TOP 80 GREATEST PIANO INTROS

[@DavidBennettPiano]

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[@JoshuaPerera]

The fact you did that all in one take is even more insane

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you 😊

[@allenpaley]

@@DavidBennettPiano One take, WITH a mid-roll ad read! Was the ad read disruptive to your performance flow, or was it a welcome break?

[@Tramontano7]

It's even more insane that he doesn't make one mistake in all of them. But I think we're hearing an edited version here, not what he's playing live.

[@PaulDavids]

👏Wonderfully done! Might need to pickup some piano lessons now.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Cheers Paul! Mad respect to you too!

[@yokeshhsekoy]

Funny I came straight from Paul's one-take video into this only to find Paul's comment here. You two gents have been killing it!

[@andercert70]

Music analysis youtube channel synergy! I love all you folks out there doing these music channels. And mad props to the chops on both of you. You both set a yourselves massive difficult task and executed it wonderfully.

[@jguerrerocam]

Masters both!!

[@blackparadiize2373]

radiohead-ben folds it’s amazing too

[@barneyboyle6933]

That’s how you include an ad. Brief, relevant, and not forced on the audience before they even know if this video holds the content they were looking for.

[@striverfor7628]

The Entertainer 0:13 Take the A Train 0:20 Mess Around 0:27 Hallelujah I Love Her So 0:32 Just a Gigolo 0:40 My Baby Just Cares For Me 0:45 Blue Rondo a la Turk 0:55 Money (That's What I Want) 1:02 Cantaloupe Island 1:09 Linus and Lucy 1:19 She's a Rainbow 1:25 Lady Madonna 1:39 Martha My Dear 1:48 Sexy Sadie 2:07 Hey Bulldog 2:20 Bridge Over Troubled Water 2:29 Let It Be 2:44 Close To You 2:58 Your Song 3:07 Maybe I'm Amazed 3:17 Imagine 3:30 Oh! You Pretty Things 3:42 Without You 4:00 Morning Has Broken 4:09 Lean On Me 4:20 The Great Gig in the Sky 4:32 Piano Man 4:49 Desperado 4:57 Firth of Fifth 5:15 Tubular Bells 5:24 Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me 5:34 Seven Seas of Rhye 5:49 December, 1963 5:58 Mamma Mia 6:10 Year of the Cat 6:18 Money, Money, Money 6:28 Cold As Ice 6:37 Nobody Does It Better 6:46 *** Easy - Commodores 6:55 Vienna - Billy Joel 7:09 Hold the Line - Toto 7:24 Wuthering Heights 7:35 Because the Night 7:43 I Don't Like Mondays 7:53 It Must Be Love 8:26 Don't Stop Believin' 8:35 Head over Heals - Tears For Fear 8:44 The Way It Is 8:54 *** Walking in Memphis 9:03 (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 9:12 Children - Robert Miles 9:27 *** You Do Something To Me 9:45 Don't Look Back In Anger 9:56 Sunburn - Muse 10:09 Still D.R.E. 10:20 In The End - Linkin Park 10:27 *** Pyramid Song 10:37 The Luckiest - Ben Folds 10:57 Hallelujah 11:18 Clocks 11:26 A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton 11:35 Feel - Robbie Williams 11:47 Mad World 11:57 If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys 12:07 Everytime - Britney Spears 12:22 Bring Me To Life - Evanescence 12:34 This Love - Maroon 5 12:45 Breathe Me - Sia 12:57 Bad Day - Daniel Powter 13:06 Welcome To the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance 13:14 How To Save a Life - The Fray 13:29 Unfaithful - Rihanna 13:39 Starlight - Muse 13:53 Love Song - Sara Bareilles 14:03 To Build a Home - The Cinematic Orchestra 14:13 Halo - Beyonce 14:33 Someone Like You 14:47 Another Love - Tom Odell 15:04 All Of Me - John Legend 15:23 7 Years - Lucas Graham 15:32

[@goodtimeswerehad]

Links please lol!!!

[@orazzak]

Thanks for the effort. I was using the video as a basis for a playlist and found I had 79 not 80 songs. Would have had to go back and zip through the whole thing if it weren't for this list!

[@dylanjones3497]

Because The Night is 7:43 not 7:34

[@striverfor7628]

@@dylanjones3497 thanks

[@michaellangridge7679]

oooh how like

[@debmurray2734]

I love that you have credited the piano player of each song. You have essentially done a piano replay of my life in music. How you chose exactly the tunes that I used to play was amazing to me since some of these are not so mainstream.

[@nickharvey7233]

Just what I was thinking. Although my "life" only picks up post 6-minute mark, all of the music has been part of my experience. Well done indeed.

[@kennethben-boulo7127]

Anyone knows a song that goes like Dun dun Dundun dun Dun Dun dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dundun dun Dun Please help me find it 🙏

[@RICHFOW]

As a piano player I can say that it might not be so hard to play these tunes however it is extremely rare and impressive that you nail each one perfectly.

[@NoahStewart-ov2fh]

The hardest part has to be remembering them in chronological order.

