🎵 Bruce Hornsby & The Range - The Way It Is REACTION

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Thanks for checking out our Bruce Hornsby reaction. The Way It Is is a song that is oh so familiar!
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@dannycasson1551 2 жыл бұрын

A masterpiece of a song. The piano is achingly beautiful. The bass just kills it. But the real standout in this incredible song is the the lyrics. The words speak for themselves. The subject of the song is timeless. Never get tired of listening to it.

@foto21 2 жыл бұрын

That's the golden spot, when melody, rhythm, instrumental artistry, vocal artistry AND LYRICAL power blend into a masterpiece. People are missing out ignoring all the elements.

@kenboling6778 2 жыл бұрын

Best bass line

@Wraithlen 2 жыл бұрын

100% agree. Especially with the state of things these days. Who would have thought how backwards we are going in 2022?

@toddedwards5144 2 жыл бұрын

Everything is great about this song EXCEPT the lyrics.

@burstcity3832 2 жыл бұрын

@@toddedwards5144 Contrary syndrome?

@NotStanleyTucci 2 жыл бұрын

Dude is a MONSTER on piano. So under appreciated

@Zacksleeps 2 жыл бұрын

he's literally one of the best. People debate about elton john vs billy joel piano skills, but Bruce knocks spots off of both of them! Elton even said it himself.

@gena_unknown 11 ай бұрын

He’s well respected and admired in the music industry as a great. Grew up on his music and it’s so nostalgic

@markshepherd8018 11 ай бұрын

Yes, when Elton John was asked about the greatest piano player he'd heard he said Bruce Hornsby. Interesting.

@rogerbarrett8744 5 ай бұрын

Definitely not under appreciated by professional fellow musicians, scratch that, make it musicians and held in the highest regard by them!

@grapeman63 2 жыл бұрын

Tupac listened to a wide range of other musical genres. It is reputed that before his death he was driving his entourage crazy by playing Don McLean's "Vincent" on repeat. He, reportedly, called it the most beautiful thing he'd ever heard. That he'd be listening to this, does not surprise me.

@jamesclapp6832 2 жыл бұрын

Love Tupac and the respect he had for other artists. Never understood it. Low down dirty shame.

@foto21 2 жыл бұрын

Rap was a new genre created by people who grew up on other genres including the greatest periods of soul funk pop rock and disco. Rap wasn't the self and musically destructive pile of garbage it has since become.

@fionamb83 2 жыл бұрын

@@foto21 It reminds me of in the 90s when dance music and raves and so on really kicked off. And I used to always say I listened to classical music as a kid, and still did like when I was reading, or studying, or just chilling, and my mates used to think I was off my head. I tried to explain that so many producers got samples, ideas and inspiration from it. Like I had to explain that Adagio for Strings was by Samuel Barber in 1936 and not in fact composed by Tiesto

@bobtillman5769 2 жыл бұрын

@Grahame-was Tupac listening to Don McLean or Bruce Hornsby? Your comment has me confused. (Apologies, not trying to be rude)

@grapeman63 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobtillman5769 Don McLean. I believe his partner set it up on a continuous loop for him, while he lay dying in his hospital bed, so it would be the last thing he ever heard.

@Stan_sprinkle 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah and the last verse he references the “law passed in 64”, That you can pass the civil rights act but it doesn’t necessarily change certain peoples’ minds. Beautifully written song

@d_Howard 2 жыл бұрын

yeah...and you can pass a civil rights law, and make it worse for the people you're supposed to be helping.

@davidcooklock129 2 жыл бұрын

And the line "cause the law don't change another's mind when all it sees at hiring time is the line on the color bar" refers to the line for "Race" on a job application back then.

@TheKitchenerLeslie 2 жыл бұрын

Just virtue signaling at a time where all of the number 1 shows were mostly african american casts. It was SO *stunning and brave* of him to come out against racism at a time where it didn't really exist.

@Stan_sprinkle 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKitchenerLeslie That’s not necessarily the point. He was writing a song that captures a moment (or long era) in history. Not sure where you’re getting all this or why the chip on your shoulder… but do your thing. How’s that wealth gap working out though?

