Nyan Cat piano arrangement sight-read by Tom Brier

[@ivantxic7870]

This is the background music you hear when a fight breaks out in an old west saloon

[@Keeper1st]

In a movie only. In reality the style is a few decades out.

[@z_skafi]

@@Keeper1streplying to a comment after 11 whole years, you’re an absolute legend 😢

[@OMOSANS]

@@z_skafi fr

[@colorfulconch7745]

Frfr

[@bug3518]

@@z_skafi it's also implying saloons ceased to exist and they never bought new instruments ever and never changed the music played lol

[@bottomtier5850]

"Theres a really popular internet meme" OH, I'm this far down the rabbit hole

[@thegunbound8]

Naahh.. this is still the tip.

[@v0780]

@@thegunbound8 not even the tip..

[@TCB-Youtube]

Well excuuuuuuuuse me princess

[@matinmoncadavasquez7159]

Beanos

[@oluiszzx]

rabbit hole? the hatsune miku song

[@olbradley]

Are we not going to talk about the fact he essentially made this into a ragtime on first try and a swing on the 2nd?

[@borko8325]

fuck yes

[@Keroyz]

Holy shit yeah

[@SillySeabass]

Bruh

[@lampboy926]

Ye

[@mokie7421]

@levi blankenship oh no, you exposed them

[@MrBaran-brn4]

12 years.. We are getting old fellas

[@brook_angel]

:')

[@RiverSongFox]

@@brook_angel awr nawr qwq

[@timothyrojas7442]

Time flies

[@PTSD_Guts]

;'(

[@elliottandersson3157]

Time up and flys by dont it 😅

[@nathanstafford8412]

I like that his first instinct is to play it in ragtime swing

[@Keeper1st]

Well, he is one of the most respected ragtime players and composers in the world, so…

[@rramshacklez]

​@@Keeper1st thats awesome, i didnt know that ! also , very cool to see you responding to comments even 12 years later

[@gungle2595]

didn't realise until now that nyan cat wasn't ragtime lmao

[@leite_c0m_toddy]

Lmao that's true

[@hovis_esports]

@@gungle2595it might as well be after this lol

[@braanch]

I wish the comment section had a “oldest first” option

[@andrewzhao444]

Maybe there's a few cheeky "first"s in there, but people probably have more thought out comments. After all, back then you only commented if you had something to say. Nowadays people instinctively scroll down to the comments to join in on whatever conversation or memes are going down there. I personally do like how the youtube comment has become such a ubiquitous social forum, but I'd like to see how it was back then again.

[@josh67fps]

Andrew Zhao I think he means it to show the comments that are the oldest on this video

[@andrewzhao444]

@@josh67fps That was the assumption behind what I said. I think even back then people said "first"

[@Blu-ray]

@@andrewzhao444 not really, it was always just complimenting the video

[@andrewzhao444]

@@Blu-ray ty for telling me. I didn't really look at the comments back then.

[@IlIlIlllIlIlIllli]

No body : This guy when people start fighting in a bar :

[@m00nface34]

10/10 comment

[@envoxity9544]

**glass smashing**

[@bageda3109]

**smashes chair in someones back**

[@scaleythedino49]

XD *Piano playing intensifies*

[@rykooch]

"Piano starts" Everyone fighting in muted sound Intense camera movement Slow motions

[@mango.lightshows]

KZbin was really like “Hey wanna watch this 12 year old video of a guy sight reading Nyan Cat on the piano?” Of course I do!! How have i never seen this before?

[@thedarkability]

I miss these earlier youtube times...

[@alteo8588]

I don't know how you didn't come across this gem soon but I'm glad you're finally here with us. You need to watch the mario sight-read video too

[@rawtrout007]

Just wait until you see him playing the mario bros theme..

[@rocknroland1]

It only takes him 2 tries to get it perfectly and start stylin' on ya ass like he played the song for years.

[@ieattire8094]

𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡

[@rawtrout007]

@@ieattire8094 yo why are you freaky

[@GumpterCrayon]

i want youtube to make an option to see the oldest comments first, would make old videos little time capsules

[@MysterDaftGame]

It's called "spend too much time scrolling"

[@messiahshepherd9266]

yeah but you'll just have piles of people going 'first' over and over again, do you know the defintion of insanity? doing the same thing over and over again expecting something to change.

[@Josuh]

i once scrolled through 2000+ comments on a video because i wanted to know what was the bottom, i eventually reached but holy shit it took more than i thought

[@shubladzesaba4375]

_Josuh WHAT WAS THERE

[@TheUKNutter]

Unfortunately, with COPPA disabling comments on many videos, you might want to screenshot the old comments for other channels as well before they get disabled too.

[@PixelSlayer247]

I'd love to see this snuck into a saloon scene in a western movie and see how long it takes people to notice.

[@gab-vj5uv]

I'm on it

[@Koneko_Chan777]

@@gab-vj5uv any luck?

[@gab-vj5uv]

@@Koneko_Chan777 sadly, no.

[@metallicbunny9595]

People would notice very quickly

[@javaholly]

I’d love that so much

[@lean6am795]

He wasn’t making mistakes at the beginning he was just tryna figure out the boxes / scale n chords before busting it out I can see his brain ticking to figure it

[@benlemke7442]

before WHATTING it out??? ayooo????

[@Travelers_chosen_damaged]

Ticking what’s wrong with that

[@IzbyMemes]

​@Travelers_chosen_damaged busting it out bro😭

[@miralupa8841]

busting it out is exactly what he did

[@theseangle]

​@@benlemke7442 "Whatting" I'm saving this

[@Mrswedish10]

imagine this, it's the 1800's and you are in a Salon. This guy walks in and starts playing this, but what you dont know is that he is a time traveler.

[@psiangel]

What kind of salon would have a piano in it?

[@nahjuu5887]

@@psiangel A gay salon... Duh.

