Scott Joplin - The Entertainer

[@Jilktube]

Thank God this video is still up after so many years. I always love to come back to it because it was always one of my favorite renditions on KZbin.

[@cefdad]

Me too!

[@douglaso6428]

Yes! He has the real spirit of the music as well as the skill! 😄

[@spaasm717]

I like that he plays it at tempo, rather than all fast and showy-offy like everyone else. It sounds so much better. Excellent expression.

[@Dan-nx2sh]

Aside from your over all talent, I SO appreciate the PERFECT degrees of emphasis and spirit at just the right places, as in The Sting. That made this great clip twice as enjoyable. A definite bookmark.

[@ryangreene2159]

Very well played. Great choice of tempo. I'm sure Joplin would be just as impressed as I am.

[@alexr491]

seen dozens of vids of people playing this song...none of them do it right....this is the best one out there tbh..

[@murdockjeremy]

Alex R agreed dude

[@spaasm717]

Yep, it seems he's one of the few folks who gets this song. It's a beautiful piece. Not a fancy ego-stroker like eg Flight of the Bumblebee.

[@carlfritzler8460]

agreed just like it's suppost to be played

[@KarlWinterling]

This video is 10 years old! I've watched it for the last 8-9-ish years whenever I felt down. Thanks, @hocotiger!

[@joseeduardosilvamendez4401]

Me too

[@mikethespike056]

14 years old now.

[@Orrinton]

You play it at a perfect tempo! :) I just started learning this, hopefully I can get as good at it as you!

[@Orrinton]

I also play the Pathetique by Beethoven! Not to brag or anything :)

[@theBabyDead]

Randomdude742 Since pretty much anybody can play both it's not really considerable as bragging, i'd say. :P

[@Orrinton]

theBabyDead I don't know anyone else who can. Can you?

[@theBabyDead]

Randomdude742 uhm, yes, and pretty much every other pianist around here I know. Even some of the guitarists and drummers I know can play beethoven in general... it's the basics here. Basically beethoven was my introduction to piano. I think I knew 80% of beethoven's pieces before I played a year?

[@Orrinton]

theBabyDead Well then, you're either lying or you're a very talented musician. For me, piano playing is just a fun hobby that I like to do in my free time. I also play a lot of soccer, which I also find to be very fun. I don't play piano for a living like you might, I'm just a teenager, and I just play it for fun.

[@slayer666kill]

I love the timing. Feels better than any other version!

[@AvengersGirl]

I loved how you slowed down the tempo a bit! Most people play it way too fast!

[@Blackbubble90]

Why the dislikes? Like maximus would say: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?? ^^

[@cowgang7395]

+Paul S. Plz stop the trolls xD

[@Hero3128]

+Paul S. You are a pathetic human being, Paul

[@RSVikingJohn]

+Hero3128 Isn't that a little harsh? He has different standards maybe nothing to make you that hatefull towards him. In my opinion he is realy good, but then again im a noob :)

[@Hero3128]

+Benji Blue What Paul said was totally uncalled for. He's not a music critic writing for a newspaper or magazine. He's just a mean, worthless human being who gets pleasure from anonymously putting down other people on the internet. He's like a cowardly little boy who throws stones at other kids and then runs away.

[@RSVikingJohn]

Hero3128 I doubt it will change him if you say he is: "worthless human being who gets pleasure frown other people on the internet." It only spreads negativity. I agree that this is the situation currently, but it doesn't bring any sort of development by saying it to him. Im just saying that nothing will change by you saying it, and it only spreads negativity. I understand your reasoning.

[@brianmustain9830]

I've gone through many, many performances of "The Entertainer," searching for one was not (for my taste) too fast. Glad I finally found this so I can add it to my popular music playlist.

[@baire702]

You are very talented! Thank you for your videos! They are fun to watch.and listen to.

[@JrIcify]

You're such a skilled pianist. A brilliant song has transcended the generations and manifested itself through you. No sheet music, no mercy. This is coming from your mind with minimal aid. If you're not proud of yourself you should be.

[@paulmcdougald4953]

we got a badass in the house here

[@minnedanhieux883]

Very well played! After all those too flat, too fast, versions this is really refreshing! I love the phrasing and dynamics.

[@alexandrucaldararu2962]

Whenever I need a song to lift my spirits, this rendition of this timeless song does the trick. I have watched it many times over the years and am SUPER glad that it's still up on KZbin. Well done, good sire!!

[@saxbob2006]

Yes, yes, yes! You've heard of dynamics and musicality and you applied them well through out the entire piece. Brilliant use of rit. and varying of tempo to build suspense. Too often ppl start this piece like a bat outta hell and let it fly without considering where and when this piece would've been played. You gave it that "saloon" feeling/sound... Awesome! I think you're ready for The Cascades, my fav of Joplin's work. Keep up the great work!

