Baka Mitai - Yakuza (solo piano jazz version)

[@mezzomoo]

Best meme song! But outside of its internet fame, it's such a beautifully crafted song deep in meaning, and if I hadn't known this was song was written for the Yakuza series, I would not have thought it as part of a game's OST. Love this arrangement!

[@purpleschala]

omg I couldn't agree more, which is why I'm still so confused how its meme status has undermined its worth or maybe elevated it, it's hard to tell the difference these days 😂😂😂thank you so much!!!!!

[@mezzomoo]

@@purpleschala I'd say it elevated it since so many people now know about the existence of this song! Great for laughs and great for an emotional karaoke session too.

[@kozuta8858]

tbh i think the meme started with that one dude lip syncing xd

[@sothedain5801]

I just realized that its raining outside during this filming, which makes it even more amazing. Wonderful song, wonderful cover, wonderful ambiance, brilliant all the way down.

[@purpleschala]

@@sothedain5801 thank you so much, I’m so glad you liked it!!! Lol the rain was completely unintentional I’m surprised how many people have commented on it hahaha

[@PitTan]

AHHA! What a great rendition! And loving the lighting here :) Perfect rainy backdrop too hehe.

[@purpleschala]

LMAOOOO THANKS GIRL!!!!!! haha was harrowing to record in between the thunder and lightning lmao i was afraid the mics would pick it up

[@PitTan]

@@purpleschalaOH I CAN IMAGINE. But then u’d just get the nice rain asmr for this great jazz rendition ;)

[@kmadsmusic]

WAIT Kiryu's birthday is June 17th??? That's my birthday, too! Holy crap I am honored to share that day with him 😆. Also I love that you didn't know about the meme for this one so you could enjoy it completely unironically. This jazzy arrangement is absolutely amazing. It sounds sooo good and emotional on solo piano, fantastic work as always!

[@purpleschala]

WHAT AHHHH HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!

[@envatilea]

THE GOAT IS HERE! 🔥

[@purpleschala]

GIRL LMAO 🤣 HARDLY 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shirayasha]

so jazzy and the rain outside makes it even more comforting

[@purpleschala]

hahaha you're the second person to mention the rain being a vibe lol!!! thank you so much Shirayasha!!!!

[@Cutelilpineapple]

Love that Octopuff chilling with you haha. I’m generally out of the loop with memes, so I wouldn’t have known this song was one if you hadn’t mentioned it LOL. It totally sounds like something I’d sing at karaoke XD You played this so well!!!

[@purpleschala]

HAHAHA thank you so much omg I'm glad I'm not the only one!! 😂 would love to hear you sing this one day if you feel so inclined, the karaoke version is great hahaha

[@NivanSharma]

Amazing job! this sounds so good on Piano. I always laugh a bit cause when I hear this song, I think of the picture that they show of Kiryu and pocket circuit fighter haha. Can't wait to hear more Yakuza tracks from you! :)

[@purpleschala]

SCREAMINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG RN LMAOOOOOOO I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THAT STUPID ASS PHOTO WITH POCKET CIRCUIT FIGHTER OMG 😂😂😂😂😂😂 thank you so much Nivan!!!!!!!! omg I have like over an hour's worth of Yakuza covers I'm sitting on OTL

[@Die-Coughman]

Glad someone did a cover of the jazz rendition. You did a great job!

[@purpleschala]

@@Die-Coughman thank you so much!!! I love the jazz version the best, I’m glad you liked it!

[@MusicLah]

OOH I heard this song before but never knew the title. It's such a beautiful piece of music!! This rendition is also a PERFECT listening session for me as it's raining heavily right now, the cozinessssssss 😌

[@purpleschala]

AHHH thank you so much hahahaha, so many people have commented on the rain lmao!! I'm guessing you also live in a tropic/subtropic region subject to frequent heavy rains in the summer!

[@JynxOfWorld]

I’ve heard this music piece before- not the piano arrangement but the song itself and I never knew it was from Yakuza. I didn’t know it’s name either until this video ^^ incredible as always 💚💚💚

[@purpleschala]

haha thank you so much!!! lol it's so strange, I'm the opposite, I had NEVER heard this song before or even heard of it until I played Yakuza. I still don't understand how it achieved the notoriety it did but it's a good song, so lol

[@standalone5390]

It feels even more emotional in some aspects now. Very good!

[@purpleschala]

thank you so much!!!!

[@ninjayama2639]

Oh my gosh! I can't believe you're doing this one! Thank you purpleschala

[@purpleschala]

i can't believe i did it either lol but it was inevitable haha. what kind of yakuza piano collections would not include this one lol

[@dustinp1164]

I never knew there was such beauty captured in crime.

[@purpleschala]

LMAOOOOO 🤣🤣 this series never fails to surprise me

[@robocroakie2649]

WE TRANSCENDING SPACE AND TIME WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@purpleschala]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rei1200]

I genuinely love the song so much, I always sing this whenever I'm doing karaoke with my friends 😆 I love the arrangement!!! And the rain suits the song vibe so much haha

[@purpleschala]

AHH THANK YOU SO MUCH hahaha so many people have commented on the rain lol, purely unintentional but glad it worked out haha!!!! LOL i'm so glad this song seems to be a karaoke staple in real life

[@DisposedHeroVGM]

Yay, so glad you did the Dame Dame song, hahaha. Don't feel bad, I didn't know about the meme status either until somewhat recently. Loving the jazz tones/chords here (I actually really like jazz but I'm too musically dumb to know what makes it sound jazzy, haha). Can't wait to hear more Yakuza! Your For Faith WIP series got me hooked on listening to that song again, haha!