[@sidders5023]

@@nahjuu5887 2019 and niggas be saying shit like this, damn

[@UmbaLumba11]

He’s talking about a saloon not a salon there very different

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

@@UmbaLumba11, 1. you can't read his mind, so you don't know that. But 2, I bet you that Sasha already guessed that but was trying to make the point that someone _could_ think AFP really did mean "salon" instead, in which case, if he actually meant "saloon," then he should have been more careful, and should now edit his comment to say that. 3. Your comment has its own problems. First, you're missing some punctuation (some commas and the period), and second, "there very different" doesn't make much sense. Perhaps you would be better off saying "they're very different."

[@TerraSept]

"Theres this really popular internet meme called Nyan cat" *Checks date* > 2012 "aight u good"

[@goodluck6948]

lmao

[@moosey7165]

i checked only because of the way he said internet meme

[@gonzalovazquezavila535]

same

[@tribot_leader]

Go away

[@awkwardfish9147]

Me too lol

[@androo699]

I like how this video just periodically goes viral again

[@sergiopolarbear810]

ikr

[@firippumartinezu1782]

I see some comments I already liked maybe a couple of months ago.

[@jocelynecupcake]

Those puppets in the background look like they're enjoying it LOL

[@officereso]

And again

[@-_NAN_-]

Yeah

[@duggyrulz85]

5:26 you know he's having fun when he starts speeding up halfway through the song

[@getfikato100subs5]

*the fact that he mastered this song in seconds almost scares me. but the same time I’m happy I saw this*

[@iamnadexey]

Not only did he master it, he also improved a whole bit, not to mention adding to _literally everything else_ about the song.

[@camerong7365]

He could kill people with how fast he masters piano pieces

[@uncomfortablyoversizedbrea6347]

I've started playing piano 12 years ago and I'm still not quite able to read notes on the fly. This man is just incredible at his craft. However, I have learned to repeat music that I hear very fast, which is really fun to use when your friends come over

[@RubberDuckyGuy]

Lol

[@designergoose1938]

@@uncomfortablyoversizedbrea6347 the one guy that can play piano

[@plastiqbeach7487]

How my band director expects me to play after sightreading new music for the first time

[@avafox612]

plastiqbeach those diddly drab band directors

[@brigidflanagan9585]

BD: gives us new music from an opera for gods sake also the BD: why arent you playing this in the exact way i want you to on the first time

[@twalidiamond3645]

Omg literally 😂 I really felt this

[@Grant740]

True

[@freddyrp4530]

Yeah 😭

[@freezycastform]

Jesus. It only took him 2 minutes to SIGHT READ AND PLAY. JESUS.

[@echodoodle]

ANND THEN HE FRICKIN ADDS STUFF TO IT I-

[@Jokeboss137]

@★Zoechu★ no. We must protect him AT ALL COSTS

[@remg.4075]

im a noob at sightreading but i guess that's how a decent musician should be able to sightread and that hurts

[@Andrea-mc6tv]

2 minutes? You mean 15 seconds right?

[@rendrennan2294]

And then improvise over it

[@martingu36]

I will always find it crazy how musicians can accurately play a piece by only looking at a sheet of paper. It's probably one of the coolest skills to master in life.

[@blackqweenmars]

Not all musicians can cite read well. This type of talent is far in between.

[@spacelemur7955]

It's akin to the lesser skill most of have to look at shaped ink (or electric fonts) and transform those in our minds so that our lips, tongue, palates, esophagus and the muscles controling air flow can accurately repoduce the sounds that words have. Musicians go us one better and add their hands and fingers, and do it on an instrument instead of the oral cavity.

[@MissMaddieHere]

it really is like a language! the same way we read words and make sounds corresponding with said words, you read music and the sounds correspond. super cool!

[@Davidparty3]

Well, that's the point of a sheet of music.

[@vlognblog.]

Trombone player here, stopped playing like 4 years ago so I can't really sight read like I could but it is really an interesting skill

[@kermit7368]

he's bald because his mortal body couldn't contain all his power

[@hirotoimamura1745]

Just like Saitama

[@sunnysideupp1797]

Hiroto Imamura OHH MY GOOSH YESSSS

[@fatcat8862]

Tho he didn’t achieve FULL POWER YET HE STILL HAS HAIR!

[@adin6190]

I guess his mortal body couldn’t contain a truck either

[@DragouMC]

Unique Bulll Thats not a cool joke because he’s still recovering from the incident.

[@linebeck1381]

I hope he knows that 2.3 million people care about him.

[@joemamasec406]

No

[@roslikha]

JoeMama SEC JOE MAMA

[@andrewlegoboy8755]

As of right now, 2.761794 million.

[@Z.Toast1]

As of right now 2.762804 million*

[@cattywampus8127]

As of right now, 2.764459 million.

[@TheF0xskibidbopmmdada]

Two seconds after recording, he morphed into a being of pure light energy

[@rajanize2260]

Pip

[@KhangNguyen-hu8sp]

Pip

[@rajanize2260]

Khang Nguyen Androxus ftw

[@samm5353]

talus and makoa ftw

[@dillonolvera5183]

Have I seen you on kami, rock, or frosties Channel?

[@xelumbra]

The amount of talent is insane. Looks at the sheet for a couple of minutes and not only learns the song but improvises for like 6 minutes.

[@sabrinar.2360]

The fact that he played that so smoothly after literally taking 3 glances at that paper...mind you, it appears he didn’t even know about the meme from beforehand

[@Gilsworth]

He definitely wasn't familiar with the meme and him being able to play that song by just glancing periodically at the sheet reminds me of Matrix technicians seeing action happening on a screen of falling green hieroglyphs.

[@drained1177]

I don't think all of the notes he played where on that SINGLE piece of paper.

[@lukrecija8435]

Drained yes, all of those notes could have been on that one single peace of paper. he was repeating it over and over again. edit: he also improvised later on

[@drained1177]

@@lukrecija8435 he was playing about 4 pages of content, of course he repeated it and put his own "sound" on the song using hia left hand. Anyone who knows music knows that its quite impossible that he havent heard the song before.