@MrThumbs63 2 жыл бұрын

@C Summers tell us all how almost 60 years of spending billions of dollars towards equalling the playing field has worked. Oh, that's right, those dumps called cities have been run by Democrats for generations. The only thing Dems have done since the Civil War is to move plantations to the inner cities. Suck on that nugget.

@sjlittler70 2 жыл бұрын

Do you ever wonder how amazing it must feel to be able to play an instrument as well as he plays it in this song. Brilliant playing.

@davidmckinney2111 2 жыл бұрын

This got him the gig playing in the Grateful Dead.

@bobschenkel7921 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Hornsby is one of the nicest, best, most eloquent musicians on the planet. He has had quite a long career, with a lot of variety as to who he was playing with. He did spend a couple of years in the Grateful Dead in the early 90's, after opening for them at several shows. The talent is undeniable. Maybe next you guys could do "The Valley Road" or "Mandolin Rain"..

@leomamofokeng5104 2 жыл бұрын

How come nobody ever suggests "Show goes on"?

@jaquestraw1 2 жыл бұрын

Saw him with the Dead many, many times. Jerry and he played off each other so well

@dontmakemelaugh01 2 жыл бұрын

I saw him as a member of the Jerry Garcia band , down in the Haight- Ashberry district early 90's.

@bobschenkel7921 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaquestraw1 Me too. I agree. i think he was much better than ol' Vince Welnick. Sorry Vince (RIP).

@bobschenkel7921 2 жыл бұрын

@@dontmakemelaugh01 Very cool.

@surlechapeau 2 жыл бұрын

Brad & Lex, you’ll love his "Mandolin Rain" and “Valley Road”!!

@alanmusicman3385 2 жыл бұрын

Valley Road especially is well worth a listen

@insidadream4074 2 жыл бұрын

I second that, also there is a live version at woodstock where he pays homage to Tupac

@glennplesnarski3730 2 жыл бұрын

I love those songs, Hornsby made some good, classy, fun songs.

@vickieray 2 жыл бұрын

Yes to both, especially “Mandolin Rain” ♥️

@guitearist 2 жыл бұрын

Down The Road Tonight is the best on the album imo

@alanmusicman3385 2 жыл бұрын

The song is flawlessly played, has inspiring lyrics and a fantastic urgent rhythm to it - it's one of the best hit records of the 1980s

@mkmstillstackin 2 жыл бұрын

agree, well said!

@bbbiemer 2 жыл бұрын

Baltin: And look at how many times "The Way It Is" has been covered. Obviously though the Tupac version, "Changes," is the most iconic. Hornsby: I love the lyrics, such a positive message, such a soulful message. A cassette showed up in the mail, back in the waning days of the cassette era, from the Shakur Foundation. It was about a year after Tupac had been assassinated. And it was a way dirtier version of this song they had found going through his voluminous archives. I got a note saying, "We found this, it's very special. We wanted you to know about this and also we wanted to discuss with you the publishing splits." So we had a nice back and forth about that. And it just kept on going. "The Way It Is" has been recorded so many times by rap artists. It's something I'm proud of.

@zenpuppy6025 2 жыл бұрын

This song is as relevant today as when it was written. I think 50 years from now people will still be listening to this song.

@jennyjenny4501 2 жыл бұрын

Mandolin Rain is Bruce Hornsby’s masterpiece!

@kennethgrainger1112 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce has a style on the piano. You can hear him on End Of The Innocence by Don Henley (of Eagles).

@TheKitchenerLeslie 2 жыл бұрын

Don Henley: Famous Pedo

@kona883 2 жыл бұрын

I was checking the comments to see if someone was going to mention the End Of Innocence! Your right a incredible song and Bruce just stands out!

@wvman2374 2 жыл бұрын

And although its not him that you hear on the studio version, Bruce and his brother John wrote the #1 hit "Jacob's Ladder" that Huey Lewis recorded.

@TheKitchenerLeslie 2 жыл бұрын

@@wvman2374 Not his finest hour. He was already washed up at that point.