[@sonicpoet01]

Delighted that you included "Martha My Dear" along with McCartney's better known gems. What a wonderful tune, and I particularly like the orchestral bridge built off that opening theme too (courtesy of George Martin).

[@gabrielmarinho8232]

Every time I hear this song, it gets better and better. One of those I can't get enough of

[@spindriftdrinker]

"Martha" is surely less well-known than "Hey Jude" or "Let it Be" but I would imagine that any Beatles fan would know it. There are some great Beatles songs that are a lot less well-known than "Martha" - "the Inner Light" comes to mind...

[@davidbstang116]

I've always loved "Martha" too, now I'm inspired to sit down and learn it!

[@martifingers]

Yes indeed. It's very complex in quite subtle ways.

[@yobculture]

Totally agree. I was surprised that it was included. This is an often-overlooked Beatles gem and the piano intro astounded me when I was a child and still astounds me to this day. Pure genius.

[@ojstrijbis]

Billy Joel could fill an entire top 20 with his piano intros, Prelude, Miami 2017, Summer Highland Falls, Goodnight Saigon, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, etc. But also missing are Karma Police, Coldplay’s The Scientist and Everglow, Damian Rice’s 9 Crimes and Dire Straits’ Love Over Gold.

[@jeff0125]

Yes, Piano Man is iconic, but I'd put those and quite a few others on this type of list. In addition to those: Captain Jack, Only the Good Die Young, Ain't No Crime, NY State of Mind, Baby Grand.

[@justind5726]

Yeah but Elton will always be better mate.

[@seanscanlon9067]

@@justind5726 Better how?

[@brucetowell3432]

@@justind5726 Have to disagree, Billy is tops;-)

[@HerrP58]

Love Over Gold is a great tune

[@Noledad77]

"Let it Be" always gets me. That was my uncle's favorite Beatles song for sure, maybe his favorite song overall. Just a great, great song.

[@CrowClouds]

I feel cheated out of appreciating Let It Be because it's so overplayed that I never got a chance to enjoy it if that makes sense.

[@hi-five4960]

This is great. Weirdly enough, I think there isn't enough piano love in the community

[@typebpositive2180]

from my perspective, 6h later, there is, and this is the perfect place to show it. Hi five! NO! high 10!

[@MarshallMathers3000]

I think this video just confirmed that piano is the most beautiful instrument

[@gorgolyt]

...which community?

[@ustedtubo]

Great Collection! I would add: Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen Love of my Life - Queen Lavender - Marillion Summer ‘68 - Pink Floyd Fool’s Overture - Supertramp Come Sail Away - Styx Ammonia Avenue - Alan Parson’s Project Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins Right Now - Van Halen November Rain - Guns N’ Roses

[@cakemartyr5794]

I'd second Lavender

[@jbennymusic4181]

Supertramp and Styx lets go!! 💪

[@yamannazli7449]

yea right now has one of the best tones

[@Beyzikk21]

also the "Bohemian Rhapsody" of Queen

[@ustedtubo]

Thought of some more good piano intros: Love Reign O'er Me - The Who Heaven Can Wait - Meat Loaf Bloody Well Right - Supertramp The Turn of a Friendly Card - Alan Parsons Project On the Dark Side - John Cafferty Faithfully - Journey Sister Christian - Night Ranger Lovers in the Wind - Roger Hodgson The Search is Over - Survivor The Promise - When in Rome And finally a deep cut: Variaciones Sobre Música del Alma (Live) - Charly García

[@strachanmb]

Thank you for including BOTH Martha My Dear & Hey Bulldog - both songs are criminally underrated hidden gems 🤩

[@CanumVenaticorum]

But where "You Never Give Me Your Money"???

[@maxthornton9500]

didn't even think of that, great shout@@CanumVenaticorum

[@SnoopyReads]

I think he might be a Beatles fan

[@plue159]

@@SnoopyReads he definitely a beatles fan mate xDD he made a lots beatles vids.

[@SnoopyReads]

@@plue159 I Knew IT! I am very observant

[@RobCarrollMusic]

Great choices and killer playing! Made it look effortless. Also great pick with oh you pretty things

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks!

[@michelemorselli7047]

It's great to see such a wide variety of genres getting recognition, one next to the other, without elitist pretenses

[@intheyearof_39]

Woah this is insane! I’m a violinist so I know how difficult it can be to memorize music, but to memorize so many different pieces, and then to play them all in order??! That’s crazy, this must have taken a lot of work. Amazing job, you’re very talented!!

[@spaghettisauce445]

its way easier to memorize songs on any instrument compared to violin since its the hardest instrument

[@crazypenguin3512]

@@spaghettisauce445 violin is not the hardests lmao

[@MikeHaysomMusic]

I don't know how you managed to do all that in one take so kudos for that and I'm so glad you did Firth of Fifth. There seemed to be a massive gap in the 80s and 90s. A few off the top of my head: Marillion - Lavender REM - Nightswimming Tori Amos - Winter / Precious Things / Silent All These Years Annie Lennox - Walking on Broken Glass

[@bigmac2499]

Nightswimming is magic. Walking on broken glass is also fantastic.

