3 80s Songs you should NEVER play in Ragtime!!

[@billpaxson320]

Here’s an idea: de-ragtime ragtime songs.

[@markp8295]

That's a brilliant idea. How would you start that task though?

[@ericstoverink6579]

@@markp8295 my guess would be to try to isolate the main melody, slow it down and reharmonize it. It would definitely be difficult and interesting.

[@chrischase2508]

That sounds brilliant as hell

[@pvmm]

De-ragtime Super Mario Bros. 3 athletic theme

[@treymckinstry9177]

Unironically yes this is a good idea. Find a genre to map it to before actually changing it.

[@adammcardle]

Me: It's bedtime KZbin: It's not though, is it? Here's Africa by Toto in ragtime. Me: I will allow it

[@BradleyBrown]

Same!

[@ephzone]

😂

[@jdstangarlin]

"Me: I will allow it" OK you can have you feeble notion that you are in the control.

[@HelamanGile]

Same

[@havenbastion]

Can someone make some mp3 versions and torrent them?

[@ForbiddenFate]

Just a ragtime girl Liv'n in an 1890's world She took a midnight wagon *And died of dysentery 2 months later before reaching her destination because it was the 1800's*

[@littlekuribohimposte]

Took the midnight wagon on the Oregon Trail clearly

[@denzelmorales3247]

Adam Uhrynuk ^^underrated comment

[@joehoe222]

Or they got cholera. Also an issue back then

[@lialaie2214]

This totally cracked me up in the wee hours haha

[@jacobloving6765]

They still had trains, yeah ?

[@McBooma16]

The way he moves his hands when he plays in ragtime reminds me of how Flint Lockwood types on his computer in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

[@ivelissefournier6137]

Jaron Hudson YOU RIGHT??

[@KingBat-vs7qw]

That's oddly specific

[@VeeTHis]

Oh my god your right

[@becauseisaac]

"I'd like a turkey, stuffed with pizza, deep fried and dipped in chocolate!"

[@tabithamoore7145]

Jaron Hudson 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fakename2212]

Yeah, the word "NEVER" here is bullshit. I can easily imagine cowboys in a saloon punching each other to these songs. Nice work.

[@hannakirik5211]

But ragtime was the 20s and 30s..?

[@fakename2212]

@@hannakirik5211 Then those cowboys must be really ahead of their time!

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

Hanna Moriarty hey rag time started in the late 19th century, so their vision of cowboys in saloons is correct.

[@MickyNash79]

"Hey, nobody touch the piano man, I like that song and..." Bam, a bottle in da face. Another night in the saloon

[@TrimutiusToo]

I think it is more about hands being ruined by trying to play thing

[@eduardoavila646]

Never? You should *aways* play these in ragtime!

[@bensolomons4299]

Eduardo Avila 100% agree!!

[@NicolleMosquera]

Yes please!!!!!

[@eduardoavila646]

nicholas lang aways isnt like "every time"?

[@niklasmohr5294]

nicholas lang like always

[@russianvalkyrie2358]

Agreed totos Africa is ragtime is awesome

[@tanukiman3855]

Now play “The Entertainer” as death metal...

[@pingozingo]

Tanuki Man Rob Scallion sounds like the type of guy who’s done that

[@thebutterflywizardess8042]

I'd love to hear that!

[@gunslingingbird74]

How about the Baby Shark as death metal? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoDHk5hjlMeMmNU

[@sarabethmattis6099]

Yes!!!

[@darshanr2369]

Pretty sure that’s already been done.

[@joshhodge1786]

Africa with ragtime might be one of the coolest things I’ve ever heard.

[@lucascecconi258]

*everyone agrees*

[@DarkClaw0912]

Josh Hodge I was skeptical at first, but it was pretty cool!

[@brentonellis213]

Honestly it worked surprisingly well!

[@youalwaysyounever]

I have a love/hate relationship with Africa/Toto but I'd love to have the whole song like this.

[@jasperowens]

Agreed

[@ellep.6204]

This dude: * sits down at piano * His hands: "Aw shitt, here we go again."