[@timer4164]

@@drained1177 It's not impossible at all... you don't need to rehearse and memorize sheet music to play stuff on the fly when you actually know your keys scales and modes.

[@mursu24]

gumby

[@legendarynoodle2438]

Or are younger than nyan cat.

[@jessicachann709]

ＦＡＣＴＳ sight-reading in general is difficult, but sight-reading for piano in my opinion is another level

[@theknifesedge57]

@@jessicachann709 I feel like sight reading gets insanely hard on any instrument the more you speed up the tempo lmao

[@yawilli09]

EXACTLY

[@thebananaman1895]

@Jessica Chann Imho,I believe that its because you have to focus on both your hands, without the aid of any kind of muscle memory. (sorry I don't know much about piano)

[@ediehague4994]

I’m not sure people understand how impressive this really is

[@fatvizcaino1018]

VERY VERY I've been in band for like 5 years and I still CANNOT sight read my trombone music

[@khloe_______987]

poyo

[@hman1151]

I can

[@Visual_Piano]

we all can understand that, we dont live under a rock

[@kevinriccy9590]

@@fatvizcaino1018 having 10+ years of piano experience helps... sight reading is a skill that needs to be developed over a long period of time. Even now, my sight reading is still garbage even though I've been reading sight music for almost my entire life.... Don't worry. It will come just keep playing.

[@_qwerty_3545]

I gotta mention it since I haven’t seen anyone say it, but I love how the description sorta gives a history of Nyan Cat and gives proper credit to everyone that has a part in creating both the original song and meme as well as the people responsible for this arrangement. Honestly amazing work

[@terrotorotbart8319]

Ron (Keeper1st) is brilliant like that. Every time I've interacted with him he's always been really informative and helpful.

[@kevinsundelin8639]

Indeed, mad respect!

[@Z3NTR0music]

Unfortunately Tom is still recovering from being hit by a truck about 3 years ago. Best wishes.

[@dansaunders1655]

Cryogenically freeze his brain and his hands.

[@CoffeeCatAdventures]

@@dansaunders1655 And maybe a foot or two for the pedals

[@Jodinn]

WHAT

[@eatthis404]

Is this true?

[@eatthis404]

random things amber said if it was fake. I just wanted to clarify if it was real

[@nagnot6718]

How my parents think I’ll do on my first lesson:

[@Spirosaur]

How I think I’ll do when learning a new instrument:

[@Kamourii]

Just when I thought the "nobody:" format couldnt get any worse or make any less sense...

[@enesar6797]

@@Kamourii it makes sense though. I mean its been extremely overused, but still.

[@Kamourii]

@@LaSneky no shit its a meme format.

[@TrianglePants]

Nobody has always been nonsensical. It's an unnecessary double negative ffs!

[@Conundroy]

Memes aside, this song sounds really classy in piano form and would just fit in a wild west bar as normal.

[@Keeper1st]

No it wouldn't. This is late ragtime / early jazz -- about 30 years too late stylistically.

[@Conundroy]

@@Keeper1st True, but I suspect ragtime must have drawn some inspiration from those oldies, seeing how the 1920s and late 1800s aren't so far apart. That's just my guess, I'm absolutely clueless about music history, I'm just very fond of Brier's talent.

[@Keeper1st]

@@Conundroy Well yes, there's no question that ragtime derived from African-Americans messing with European quadrilles and schottisches, which certainly would have been played in the "Old West" along with popular operatic numbers. But ragtime is certainly distinct and not at all "western".

[@ethanisnothere1375]

Nobody talking about how he replies on a 7 great old video

[@Keeper1st]

@@ethanisnothere1375 Why not? New comments are as valid as any other.

[@aderpyaxolotl]

my grandfather was the same as this man. Put sheet music in front of him and give him ~5 minutes at most. He'd have the song figured out lol. He would also play by ear, memorizing how something sounded and replicating it. I miss him. The guy in the video is so talented. I appreciate the memories he helped me remember.

[@facundodiaz7391]

An elegant meme for a more civilized age

[@TypingHazard]

Hello there!

[@2nd-place]

*from not for. Nowadays we’re savages who have regressed beyond recognition.

[@facundodiaz7391]

@@2nd-place it's an adaptation of the star wars quote from Obi Wan Kenobi: "Your father's lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as random or as clumsy as a blaster; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age."

[@Kay_213_]

So -un- civilized

[@jancarloberrios6234]

2nd_place know your memes bub

[@zak2189]

love how the old man sits down at 2:26 “ahh some good old ragtime” little does he know he’s listening to a meme

[@floko7444]

meme-rolled

[@amphy7591]

Exactly what I was thinking 👌😂

[@le0nz]

He knows!!!!

[@johnrickard8512]

Tom Brier makes every song he plays into Ragtime, everyone knows this(not a bad thing).

[@patricks_music]

The beauty of the internet xD

[@somemaycallthisjunkmeicall133]

This actually sounds like some neat 1900s ragtime you’d hear in an old theatre

[@CornoAttavo]

It's probably because he's playing it in swing time.

[@pawnstarfan7]

Because he is playing it stylistically as a ragtime. And plus the piano he playing on gives a good sound for ragtime.

[@somemaycallthisjunkmeicall133]

I somehow get hundreds of likes without me knowing until a month later

[@sinchrotron]

Nyan Cat is actually ragtime theme

[@FalloutNewNarwhal]

They should have this play at Westworld

[@justsomegirl627]

I saw this and thought "oh, this is interesting" and then he said "really popular internet meme" and I thought "oh wait, this isnt recent, when was it mad-" *11 years ago*

[@adams3616]

Same

[@nikkiorr7088]

12 years now :) and forever stretching further into the future

[@kimmyymmik]

Yup I went to hot topic and got a nyan cat in 2012 😂

[@toreythefox1603]

Never thought I'd hear nyan cat as a ragtime tune 😂

[@Keeper1st]

Have a listen to how the composer himself plays it!

[@VentusTheSox]

Cute pfp.