@wvman2374 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheKitchenerLeslie what in the world are you talking about?? Who was washed up?? Jacob's Ladder hit #1 on Billboard Top 100 in 1987. Hornsby had his own #1 hit in December 86 with The Way It Is and won TWO Grammys in 1987, plus had a top 5 hit with Mandolin Rain that year. Huey Lewis had just released Fore! in 86 which included Jacob's Ladder plus ANOTHER #1 hit and a few other top 10 hits in 87. Both artists were peaking in 87 and peaking more than most artists ever do.

@BalbazaktheGreat 2 жыл бұрын

One of my all-time favorites; the piano on this is just incredible. If you like this, consider checking out Bruce Hornsby and the Range: "Mandolin Rain."

@leroyrs 2 жыл бұрын

What a brilliant song that is. I like the piano in combination with the warm 80s synth pads. Man why don‘t we have those kind of songs in the charts anymore ?

@vorbis4860 Жыл бұрын

Such an iconic song. No one's piano sounds quite like his.

@go234ko96ts5 2 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful song with meaningful words. Bruce is one talented musician and songwriter.

@suzannevosburg4622 2 жыл бұрын

My dad lived in Virginia when I was growing up and I would go down and stay summers with him (we are originally from PA) Bruce Hornsbys aunt was my dad's landlord.. they had a garden in the back my dad would help take care of.. Bruce and his brother came over to look at the garden one day. It was 1987 too. The year he won a Grammy so he was pretty big at the time.

@JEREMY99218 2 жыл бұрын

My family is from Williamsburg, VA. Bruce lives a couple miles from my grandma. His wife's parents used to live next door to my Mom's cousin. When I lived there I saw him and his family several times at various stores and restaurants.

@suzannevosburg4622 2 жыл бұрын

My dad lived in Seaford about 10 minutes from Hampton Roads. Which I think is about an hour from Williamsburg. I used to love visiting there.

@Tkidddd 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Virginia Beach and he played all the time in the bars.

@JEREMY99218 2 жыл бұрын

@@suzannevosburg4622 Seaford is only about 20-30 minutes from Williamsburg but probably felt longer when you are a kid.

@suzannevosburg4622 2 жыл бұрын

True lol

@mikeelko8527 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce still lives here in the WMBG Va area. Such a humble, talented musician

@timothyhalbert1516 2 жыл бұрын

Had the pleasure of seeing him in 1988 at the Muny in Saint Louis. The whole first album is AMAZING.

@TomClark-Futoura 2 жыл бұрын

Saw him live in Southern Oregon. The man plays with uniqueness, elligence and joyfulness. That impression has lasted for decades.

@sweatd0g 2 жыл бұрын

Great reaction! This song was huge when it came out. The really cool thing about Bruce Hornsby is he's self-taught, which is why his fingering looks so unusual when he's playing. He's not using the "right" fingers to hit the "right" keys, but his results are beautiful. You should really see him perform this live!

@_Bigzie_ 2 жыл бұрын

As to the Tupac reference, we know how creators of intellectual property feel about "borrowers" of their creations: they want their remuneration, as they should. That's why we have copyright laws. LOL

@callumcowan7047 2 жыл бұрын

There's a part of the video where Bruce just gets a goofy smile on his face despite the serious subject matter, because he's in the groove. There are few things more gratifying as an artist than when you are in that zone regardless of art form..

@acorrado5529 2 жыл бұрын

Great songwriter and piano player! Bruce Horsby can also be heard playing piano on Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me".

@nunsandorphans 2 жыл бұрын

Such a perfect song. Reaching out in his unique way.

@Adam-zo3yf 2 жыл бұрын

Brad, this song is a masterpiece. The vibe is heartwarming. You definitely caught the wave. Beautiful, isn't it. 🙂

@garyfallows1123 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best songs of the 80's, you don't need a guitar solo when you've got a piano solo like that, awesome

@CCDzine 2 жыл бұрын

It's not a vibe, it's a message.

@yaze3316 2 жыл бұрын

yet, a vibe can be a message.