[@NYChica23]

All good choices, and also add November Rain to that list

[@oscarestrada5594]

Good choices, but don't forget Home Sweet Home.

[@charlie172011]

Also "New Born" and "Exogenesis: Part II" by Muse.

[@jim122]

All of these are amazing choices, he also missed Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

[@spectrified]

I don’t know why but this (and Paul Davids’ which I subsequently watched) made me really emotional. LOVED IT! I hope to see other creators do this for drum intros, vocal intros, whatever else there is!

[@typebpositive2180]

i know why. They touched all of our different nostalgia points.

[@danteshydratshirt2360]

Rick Beato ( even though I dont like his limited tastes ) has done quite a few videos of various intros

[@WayneKitching]

@@danteshydratshirt2360 Limited tastes? Just a few days ago he mentioned that he likes Baby Shark! 😂

[@danteshydratshirt2360]

@@WayneKitching Beato is largely 99% classic rock fan which rarely strays from tha and 90s grunge era stuff

[@WayneKitching]

@@danteshydratshirt2360 I suppose that's true for "What makes this song great." He also loves jazz, film scores, Animals as Leaders and Tool, among others.

[@ArthurVerhulst]

Sad that piano intros seem to be less and less popular these days. You played multiple intros for each year from the 70s, but the past few years they seem to be hard to find. PS You're a genius!

[@nato.8169]

Steal my girl by one direction has a great riff in terms of modern pop

[@hopsiepike]

Yeah, many wistful piano-driven songs from the high point of folk rock. I was too young to appreciate it then, and have caught it on the rebound.

[@bigneon_glitter]

Note perfect, beautifully done. Nice inclusion of Weller. Rd 2: "Werewolves of London", "Editions Of You", Lou Reed's "Berlin"

[@johnpaullennon]

Also: Radiohead - "Daydreaming"; The Who - "Love, Reign O'er Me"; Jerry Lee Lewis - "Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On".

[@aritomiblog]

Keane - Somewhere only we know , definitely deserves to be in a volume 2

[@jjrc7424]

pretty much any Keane song from the first two albums tbh

[@23max232323232323]

And more so Everybody's Changing!

[@terrancekawles7693]

Two for volume 2: Billy Joel 1. Miami 2017 2. New York State of Mind

[@Barrybirdeyes]

This is one of the greatest combinations of piano intros I've ever heard. I'm so glad you included a wide variety of musical styles too. Fascinating!

[@728huey]

Those were great selections. The only ones I would have added were "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John, "100 Years" by Five For Fighting, and "The Scientist" by Coldplay.

[@AlexPies1]

reading this before i finished the video and i am now very disappointed that 100 Years isn't on the list. especially considering that Oasis song sounded exactly like Imagine

[@arunashamal]

The reason by Hobbastank should've been there

[@MysteryMommy1]

And Head Over Heels by the Go-Gos

[@JJJimmyenaJJones]

Come Sail Away should have been on there too

[@oscarsimpson8973]

bohemian rhapsody shouldve been there too

[@TheKiteless]

Good to see Pink Floyd's "Great Gig........" made the list. I find it just as satisfying to play on the guitar

[@manuncbs007]

I think "light my fire"-1967 Should be on the list My favourite intro ever

[@blcksmth]

That is a keyboard intro, NOT piano. Maybe Electric Piano, but that is NOT the topic of this video.

[@lanceschaina3084]

I agree. Maybe strictly speaking it’s not piano, but I would’ve included the intros to light my fire and riders on the storm just because they are so iconic.

[@Catsnnovels]

My favorite of these is "Morning is Broken", as my mom used to sing that song to wake me up for school growing up, and I just think the piano work is incredible. This was wonderful, very impressed by the "Firth of Fifth" one too!

[@danielblack2790]

yes morning has broken is one of my favorites as well :)

[@mrbassman7184]

Oddly enough I use to sing that as a goodnight song to my kids. But we're not English speaking so it works kinda well anyway. 🙂

[@Gottenhimfella]

He credits Rick Wakeman with performing it, but he actually composed and arranged the piano throughout. And didn't get credited, or even paid. At least not at the time.

[@arklowrockz]

I must say you are rather talented old boy! I always loved "Martha My Dear". It was my favourite song on the White album when I first heard it when I was four in 1976

[@taurus3973]

Wow, it’s hard enough to play all those intros, but to do it in one take, in chronological order no less, is amazing. I noted that with each passing year, as the music scene became more splintered and atomized, I recognized (and liked) fewer of the songs…

[@chameleon-dream-band-official]

Amazing! I can only imagine the practice required to nail all those intros note perfectly! And it doesn't matter how many times I hear the opening chords from Great Gig in the Sky, I get goosebumps!

[@Chigger]

I'm surprised you didn't have "Bohemian Rhapsody" on here, but I will never argue with "Seven Seas of Rhye." Great job doing all of these in a long take.

[@bourbon2242]

Bohemian Rhapsody doesn’t begin with the piano

[@Chigger]

@@bourbon2242 You're right, but it marks the beginning of the two sections after the real intro. Also, in several live performances, "Bohemian Rhapsody" is started with the piano riff.