[@saranhandersson1037]

“Ragtime: a poor person’s time-keeper” people that aren’t reading the subtitles are missing out

[@TheLSURanger]

Reading the subtitles is almost as good as his playing

[@johners51]

Thanks for the tip: excellent upgrade to the entertainment.

[@jequirity1]

"...and in a burst of rage she shot poor Tommy..."

[@AdamAmbrus]

duuuuuuuuuuuude

[@simpleplankidd4]

Sara Andersson haha that was brilliant 😂

[@CjExpendable27]

I really wanted “Take on me”by A-Ha

[@andrewunjo158]

C.J. Yes yes yes PLEASE Take On Me!!

[@weebcentral4482]

Take on me would be epic 👌

[@Fuhehua]

Take on Me and Don’t Stop Believing has the same chord progression so they r fairly interchangeable. 2 for 1 I guess?

[@Quetzalcoatl-Dragon_97]

420 likes

[@leizero]

YES! And Never Gonna Give You Up.. wait is that 80's? If not then, maybe Come On Eileen. wtf, just as I was typing, he rick rolled me..

[@jamesanthony8438]

"Don't Stop Believing" was actually pretty damned cool in Ragtime. Just had that whole '20s Speakeasy feel to it =)

[@TheBcoolGuy]

The twenties are back, my friend!

[@darshanr2369]

That’s because both that song, and Africa were written by talented and accomplished musicians.

[@littlemouse9900]

I agree I greatly enjoyed that one

[@jacktaylor148]

Nah, I disliked the ragtime version

[@kiajulian4619]

Yeah totally! It was my fave too! The chords sounded better than in the actual song! Lolol

[@bogbert7019]

“Do you think I pee out ragtime?” Living for these subtitles

[@KLM817]

I actually kind of enjoyed the ragtime version of Africa.

[@antman5474]

You may also like Hackney Colliery Bands version of Africa.

[@KLM817]

@@antman5474 Thanks for the suggestion. I will check it out.

[@antman5474]

@@KLM817 hope you like it. I did.

[@lachsfilet1362]

Hey guys. Since we're at it... You have to check out Peter Bences version of Africa!! You will not regret it ;)

[@georginatoland]

WOW! Africa! The unique rhythm of that song could not have been easy to fit into the ragtime genre. I tip my hat to you sir! 🎩👍🏼

[@dickmarx1298]

Like #333

[@spoiledmilk2587]

M'lady, *tips fedora*

[@nickhedinger4159]

I want a full version of Africa in ragtime because that was awesome

[@petertaylor9432]

I bless the rains

[@lococarl6890]

The song's melody is already rather syncopated and ragtime uses a syncopated right hand, so it's actually not that far fetched to do.

[@mal2ksc]

I could see all four of these being used in a parody of Red Dead Redemption. _Don't Stop Believin'_ was kinda hard to recognize, but the rest were pretty obvious.

[@napalaprentice]

Hard to recognize but still sounded great

[@larry-naylor]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who found it difficult.

[@GeordieSteel]

Strange, I found it the most recognizable!

[@klop4228]

Really it was just the chord sequence

[@ozmond]

Living on A Prayer is by far my most hated song. From the vocals to the music, it’s absolutely horrible. No positive qualities, at all.

[@tomnotloki917]

Never ever forget to switch on the caption for these videos! 😂😂

[@JosiahMcBeth]

How have I never known this! Thank you for saving me!!!!!

[@SallyChun]

I actually don’t know this too till now at least

[@IamR3D88]

I just finished the video when I read your comment... now I've seen it all twice!

[@CarlosGarcia-ze6rt]

You discovered me a whole new world! Thanks!

[@hereinelsewhere]

Consider yourself a small-scale hero. Ha

[@darkstylerobot]

2:51 LOL.. started humming for a few seconds before I had the thought "Hey, thats not Africa" xD Thank you for this video.. was really uplifting

[@Thomas828]

Nope, it's "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.

[@asdabir]

It’s darude sandstorm

[@kiwi.panada2423]

@@asdabir no its sarude danstorm

[@davidmyers-wakeman5515]

Did we get rickragged or ragrolled? Tell me in the comments below.