@RamesesBolton Жыл бұрын

@@yaze3316 Isn't everything a vibe? Just some things have different vibes to other things. It comes off as lazy or unoriginal to label something a vibe in my opinion, although my opinion doesn't matter anyway 🤷‍♂️

@njchas 2 жыл бұрын

SO GLAD you liked this one! Yes, Lex, this what a great piano player does….they have STYLE!

@joebabe302 2 жыл бұрын

This whole album is absolutely amazing!!! Great songs great lyrics and he just murders those ivory 🎹 keys!!

@kengregory6026 2 жыл бұрын

Bonnie Raitt's 'I Can't Make You Love Me' with Bruce Hornsby on piano is sublime...worth checking out guys...good one

@GinaGeeILuvu 2 жыл бұрын

I love this song and it is still relevant today! I also love Tupac’s song with the sample! We still got a lot of things to change to make things right in today’s society!❤️❤️

@TheMkamix 2 жыл бұрын

This is truly a beautiful song. The lyric are deep and the piano playing is so smooth and nice on the ears.

@vickiroman189 2 жыл бұрын

I got to see Bruce and the Range at the Rainbow Music Hall in Denver shortly after this amazing album was released. They had the entire audience in the palms of their very talented hands.

@timishere1925 2 жыл бұрын

I won a contest from a local radio station in Maryland when this song came out. The prize was a trip to California, and one of the many things we got to do was go to another radio station in LA and meet Bruce Hornsby. He was being interviewed at this radio station on a show that went out across the entire country. He was a totally normal, humble guy. He thought it was cool that we (my brother and I) were from Maryland because he said he grew up in Virginia, a state that borders Maryland.

@TrianglesAndCircles 2 жыл бұрын

Hornsby plays piano like a Tiger! Awesome song.

@Pxtwny_chill 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible talent and a very deep and meaningful song, both this and 2pacs take on it are masterpieces.

@BFKAnthony817 2 жыл бұрын

I still can't hear this without thinking about Tupac's version. I remember when Changes originally released and this was such a huge hit as the original even had a resurgence on the radio.

@Zacksleeps 2 жыл бұрын

Even Elton John said that Hornsby is way ahead of everyone including himself when it comes to playing the piano, and Elton is no slouch on the keys!!

@sealdrup 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent song, profound lyrics.

@lindakessler8768 2 жыл бұрын

"Ahhh, but don't you believe them." Love this song and your reaction. I think Brad should learn the piano to accompany Lex on her guitar! 👍❤🤙

@greenbeatsred 2 жыл бұрын

Really amazing song! I never get tired of hearing it. Makes me want to learn piano.

@cletusbeauregard1972 2 жыл бұрын

You need to hear one of his other hits, "The Valley Road." The piano work is beyond belief, especially that long solo at the end.

@LeeDfined 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@RiseOfThePhoenix30 2 жыл бұрын

Good old Virginia boy...my best friend in high school dated his niece who's family lived in a house John Lennon used to own...fun times

@RyneMurray23 2 жыл бұрын

This song is fantastic. He is great on the piano🔥🔥

@richardhenderson9767 2 жыл бұрын

I have so many memories of this song, and "Mandolin Rain"... Great songs...❤❤

@Orange6921 2 жыл бұрын

These invoke so many strong feelings and memories of me growing up in the 80's. I've have absolutely loved this song since I was a small boy.

@owlbuquerqueturkey 2 жыл бұрын

He does a really good cover of "Comfortably Numb". He mashes it with an original song of his called "Fortunate Son" so the title is "Fortunate Son/Comfortably Numb", and it's about a disabled veteran.

@revwillyg6450 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, just listened to that. One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard, for real! Thx

@owlbuquerqueturkey 2 жыл бұрын

@@revwillyg6450 I'm a vet myself, and I can't hear it without tearing up a little.

@Rob-eo5ql 2 жыл бұрын

The Valley Road was another big hit by Bruce Hornsby & the Range. The song & video are great.

@dopiaza2006 8 ай бұрын

The old man said thing will never change. Bruice was challenging that by the last line in the chorus - 'Ah, but don't you believe them'. Things can and have changed.