[@kaobun186]

This is AWESOME!!! This is the best "The Entertainer" I've ever heard in my whole life:)

[@omninacho]

Soy mexicano, ésta es la mejor interpretación moderna que he escuchado de la composición de Scott Joplin, para mí es la mejor melodía que he escuchado a lo largo de mi vida, ninguna otra canción es tan buena como ésta, desde mi muy particular punto de vista.

[@geraldhaigh]

I play this, and other Joplin rags, but I learned a lot from this video. I like the relaxed feel, the tasteful dynamics, the tempo -- both the overall tempo and the variations in speed as it went through. Very pianistic, very accomplished. Excellent stuff.

[@GDDubya]

It's been over 10 years since this video uploaded, and this is still a great video.

[@j-manmarkus7591]

This is a pretty damn good version. He takes his time and doesnt speed through it.

[@JordanRants]

I used to play Piano pretty well while at high school but I could never even begin to practice this. I first heard it played from a fellow pupil in my school year who had extremely bad autism and to this day I've never heard it played as well as he used to play it. I remember he would actually add additional keys to his left supporting hand that added to the sound and he did this by stretching his pinky finger FARRRRR out. I often wonder how he's doing. Will always love this song. Props to anyone who can play it!

[@laurie1153]

So glad I found this. I'm teaching myself this version at the moment and your excellent performance is exactly what I'm aiming for. Thanks for uploading it!

[@AdamThere]

I was one of the first people to see this video. Time flies...

[@AA-qo2ep]

+AdamHere time flies :(

[@ABCDuwachui]

Hell yeah

[@MINECANGI]

I miss the old days of my younger life. _Time flies_

[@tesfuweldemikael2902]

And it's still the address to hear ragtime on KZbin.

[@ghost-mactavish4730]

THIS MAN DESERVES A COOKIE!!!!!!

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

adults like money,,

[@calebdavis3411]

JazzKeyboardist1 lol

[@Kevin15047]

JazzKeyboardist1 So they can buy cookies.

[@Constantine7]

Tempo is jacked up.

[@ameermoore832]

+Constantine I looked up the tempo of the song and it like changes like every 10 seconds

[@ernestonatoza1024]

Best performance of joplin I have ever seen amazing keep up the good work

[@genesisPiano]

Thank you for sharing your take on "The Entertainer." It helped me think about how I should present this piece.

[@BostonSteve922]

Who’s watching in 2024?

[@jecca3632]

This song isnt hard to play In Piano Tiles 2

[@hameed3312]

lol i learnt to play this when i was 12

[@jecca3632]

wow

[@cebukid70]

+Twenty One Guns For Duns Where is your version of this piece? You say It's "easy" but I didn't see any piano playing on your channel whatsoever.?

[@jecca3632]

+The Cebu Kid calm down its a goddamn joke😂😂

[@wassupitsyaboi3680]

+Hamzeed Yahaya I began leaning at 12. Played it for my piano recital at age 13. A year later, I'm leaning Solfeggiettio.

[@lynnpeppa1]

Bravo....I enjoyed your playing! Great song too!

[@pitbullgirl65]

I love the way you enter and exit. No fanfair, no introduction just a simple start and end.

[@bhstone1]

This is the REAL ice cream truck song!

[@LuDogg805]

Mexicans know him as the "paletero"! xD

[@jesusecheverria7608]

MexicanRacoon805 i am mexican and i Approve this message

[@bernhardm.3118]

Jesus Echeverria how do you pronounce your name just asking

[@oxeye3159]

Cbnm 91201 Bee Ache Stone /|\ | (Pronounced like the letter "H")

[@アヤミ]

+Daniel Ward he is asking Jesus Echeverria's name. Pronouncation:/'dζi:sδs/,/ekδ'vδria/ Je-sus E-che-verria Jii surhs e ke. Veria.

[@andrewross9732]

The Entertainer is my favorite Ragtime Composition of all time, it was composed by Scott Joplin, the only African-American musician who is known as ("The King of Ragtime")

[@calebmills1446]

Awesome playing.

[@calebmills1446]

Check out the Maple leaf rag,

[@ancamg]

After a lot of search I finally found an Entertaining that I like, not too fast, or slow, just wright, rag time! A big thank you!

[@mahsaabdollahi1601]

I'm Asian and I can't play this song....I've disappointed my family

[@nocturnal668]

Dishonored*

[@EvanScott274]

Nocturnal Row *DISONAH!

[@nsdaparmysongs9012]

Your middle-eastern, I've disappointed my great great great great grandparents who came from Kazakhstan

[@pinto530]

Just keep practicing. It will come around ;)

[@Multiroester]

fake

[@xXDxYx74Xx]

Badasssssss. Im playing a level one arrangement of this piece. Such a nice piece

[@natalieinsall3525]

Me too!!!! I love it!! I'm playing it in an old people's home...