[@endmee9822]

@NotAHuman i wish i could remove them from this planet.

[@eunhogarcia5293]

@@endmee9822 Then travel to the moon. There aren't any there.

[@thatprotogenicfurry]

@@endmee9822 8 bit

[@unknownvagrant6851]

One day, when the internet dies, this would be the closing theme. Edit: As the internet's "That's all folks!" theme. Probably when we switch to the Ethernet or Psychnet or something. Things will get better! Cheer up guys!

[@Th3DankestMemer]

Actually it would probably be some decade-spanning meme melody composed by Magentium.

[@Th3DankestMemer]

But yes this would be included.

[@Deschutron]

@Gizio the Jackal This is what the aliens hear when they find the remains of humanity

[@ooSicknesSoo]

@@Deschutron Pretty sure nyan cat will keep haunting the internet after humanity gets destroyed

[@noneisallminussome371]

Why would the internet ever die?? Damn thats kinda sad. All these comments and videos are part of our history now

[@eriksykes8595]

This guy has practised 40 hours a day

[@akunekochan]

A true ling ling

[@aloalix]

@@akunekochan If not the truest ling ling that is.

[@nogens478]

I'm waiting for the woosh

[@adummeee8566]

@@nogens478 lemme be the woosh

[@adummeee8566]

but a day has only 24 hours so it is not possible

[@emmie8482]

The way he not only played it so quickly and well due to his ability to sight read...but then he went on to literally improvise for a long time without any major mess ups or pauses...I'm completely baffled by this level of talent!

[@bornamovafaghi6075]

All those mistakes in the beginning might seem to point against his skill, but remember, he's never heard the tune to know what his mistakes are. That being said, he still recognizes them fine, which means that he can "hear" the song just by reading the paper, and knows when what he playing doesn't match up. His mistakes make his musicality even more impressive

[@oldvlognewtricks]

They’re more an indicator of the weirdness of the chords and melody

[@DrewskisBrews]

@@oldvlognewtricks yeah actually he struggled more with this than just about anything else I've seen him sightread

[@emilyrockett1774]

He also showed that he could've easily learned both the hands separately and put them together, but claimed "that's cheating" and still powered through the hard way with both hands. Plus, any musician likes a challenge. He would probably have delighted in having a piece to challenge his sight reading skills.

[@Freshzilla]

i think its actually because of the key it is in makes it difficult, lots of flats

[@nikitademodov3446]

@@Freshzilla I doubt that's much of a problem for him. (Most) Pianists actually prefer keys with many flats/sharps most of the time, because the black keys are easier to play.

[@strawberryjam2164]

Considering that he plays it for the first time without even hearing it once, that's incredible.

[@Mark467]

He's reading the notes.

[@ItsThatMilkshake]

Mark467 Which is still not an easy feat unless you are a good musician

[@Estayben]

Mark467 But he's nailing it. This takes an incredible amount of skill, timing, and brain power to process all those unfamiliar melodies so quickly.

[@strawberryjam2164]

Mark467 Thanx, cap

[@DanieleGiorgino]

Mark467 Read the linked arrangement and then compare it to what you're actually hearing. The sheet music is just a guide, he's improvising most of this.

[@theonlyphil4032]

I know I’m 7 years late to say this, but this tune goes unnecessarily hard

[@heylol4363]

Jesse Willson man bro we are so late 😂😂 like youtube was just waiting for 8 years ti show me this masterpeice...

[@WhosAmbit]

@@mrgibgob8232 please post that where it's relevant instead

[@jaanc8047]

a 1984 Japanese "city-pop" genre song named "Plastic Love" claimed 23 million views in 2014. You're never late for good songs. It is a 80s nostalgic tune, recommend: (The 23 million version) kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3jNZWp9Z8pkgMU (Music Video) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jn7QhouXotOnhqs

[@okboing]

Same

[@Abigart69]

@@heylol4363 you used the exact same wording as me wtf

[@Jmankiller325]

It’s like hearing a computer load a large software. Slowly processing the information until there is a perfect finished product. Insane

[@googleaccount2736]

Its like saloon music

[@Keeper1st]

If that saloon were in Chicago or New York in the 1920s or '30s.

[@iamnadexey]

@@Keeper1st Wow, you still respond after 8 years? Dedication + respect.

[@loviebunnie314]

It reminds me of a old video game and I am in the middle of buying and trading items and this is the background tune

[@mayganphynix8267]

reminds me of Ragtime.

[@Ish1771]

Yea 😂

[@reptilianinmateusz8533]

that's scary how he plays it so close to original first try without ever hearing it. music sheets are like magic to me

[@Megalaglag]

Nah, this guy is just a good sight reader

[@bigbuba5212]

@@Megalaglag Sherlock

[@Thewaterspirit57]

Yeah, when you’re someone who can learn sheet music, it becomes sorta easier to play songs from that. I learned that from a few youtubers who’s passion is musical instruments (mostly Jaiden tho) and it’s interesting. No wonder why I quit band soo quickly in 8th grade lol.

[@liamsmith8518]

I forget that there are people who don't know how to read music... I spent so long learning it (and sometimes adhd decides to go brr and I keep on reading the wrong line as the wrong note even after 8 years) and music is such a big part of my life at this point that it would be weird not having it

[@Morbidity100]

Sheet music are magic scrolls and playing music is casting spells

[@nokaccino]

Man's just straight freestylin' on an ancient elder meme

[@BogOwl]

It wasn’t an ancient meme when this video came out

[@_Kaitastrophe]

And he’s not freestylin’

[@nokaccino]

Yes, I know both of these things, thank you for dissecting an obvious joke

[@purpledefaultpfp6233]

@@nokaccino not obvious if these guys didnt get it

[@nokaccino]

@@purpledefaultpfp6233 558 people "getting it" vs. 5 to 7 not "getting it" doesn't say much to me, and I already said it was a joke at this point, stop reviving a dead comment thread

[@leonardmaus583]