[@youregoingtobrazil5820]

Both

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

Ragrolled sounds better imo

[@VisboerAnton]

Ragrolled hands down

[@kangaroo432]

Rickragged....gotta put Rick in it

[@liam1558]

Rickragged

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

I got SO excited that I got featured like that...! ...And then I got Rickrolled. But oh my god, you have no idea how much this means to me. "Africa" is a song that holds so much significance to me, and hearing you take up my request like this makes me happy beyond belief.

[@JonnyMay]

Ocareening I thought your comment was hilarious. Definitely worthy of a feature. Thanks for the awesome request!

[@sophiatalksmusic3588]

Jonny May You're very welcome. I was so honoured!

[@QuincyDisneyVegan]

Congrats on getting featured!

[@mockturtlesuppe]

Wow, Africa really translated quite well.

[@SheetsMusic]

This is literally the best piano series that has ever existed... I am dying right now... and the subtitles... they keep escalating every time. I don't know how it's done :)

[@Malik100101]

Sheets Music I've never realised that there are subtitles on this series! I'm almost dying of laughter right now - thank you!

[@TPGFan]

This was the first time I had subtitles on for one of these. Brb watching all the videos over again with subtitles on.

[@SheetsMusic]

No problem... That's what this comment section is here for!

[@doodletime9041]

Pls don't die

[@SheetsMusic]

I'll try not to... It turned out in this case, that after a long struggle, I actually managed to survive.

[@JonSSteiner]

Here’s the important thing: he looks like he’s having so much fun

[@UltimaAzN]

Whoever did the English captions... u are a treasure.

[@in4327-0]

Hahahaha I just realized that it got captions, its funny tho 😂

[@VenusFlorent]

Imagine what this guy's brain looks like

[@Celebriedad]

Like a rag

[@jefflindeman]

Colette V ~It's a fractal pattern factory...in ragtime. 🏆😎

[@jacobloving6765]

Pink and mushy

[@serbianspaceforce6873]

Emily Jane his head is a piano and he thinks by spelling words with only A through G

[@UltimaAzN]

Just turn on English Captions.

[@shaihulud4515]

Dude, place some hints to the subtitles, seriously. The already entertaining vids you do increase in value by a factor 100! People, activate subs for this!

[@jvmtube]

thanks man, appreciate your comment, instantly rewatched with subs on, good stuff.

[@MrPotatoeRETURNS]

You can thank @Shai Hulud for a new Sub my man :)

[@jaklumen]

I was lucky to have already activated them.. worth it!

[@c182SkylaneRG]

Thanks for the reminder!! He always does this, and I always forget.

[@Prawninator]

I replayed the video IMMEDIATELY after reading this comment 😂

[@biobruce5897]

But for real though there is a Tom we really should pray for, Tom Brier is a ragtime pianist and man he blows my mind. Unfortunately he is hospitalized atm. Search him up.

[@crazyfroggie6546]

Agreed his playing is really something to watch/hear, considering he sight reads stuff it's astonishing

[@JH-jk3nm]

he is the best!

[@thames21]

Oh wow, I had no idea. Tom Brier is my "early days youtube" ragtime favorite. He's a sightreading genious!

[@Boe-Temeraire]

Rickrolled. Should’ve seen that coming a mile off. 😂

[@oz_jones]

Ragrolled

[@martyklestadt6766]

Second best rickroll I've ever seen. Best one was a video titled "ten best Muppet scenes" (or something like that) but ended up being the Muppets doing "Never Gonna Give You Up."

[@RinJackson]

@@moi5196 ........what does that have to do with anything?

[@publiusvelocitor4668]

Would love to hear Styx "Come Sail Away" in ragtime, if you do a 1970's version!

[@Ezekiel.Johnston]

Yes

[@horsti123654]

Living on a prayer sounded like an anime theme

[@joegrimbaldeston3800]

The Captions are FANTASTIC!

[@TheRockindio]

Piano Man watched with captions. Still don't get it...

[@Sean-pn3te]

I believe funeral songs are...Unragtimeizable

[@PaechesLenore]

Sean Moran ha! Great word! However, second lines are most the way there already.