[@tommclean9208]

When I didnt play piano I thought it was weird how they swayed when they played, but it really does help get into the song and play it better

[@John_vDongen]

So fantastic to hear you play a great classic! Thank you very much 😅😅😅

[@anushkah7160]

Amazing!

[@msbookworm1395]

I would love to play like that someday. You're really good!

[@chocotiger]

There are many versions of this song out there, alot of them are simplified and/or dont include the last two themes. But this is the authentic version as Joplin originally wrote it. The book I use is "Joplin - Complete Rags for Piano (Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics) Vol. 2020". Its only 12 bucks on amazon and it has 42 of Joplin's rags. I highly recommend it!

[@tesfuweldemikael2902]

Thank you. Although I wouldn't be able to do much with it myself unless I take a year or two of extra lessons.

[@Pastfacemusic]

There's this professional classical pianist that comes up before you in the search for this song. His version is lifeless, robotic, and almost painful. Thank you for bringing feeling into the song.

[@VikingPotatoes]

you deserve a cookie! no take two, three, four 20!!! :)

[@LuminousInsanity]

haha

[@incognitus94]

you are not an entertainer; YOU'RE AN ARTIST !!

[@ryanondo4826]

He is not the entertainer, the name is called the entertainer

[@Derelictdumpburnouts]

Fucking Amazing Dude. Well Played Sir.

[@Trab8900]

watching this again 14 years later, clearly the best version on youtube. thanks man

[@prankfiles]

very good

[@TheDominator]

this song is oldy but goldy just like this video!

[@KamixSam]

awesome video!!

[@mevastronomy]

flawless, the essence of Joplin flows through you.

[@Jenast]

Almost 4,000,000 views

[@OldSchoolRasslin]

Playing this song too vigorously can make your hand Sting after a while.

[@TheLordismyportion]

OldSchoolRasslin ba dum tss

[@GoldenTimes2012]

Haha. I literally just watched that movie.

[@pharos8748]

2024

[@fireofgold11]

Thanks for posting this! You play the song beautifully.

[@naomikirkwood6281]

Roses are red, violets are blue but there's always an Asian better than you..

[@66reginaldo1]

Que lindo...que lindo...esse piano parece respirar. Que excelente interprete.♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@kathrinfeszter]

This soundtrack is indeed legendary and absolutely timeless! Thank you very much. Could you please tell me how did you learn to play piano in such a magnificent way?

[@chocotiger]

Just two things: 1. Practice - no shortcuts around this unfortunately. I learn songs through sheer repetition and recognizing patterns. Starting a new piece is always boring and monotonous, but once your muscle memory starts to take over, it becomes fun. 2. When you can finally play the song, listen to your favorite professional recording. Identify the specific reasons why your playing doesn't sound as good. Go back to step 1 to knock out each of those reasons one by one: rhythm, dynamics, wrong notes, ect... For stylistic elements: mimic what you like, exclude what you don't like. Put your own spin on the piece. Thanks for listening!

[@kathrinfeszter]

You're welcome. My pleasure! These two techniques are pretty interesting. You have to know: Since I was a little kid I learned how to play the piano. And nowadays I really love piano. My problem is that I played it at last a long time ago. I think seven years have past. But do you know what? This kind of music gives inspiration like no other and I'm keen to start learning this music on piano. I have to thank you!

[@XxVinnieTerrioXxLPS]

Kathrin F. Nope

[@kathrinfeszter]

Anna Sky ?

[@Mojo1800]

Thanks for sharing this! This will now be added to my playlist on KZbin, thank you!

[@garyshimon8448]

wish i could.........

[@CIubDuck]

The tempo was really good all the way through! Hate it when people play too fast, but it's nothing you can avoid. If you're not Asian that is.

[@TheBear470]

deIlluminati the original version by Scott Joplin is played fast. With that being said, I prefer to slower tempo versions also.

[@susanmcfarland4136]

Hes so talented that he makes this look easy 😱

[@liamscreen8874]

Even in 2017 I'm still listening to this. You play it wonderfully and with real feeling. love it.

[@pureblooded3877]

671 people are deaf

[@pageljazz]

+Justin English I disagree. The score says "not fast." Most people play this too fast.

[@orekihoutarou6107]

Am I the only one who notices the music is a little slower than the keys? Might be part of the problem.

[@TheoPhilpot]

more like 688 now

[@TheoPhilpot]

+Sebas Saavedra I don't understand.. why do people hate good music??

[@orekihoutarou6107]

Theo Philpot Because the Keys are pressed out of accordance with the music?

[@Kazyu]

all dislikes are people going to hell or the're just deaf.

