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The title should be corrected to “5 nursery rhymes turned EPIC” instead..

Nursery rhymes are sick of kids messing up their lyrics

Reasons why twinkle twinkle eternal darkness is my favorite: It sounds like a song that the misunderstood villain would sing for their exposition/backstory scene. In most parts you can hear their anger and their need for vengeance. In the softer and lighter parts you can hear them showing their vulnerable side or explaining what drove them to madness or what made their life so miserable they turned to evil. And i think the imagery that this piece paints in your head is so clear you can almost hear the villain singing. The title could even have a meaning like “they had an innocent twinkle in their eyes until their life fell into eternal darkness” or smth like that.

This music would be great for a school concert or for like a play or something along those lines. The dark versions were so good and not really horrifying, but really really grooving, in depth, and just plain dramatic and amazing!

Who else thought the dark versions were actually beautiful

"Dad?" "Yes son?" "Can you sing me old McDonald had a farm?" "Okay okay..." **PIANO INTENSIFIES** "DaD nO!!!!"

I always thought the originals were a bit evil. Too happy and fake. These are insanely beautiful! Gave the goosebumps! My kids are listening to these lullabies as the slip into their dreams. Arcmage. 🤘

What impress me, besides the obvious dexterity to play like this, is the mental skill. Each piece is still recognizably what it is, but altered… like choosing different words to impart a subtle twist in meaning to a well known speech. This not just artistic, it is conversant. Not just playing music, but speaking. To know how to change something…without changing it. That is what truly impresses me in Lionel’s work.

The parts where he didn't play the piano himself is just a footage of him practicing playing with his mind 40 hours a day XD

When the movie’s villain is singing a lullaby for her kids

I absolutely loved each of the "dark" versions!! They had depth and character and I wouldn’t tire of a single one.

Everyone: That's "horrifying" Me: wow those glowing keyboards look amazing

Basically, these are how nursery rhymes will be in Star Wars.

Old Mac Donald's actually sounds like it should be in an epic battle scene

Is it just me or are the darker versions cooler? I think that they’re beautiful. The songs are excellent and the playing is masterful.

Happy version : humans playing Dark version : PLAYING ITSELF !!!!!

Ok but how about this: There was this boy and his father played the piano and teached him twinkle twinkle little star when he was just a child, but then a few years later the father died of cancer. That crushed the family, the mother put the piano in the basement, but the boy would still play in secret. One day the mother got a new boyfriend which was a horrible greedy man and when he found out about the piano he decided to sell it. The boy, now a young man did not want that but couldnt do anything. That night he went to the basment and started playing twinkle twinkle but as his sadness and anger emerge he played this version.

The nursery rhymes have unlocked their true forms.

I just love listening to Twinkle Twinkle Eternal Darkness over and over again. It's like my area of zen or something! Nice work!

99% horrified? Should be 100% horrified. Horrified at how amazing they sound and how good you are at playing piano!

Therapist: horrifying nursery rhymes don't exist, they can't hurt you Horrifying nursery rhymes:

*Title* "I'm 99.99999% sure you will be HORRIFIED" Me: *enjoying the dark versions of the songs* "Hah, horrified of what? Of how COOL you made them?"

Alternative Title: ″Nursery rhymes unlock their true form″

DUDE. OLD MCDONALD HAS AN *EMPIRE* IS A FREAKING MASTERPIECE!!

“Old McDonald has an empire” Yes he does, he made lots people obese with his Big Macs

These sound more horrifying to my hands than my ears.

this is a masterpiece, not meant to be in youtube, destined to be in a museum remembered by all. you have created something else, this is not more just rhymes or songs, this is art. this is beautiful. you have created more than art, you have created a story, that will guide lifes of others, this is beauty in its finest. this is everything and all between earth and the infinite void of vast emptynes. this is where we are but shall no more because you have created everything and nothing, so insignificant and worthless , but at the same time something so passionate and beautiful. i'm. so are you. and all, everybody around us. this is word of mine.

As a 13 year old, the dark versions of these nursery rhymes are spectacular and oddly beautiful.