@kipyates9696 Жыл бұрын

I was working at Polaris Amphitheatre in Columbus Ohio mid 90's. It had just opened and they had trailers for the acts to stay in as the dressing rooms were not finished. I was told they needed a fax line in one and as I was working in walks Bruce. He watched me work and talked to me for about half an hour. Very humble and very down to earth. He was touring with Bonnie Raitt . Great show by both and he joined her onstage for a few songs.

@tadanott300 2 жыл бұрын

A piano solo...I'm here for it!!!

@soundhealer6043 2 жыл бұрын

I'll bet it's pretty cool for Rap fans to be familiar with a sample of a song, then some time later, seeing the actual composer/musician playing it and throwing down.

@mikevandenboom5958 2 жыл бұрын

you guys are great love both personalities. glad your appreciating real instruments.

@wadsworthaaron 2 жыл бұрын

Great song... It was everywhere when it was on the charts (and for months afterwards). Bruce Hornsby played with the Grateful Dead for a time years after this album. I wish I could have seen that.

@SteveInTheOC 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce and Tupac together on stage would have been epic. All the music and all the musicians are connected in a endless and unbroken stream through the ages. 🎼

@KeithWickens 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I remember this charting in the UK, mid to late eighties? I remember because the girlfriend I was with at the time went mad for them, so we got tickets to see them at the Hammersmith Odeon (as it was at the time), in London.The support act never turned up and the crowd were getting rowdy, so Bruce Hornsby and the Range came on early to do their set, and they were better than I hoped. They went off and took a break, hoping the support act would turn up. Some people left, after all main act on early who waits for a late support act!? Those that left really missed a great show, cos they never showed and Bruce and the Range came on again, to fill the time. They said something along the lines of "all we have are the songs we started jamming with in garages and rehearsal rooms when we first got together". with that over an hour of 50s, 60s & 70s standards. It was way better that their own set to my ears, and any band that cared enough about their fans to do a double set went to the top of my list for respect. Ended up one of the best concerts I ever went to! Keep going Brad and Lex, the best reaction videos on the web!

@harrismiller1948 2 жыл бұрын

He makes playing the piano look too easy ❤

@twwtjohns 2 жыл бұрын

The message of this song is the struggle that continues to this day. You can't order or expect someone to lift themselves up by their bootstraps if they can't even afford boots.

@clintjo2377 2 жыл бұрын

Song that you never forget after hearing It what a storyteller and musician amazing !

@groverlongwire858 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Hornsby’s a gangsta on the keys

@damonhines8187 2 жыл бұрын

Can't overstate how much of a breath of fresh air this was back in the day. It hit home. Brilliant debut for a talented artist.

@grelch 2 жыл бұрын

There’s definitely that “wait, I know this?!” moment on yt reactions for this song.

@christopherbittell6501 2 жыл бұрын

Great song! I liked your reaction to this and your question about what original artists think of being sampled. I do know that a lot of people wanted to know what Dolly Parton thought of Whitney Houston’s version of “I will always Love You” and how popular her remake was. She said it was not just flattering but very lucrative, as she received a great deal of royalties, as well as renewed interest and sales of her original song. So there’s that to consider….👍🏼🤑

@michaeltveten8458 2 жыл бұрын

I was scooping ice cream in a parlor, while still in high school when this came out. Still love it today! And….Yes, as others have said, you might want to check out “Mandolin Rain”. Good reaction. I didn’t know PAC sampled this, but I think I understand why.

@chrisbayliss3532 2 жыл бұрын

were you in Stranger Things?

@michaeltveten8458 2 жыл бұрын

Uhhh…No. 🥸. Not I…..Uhh…No…. 🍨

@marcharley6465 2 жыл бұрын

I was in my 20s when this song charted and dismissed it as MOR dross with a decent tune. Listening to the song now (in my 50s) I appreciate the excellent lyrics and the musicianship.

@pwilliam255 2 жыл бұрын

I remember listening to this song in 7th grade and feeling warm and fuzzy thinking about how racism and homophobia will be a thing of the past when my kids are my age. Boy, was I naïve.