[@griffinconaway732]

@@Chigger so its not the intro

[@jmnmsapo1]

I missed it too, but in fact isn't the intro.

[@pluplume29]

ça m'as telement surpris aussi!

[@windyhillbomber]

To play 80 amazing piano intros so faultlessly is an incredible achievement in its own right….but to nail the “feel and mood” of each piece is simply outstanding. True musicianship at its very best.

[@davyiseatingasandwich]

Agreed, this had to have been REALLY hard to do! Big kudos to you, David!

[@burntsider8457]

This guy is some amazing musician. He excels at keyboard and music theory, of course, but also at a music skill I've never thought of, i.e. music research. To find examples of his various topics is impressive. Bravo, young man.

[@Alex-oq4mt]

Great list!! I would definitely add "Nobody Home" by Pink Floyd, and maybe "Somebody to Love" by Queen and John Lennon's "Love", though I have no clue which of the 80 I would take out to make room for those

[@GizzyDillespee]

He already did Lennon, so Oasis could be skipped. Oh snap

[@sawcrab2249]

I 100% agree on Nobody Home, and was wondering if anyone else in here felt the way I do.

[@felins2294]

the great gig in the sky is awesome too

[@brixenlang3207]

Didn’t “Somebody to Love” had a vocal intro?

[@andriealinsangao613]

Well, take out the boring "jazz" intros at the beginning, slip on those three songs!

[@richardmcgreary6368]

Just amazing😮 And all in one take. Flowing from one style to another like that is just jaw-dropping

[@acglass]

I love the chronological order and the large variety. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.

[@vincentstruxiano7109]

I don't think it is a large variety, it's quite the opposite actually, and it's precisely what I regret in this video. It's a 100% brit-american, pop-rock set (except fot a little bit of jazz at the beginning). There are lots of cool piano tunes coming from the rest of the world.

[@stevenfreebairn2553]

Very happy to see so many of my favorites on here (especially Queen and Billy Joel)! There were a TON of piano intros in the 70s, apparently!

[@VicWolk]

Awesome job!!!!! I think it felt a tiny bit weird not having these: Donny Hathaway - A Song for You (1971) Black Sabbath - Changes (1972) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975) Guns n' Roses - November Rain (1991) Either way, congratulations. Not an easy feat and it was great!

[@johnyg30518]

Probably a likely demonization take down for each of those bands. Same for Van Halen - "Right Now"

[@djgeorgelima]

Bohemian Rhapsody doesn't starts with piano, it starts with "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?"

[@AlexPies1]

fantastic list! my additions would be: • Queen - Love Of My Life • Billy Joel - Prelude (Angry Young Man) [though I understand why you wouldn't want to try to play this in a one-take video haha] • Train - Drops of Jupiter • Five For Fighting - 100 Years • Michael Bublé - Haven't Met You Yet • Adele - Set Fire To The Rain

[@jdemrick]

foreplay longtime -Boston if organs count..

[@mauritsbv]

Great work including Firth of Fifth on the list! For a future second part, you could also add the intro from The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway. Another iconic Tony Banks piece, who deserves to be twice (or more) on the list

[@aron-new9391]

Though I would say that intro goes on just a little longer than the part that David played ;)

[@lucabloor1086]

Was super happy to see it made the list! 😅

[@CanadaMikeB]

Other than the Beatles, I didn't hear any other artists repeated. Tony Banks could take up half this list with his piano intros alone!

[@supertuscans9512]

Billy Joel *2, Elton John*2

[@KlausSgroi]

The guy is a freaking genius of the keys. David could do a whole video about Tony Banks.

[@lindadodson1586]

Absolutely marvelous! I love how you went through the years, covering a wide variety of artists and styles.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks!!!

[@waynecribbs8853]

1:48 I'm glad you played so much of Martha My Dear. Such a beautiful piece. And then that transition into Sexy Sadie! Bravo!

[@UFPharmacy]

Fantastic job! It's absolutely amazing that you were able to play all these 80 songs (let alone remembering them all) in one take and without flinching. Not to mention a commercial break for flowkey right in the middle. Only obvious omission I can think of was Tiny Dancer by Elton John. I'd personally put it above his other two.

[@OlieSlagerMusic]

Actually, a lot of Elton John songs could have been added. Like "Song for guy"

[@potato-whiz]

Yes I thought that one as well as Bohemian Rhapsody

[@packbet]

I hope these songs be included in your next feature intros: Oh my love - John Lennon Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Georgy Peorgy - Toto Somebody - Depeche Mode Beauty & Madness - Fra Lippo Lippi I will do anything for love - Meatloaf Everglow - Coldplay Great performance & video!

[@tumourwizard]

bohemian rhapsody intro is acapella

[@owenkelly4902]

Drops of Jupiter as well

[@alejandrocanalesgonzalez2851]

November rain - Guns 'n' Roses.

[@damonmoon436]

"oh my love" give me chills

[@travelservices1200]

Really brilliant!! I was only slightly sad that you didn't do "You Never Give Me Your Money", but I guess the Beatles can easily get overrepresented.