The actual lyrics to Mary has a little lamb are Mary has a little lamb Her father shot it dead Now it goes with her to school Between two hunks of bread

A good alternate title would be: Turning nursery rhymes to boss themes

I have goosebumps listening to these and I love them. They sound outstanding really bringing out the darker meanings of nursery rhymes often overlooked by the public.

the "marry had a little lamb" was scary- -ly amazing

Old McDonald had an empire: Sit, child, sit and listen. These days they call him a hero, the harbinger and the uniter of the nation, but then? A madman. Some say he started with the empire passed to him from his father Old McDonald did nothing but bring it to a turning. Some say he was a mere counselor, but one who became somewhat of a friend of the emperor. Do you know why Old McDonald was truly terrifying, child? Because he was none of these things. No, child, no, Old McDonald was but a son of a farmer. Old McDonald grew on a farm with his father and sister. His mother was lost to some bored, sadistic guard who passed as he escorted the king to one place or another. It is then he took his vow - the vow to not merely kill, but eradicate the king like vermin. And so he did, child, he did. At first, he tried to simply put poison in his foodstuff and drinks, but that, of course, did not bring the... desired, shall we say, result. The king, of course, had a man to test and taste his foods to be sure it is up to par, you see. If Old McDonald was caught there and then, put through the court, and stuffed into prison, the entire revolution wouldn't have happened. As he was brought before the court, his father begged they took him instead of Old McDonald, he begged to pay for his child's wrongdoing. The court agreed and executed Old McDonald's father before his very eyes, and so his rage grew a thousandfold. When his sister passed, his rage became sadness, and then once his mourning finished, anger. Not anger like that of a common city guard stepping in the droppings of a peasant, no child, anger like that of gods. Now, a man with nothing to lose but his life, which he had not cared for, he snuck into the king's castle. It was a sight like no other - some hundred men lay breathless on the ground, each next to the other, but there was no blood. He strangled each man, one by one, and then brought their lifeless bodies back to their posts, as if to say "it is here where you die, your majesty, not in war, not in struggle or a fight, but at the foot of your door, and there is nothing to postpone this." The foolish king grew anxious, for what monster would not just do, but be able to strangle a hundred well-trained guards right there and then? Right there at their post? Why was there no commotion, no fighting, no resistance? Why would they give up their lives in such a hurry? And so, he brought every man and woman to try and protect him. Old McDonald had no fear in him, child. More men meant nothing to him, you hear, child? More guards - merely more men to slaughter. And so he did. When he came to the room of the king, he made sure it would be noon, he wanted to see the eyes of the king turn white as he took his life, child. Some say he took it with a dagger, some say he took it with his own hands, some say poison, but if it was anything of those, it could not be. The next day the king was found. He made sure of it by bringing his lifeless shell to the then-city's middle hub. There was no puncture in his skin, child, no blood, although it was all drained. There was no sign of poison in his body, no bruises, no nothing. It was if the king suddenly gave himself to the gods. The only thing missing was his heart, but even that was taken away cleanly - no cuts, no deforming. It was as if the king saw Old McDonald and his body ejected his heart immediately. Truly, a sight of its own to behold. It is then Old McDonald took over the city and began his thirteen crusades. There was no resistance. Unlike the king, Old McDonald brought himself to the battlefields to fight along with his men. When the king fought, he did so in the comfort of his castle, but Old McDonald? An entirely new sight to behold. Some of the old guards say there was a strange, nigh sadistic twinkle in his eyes, as if light came through them as he fought. And so, child, through the thirteen crusades old McDonald overthrew thirteen kings more and made them kneel before him. Only one other king was foolish enough to try and resist. Then and there they saw the same thing happen - once more the king lost his life. Once more, no puncture, his blood and heart missing, and his eyes turned pure white. They do not know if Old McDonald was a god himself or perhaps something other, perhaps a demon. Those who spoke against Old McDonald were imprisoned right there on the spot and... "educated", he called it, but they were not the same as they were when the guards came. Were they possessed? Nobody knows, child, nobody knows. And so, through his acts of cruelty and so-called education, Old McDonald brought the empire together. True, some men and women became hollow, but those who did not, pledged their allegiance to Old McDonald and fought along him to conquer more and more for the empire. The more they fought, the more the empire grew, and more men and women were educated. The more people were educated, the more the empire grew. A cycle like no other. And so, once Old McDonald passed away, through all his deeds, the empire was united. The new emperor is a mere replacement, a statue of sorts. The laws abolished by Old McDonald remain abolished, the laws put in place by Old McDonald remain in place to never be changed. The emperor does nothing but sit on Old McDonald's throne and watch. The new emperor does not govern as harshly as Old McDonald did. He does not need to. Most people are educated now. All the emperor now does is simply seek more and more people to educate, not out of need, but out of fear, for if a revolution is to rise, the emperor would be overthrown in not days, not hours, but in seconds. Sometimes, child, it is said that the spirit of Old McDonald still walks the castle. Some say Old McDonald's spirit whispers things in the emperor's ear and educates him further. I do not believe Old McDonald to be truly gone, child. ... ... Ah, I apologize, child, you go on your merry way. The ramblings of an old man should not bother you as much. Worry not of the future, Old McDonald has united us all and brought us the education we so much needed. Hop on to school now and you too will receive it. We all will.