@mkmstillstackin 2 жыл бұрын

Similar for me. Was in my teens when this came out. I liked it then, but man do I appreciate it much more now being in my 50's. The instrumentation is just exquisite.

@smbake 2 жыл бұрын

@@pwilliam255 I'm sure that's what you were thinking when you were eleven...

@pwilliam255 2 жыл бұрын

@@smbake it actually sounds like you’re not sure. Why?

@smbake 2 жыл бұрын

@@pwilliam255 Because there probably isn't a seventh grader alive who thought that.

@pauljansen1137 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing song...really brings me back to my teenage years....

@scottalic4067 2 жыл бұрын

LA Weekly interviewed Hornsby on the anniversary of Tupac's death in 2011, asking about what he thought about Shakur, and his use of Hornsby's song in "Changes": "I really liked it. Lots of rappers have used “The Way It Is:” Wyclef, E-40, Snoop. I loved what [Tupac] did with it. I just said, 'Go go go'... "I'm a fan [of Tupac now]. When the Greatest Hits record came out, they sent me it. I had never really dealt with him on a listening level. I was sort of floored by his creativity. I thought he was so clever, and really profound, and deep. There's a lot of gravitas to Tupac's music, to me... "Here's a funny story. The senator in Virginia for years was Chuck Robb. My wife and I supported him, and got invited to his Christmas party in the late '90s, when Greatest Hits came out. My wife decided we should listen to it on the drive. We get to Robb's house, and there were a bunch of black parking attendants. We opened the car, and - I didn't know this - but the next song to come on was [“Hit Em Up”]. The timing was hilarious. Right when the brothers were ready to take the keys the line “I f***ed your b****/ You fat motherf***er” came on. These guys fell out. They looked at me at first in horror, and then started laughing like crazy..." Hornsby is a real decent guy -- still making interesting music to this day...

@FrankCastlesConscience 2 жыл бұрын

I met Bruce backstage at Hammersmith Odeon in London in the late 80s, talented musician. For some reason this was his only big hit (Mandolin Rain notwithstanding), i think he was one of those guys interested more in the integrity of his music than becoming famous or writing commercial hits, per se.

@LeeDfined 2 жыл бұрын

The Valley Road was a big hit in the 80s.

@RogerWyatt365 2 жыл бұрын

I was never much one for the piano...until I heard Bruce Hornsby play. The way he dances around the keyboard is satisfying to listen to and mesmerizing to watch. You almost...not quite, but almost...could not hear the lyrics and fall in love with the song. But add in the lyrics and you take a walk through all of the injustices that mankind has inflicted on it's own. It's a good thing that the music is so uplifting, because the lyrics will sit you back down.

@KeithDCanada 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce's song "The Valley Road" is what inspired me to learn to play piano. I passed along that inspiration to my daughter years later. Song of note from him: "Mandolin Rain". That song will forever be slow dances in the gym, in high school....

@Garciadann 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce was a touring member of The Grateful Dead for a few years. Live version with him on thier masterpiece Eyes Of The World is amazing

@jackgilchrist 2 жыл бұрын

I play air piano all the time, also air guitar, drums, fiddle, harmonica, accordion, banjo, mandolin and several others. I'm an all around air instrumentalist. I can play a few actual instruments to some extent, too, but my air playing is truly on another level. Alas, my air talent goes unrecognized. 🙂

@berniemargolis4288 2 жыл бұрын

I read an article stating that Bruce Hornsby became a Tupac fan after hearing Changes. Unfortunately, Tupac was already dead when that happened, so he never got to tell him in person. Personally, I think Tupac's song is a follow on to this one. It's like Bruce Hornsby handed the baton off to Tupac, and he ran with it. Bruce Hornsby's song is hopeful in nature. He repeatedly states that things will never change, but then he goes on to state, "Don't you believe them." I personally interpreted his intent as, "Don't believe the people who tell you that things will never change." Tupac's song, on the other hand, is more of a pessimistic call to action. When I read his lyrics, the message seems to be that things won't change until people take action to change them, but then he goes on to despair about the overwhelming forces that are resisting those changes.