[@purpleschala]

AHHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! i'm glad I wasn't the only one, I had literally never heard the song or of it whatsoever until I played Yakuza and everyone was like HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW IT WAS THIS WHOLE THING 😂😂😂 and omg I'm so glad I didn't ruin For Faith, I was so sure everyone was sick of it by now hearing me break it into shreds over the past three months lol 😍😍😍😍 that means a lot, thank you!!!!!!

[@TheCreepypro]

love how classy and yet still so soulful and emotional it is, I am very grateful to our fair lady of the piano for this wonderful rendition!

[@shazbros]

Even without vocal, I can still hear the voice. This cover is just that good.

[@purpleschala]

omg that means so much!! thank you!!!!!!

[@crewspencer2570]

Great rendition! This song is such a meme but also such a deep and emotional song as well its weird. But regardless great job :)

[@purpleschala]

LMAO I KNOW RIGHT!!! I just don't understand it 😂😂😂😂 probably one of those things where you had to be there and I wasn't lmao, ah well hahaha. thank you so much!

[@OokiiPeter]

Some day I need to sing this song at karaoke... Some day, some day. Great cover as always, this is a really great take on a great song! I'll be listening to it as I work my way through Y5!

[@purpleschala]

ahhh thank you!!!!! how far are you in 5? I'm just starting Shinada's part after like....60 hours lmao, it's been an absolute blast though omg

[@OokiiPeter]

@purpleschala I'm on the very last part of Kiryu's storyline, pretty sure the last sequence is going to finish his part and go onto whoever is next. I've been putting it off a lot, since I find it pretty easy to get sidetracked and burned out of Yakuza. I've also been playing tons of Elden Ring recently, making a new character in preparation for the DLC!

[@clearcardinal]

the song is so good, i can sing along (badly lol) to your rendition!

[@purpleschala]

LOLLLLLL!!!! that's what it's for hahaha thank you so much!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍

[@matthuwchenhall]

I didn't know it needed a jazz version till I heard it! 😂🎉 Well done!

[@purpleschala]

ahahaha thank you so much!!!!!! man I just really love this version lol

[@bartekkubicaku-bitsa9802]

Ruby use Heat Action on this piano, that's why it's so good! Beautiful!

[@purpleschala]

LMAO BARTEK!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@masael255]

BEAUTIFUL rendition!! Also omg it made me feel so many feels!! I feel nostalgic for memories I didn't know I had. Thank you so much for this rendition! 😭

[@purpleschala]

ahhh thank you so so so much Masael, it's always so lovely to hear from you!!!!!

[@qwe4498]

You did splendidly. Amazing as always!

[@purpleschala]

AHHH thank you so much!!!!! ❤️❤️

[@mugen8studios]

niceeee i love this one hahaha

[@purpleschala]

LMAOOO thank you 😂 i do too!

[@nostromo13]

This came out beautifully! It's awesome.

[@purpleschala]

aw thank you so much!!! i really love this version!

[@azon7458]

Fantastic! I'm loving all the Yakuza covers

[@purpleschala]

omg thank you I'm so happy to hear that!!!! I have so many more hahahaha

[@melchizedekpsj]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! It's just so beautiful! Fantastic job!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️✨

[@purpleschala]

LOL THANK YOU FRIEND!!!!!

[@melchizedekpsj]

@@purpleschala You're very welcome! 🙏😊✨

[@RPG_Gamersdegree]

I must reach thus level of excellence

[@kidyuki1]

Fantastic work as always!

[@purpleschala]

AHHH HEY BUDDY!!!!!!!

[@quintonwashington3946]

Looking good and playing good as always

[@purpleschala]

thank you!

[@MooreMusic12]

Beautiful ❤❤🎹🎶

[@purpleschala]

Thank you!!!

[@박강현-k9k]

Damm, I didn't think I'd find this piano song here, enough kefka dancing mad for me for a while

[@purpleschala]

lol i still need to redo Dancing Mad omg

[@gbzmr]

I see a purpleschala video, I click!!

[@purpleschala]

LOL!!!! love ya Garrett, thank you so much!!!

[@FirahFabe]

DAME DA NE DAME YO DAME NA NO YO~~~~~~

[@pedrohff2012]

Loved it!! Which Steinway is this?

[@purpleschala]

thank you! Model B, New York

[@weestro7]

❤ grand

[@Meepston]

at long last. the promised day.

[@purpleschala]

lollll 😂😂

[@SaiChooMusic]

The only song I can sing without changing the key haha Love the spicy chord at 1:25 Actually there are more spicy chords later on 😮

[@purpleschala]

LMAOO!!!! would love to hear you do this one!

[@SaiChooMusic]

@@purpleschala sing it an octave lower haha

[@MrMLD1972]

💝

[@haroldpham6693]

Do you have sheets for this? I really want to learn this :D

[@purpleschala]

@@haroldpham6693 there are so many sheets out for this one I’m kinda shocked to be getting requests for my version lol, If I get any more requests for it, I’ll be happy to make them!

[@Digniax]

😥🍹

[@marcvalera6744]

🥰♥♥♥

[@jurytortoise5396]

Is there sheet music available for this?

[@purpleschala]

only if there's enough demand for it. there are a lot of sheets for this one out there, I feel lol

[@jurytortoise5396]

@@purpleschala yah real, outstanding arrangement btw!!!

[@purpleschala]

@@jurytortoise5396 thank you so much!!!!

[@deat3321]

​@@purpleschalaYeah, plenty sheets, but still, each has their own unique perspective on style. I love your playing. It feels very cozy but still powerful enough to convey a message. Not to mention the various ornaments and ideas.

[@purpleschala]

@@deat3321 that really means a lot to hear that, thank you so much for this!!!