Teacher: someone play me a song The class: The kid who never talks: *starts playing the piano*

Damn! I loved the echo the piano did at 8:24. Really fits the name of the alternate song

So amazed by your talent, the songs could be one of the most beautiful symphony of all

Composer: hmm my song needs to be scarier C minor: *my time has come*

The scariest part about them is how the piano plays itself

These scared the heck out of me! They were so dark and imposing that they became beautiful. I love them

So beautifully played. Your talent and personality will ensure your music will be enjoyed for many years.

Me: mom, when can I quit piano? My Asian mom: when you’ve learned these five nursery songs. Me: nursery songs that should be easy. My Mom: EVIL EPIC VERSION.

These aren’t scary, they FRICKING SLAP. I love the ‘darker’ versions. ESPECIALLY ROW ROW ROW YOUR STARSHIP DESTROYER. Row row row your starship destroyer honestly sounds amazing. Edit: or maybe I’m just a psychopath. Edit: also, props to the 8 legged spider that played these songs.

Old Mac Donald sounds like a friggin murder mystery anime opening!

I really liked the darkened versions of the songs. In my opinion they kinda sound as if they would be like a villain origin story, or how something so sweet and innocent turned to betrayal. (Somehow i got most of this from Old McDonald had an Empire)

"Old MacDonald Made Some Meat" "Row, Row, Off The Ledge" "Twinkle Twinkle, Dying Light" "Mary Sacrificed Her Lamb" "If You're Hurt and You Know It, Cut Your Wrists" Cool Titles if you remixed these even more, technologically.

The song: "If you're insane and you know it" me finishing the lyrics: *Stab a man!*

The corrupted "If You're Happy & You Know It" should just be the theme of the Joker. A childish and playful tune at heart, but it's been twisted and tortured to become dark, chaotic, and disturbing through loss and misfortune. Noicely done.

9:51 feels like a light version or best dark version of the 5 lullabies

*Sees title* Can’t be that different... “Old Macdonald Has An Empire” “Row, Row, Row Your Starship Destroyer” “Twinkle, Twinkle, Eternal Darkness” “Mary Had A Scheming Lamb” “If You’re Insane and You Know It” Old Macdonald, the emperor of the Old Empire, having long conquered the depths of outer space with his Starship Destroyer, is now coasting within the Eternal Darkness of the void, his Little Star long gone. His ship piloted by the Lamb of Mary, he sits in his chair, clapping to the beat of his own Insanity.

Ya know, themost scariest thing is when the "horrified music" start, it has no hand playing the piano

So impressed by the creativity, so beatiful

One part I like from this is the creativity you put in the dark names.😀

Darth Vader: I have an Empire Old MacDonald: Hold my pitchfork

"Three years ago, my subjects were cows. Three years ago, my daily fight, was about milking. Feeding. Gathering eggs. Three years ago, my empire was but a farm. Protagonist, you will never win! I am the perfect being. Allow me to reintroduce me, who you know as 'Crazy Old Man MacDonald from the Farm'. I am Emperor Willhelm Donald from the Kaiserreich of Bauerland!"

I'm late to the party having only recently discovered the channel... I wanted to say how much I enjoyed the reinterpretation of Mary Had a Little Lamb. The 'dark' version felt more like Mary getting stalked than her scheming (to me anyway). Something about light and innocent feeling treble with a lurking and sinister feeling bass.

I like how on the piano you can choose to play what is good or bad, it makes me reflect on the world.

Most people: Geez that’s creepy Me: wait the piano is playing itself!?

When you realise twinkle twinkle is the same as the ABC song and it becomes the most badass ABC s ever

I LOVE Old MacDonald Has An Empire! So Nice! Good Job, Never Knew You Were So Good At Piano!

I love your creativity and how far it reaches keep it up

When you tried to make a disturbing version of some nursery songs but you accidentaly turned it into a relaxing and beautiful art

MusicalBasics : I'm 99.99999% You willl be horrified Me : Dancing to the music

The random videos of the Joker dancing made it even better

I love "Row, Row, Row Your Starship Destroyer". It totally sounds ominous like there's an impending doom.

Most children's nursery rhymes were originally had dark origins so I wouldn't be surprised if these were the original versions.

Old Mac Donald had a farm wasn't always battle music but then they stepped on his lawn.......