Damn after 11 years this gem appeared in my recommendations. On this old piano without the bass boost and the "vocals" the tune sounds pretty great. My respects to the skills of this man

[@kamalharfi8132]

Same here

[@selfloathinggameing]

Even excluding the meme factor, people just don't realize how HYPE the Ragtime style can be

[@Grizzlox]

Mario Brothers 2 for Nintendo... ragtime belongs in modern culture, it's just that not everyone has realized it yet

[@Belchmaster41]

actually, it started during the early 19th century when Jazz started being played

[@thefastmeow]

i can imagine this variation being in one of those ancient Nyan cat remix compilations from early KZbin

[@Yuki-bi2jr]

​@@thefastmeowit's not ragtime but in daniwell's 10th anniversary nyan cat album the first song has a near identical progression to this arrangement if you're curious enough kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpKQYYaah7pnnrs

[@ninsophy9798]

​@@Grizzloxvery well said. hard agree!!

[@xXHatsuneMikuFanXx]

“there’s a really popular internet meme” *_*6 years later_**

[@akim2442]

Nyancat song+video created in April 2011, this video was made March 2012.

[@1Dubbelman]

Yeah look when a video was posted. Something doesn't start to exist right when YOU discovered it :|

[@Shpinko.]

Schrodinger's Nyan Cat

[@parzival8331]

@@1Dubbelman thats what i was going to say like duh.

[@geo1684]

Harro Boi xD

[@evanlorenz3738]

My mans really just sight read Nyan Cat than inproved soloed over it

[@thisguy.-.]

I came for the nyan cat, I left absolutely awestruck at how moved I was for a freaking sight read piece that was phenomenal. Send my congratulations to Tom!

[@doormatcat]

He improvised like 90% of this version which makes it even better.

[@silverstorm1000]

Yeah I mean playing the looped version of the same tune would be kinda lame. I love that he made it a full proper song.

[@BreadAccountant]

I don't think he improvised anything

[@doormatcat]

@@BreadAccountant yes he did

[@SorryYoureCanadian]

@@BreadAccountant you cant fit all that onto a single page of sheet music. he's working off of less than a minute of pre-arranged music based on just the original song and turning it into what you hear. he's a piano master, this is nothing short of spectacular.

[@madsvold5403]

@@BreadAccountant Everything from "brier mode" and out is improvised.

[@DevinBradleySmith]

The Japanese translations are brilliant. They’re puns involving “nya” or the meow sound. Instead of saying “chotto matte kudasai” which means “please wait a moment” they said “chotto nyatte kudasai” which would me like saying “please wait a meowment” haha

[@Keeper1st]

Though sadly I didn't think of the English pun -- only the Japanese one!

[@ninjabieber7695]

If u come to japan u will see this all over the place in literally every sentence in an anime center. I don’t know what to call it in English but a lot of Japanese kids use this as a joke. :) but this is pretty cool ngl

[@noahwellman9103]

I noticed that too - your English translation is really clever!

[@beansntoastyt2616]

Keeper1st Wowwww you're still commenting

[@bananapower2259]

Neferpitou wants to know ur location

[@SupernovaDad]

It honestly hurts so much to find out how badly injured he was a few years back all because of a reckless driver My heart goes out to his family and loved ones in hopes that he makes a speedy recovery Hopefully one day, we’ll be able to see him at his full potential yet again 💖

[@randomnessproductions4212]

I didn't know that... I wish him the best!

[@kaypat23]

:(((( oh god i didnt even know this i hope he gets better

[@oreo_6206]

Oh no... I hope he heals from his ailments.

[@meepter1542]

Shoot... I know this is serious but my mind immediately *races* to "having a speedy recovery". In a car crash with a reckless driver.

[@josselinperouse3323]

@@oreo_6206 It sadly takes a LOT of time... check up the update videos on this Channel

[@LeahLuciB]

It's weird watching this guy download a song. You can see the bar inching up to a hundred percent, and when he gets it, boy, he goes right off.

[@blakecarterpiano]

I've never seen someone describe it so accurately.

[@truppelito]

Touché lol

[@steve0ms]

That's what I thought as well 😂 and then after the download hit 100% he opted for the extra DLCs 😊

[@govgashi]

4 sets of 12 reps per exercise is way too much

[@EdgarTitan]

ツAlbo challenge accepted

[@EdgarTitan]

After long hours of searching the closest i found was 6 years which was the first comment

[@dude.7392]

You now have 69 likes

[@JBacon_]

Hoborino 7 years ago said,"NICE!"

[@Supreme_Lobster]

Found the first comment ever and it's "NICE" by @Hoborino. I replied to his comment so there's my proof. What do I win?

[@David-yr5pi]

God bless you KZbin Algorithm for bringing this gem to me 7 years later

[@Ekairah]

GODDAMNIT BOBBY

[@jasonbrewer6714]

This was a good video I'll tell you what

[@greenleaf3834]

Dude same

[@razzmatical]

davd not gonna like this comment cos it already has 420 so

[@zevgershon3499]

Exactly

[@epic-rice]

its been 12 whole years.

[@beyond_the_riot4800]

Hello fellow traveler. I see you have come back to this as well

[@JamesLudwickDollisen]

Greetings other time travellers. Stumbling upon this video seems to have brought our fates together.

[@cyanhacker]

Hi

[@id01_01]

KZbin recommendations be

[@qwertyuiop8795]

What a blast to the past thus video was. Reminded me of some good memories

[@JustinY.]

Jokes aside this guy is really good.

[@misterson3202]

This comment doesn't make sense, but you'll like it anyways.

[@gladsomeant]

Justin Y. I love you

[@boobeaar]

GO a W Ay

[@Jay-ou5uj]

Justin Y. Hello nice sir

[@arsipantsu]

stop

[@katylambie4656]

this gave me an ungodly amount of serotonin

[@supertrinigamer]

LMAO so true

[@akunekochan]

As it should be

[@vpoiesz2863]

Me happy too

[@psachickennugget8617]

Your pfp confuses me I do not understand what that is but hey I’m just a chicken nugget what do I know.