@snowdog03 2 жыл бұрын

I remember when this was in heavy rotation on MTV.

@segwayantwerpen9349 2 жыл бұрын

great song, and the nice story behind this, at the time Bruce was taking piano lessons as a kid with his younger brother, at the funeral place at his local village, as the piano room was upstairs above the funeral store, so to get there he had to walk in front of the (empty) coffins every time to get to his piano lessons, a crazy place to go, lol...

@estoy1001 2 жыл бұрын

In the same vein, Led Zeppelin had a song called "That's The Way", with the same kind of message. On a live version of it from MSG, near the end of the song, Robert Plant shouts "don't you believe it!"- one of my favorite live Zeppelin moments.

@cabel000 2 жыл бұрын

I saw him twice. Once in a little club on the landing and the second playing with the Grateful Dead. Both were fantastic.

@Unclesmokey314 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Hornsby... what a rabbit hole to go down and pure talent and class the entire way down and back!

@andrew8500 Жыл бұрын

Is still can’t understand why people never knew this song? The 80’s was the best era for music. So many artists from now took samples from this era from so many good artists back in the 80’s.

@larryg7126 2 жыл бұрын

The piano is an amazing percussion instrument, it's a percussion instrument because you press keys connected to hammers that strike steel strings, it also is melodic in it's playing. It encompasses the lowest notes to the highest notes in an orchestra and is used by composers of classical music to write for an orchestra to determine what instruments would be used for various musical passages. It is used in all forms of music, it's biggest drawback is it's size and weight, thus the electric pianos, the newest have actual samples of each note of various classic pianos like the Steinway, Yamaha, Borsendorfer. They can also sample other older electric pianos like the Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer. They can also sample organs like the Hammond and various synthesizers all in much less weight and size.

@mariaarmagnague3482 5 ай бұрын

Bruce is the Best in Pianooooo!!!

@kianpa1 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song! ❤️

@joeandersen9038 2 жыл бұрын

He was the warm up for Huey Lewis at a concert in Copenhagen late 80ties.

@tylerannand3777 2 жыл бұрын

Always reminds me of Everlast's 'What it's like'

@andersgranstrom7128 9 ай бұрын

That PIANO!!! Come on, who plays like this!?!?😍😍😍

@ericsmith6615 2 жыл бұрын

Wife here..Grew up hearing this song.., always loved it.., My Husband saw him while on tour with the Grateful Dead.., which he was an honorary member.., Amazing Song and Musician!!

@raymondreid4987 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite piano 🎹 player. The jazz in thoses hand is pure gold and his voice has mellow bar tones that make me feel I'm sitting in a small bar and this three piece band just took me on a journey. Cool 😎 🆒️

@lauraschaad416 4 ай бұрын

When he adds but. Oh!!!! don't you believe it!! He is saying just cuz you say you can judge by color we don't have to old man !! ❤❤❤❤

@donrobbie1461 2 жыл бұрын

The middle section with the piano is often used in TV sports programmes to accompany a voiceover story telling

@loisrogers2511 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching and listening to him play the piano

@276parpir 2 жыл бұрын

Immaculate Music.......

@robinjohnston24 2 жыл бұрын

Saw him in I think it was 1987 or 88 in London when he was touring as the support act for Huey Lewis and the News. Huey was great, but it was Bruce Hornsby I remembered.

@pcl8993 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know there was a sample of this on another song. I have to go check that out. Thanks for bringing it up 👍

@pcl8993 2 жыл бұрын

I checked it out. It's pretty good. Pretty similar to the original with Tupac inputs!

@friki-tiki 2 жыл бұрын

man, this takes me back to when I was 13 years old, sitting by the pool on a hot southern summer afternoon, just hanging out with friends. (maybe drinking wine coolers)

@JEREMY99218 2 жыл бұрын

Bruce Hornsby and I are both from Williamsburg, Virginia. He lives a couple miles away from my grandma. His wife's parents used to live next door to my Mom's cousin.