[@koolkitty108]

I really want to see the funeral march by Chopin played in ragtime now...

[@MissEasyPeasySleasy]

Amazing grace!!!

[@MaladyKayjo]

Ad Astra no I just did that in midi and it worked

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

Thank you for listening to this Mr. Chairman. I hope we can avoid nuclear war. Ragtime shall bring us together.

[@brentalfloss]

That “Africa” rendition blew my mind. Great job!

[@JugglerBlend]

Yeah

[@aqdrobert]

John Cage: 4'33" in ragtime.

[@liam1558]

Indeed.

[@katesanders4126]

aqdrobert I’ve played that one a few times.

[@Tesseract1887]

I'd love to see rap go in ragtime

[@Kemptation5142]

Or just any John Cage for that matter. Ragtime prepared piano would be...

[@meowmeow1stgen668]

😂😂😂😂

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

Do ragtime versions of Disney songs! (Probably best to avoid Princess and the Frog though)

[@leox_un]

Jenifer Joseph aw i like the songs in that movie tho

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

No I say that because in that movie, it's ALREADY ragtime

[@koolkitty108]

yes! We need to see that now!

[@Nerdicronia]

Jenifer Joseph Well, Ragtime and Jazz, with a bit of Soul (I think) if you remember Mama Odie.

[@BrodyC98]

Check out Kristen Mosca!

[@Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice]

Dude, Ragtime Africa SLAPS and you're right, ragtime is the happiest genre/style It's so bouncy!

[@Nhoj176]

Yeah...not mad at rag Africa at all

[@alco1252]

Scott Joplin disagrees but I am not Scott Joplin

[@ajwillustratorauthor]

I thought it was good before but then I turned on close captions and now I'm dead! 💀💀💀😂😂😂

[@julialairaschneeberger]

😂

[@WannaAstro]

this person literally writing an entire fanfic

[@bat2929]

The captions should have been in the actual video 😂 they're hilarious!

[@CertifiedSkank]

Ayanna Watts You’ve changed my life

[@pickledpaintpalette]

The video just got a 100% better

[@andyalexander5816]

100% recommend playing with captions turned on

[@foxbatman1396]

When it's 1:16 in the morning and you're about to go to bed but another interesting thing pops up in your KZbin feed 😂

[@thelemoncoffee]

I was wheezeing at the captions Fuccn' "what do you think i piss out ragtime" "what did they put in their cheerios in the 80's" God help me

[@mikaelafox6106]

Lemoncoffee I didn’t even have captions on until I saw this comment. They’re golden captions!! 😂🤣

[@meliorgladius1655]

The Chorus for “Don’t Stop Believing” sounds like an anime credits song lol

[@midnightgamer2158]

Hahahahaha

[@palomino73]

Eeeevery song is a ragtime song - the writers just had no clue ! You're a genius and a truckload of fun to listen to !

[@multimediaman256]

OP: Ragtime is one of the happiest styles of piano. Me: Try Ragtime-ing some Doom 1 or Doom 2 songs, but without converting them out of their minor key signatures? Call it Sadtime

[@elibrown3487]

Uhhhh he already did living on a prayer

[@rebeccacannon172]

loving the captions, if you're not reading them you're missing out

[@OmB45]

I think there can't be a ragtime version for Hooked on a Feeling.

[@AStageForTheKingdom]

Or maybe Welcome To The Jungle?

[@cmdraftbrn]

careful, your challenge might be accepted.

[@Bunny-dq9fi]

ooga chaka

[@OmB45]

cmdraftbrn Boy, would love to see that.

[@mulder19x95]

Challenge accepted!!! By him.... Not me..... I cant play the piano.

[@LektroiD]

This is brilliant! I'd love to hear Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody in Ragtime,

[@sioan6673]

I have never wanted anything more than what I now want. Which is a full ragtime cover of Africa.

[@CommodoreGreg]

^^^^ THIS

[@Styxintheriver]

Okay but living on a prayer is already fire and you just burned my house down

[@esla1885]

Came for the music, stayed for the music! And loved it for the subtitles 😂

[@Unmannedair]

dude, I'd so totally pay to own full length versions of all your ragtime rip-offs. i like your versions better than i like the original. 😮 oh, i know! do a collaboration with @postmodernjukebox! that would probably be amazing!