[@thegoldengamer9315]

@@psachickennugget8617 same

[@ListenToPumpkinMusic]

damn that shit slaps when he unleashes full ragtime mode

[@TheAdvertisement]

I love how he takes a minute to practice it as if the complex melody actually impresses him for a moment, before he jumps right into it with little interruption

[@bing2517]

He can read sheet music better than I can read English... English is my first language

[@uhmoh6001]

I cant even read.

[@theperiidot]

@@uhmoh6001 XD

[@strstr138]

@@uhmoh6001 are you jared, 19

[@uhmoh6001]

@@strstr138 what did you say

[@shyboi7639]

@@uhmoh6001 are you jared, 19

[@tedgbird]

i hope this king is alive and well and knows how many people envy him and have envied him for the past 8 years

[@Keeper1st]

He is alive -- though not well -- but does know how popular he became through these videos, embarrassed as he is by his fame.

[@apackofhoboes]

@@Keeper1st What a humble guy. ♥️ Mr. Tom Brier is an incredible human being. I am so glad that I came across this channel.

[@painhammerrocketfist]

@@Keeper1st praying for him, he deserves all the good in the world 🙏

[@ninjawantbagel8203]

Keeper1st he’s not well? Is he alright?

[@Honk4frogs]

@@Keeper1st Whatever issues he currently has with his general wellness, whether it be sickness or something else, I sincerely hope he gets better. such a skilled and seemingly fun and kind individual deserves the best. I do hope he finds some enjoyment in his 'fame' through these videos, not just shame. he's managed to entertain millions. That's something to be proud of.

[@oldwarcatstudios3029]

Looks like the algorithm is getting nostalgic again

[@MrGedget]

War Cat Studios Cant complain

[@spacetechempire510]

Same here

[@Th3DankestMemer]

Hey, I'm not going to complain.

[@kirbo_007]

12 years ago, we getting old with this one 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@DanishButterCookie]

This guy was amazing, in just a few minutes he sightread nyan fucking cat, played it perfectly and made it sound like it belonged in the backround of a saloon. Sadly Tom Brier suffered an accident and can no longer speak or play.

[@Keeper1st]

Not a saloon, but perhaps a speakeasy, given the stylistic time period.

[@stardolphin783]

Omg im so freaking sorry :( his skill is still on youtibe at least, i know thats no consolation but its beautiful

[@Bluestoneklutz357]

Oh my gosh I hope he’s healthy and okay my man deserves something

[@willshipman4569]

Damn poor guy hopes and prayers

[@Fox_Fan]

Nooo!!! Is it inreverseble? Maaan...I love this so much, I need it as a ringtone! He is a new legend for me now!

[@matthubsher4500]

"idk how familiar you are with internet memes" was a harmlessly silly question in 2012. in 2017 it's just too real

[@jenniferwilson9370]

Oh my sweet summer child

[@Tilvent]

2019

[@katsu_curry188]

2099 Woah internet memes.

[@AnacreonSchoolbagsJr]

Our dreams found memebodies of their own, and now our memes will reappropriate the biomass whence they were spawned

[@cavemanraveman1]

@Bob Bobbertson we even have nazi memes

[@nexus4095]

Can we talk about how actually rare that is. Like just a few people can sight-read like that. Sight-reading is one of the hardest things u can learn as a musician

[@beckel3593]

He is Ling Ling, he practiced 40 hours a day.

[@micoramos7234]

Sight reading is easy, if you are disciplined enough

[@potatoking2161]

@@micoramos7234 don’t see how discipline can help with sight reading

[@micoramos7234]

@@potatoking2161 you read it right

[@rami-succar7356]

@@potatoking2161 Idk. Regular training maybe?

[@PazWasHere]

Ughhhh this takes me back, and now I'm crying. Still sad to this day knowing he is no longer able to play, but I'm so grateful to have been able to experience his gift when I did back in 2012. ❤️

[@el6700]

How did I stumble across this ancient yet beautiful history

[@chimpmonumentis577]

This is rare footage of the ancient Nyan Neko war from Japan in the year 2020. Very scary stuff here

[@chimpmonumentis577]

Why Stan-Lee when you can Stan-Loona?

[@SJNaka101]

Same

[@chimpmonumentis577]

@@SJNaka101 all Kpop fans must die

[@cameronpeake3345]

The wise and all-knowing KZbin algorithm

[@mallusaih]

KZbin: what do i reccomend Internet Explorer:*There is a VERY popular INTERNET MEME going on _right now_*

[@Canalbiruta]

Good times when nyan cat was a thing, and most western didn't know who hatsune miku was

[@henriquekirchheck]

@@Canalbiruta Random KZbin algorithm have taken you here

[@Canalbiruta]

@@henriquekirchheck honestly i follow tom from a long time ago. But yeah random youtube algorithm is the reason i know this channel lol

[@jl-fz3um]

his baldness magnifies his powers

[@saxypie]

Mr Bebop thank you, here’s your 69th like

[@justinf.5688]

He sacrifices hair for power

[@Nokturnt]

Seth Evermen follows this rule as well.

[@josuto]

@@justinf.5688 everyone knows hair is inversely proportional to power just look at saitama

[@telanuevo123]

So Saitama?

[@_murdocsleftpinkietoe]

I love how he’s playing it in swing.. gives it a ragtime feeling

[@Keeper1st]

Not that ragtime is swung much, though novelty piano is, which is what Vincent’s arrangement was meant to be. Even the original composer of the tune plays it with swing, actually.

[@diar3222]

@@Keeper1st I love how you're still replying to comments! Best wishes to Tom.

[@OfficialMaxBox]

I just can't wrap my head around how incredible his talent is. Three or four minutes of "ouch, he's making some mistakes" right to six uninterrupted minutes of riffing on the same short tune in constantly unique ways. Breathtaking. I hope Tom is doing well, and thank you Keeper for sharing him.

