan]

NYD - U2
trouble - coldplay
in the end - linkin park

 

[Northeast]

The only one thats comes to mind right now is Journeys song...forgot the name.......get back to you in a sec......

 

[Northeast]

only the young?

 

[HeadsOnSticks]

only the young?

nope.

"faithfully"

journey ROCKS!

 

[jkayet]

Ed Harcourt - Apple of my Eye or Shanghai

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

gary jules - mad world

 

[WinnieThePoo]

US And Them - , not just piano , but organ and the other cool stuff - Pink Floyd

the Great Gig in The Sky - Pink Floyd

Love Is Real - John Lennon

You Take My breath away , melancholy blues ,
We Are The Champions - Queen

 

[SkeeK]

gary jules - mad world