[@brixenlang3207]

ikr? it was shown 5 times in this video :0

[@DavidBennettPiano]

I’ll make sure to have it in the next video 😊

[@travelservices1200]

@@DavidBennettPiano You're the King, David. (Sorry)

[@mamymimma]

@@DavidBennettPiano oh yes, a second video 👏

[@you_tubeslonelyheartsclubband]

@@brixenlang3207 I think they deserve it. With *Paul McCartney* on piano, who has a natural gift for melody, those songs better be on there!

[@saitoyuki]

Nice inclusion of a couple of ABBA tunes! Benny doesn't get enough love for his piano skills. Though I'm a bit surprised "SOS" didn't make the cut... what a great piano part that is. "Vienna" was a great choice for Billy Joel -- "Root Beer Rag" and the prelude to "Angry Young Man" are also both awesome. Some Styx also would not go amiss -- "Come Sail Away" and "Lady" both have great intros.

[@fs55261]

I was hoping Prelude would be there too 😥😥

[@jayneubauer3401]

Styx was my first thought as well! And Kansas as well!

[@GoddessPallasAthena]

Very true. I was definitely thinking of "Come Sail Away" but yes, agree with "Lady" as well!

[@gregsullivan7408]

Yep SOS is excellent, partly due to the wonderful Flanger effect used on the piano.

[@forumboss2620]

Amazing… phenomenal musical memory to play so many intros. I was in high school in the early 70s and it’s amazing to hear those Beatles Classics, plus Elton John, and so many beautiful melodies. We were truly blessed.

[@theplaylister]

Outstanding work! I would have added: -a few from The Doors, definitely Light My Fire intro. Unless keys is not to be considered in the piano category? -Pinball Wizard by The Who -Bohemia rhapsody, Queen

[@andriealinsangao613]

Light My Fire's played on a Vox Continental combo organ, Pinball Wizard starts with acoustic guitar, and BoRhap starts with a capella vocals.

[@BenjWarrant]

The raindrop piano from the intro to _Riders on the storm_ is outstanding.

[@andriealinsangao613]

@@BenjWarrant Yes!

[@winfr34k]

80 really amazing picks! Thank you. The way you performed Bridge over Troubled Water and Let it Be hit right in the feels...

[@thomasoegerli7762]

I had to stop at "Nobody does it better" which should have been the title of this video. Really , truly amazing stuff!

[@utekarg3281]

Wow David, this was freaking awesome! My favorite is Firth of Fifth, I’m learning it right now, sooo much fun with all those odd meters

[@snidelywhiplash]

Amazing work. A couple great Elton John intros I might suggest: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" From Billy Joel, I'd suggest "New York State of Mind", and "Night Is Still Young" if you wanted to get a little more obscure. "Kissing A Fool" by George Michael has a great, short piano intro too.

[@jordimandujanoramos]

In Elton John intros i would suggest Honky Cat. I think is awesome

[@TheDancerIta]

FEELING GOOD - Nina Simone* RUNAWAY - Kanye*, SET FIRE TO THE RAIN - Adele*, MY HEART WILL GO ON - Celine Dion* Roses - Outcast*, are some songs that come to mind. 🤗 Loved your video, and got inspired to try to learn as many intros as possible for no reasons whatsover except its so cool!

[@willk7184]

Great selection and great playing! Cool to hear those Bowie and Genesis songs included, as well as Billy Joel's beautiful Vienna. One I feel was missed was Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - not a super complicated intro but instantly recognizable.

[@jeffisrael3773]

I don’t get doing Vienna, but not doing the best rock song of all time, Only the Good Die Young.

[@dingerjuicer]

@@jeffisrael3773idk who else says that’s the best rock song of all time, but I think Vienna is considerably more popular lol

[@markfranco3690]

Love this. Wish there were full length versions of many of these songs. Your brief clips of these Piano lines [intros] are all so spot on.

[@drrichm]

This is totally awesome - what a great list and performance. Played with great style as well. Since everyone's adding their two cents, I would not have minded "Saturday In the Park" by Chicago. Thanks!

[@fedeesna2604]

Awesome!!! One of my favourites is Supertramp´s Bloody Well Right…love that piano intro…Many thanks David for all your videos!!

[@gerardscimeca2487]

What, no Sister Christian?!? Great electric piano intro on Supertramp, same with London Town, I think all of these were acoustic. Could do a video like this with just a handful of artists, McCartney (would have liked Maybe I'm Amazed), Elton John, Billy Joel, Springsteen (Jungleland would have been nice here, song literally has 2 piano intros to start).

[@BenWeeks-ca]

We could add "Take The Long Way Home" and the EPIC meatloaf "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I won't do that)"

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

I second that! Bloody well right has a great intro!

[@bobinscotland]

@@chaplainmattsanders4884 Would probably need half the video just for that... lol

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Some great choices - here's a few more: "She's always a woman" (Billy Joel), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (Elton John), "Real Men" (Joe Jackson), "Brilliant Corners" (Thelonious Monk), "I Feel the Earth Move" (Carole King)", "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" (Jim Croce), "Saturday in the Park" (Chicago), "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" (Warren Zevon), "Think" (Aretha Franklin)...