I thank you for this. Not because of how good it is (even though this is incredible). But because it made me realize why I want to play the piano. I realize I want to compose music. Piano was just an outlet. So, I will learn music theory, now. That way, I'll no longer feel stagnant about my musical journey. Besides, after doing it for a while, I'll be able to sight-read music. This will help me, because my biggest hurdle was the delay between reading the music and playing it.

ahhhhhhhhhh it's beautiful beautiful BEAUTIFUL!!!!! i can't stop listening!! it's exactly the type of music i adore most-- insanely dramatic and dark. thank you for making these masterpieces! you are great💙💙

These “remixes” of nursery rhymes don’t scare me at all. In fact they’re awesome. Someone please put them on audiomack or Spotify or something.

Whenever I listen to this I just imagine A angel or something is trying to teach they’re demon friend how to play a few happy little piano songs but every thing that the demon try’s to play turns out to be some demonic sounding masterpiece and the angel is just like ...well that’s nice and all but not really what we’re trying to do here

Absolutely beautiful!!!

"Mary Had a Scheming Lamb" sounds more EPIC than dark honestly

To be honest, nursery rhymes were always creepy to begin with.

*This doesen't sound horrifying, it just sounds like Dracula had too much sugar on the weekend*

I love the music, and the concept

I LOVE your style!

Feel like it should be “Mary had a battle ram” instead

Nobody: Absolutely nobody: Me at 3 am: old MacDonald had an empire

I dunno why but these other version are reminding me of legends like Rachmaninoff or some other Classical composers with a more serious edge to their playing! Great stuff!!! :)

This is AWESOME. I can hear the first two in horror movies. I forwarded this to my mom who is a composer, can't wait to see wait she says about this video.

Teacher:Can anyone play a rhyme or at least anything The Quiet raises his hand The Class:???? The Quiet kid:

"Nursery rhymes turned so dark I'm 99.99999% sure you'll be *horrified* " _Me vibing with the cooler version of my childhood_

absolutely amazing bravo.

Very creative beautiful!!!love it

Is it just me or the nursery rhymes turned dark are better than the original

Everyone else: "These songs are so epic rather then scary!" Me, an intellectual: "The red keys look like jellybeans"

I LOVE dark versions of classic songs! 😍 So decadent and chilling 😈 EPIC!

0:34 Old McDo had a farm 0:34 Old Macdo had an Empire 3:03 Row row row your boat 3:24 Row row row your starship destroyer ✨5:37 5:53 Twinkle twinkle little star 6:15 Twinkle twinkle eternal darkness 8:18 9:27 Mary had a little lamb 9:52 Mary had a scheming lamb 12:28 If you're happy and you know it 12:45 If you're insane and you're know it ✨14:13

Title: "I'm 99.99999% sure you will be HORRIFIED" Not a single soul: Me: Ah! :) Beautiful music at last

3:23 Row row row your boat, stealthily down the stream, lock and load in tactic mode, United States Marines! Edit: wow, 2 weeks ago, this had only 20 likes, now 400+ likes?! Thanks guys, I didn't expect this to get popular!

Finnaly, I needed a new soundtrack for my ꙅЯƎbɿUm thanks!

Mary's Lamb is awesome....it doesn't sound so sci-fi, sounds very rich emotionally. If You're Insane also sounds like a classical classical piece that would have unsettled all the 18th and 19th Century listeners. You're very talented and creative. Thanks.

Alternative Title: "Nursery Rhymes that will put Kids to Sleep *For Good* ."

Mother: It's time for bed child, i'll sing you a lullaby to help you sleep... Child: Why do I hear boss music?!

The power of major and minor scales and how it changes the tone so quick.

beautiful it reminds me of my childhood congratulation from France

Ideas I came up with for each -epic- dark version: 1. We see how an extremely successful farm that sells meat products makes it food - by slaughtering the animals on the farm. 2. Someone thought it would be a good idea to go for a boat ride on the river during a storm, and thus faced the consequences by ending up in a boat wreck and drowning. 3. Someone is trapped in a dream ((or rather, a nightmare)) and cannot wake up. The nightmare is filled with their greatest fear(s), and thus they are locked in eternal darkness. Everytime they think they have the slightest bit of hope, things take a turn for the worse. 4. A young girl develops a lovely friendship with a lamb that lives on her family's farm, and it follows her everywhere she goes. Eventually though, as these things go, the lamb is sold or killed for its meat and fleece, and the girl is devastated. 5. Every time a killer finds a new victim, he throws them a little "party" and makes them act happy. He makes them have as much fun as possible before their death.

How to make a nursery rhyme darker: Step 1: make it minor Step 2:add a pinch of piano skills Your done.

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