[@theshyguy1580]

yes, a piano battle.

[@strangejury]

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[@jake.s7991]

Probably your best subtitles yet!! And great arrangements of these songs btw!

[@ltp9019]

Bravo! I must commend YT for suggesting something I didn't know that I needed in my life, but I'm glad to now have it. 😄 The close-captioning is definitely a 'value added', so again, thank you for that!

[@pandacornproductions4461]

This video needs more attention. Look at how this man plays the piano, it’s absolutely insane. Actually gave me goosebumps.

[@BobGreenwadeForReal]

I'm loving it! As usual, I really want to hear full-length versions of these songs (especially Africa).

[@krimhorn]

These will NEVER get old but I'd love to see Ragtime songs that you should NEVER play in as well.

[@certainlynotthebestpianist5638]

The. Classiest*. Rockroll. EVER! *I mean, the ragtimest, ofc ;)

[@khzhak]

Joke's on you, I bought that whole album. Rickrolling and the internet are Together Forever ^_^

[@ezde711]

i want a recording of the ragtime Africa that is equivalent in length to the original song in my life please

[@perfectlyhopeless]

The captions on this vid are a thing of beauty

[@neofitou]

I am considering building him a rag time clock now

[@sistersstudios984]

4 videos and you have inspiered me to learn ragtime. I mean litterally. I play piano and am currently searching KZbin videos on ragtime. Thank you so much.

[@stormcrow1523]

You should do a sequel to this video. The world needs 3 more 80s songs that should never be played in ragtime. And I'm not just saying this because my suggestion didn't get picked.

[@ElTeeEl]

As someone learning to play the piano, I just watched the video like this o.o

[@tommytomthms5]

I know! it looks sped up I swear!

[@SFox63]

This made me cry with joy. Good Show!

[@lukewilliamsactual3691]

Keep up the good work! If Scott Bradlee can do it for swing, you can do it for ragtime. People relate to songs they know. Anything to gets them to appreciate musicians with real chops on real instruments is great.

[@marcomaraglino9467]

WOW! 80's music is perfect in ragtime style 👍

[@cosmicbrambleclawv2]

I bless the rains down in ragtime (That was by far the best one

[@Unbridled-Whimsy]

The second one could be a movie script (captions watchers know what I mean)

[@TheRockindio]

Reed watched with captions. Dont know what you watched. Nothing exciting.

[@Unbridled-Whimsy]

TheRockindio Well that's a shame you have such a dry sense of enjoyment.

[@Unbridled-Whimsy]

Then again your "Liked Videos" section contains Comedy Central and gameplay videos, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised.

[@Unbridled-Whimsy]

Lol.

[@elainelaw9464]

Jonny is a genius. I am 60 and just beginning to play. I so enjoy listening to him. Wow.

[@meronyach.]

Don’t stop believing turned out pretty good. Would be especially cool as an intro to an EDM or rock song. Interesting how translating music from one style to another can almost create it’s own unique type of music.

[@dacoconutnut9503]

No Final Countdown :( Btw great vid

[@matthewb5364]

Land Down Under and you've got yourselves a deal :D

[@WaffeHo]

Need some Take On Me

[@3wGaming]

No Raining Blood by Slayer :c

[@Pichudiamond3]

I’d like to hear some Hall and Oates Adult Education perhaps?

[@ericxu1242]

that's not eighties

[@dlwatib]

How about doing some national anthems in ragtime, with the Star Spangled Banner as the grand finale?

[@FrodosBeutel]

Haha after a few seconds i couldnt identify the first song any more. P.s Love the last one

[@TuesdaysArt]

I love the captions, people who don't have them are missing out.

[@elizabethmalater2806]

Amazing talent--not only arranging these, but playing them! Wow! Thanks for sharing!