[@robertberman6692]

Good choices. "I Feel the Earth Move" was the first "shoulda been included" that I thought of. And Joe Jackson "Steppin' Out." Dan Fogelberg "Heartbreak Hotels." Imogen Heap "You Know Where to Find Me." Keith Green "Rushing Wind." Chicago "Hard to Say I'm Sorry." Journey "Who's Crying Now." Survivor "The Search Is Over." In general, more early 20th century songs would be good as well.

[@got2bharmony]

Very impressive. Sixteen minutes of joy. Am I the only person who perceives a decline in musicality as the songs enter the 1990s and beyond with maybe one or two exceptions? A reminder of how good the Beatles were. How some of those melodies, such as tubular bells, have been used so extensively that they are etched into our memory even if we didn't buy the album. How the hell did you memorise 40 tunes so perfectly and immediately execute the correct feel? That seems super human to me.

[@ibpiano5520]

Great video! I would personally add more Joplin, Coldplay, Muse, and Five for Fighting.

[@geordytallaf.2083]

That was really amazing I can't imagine how much time and effort you put into this not to talk about recording over and over. I play piano too and I know what it feels like when you want it to be perfect. Subscribed and liked

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!!

[@seanLeprechaun]

Ok this video took me three hours to watch because of all the side streets off memory lane that had me adding songs to a new playlist. Thank you SO MUCH for doing this. You're an inspiration and a kind soul.

[@crazy1234573]

This was beautiful!! I think REMs "Night Swimming" is a beautiful piano intro. Billy Joel's "Miami 2017" and Queens "You and I" are also gorgeous!!

[@francisseidel8014]

Billy Joel's Summer Highland Falls is also a phenomenal piano intro.

[@aussieevonne7857]

Night Swimming is brilliant and indeed has a great and iconic piano intro. An absolute highlight of my late teens.

[@JBDazen]

Lovely to hear 'David Bennett Piano' play some actual piano! You're playing the Nord Grand, right? It sounds great! How does it feel compared to a real piano?

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks! The Nord Grand feels amazing! My reaction when I played it for the first time was literally "this is the Elder Wand of digital pianos!!"

[@olivercowan8719]

@@DavidBennettPiano do you prefer the Nord piano or the Nord grand?

[@DavidBennettPiano]

@@olivercowan8719 Nord Piano is the 2nd best digital piano I’ve tried… Nord Grand is the best 😊

[@envyyou1979]

@@DavidBennettPiano However, no electric piano makes you part of the resonance / sound box like any acoustic piano. Actually an upright piano moreso than any grand piano.

[@SpitfireRoad]

@@envyyou1979Played a fully reconditioned upright grand a while back. Over 100 years old. The sound resonated like you suggested. Through every fiber of my being. The restorer referred to it as Sir.

[@stevedarepiano]

Absolutely fantastic, well done! I tried this for top gospel intros and it wasnt an easy task to do it all in one take. Respect!

[@TradeRoboticscom]

David, truly a herculean performance - simply amazing. It must be gratifying to know many, many people are just as appreciative. Kudos to you my man.

[@stamatiskon3049]

Great job! I would definitely put Tom Waits' Invitation to the Blues and Paul McCartney's (& Wings) Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five. I would probably put every McCartney piano intro but this one is one of my favourites...

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Good shout on "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-five", I'll get that one in next time!

[@matthieudesrosiers6611]

as a die hard muse fan im so glad you put sunburn but it does feel weird not to mention new born's intro when it comes to iconic/great piano intros. Amazing video

[@svivian]

Genuinely shocked you didn’t include Karma Police, given how much Radiohead feature in your videos. One of the most iconic piano intros of all time.

[@samp4184]

I think Sexy Sadie might have disqualified it

[@derekcazel899]

Absolutely fantastic job! I think some early to mid 90s female piano players were left out. Tori Amos (Silent All These Years, Winter), Natalie Merchant (Verdi Cries, My Skin), and Sarah McLachlan (Angel, Adia, though maybe not technically a piano only intro). I was surprised Bohemian Rhapsody didn't make it. Others for another list may be: My Immortal, Listen To Your Heart, Tiny Dancer.

[@mori1bund]

I guess he left out Bohemian Rhapsody because it has an acapella intro before the piano part.

[@derekcazel899]

@@mori1bund Very good point.

[@garybryansongs]

That was mesmerizing, David. Thanks so much!

[@SuSaNa_PT]

So many good intros but Firth of Fifth is ❤️

[@roccoholmes5540]

Genesis is a brilliant band That album was brilliant

[@ucantfuckwithenrry5827]

Facts

[@donremi76]

Firth of fifth is my favourite intro and maybe the most difficult to play, among these 80...

[@giannirizzi1031]

Sorry, but in Firth of fifth too much mistakes...