[@dreadnautilus253]

hey its the tf2 guy

[@kennylee6499]

Not even 3 min something like a minute and a half of noticeable mistakes

[@זהר_עדן]

Oh you hear.

[@kippyzero]

Im sorry to tell you that he had gotten into an accident and is now unable to speak or play

[@זהר_עדן]

@@kippyzero oh..

[@IStoleYourSandwich]

7 year old comments: Objective: *Survive*

[@robjohns2098]

I Stole Your Sandwich It’s comments like these that I find utterly hilarious.

[@frankseely5461]

i want my sandwich back

[@brown9671]

Frankus Sealius I bet he’s never heard that before

[@watersealed]

I am extremely scared

[@masterluisYTV]

im stiolla live

[@DeadlySkill15]

KZbin’s giving a tribute to one of our ancestral memes that started it all

[@Keeper1st]

Hardly ancestral and certainly not starting it all... This one was all the rage in the '90s: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6KYiaCEiJaAY8k

[@mr.brightside1266]

Shame that they don't do it in rewind

[@reperfan4]

Nyan Cat? An "ancestral meme that started it all?" You want to call a meme ancestral you gotta look back to before KZbin and the rise social media. Star Wars Kid. Numa Numa. Peanut Butter Jelly Time. Mashed Taters. Dramatic Chipmunk. Hampster Dance. The Llama Song. Badger Badger. Thems are some truly old-school memery, right there.

[@quaidio]

Actually insane how he could just come up with that 5 minute improv after. Even 12 years later it's still one of my favourite videos on youtube.

[@Abonanno24601]

I love it when it stops being Nyan Cat and it becomes his own.

[@jrobes4260]

This really be the oldest comment I could find

[@randomnessproductions4212]

Me too. I'd like to see it re-remixed into the original nyan cat style. I airways thought the song could use a little more variety.

[@cobishome]

I can't fathom how many hours and failures he overcame to get to this skill level

[@alildaisy2180]

As someone who’s been through a fraction of that, it’s almost conceivable

[@causticks4532]

Years and years of study, lots of theory and lots of practice. I played piano from when I was 3. I could sight read relatively well but not amazingly, once u get to that point progress gets super super slow and u have to rlly rlly work hard to get to a level like him :') I quit when I was 16 out of frustration cuz I felt like I wasn't progressing which I kinda regret :p o well

[@alildaisy2180]

Causticks that’s the same learning curve I had with guitar! I took a break when life got hecktic, but I’m glad I didn’t give up! And it’s never too late for you to get back on the keys!

[@ette1427]

Start playing again, the piano will always be there for you! 🎹

[@VOID-nq4oq]

@@causticks4532 I quit when I was 6 and really regret it now, at 18

[@Sweeps]

This man is really talented tho. He took one page of sheet music and improvised it to make it sound amazing. The ragtime piano rifts are great👌🏻

[@MoundN]

Too sad tho that he will most likely never be able to do such performances ever in his life again due to the incident.. :(

[@nauticg6634]

@@MoundN what do u mean

[@MoundN]

@@nauticg6634 His car got almost crushed with him inside few years ago, its baffling how he didnt die but he suffered from a comatose for a few weeks and his cognitive abilities dont work that well anymore. Hes on his way to recover again but its gonna take a long time and we are not sure if he can ever provide the skill that he could before he was involved in that accident.

[@marchanselthomas7393]

The ragtime piano valleys are great too

[@TheUKNutter]

Mound'N Things get even more dramatic. He is able to recover from his incident, but his parents legally prevent the doctors from doing anything.

[@andressevilla6982]

I tear whenever a Tom Brier video pops up. It hurts deeply knowing he was stripped from being able to ever play again

[@PlumbumJelly]

The fact that he studies the chords just long enough to say "alright that's enough of that" and go off into his own thing that STILL SOUNDS LIKE NYAN CAT is absolutely mind-blowing. This is why I love jazz. Edit: Guess this would be considered ragtime. Thanks guys

[@kubix426]

You like jazz?

[@PlumbumJelly]

@@kubix426 no

[@tuyiren781]

@@kubix426 he loves jazz

[@peace-qe4ig]

Bruh issa ragtime

[@maruftim]

You enjoy jazz?

[@IsaacFoster..]

This is an absolutely insane skill. He learned the song and he slowly adapted it to himself, he literally consumed the Nyan Cat. Nyan Cat became a piece of him. Nyan Cat became one with his divine art.

[@Bakumatsu1]

he grokked it

[@zano187]

Quite literally meme evolution in real time.

[@Hydraina]

This is the best comment ever

[@Adelicows]

Another person who doesn't know what the word literally means...

[@spidermonkey4525]

I fucking love improv so much

[@jamiibear]

I've been playing piano for 9 years and study it at university, and I feel qualified to say that this man is ABSOLUTELY legendary. I hope his health can improve one day.

[@sillykitti_]

@tradcathsspxeating a burger with no honey mustard

[@jamiibear]

@Jaycja I believe he was in a car crash and paralysed. He has brain damage and very little control over his movements.

[@yellowpancake7968]

@Jaycja he got into an accident and can no longer play if i remember correctly. It happened years ago, so i can not remember correctly. Though he is fine, he cant talk nor play anymore.

[@DeadBeatDex]

​@@yellowpancake7968 what's worse is that it's highly suspected by his close friends, the ones who recorded the videos of his playing, that his family are purposefully keeping him from recovering for what we can only assume is the money provided by insurance. There's a few videos made by Tom's friends about his situation and the unfortunate inability to do anything to help him.

[@patw]

@@DeadBeatDex source?

[@きら-w8q]

またおすすめに出てきてくれてありがとう！！！！！にゃにゃ！！！

[@Andicus]

I don't think people really realize how INSANE this guy is. He literally looks at it and is already able to play like the first measure. LITERALLY A SECOND. AND HE'S ALREADY GOT THE RHYTHM. The rest is just him feeling the song out, and then he just goes off on his own to create a masterpiece. This guy is literally a legend. And these chords aren't common chords at all, with decent jumps with the left hand. And he just read all of that so fast. I would sell my emotions to get this good.