[@riku-villeheikkila7583]

we need a full cover of africa! :)

[@HalValla01]

Damn, Jonny. You always know how to put a smile on my face. In fact, when I heard today that my grandma died, I was devestated. What happens next is I go to my computer, see a notification in the bottom right corner of my screen with your picture. Instant smile. I would say God Bless You, but I'm not religious, so I'm just gonna say take care of your loved ones, and do us all a favor and be a great dad! I love you, man (not in a gay way, jeez, chill)

[@Kaemea]

Hallvard Moberg I am so very sorry for your loss.

[@XI_Daisy_XI]

Hallvard Moberg My condolences to you and yours.

[@dayrohan]

I really want a Rick roll ragtime though, way more than Toto's Africa.

[@punkbohemian]

Totally awesome and I loved the sweeps as you transitioned to the ragtime version.

[@isabelagodoy6265]

I am a composer and love ragtime, so I really appreciate these arrangements! Well done!

[@jacoder23]

You're practically peeing these songs out Jonny!

[@AlfredTortelloni]

I've always wanted to hear Head Over Heels by Tears for Fears in ragtime

[@rachelwharton4245]

Alfred Tortelloni - Ooohhh yeah! That would be awesome!

[@dimefromm2451]

PLEASE DO "CAN"T TOUCH THIS" IN RAGTIME!!!

[@mikaelafox6106]

I loved the closed captioning!!! Also Africa was my favorite of these three. Awesome work!

[@claudiagomes1104]

The captions are appreciated!!!

[@dragonthc]

First, thank you for continuing this essentially and uniquely American art form. The last time I heard two fisted piano, I was 18 and performing Dixieland with a group of 80-somethings who could barely walk, but they could play. Their stories were worth more than the experience. And I learned how to play traditional jass. I think it's more important than ever to keep the styles alive and this the best way to do that.

[@hugorudd1]

Title: things you must never do. Video: things you can do brilliantly if you’re a musical genius.

[@purplejoeler]

There’s so much going on I can’t tell it’s the same song

[@Invert_Scrub]

I love every fucking second of this

[@galesaverslak7771]

THEY ALL SOUND FRICKEN AWESOME

[@Antonio-Russell]

Jonny May The captions lmaoo @ 3:12.... "You people Crazy!" , " You think I just pee out ragtime" Loool

[@Randomness823]

That's it, the opener of Africa *has* to be a ringtone.

[@patback2067]

I kinda wanna hear Johnny Cash's Hurt in ragtime.

[@skb8]

You mean Trent Reznor's Hurt...

[@patback2067]

@@skb8 I meant what I said. Reznor may have wrote it, but Cash owned it. Reznor's even quoted as saying, "That song isn't mine anymore" after having seen Cash's music video.

[@Demanufactur3]

@@patback2067 Still doesn't change who wrote it does it now?

[@joelewis8416]

@@Demanufactur3 but he wants cash's version

[@adamv242]

This put the biggest grin on my face! Thank you for the highlight of my day!

[@LilahBlanco]

Watching these with the captions on gives it a whole other dimension

[@vickylynn2817]

By far, the most enjoyable Rick Roll I have *ever* experienced.

[@katicasey4610]

Beatles songs you should never play in ragtime? :D

[@livispuzzled]

imagine day tripper or strawberry fields in ragtime omg

[@BrianEller-begrafx]

"Yesterday" would seem almost natural to play in Ragtime, "I am the Eggman" might be interesting... or "Hey Jude".

[@flowerpt]

All the Lonely People is the natural Ragtime.

[@martyklestadt6766]

@@flowerpt Did you mean Eleanor Rigby?

[@flowerpt]

Me: *checks to make sure this is set on 'Normal' playback speed.*

[@a_commenter]

The subtitles on these videos are always amazing

[@MrChesterdog]

I'm glad this came up as a suggested video. I actually liked them played like this.

[@johnsherby9130]

Cocaine in the soda and this music in the air. ‘‘Twas a great time to be alive

[@aaronklein3480]

Anime Songs in Ragtime

[@aaronklein3480]

First submission is "Shingeki no Kiyojin" from Attack on Titan

[@NEWLAROEKOE]

Impossible to play Ghost in the machine series

[@BJGvideos]

Original Pokemon English theme

[@seanathanseastar]

Sono Chino Sadame

[@henryg.8762]

*nods solemnly * Yes.