[@johnduffy9098]

Great video! A few more that come to mind are: Alright - Supergrass Mariners Apartment Complex - Lana Del Rey Runaway/Good Morning - Kanye West Superstition - Stevie Wonder (If clavinet counts?) Evermore - Taylor Swift I want you back - Jackson 5 Sing - Blur Daydreaming - Radiohead The Winner Takes It All - Abba S.O.S. - Abba I want you to love me - Fiona Apple The place where he inserted the blade - Black Country, New Road I feel the earth move - Carole King 1 step forward, 3 steps back - Olivia Rodrigo

[@matthewstarkey7665]

Clavinet* clavicle is your collarbone

[@its_elkku135]

I was also thinking about Runaway but maybe it's too simple compared to the rest of these.

[@johnduffy9098]

@@matthewstarkey7665 Haha, oh shit, yeah

[@cactus-wren]

Great selection of songs, also Michael Martin Murphey's Wildfire would have been nice - Chicago songs like 'Colour my world', 'Does anyone really know what time it is?' - Supertramp songs like 'Dreamer', 'Going Hollywood', 'The lord is mine' - Alan Parsons Project songs like 'Time', 'Psychobabble' - and Wiz Khalifa's 'See you again'. Great video! Greetings 🙂

[@TheTimTraveller]

Ok... how many takes? :D Incredible work David - loved this! 👏👏👏

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thanks Tim!!

[@guavacupcake]

This was live streamed lol so one take

[@SeventhSwell]

@@guavacupcake Well, it was premiered to a live chat, but it wasn't performed live since he was responding to chat. Sadly I came in late and only caught the last few minutes of the premier. Also, it's The Tim Traveler! I love your videos too!

[@guavacupcake]

@@SeventhSwell Oh I see. Thanks

[@IanWaugh]

Wonderful! Wonderful! I got most (without looking) but not all. What struck me was how similar many were but also how many stood out after just a few notes - remarkable songwriting. You are a genii, Mr Bennett, and no mistake 😊

[@ReneeAndrews-jd1lh]

Loved this!! I’m old so I was happy with myself that I recognized 20. Thank you for working hard to make this highly enjoyable video!!

[@myhumbleopinion1036]

Playing was too notch 👏👏👏 Abba - S.O.S. Alicia Keys - Goodbye Basia - Reward, Drunk On Love, An Olive Tree Brian McKnight - Back At One (jazz intro) One Last Cry Double - The Captain Of Her Heart DHT feat Edmée - Listen To Your Heart Enya - The Solar Wind Evanescence - My Immortal Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity Jewel - Foolish Games John Legend - Ordinary People Mariah Carey - Vanishing, We Belong Together Michael Martin Murphy - Wildfire Rihanna - A Million Miles Away Ten Sharp - You The list goes on and on......

[@stanc8404]

I knew Wildfire had to be in here somewhere: Haunting and melancholy, just like the song.

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Part 2 coming soon!!

[@thesovietunion9542]

I feel like you underestimated some of Billy Joel’s and some of David Brubeck’s intros…..

[@aliyaf9869]

@@thesovietunion9542 it’s a personal taste for some, like David he really likes the Beatles and appreciates their musicianship more than other artists. I think he found some great tunes and whilst other artists might have better intros sometimes it’s up to the listener to decide.

[@brain-thomas]

Kudos for playing all in one take, extra kudos for good taste and an extra award for not only playing it right, but also getting the feel and the essence of each song across!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

@@brain-thomas thank you!

[@nimnone]

Can you make one 10 ten piano tunes/parts in video games? With To Zanarkand, FFX on 1st place 🥇

[@kurtoppenheim4552]

Thanks for making this!! About halfway through, I realized I know how to play a lot of these. Watched it again, I know how to play 24, and there's another 23 I really like but haven't learned (yet!). This is inspiring me to make a master list of songs and get out and start booking gigs to play piano and sing! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@huxby]

It made me realise that "Don't Look Back in Anger" is just about the same as "Imagine", only louder!

[@danteshydratshirt2360]

Oasis lifting from The Beatles...I'm shocked :)

[@chuckz2934]

Great list and performance. Loved seeing Ben Folds represented. 🙏🏼

[@welcometogeektown]

And with one of his top two songs for me ("The Luckiest" and "Still Fighting It" swap places for me depending on my mood.)

[@Disassociated24]

Omg I love that you put Linus and Lucy in there. Charles Shultz is one of my biggest inspirations, so it made me smile when you started playing the iconic intro :)

To the next one: ●Subdivisions - Rush ●Wait for sleep - Dream Theater ●Satellit - Ted Gärdestad ●Won't get fooled again - The Who ●Light my fire - The Doors ●6:00 (6 o'clock) - Dream Theater ●Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven ●Moonlight sonata - Ludwig van Beethoven ●Superstition - Stevie Wonder ●The bigger picture - Dream Theater ●Baba O'Riley - The Who ●Listen to your heart - Roxette ●Electric sunrise - Plini ●Forsaken - Dream Theater ●Hey Jude - The Beatles ●High hopes - Pink Floyd Your covers of A thousand miles, Because the night, Bridge over troubled water, Let it be, Lean on me, Walking in Memphis, 7 years and Desperado were beautiful.

[@lordtachanka7968]

Maybe also Forsaken

[@richarddoan9172]

I don't think David considered electronic keyboard sounds for inclusion on this list (Rush, Doors, Stevie Wonder, Who).