[@kiikrosperk3512]

Or then they just didnt like it. (Im not one of them)

[@ais4747]

Looks like 646 people are jealous of his talent...

[@ais4747]

Hey, listen because I'm just trying to be nice! And I bet you can't even play one song on the piano!

[@allsonsoon9115]

+Aizy O. yup just try playing i bet you'll moan straight away =3 @Paul

[@ais4747]

Nope.

[@yellow.2909]

The King omgg just shut up cause you'r comment doesn't entertain me much...

[@bakk.]

Ya late

[@meistercoproductions5733]

Don't know if anyone has tried to clean this audio up a bit, but I am certainly gonna try, still coming back to these videos after 15 years, this was literally the first channel I subscribed to with my first account all that time ago, I was about ten at the time, really had a profound effect when I found this channel, never having heard Joplin Previously, keep on being amazing brother.

[@countrygal0831]

My grandmother taught me how to play this a zillion years ago, but I am seeing things here that I had completely forgot about. So cool to watch you play so well!

[@arnolddavies6734]

If you like this piece, you will be disappointed if you watch any other than this one. Played at the right tempo and not rushed. Exactly how it should be.

[@joselu90]

very good this is the tempo!

[@stevepig2011]

Maple Leaf Rag was the first jazz music I ever heard & fell in love with Joplin’s music. You play it so well. It’s happy music, make’s me smile :-DDD

[@spacepimp8183]

brilliant bro, without notes and all, respect... cmon people 4 million lets go !!!!! he deserves it !!!!

[@aptj5020]

10 years ago, my dad showed me this video and inspired me to learn the piano. to this day i have this song memorized. thank you chocotiger

[@skitzss]

piano music tells a story when executed at right pace and timing, well done

[@Priceked156]

This is beautiful the entertainer is a very well known song and this is just magnificent. Your dynamics are great as well as the contrasting tempo... this is just remarkable

[@michaelstewart9967]

YOU made me smile! AND gave me goosebumps! Brilliant!

[@danere1]

This video inspired me to start playing the piano again. 3 years worth of practice later and am not even half as good as the chocotiger. rock on!

[@maxiejeffcoat7405]

You go dude, my prayers are with you, God be the glory. ❤🙏🙌👍

[@maxandthepiano7865]

That´s fantastic, especially the changing dynamic!

[@lifeoncarsofficial]

This is exactly how I imagine Scott Joplin himself would play this! I keep rewatching this so I can improve playing the entertainer.

[@AK47_414]

No he would have improvised

[@lawrence9538]

So well played. Thanks so much.

[@cheesebanana415]

This song always brings back memories, my grandfather used to whistle this to me as a baby and as I grew up. It always reminds me of him :). Also, I wish I could play the piano heheh

[@jeaninedejong1997]

you play so fantastic! You play better than anyone I know. and indeed, your dynamics are unbelievable awesome!

[@Bourgusmorg]

Fantastic !!! I never get tired of this. I might like this to play in my mind perpetually !

[@bradleyb.williams1312]

Since I could not read music at 9 , it was the first time at a real piano. I was showed how, and ever since I know how to play this timeless piece. THANK YOU * LINDA

[@triangle4359]

This entertained me

[@JeffRyan_88keys]

Great job brother.

[@Diorrisimo]

I have been playing this song for several years. Today I tried out your tempo and treatment of several tricky parts. Pleasantly surprise because it's quite a different experience from the way I used to play it. It's much more fun and exciting! Thanks, keep playing. I also like your other ragtime pieces.

[@terminadam]

WoW! Great interpretation! I think the greatest The Entertainer i've heard

[@Paradiiiiiiiiiise]

God, I know how much this piece is hard to play...I can't even do the beginning, so CONGRATS man !

[@SJL225]

you've almost as many views as mr. scott joplin himself, and its easy to see why, you're talented my friend, i, and probably the other 2 and a half million others that watched this, am in complete awe. beautiful.

[@lisaprescott8959]

Better, I think! That was amazing :) Very nicely done!

[@cuzil0veu]

This is amazeballs! I' can hear that you put emotion into it when you're playing!

[@pecket]

Fantastic mate! Really well played and played with heart in it. Awesome, simply awesome.

[@Jellybeantiger]

It's what moves a person's soul.3 million love this rendition.I love Scott Joplin.My folks had a 'best of' cassette tape here in Australia and I used to listen to it all the time.Love The Maple Rag also.Peace.

[@MexSax]

Very nice interpretation my friend, lots of feeling. I close the eyes and I am 120 years ago in the middle of a bar fight. Great playing !

[@CrazyCandyCrush]

Still listen in 2022.

[@3GreeneBJ]

Fantastic! Very entertaining!

[@nicolanio333]

you deserve those 3 mil views man, you're amazing.