Nyan Cat piano arrangement sight-read by Tom Brier

It takes him a few minutes to wrap his head around this one. You can see the arrangement he's reading here: www.keeper1st.com/music/nyanca... . It was arranged by our friend Vincent Johnson, whose KZbin page is / noveltypiano
Of course, technically the name of the tune is "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!" composed by someone in Japan who is known as "daniwell". His web page is aidn.jp and his KZbin page is / daniwellaidn He has an album out now which features a few different arrangements of this song as well as several other songs. Here is a video daniwell shot of himself playing it: • ^･ω･^)ﾉ Nyan Cat Piano
The Pop Tart Cat was a separate entity by cartoonist Christopher Torres a.k.a. "PRguitarman" whose KZbin page is / prguitarman1 . The two were merged together (using a remixed version of the song) by KZbinr "saraj00n" to create the bizarre sensation that is known as Nyan Cat: • Video
This sight-read was at the end of the March 2012 meeting of the Mother Lode Ragtime Society at the Sutter Creek Ice Cream Emporium, 51 Main Street, Sutter Creek, California. www.suttercreekragtime.com
The bulk of Tom's performances from the meeting have been posted at / sutterchip

[@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

[@mrtristan6145]

Go away

[@awkwardfish9147]

Me too lol

[@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.

[@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 😢

[@EspanoLiseq]

@@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

[@MrBaran-dz2mn]

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 😅

[@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!

[@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.

[@bltelysian]

this is insane. not even just sight reading, people don't realise that he's quite clearly looking at one page the entire time. this is all coming straight from his head

[@CINDERRR__]

It’s basically on loop so there’s probably a repeat somewhere near the area where he just starts riffing

[@infochan6776]

It's a core part of the piano to know where the keys are without looking at the piano(it's not advanced but definitely not begginer level), you only look at the piano when you've memorized the piece or parts of it.

[@bltelysian]

@@infochan6776 did i say anything about looking at the keys of the piano? i was talking about the fact that he's taking one page of music and turning it into a masterpiece

[@infochan6776]

@@bltelysian I see now, I was confused at your wording because you said "He's quite clearly looking at one page the entire time", I thought you meant he wasn't looking at the piano which made it impressive, missed the "looking at ONE page" part. My bad.

[@TJATJA1982]

@@bltelysian it's cool, but it's no masterpiece. It's a very common jazz pattern played in a stride style. Improvising over this, for an accomplished musician au fait with this style, is not that difficult. It's a harmonic pattern that's been played for over a hundred years.

[@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.

[@tradcathsspx]

what happened

[@sillykitti_]

@@tradcathsspxeating a burger with no honey mustard

[@tradcathsspx]

@@sillykitti_ ah lol

[@jamiibear]

@@tradcathsspx 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.

[@freezycastform]

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

[@samsonb9092]

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

[@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."

[@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

[@user-fi1os1he5t]

Oh you hear.

[@kippyzero]

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

[@user-fi1os1he5t]

@@kippyzero oh..

[@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

[@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.

[@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*

[@RyxCh]

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

[@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

[@eddvcr598]

This video has a home video from late 80s to mid 90s vibe, yet he’s performing an internet meme on the piano à la rag time like in old western saloons. What a formidable talent! I really hope Tom is doing well.

[@yonathanraviv1063]

He isn't. He had a car crash and cant play anymore 😞

[@eddvcr598]

@@yonathanraviv1063 Oh, that’s so sad to hear…! I’m an illustrator, and I would be devastated if I lost the ability to make art. I hope Tom found other means of artistic expression. I hope he’s happy.

[@flamingomingo9810]

It weirdly has a 2012 vibe. Like that distinct late 2000s, early 2010s vibe, but maybe that’s just my nostalgia

[@IndorilTheGreat]

​@@flamingomingo9810 Was just thinking this. Peak internet times

[@personofpowera.b.c990]

@@flamingomingo9810 “This sight-read was at the end of the March 2012 meeting of the Mother Lode Ragtime Society” this is taken from the description so you’d be correct in feeling that 👍

[@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 😭

[@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.

[@TheAtraes]

@@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

[@ryanstewart116]

He threw in like 9 more pages of improv ❤️

[@duggyrulz85]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@_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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@steve6725]

I am extremely scared

[@masterluisOG]

im stiolla live

[@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

[@DJC-System]

If anyone could have actually played "Rush E" it would've been Tom Brier

[@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

[@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

[@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)

[@cz2854]

This channel is one of the treasures of the internet. Documented evidence of Tom's brilliance.

[@Keeper1st]

Mine is just one of many channels that feature a lot of videos of Tom. See also verybigrifle, sutterchip, tdub1941, banjojudy, UnigonFilms...

[@bluebell560]

I love how he took a cute silly and often annoying little internet song and was able to make it into something entirely his own with is improvisation skills. I am extremely impressed and he has my deepest respects.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@_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.

[@RS-vd6zh]

This still brings so much joy. That can't be all the sheet music? Once he gets the hang of it, it feels like he adds his own kick into it. It's wonderful!!

[@Keeper1st]

Yes; the reason it was fun to give stuff to Tom to read is that you never knew just how many ways he'd improvise upon it.

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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. ❤️

[@andressevilla6982]

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

[@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

[@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 😂

[@angeliquebentson4909]

i know nothing about playing piano but the way he went from making multiple mistakes to just winging it was so impressive. hes got my respect

[@eclipse2257]

This guy is amazing! He memorised a chord pattern and then made this master piece. I’m bit late to comment but I hope you you continue with ragtime music!

[@iogamesplayer]

Sadly, Tom Brier has been left unable to play the piano in a unfortunate event ):

[@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!