@@richarddoan9172 I don't see why he wouldn't consider electronic keyboard. He plays on electronic keyboard in many videos.

[@richarddoan9172]

@ It's just a creative choice to not group them with pianos. They don't sound like pianos. It makes sense to me. It's like making separate lists for electic guitars and acoustic guitars, or 12-string guitars, or bass guitars.

[@edmundisanski982]

WOW! I know classical musicians learn long pieces like a whole piano concerto but how do you learn 80 different unconnected pieces? Only towards the end did I see you look up at all, to presumably check a track list. It was like watching someone walk a tightrope waiting for you, but hoping you don't, fall off. You played all the pieces so well too. It was such a treat to watch and listen to this video. Well done!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you! Yeah, as you noticed, I was looking up to check with song was next! 🙂

[@zt7489]

@@DavidBennettPiano thanks for adding Mike Oldfield in there!

[@pedropicapiedra9381]

some pianist can play the well tempered clavier all by memory (24 pieces for book) wich has super complex counterpoint non stop, that's super human, just to give you an idea, probably 1 prelude and fugue would required more ability than this hole video (by the way the guy did great i don't want it to sound like am shitting on him)

[@Chewbacca6334]

I just love the fact that you put so much feeling in every little piece you play.

[@jrvr9559]

Really missing ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All" (1980), it has one of the most beautiful piano intros imho. Joni Mitchell's "River" and Tori Amos's "Silent All These Years" deserve a place in this wonderful video too.

[@griffinconaway732]

Make your own video

[@jjosefsson69]

Well done Mr. Piano! Good that you had Firth of Fifth in your list. Can you have The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway next time? It would be awesome!

[@mintegral1719]

My first thought upon clicking on this video was "I'm gonna be mad if Firth of Fifth isn't in here", lol

[@robs1529]

@@mintegral1719 same here!

[@SgtFloofy]

SAME LMAO

[@mansenmias]

'The lamb' would be so awesome - it was my first introduction to prog, which have been a long lasting love affair.

[@uckbee]

@@mintegral1719 My first thought exactly! You know how negligent media are when it comes to our boys.

[@theworldaccordingto4555]

That was just excellent. Amazing how all those intros/songs are imbedded into the world and the public's psyche. "Music is the Best" - Frank Zappa

[@cangenc132]

I’m quite surprised you didn’t include any of the Supertramp’s piano intros. They’re absolutely phenomenal. Great video!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Don’t worry, there will be plenty of Supertramp in the upcoming “e piano” intros video 😃

[@cangenc132]

@@DavidBennettPiano ❤️❤️❤️

[@cakemartyr5794]

@@DavidBennettPiano Really look forward to that

[@crazyspeedyjoe]

Rudy Is great!

[@caelenselke-minogue]

The intro to Pyramid Song never fails to give me chills each and every time I hear it. So disappointed he didn't include the intro to Tiny Dancer (Elton John). Such a good song.

[@mikanmuusikko3841]

Rocket man really has no intro. Tiny dancer on the other hand..

[@caelenselke-minogue]

@@mikanmuusikko3841 lol. Meant to say Tiny Dancer. I'm not that familiar with his music.

[@Gottenhimfella]

I was much surprised by the omission of "Bloody Well Right" by Supertramp. Not even near to their greatest song IMO, but the intro (on Wurlitzer piano) is surely an all time great.

[@eriksimon307]

Amazing and yet there were some significant omissions: - Great Balls of Fire - something by Little Richard - Fats Domino (Blueberry Hill, Ain’t that a Shame) - Thunder Road; The River Amazingly well done

[@janosa.8769]

Amazing job David, this compilation really hit me in the feels!

[@oliviert9274]

Great performance, in one take ! Suggestions: Gilbert O’Sullivan, Alone again The Clash, Rock the casbah Jerry Lee Lewis, WLSGO Randy Newman, Short People Frank Zappa, Uncle Remus

[@timwjohn]

The first half is pure bliss

[@___maddee6203]

Somebody to love by Queen came to my mind instantly 💕

[@ethanschoof4953]

I love bruce hornsby to death, my favorite piano player of all time personally. His first two albums are amazing and underrated.

[@mrdfk9410]

Life On Mars (Bowie) All My Life (KC & Jojo) Beautiful (Christina Aguilera) I'm sure there's more you missed, but I'm more impressed that you all of this in ONE take. Bravo 👏🏽

[@karthikveturi3319]

David I quickly wrote down all songs I plan to learn. This is great for a beginner like me to go explore more genres and artists

[@davecomstock9544]

Wow. Just...wow. Fantastic selection, incredibly well performed! Seven Seas Of Rhye and The Luckiest are two of my all-time favorite songs, although with Ben Folds just about any song might fit in (Still comes to mind). This was also educational: I never knew Gary "Dreamweaver" Wright played piano on Harry Nilsson's Without You, Rick Wakeman on Cat Stevens' Morning Has Broken, and Little Feat's Bill Payne on Bryan Adams' (Everything I Do) I Do It For You!

[@carollutz8253]

LOVE this!! I watched EVERY minute! Thanks for reminding me of some old favorites and opening me up to new songs, too!