[@sycco42]

i mean the rhythm is on the sheet, so yeah, he read it so fast tho but i still agree that he's a legend, he made the rest so amazing

[@carpetchair5778]

@@sycco42 obviously it would be on a sheet

[@pianohelper8873]

We all sell our emotions to get that good trust me. Well emotions and time which is worse.

[@tommasoschioppo8709]

Emotional choice

[@owenferrera7295]

i would sell my emotions for 1 dollar

[@YukonHexsun]

...Jesus christ this guy's good.

[@Samtell]

No replies in 2 years with 1k likes lmao

[@alkalinekats8300]

Jesus Christ, Its Jason Bourne

[@bbshooter998]

TheGreatYukon one could all it nyeet

[@xBlackShadowsZz]

I think it’s finally in our recommended list

[@joecelynk]

I KNOW RIGHT HE SIGHT PLAYS SO FAST ?!!!?!?! AMAZING!!

[@Peluceus]

"The example is just a guide" this guy:

[@lazerkeyboard]

Someone walks up to and gives you a piece of paper with lines and symbols that aren’t words or numbers. They tell you it’s for a song you’ve never heard before, please play it. As it turns out not only can you perfectly and let’s be honest, decipher the paper and its squiggles and play the song as it goes, again even though you’ve never heard it before and that’s before we get to the part where you are so familiar with the entirety of music as well that you are able to remix and build off the tune in a way that sounds almost like it was always intended for you to finish it. That’s who this guy is.

[@Keeper1st]

@@lazerkeyboard Every time I gave Tom music that I wrote, I would think to myself, “I wish I had written it like that!”

[@zenon8]

The guy sweeping in the background has the real talent.

[@banditcatfilms]

He forgot a corner. Fired!

[@iisleepyllama]

Wally G. Lol

[@Acularis]

Alex Kitteness FUCK YOUUUUUU!

[@maggs131]

Somebody likes spongebob

[@SteveHarlow-j6o]

Acularis lol k

[@jamestarrou3685]

It's really fun watching him sort of construct the song in his head, and then just turning it into a playground. Of the people I know who play piano, he's definitely my favourite.

[@CUBEoneVX]

And the most important thing of all, he's having fun and laughing.

[@xferfeer]

@cubeonevx he got an accident so, he was* D:

[@trashaboutalmosteverything9192]

fer fer Oh....

[@missparklyunicorn]

Trash About Almost Everything I don’t know if that’s true. I Googled him and it didn’t say anything about his death; I found a Reddit thread talking about his slow (but sure) recovery from fall of last year. I think (and hope) that he’s fine.

[@xferfeer]

didn't say he died tho, yeah hope he's fine!!

[@GiubileiFernando]

On that piano it sounds like a saloon theme

[@patootie3529]

It's not the piano, it's the way he plays it. he plays it in ragtime style (maple leaf rag and the entertainer are popular ragtime songs)

[@brenon1441]

the song has been deliberately altered to make it sound that way

[@patootie3529]

@@brenon1441 actually it isn't, if u listen to the original it's practically almost the same. The lower notes just sound a lot louder in the video and much more noticeable, and since the song sounds like rag time when played slower (like in the video), it sounds like a saloon song, when it isn't supposed to be played this slow. Tom can't tell how fast he's supposed to play it because he was sight reading

[@brenon1441]

@@patootie3529 oh dang, well that's pretty cool then.

[@dracofirex]

@@patootie3529 Right, and if you look at the sheet music provided in the description, it only shows a straight up 4/4 time with no indication on how fast it's to be played. It could be largo for all he knows!

[@pikapunchman]

So here we are again, It's always such a pleasure.

[@odd_vibez]

Why did I just sit here and watch a man play Nyan cat for 9 minutes straight

[@arctic_crims0n673]

Cause it’s awesome

[@someonesnobody2222]

Don’t worry I did too

[@viv1593]

Cuz u need this in your life, we all do

[@al3xplayzmc829]

The same reason we leave Nyan Cat on on the browser

[@casuallyuncalm9488]

It's enlightening. I almost fell asleep, it sounded so good. And I'm the type of person that would be able to stay up until 4 in the morning doing absolutely nothing. And this somehow quelled my mind

[@mace64]

it’s hard to watch this video knowing of the accident he was in and the recovery he’s been going through after so long, he’s such a talented man and never should have been hit by the truck

[@lydia7177]

What?

[@BlakeGeometrio]

Huh?

[@thmyon2452]

*_wut?_*

[@Benjamin_Boxall]

Yep it's true he got rear ended by a truck when he was sitting at a red light or something and got brain damage, now he can't speak or play piano from what I've understood. It's just fucking sad.

[@Amarelez]

@@lydia7177 dude got hit by a truck and lost his ability to talk and play piano

[@Jodus_MacGotuss]

Honestly, seeing him struggle just a little bit is more impressive to me, because it reminds me on how difficult it is, what he's doing

[@Mihoyminoy124]

I agree, this is the first time I have ever seen him struggle and I have watched all of his videos countless times

[@No-Pressure-Only-Results]

Its beacusse the somg its hard its not intended to be played by any actual instrument its a synthesizer instrument midi wherein its computerized and not played by instrument

[@novanovakian8073]

Or that it reminds us he is still human 😂

[@mrbee2717]

*sits down at saloon table* Hey! Bartender, make me a whisky!

[@Keeper1st]

Then in come the police because it is the middle of Prohibition. I think you have a bit of musical anachronism going on in your mind…

[@mrbee2717]

@@Keeper1st secretly the bartender was a friend of the man who sat down, they both went into a secret elevator and went down in a bunker.

[@Luracasmus]

we need to hear the rest of this story lol

[@Thestuffdoer]

*drink falls down counter*

[@MegaRotors]

This is honestly the best piano version of nyan cat, because it has the classical rhythm.