[@AJLord]

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

[@AJLord]

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

[@dotdotdotdotdotdotdotdotdot]

@Unknown Vagrant eh dunno may be coffin dance / astronomia

[@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.

[@NotAHumanYT]

@@VentusTheSox never thought id see two furries in one comment section

[@endmee9822]

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

[@eunhogarcia5293]

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

[@plumper303]

I swear, this man is the living embodiment of a player piano. Except, he’s even cooler because he can actually compose his own music on the fly. Crazy.

[@quaidiotv]

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.

[@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.

[@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

[@benjaminlewis5057]

Whatever KZbin is doing to recommend videos, this is one of the first times it did it right.

[@johngriffon2118]

I only recent started learning music last year and my jaw is on the ground. He didnt just read the music. Most of what he played wasnt on that paper. He understood a tune he had never heard and built off of it in his own style. That is incredibly impressive for a time of reasons I wouldnt have understood a year ago.

[@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

[@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

[@HinxTheMonster]

It's 2023 and I'm being assaulted with old internet nostalgia

[@pandraus]

I'm mad that KZbin didn't recommend this to me before.

[@govgashi]

Theres gonna be skibidi toilet ohio tiktok rizz party fanum tax in 2024

[@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?

[@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

[@Bakumatsu1]

This is magic. The mere act of capturing and writing down music, and having someone else be able to read it and recreate it without ever having heard it is wild enough. This is like someone handing you a copy of romeo and juliet and expecting you to act it through flawlessly as you read it.

[@pvtryan]

Tom is such an inspiration. I remember one day in class our music teacher showed the class a video of Tom playing Maple Leaf Rag, in different keys, which at the time was related to our lessons learning chords. Our teacher explained how talented and skilled Tom was to be able to do that, and ever since then I've never stopped rewatching his videos occasionally. I've been devasted ever since the accident and have been wishing nothing but the best for Tom!

[@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.

[@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?

[@finnigan2010]

"Theres a really popular internet meme" *12 years later*

[@Ikbeneengeit]

Can't believe NyanCat is already 10 years old.

[@hurgcat]

time marches cruelly

[@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

[@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

[@lyricfoilasleep4274]

This is what vocaloid is about. Not repeating the same work. But adding your unique talent to works.

[@andrewferguson6901]

Brier is best girl

[@ikiyou_]

「ちょっとニャって下さい」 So glad I studied and I can enjoy puns like these.

[@oldwarcatstudios3029]

Looks like the algorithm is getting nostalgic again

[@MrGedget]

War Cat Studios Cant complain

[@spacetechempire510]

Same here

[@AJLord]

Hey, I'm not going to complain.

[@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

[@jebug29]

My jaw dropped at how incredibly he transformed the song. It was absolutely wonderful! This video also brought me back to a really happy place with a lot of nostalgia for the KZbin of old. Tom's energy is just also absolutely spectacular Also among 10,000 comments, I'm assuming someone's mentioned this by now, but the ちょっとにゃって下さい pun was hilarious :) I read about what happened to Tom and have had a friend go through a similar situation very recently, so the news really hit close to home. I hope he is still recovering well and making progress. My heart goes out for him. All the best!!!!

[@NoOneOk]

Bold of you to assume I can read Japanese

[@GossamerAtara]

​@@NoOneOkbasically, it's a pun on the phrase "chotto matte kudasai" which means "wait a minute please" but they turned it into "chotto nyatte kudasai" which idk how to translate into English in a way that keeps the joke, but you can see they added nya to it 🤷 maybe like "wait a meownite please"

[@NoOneOk]

@@GossamerAtara ok I get it thx

[@TheRavingLobster]

If I was a time traveller I would do everything I could to save this man.

[@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!!

[@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

[@SpicyKermit]

I hope to one day have a fraction of this man’s skill at playing the piano

[@ISuckatgames289]

This super impressive, can’t believe KZbin recommended me this 11 years later 😭

[@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.

[@Laroete]

Me: Für Elise - 7 hours Him: Nyan Cat - 5 minutes

[@sam.f3002]

Rasmus Bottolfsen Me(13): Für Elise 24h😂😂

[@breakerboy365]

Him: Fur Elise - 5 minutes Me: Nyan Cat - 5 months

[@ChristianPlaysVG]

I've been working on this piece for a while now, but I just can't stride that fast, not even when Tom slowed it down.. Curses...

[@jemuzu0944]

K̊n̛̘̙̚e̗̚eˮ same here

[@EdBordin]

Gotta keep in mind he's put in years and years of hard work to be able to do this, don't give up :)

[@dvcmp1234]

Can't believe it took me 11 years to see this! Very awesome

[@killmeister2271]

This is what KZbin used to be. I miss those days dearly

[@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

[@TheGreatYukon]

...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!!

[@Avauntity]

I like how he immediately swings it. He has the impulse and taste of a pianist from the 1920s

[@zukoHD]

brother, the grainy out of focus quality with the strangely decent mic quality, the warm yellowish lighting bouncing off old school walls. holy crap. this video reminded me of old times in the band room, hot summer days and the ac not working while we went over new cadences and rudiments for the next season. gosh man, i would give almost anything to go back and do it all over again, just to have that amount of fun in my youth one more time. sheesh. nostalgia really is bitter sweet. None of us ever knew how good we really had it.

[@gilgamesh2009]

real

[@EaZea]

the ちょっとニャって really got me

[@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

[@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

[@broomcheese]

Damn, it turns out that about 4 years after this video, Tom Brier suffered a terrible accident that left him paralyzed and unable to play the piano. So unfortunate.

[@happy-kr5pf]

Truly a youtube recomended moment