This version of this song is one of the most hauntingly beautiful things I’ve ever heard.....

The way Bruce changed this song is a testament to not " phoning it in" and it was a way for him to maintain musical integrity. I realize some fans need the original just like the record....but if you love Bruce Hornsby, then this is exactly why we love him. He can do what he wants, because what he does is so amazing words cannot describe it.

I have been following Bruce since his days playing locally in Virginia in 1978. The first time I saw his band they played jazz, pop, rock, funk, and originals. Definitely the best local bar band I ever heard anywhere. I said at the time if he doesn't make it in the music business there is something wrong. It took 8 years until The Way It Is hit and history was changed. I don't think there is a more versatile, talented, and well schooled songwriter/musician on the planet. He does it for the music.. not fame and money. A pure artist. I have listened to a lot of James Taylor recently. Not sure if they have but I would love to see a collaboration between those two artists.

that intro.... chills

Considering Bruce Hornsby has been singing since the seventies, his vocal tones are still as beautiful. His virtuoso piano playing is equally as good. Wow, this master of music never ceases to amaze. He is sadly very underrated. Thank you, Bruce, for your wonderful compositions that enrich the music in our lives.

He keeps finding new ways to play old songs... A true genius. 💚💚

one of the most underrated artists in music

One of the most underrated artists in today's music ! Bruce, please come to Europe for concerts !

I could listen to Bruce warm up or stall for hours

If you haven’t seen Bruce live you should! I was fortunate enough to be able to see him in London November 2019 and I will cherish that memory for life! And btw, a ridiculously beautiful version of Mandolin Rain!!

talk about a song speaking directly to your soul, my god this is genius.

Keep playing Bruce…. So Beautiful !!!!!

The song really starts at 02:00. Man, that hits hard. Simply beautiful.

einfach sehr schön, kann man mit dem heutigen geplärre und gejaule überhaupt nicht vergleichen

one talented bloke....great music

We love you and your music, Bruce Hornsby, in all of its manifestations.

The intro is absolutely beautiful! I was introduced to Bruce and his music at the age of 9 after my mom and dad got home from seeing him at Wolf Trap back in 2008 and he will forever be one of my fave artists!

Shame on those 20 thumbs down! A wonderful rework of Bruce Hornsby’s classic by the song master himself. Thank you Bruce! God bless you for the music you have given me and hundreds of thousands of fans over the world that appreciate your songs and superb piano skills.

Stumbled upon this interpretation by accident. Wow. Just wow.

I love the reimagining of these songs. His jazz roots take it to another level.

Thanks so much to the entire Hornsby touring family. Greg Nosek

Tears started to well up when I think of my late father.

Bruce is a musical genius. So haunting.

listen to him life is worth living feelings human love joy peace heart .................

So luscious and haunting!!! Love from Portland, Oregon!!!

Mandolin Rain is one of the best songs ever written the words remind me of my childhood.

Beautiful ❤❤❤

One of my all-time favorites. Bruce! Come up to the Pacific Northwest! Doesn't matter where...I'll get tickets. 🎹🎻🪕🎸💖

Quite honestly, my most favourite song. Means very much to me

Stunningly beautiful.

Beautiful Sir. have been listening to your music since my early 20s, and now 40.

Wow Wow... Familiar with the original version then stumbled on this one... Bruce is one of those musicians that gets better and better through time !! Played this over and over, amazing, and so are the musicians that are playing with him !!

Never has an artist that I know, REIMAGINED his music catalogue like Bruce has. The dead were free form, but Hornsby Re forms them.

" Bruce, you're truly gifted, indeed" ... "Many Cheerful Thanks, for the music memories throughput the years!" ... Blessings always, your heart friend, & music fan, Ms. Deborah Steele - 1/07/22

Sooo classical and beautiful, the kind of music i love.. Bravo BRUCE🌷

How does he do it? How does he keep re-inventing songs & making them just as good if not better than the original? 1986 Mandolin Rain is amazing but live versions over the decades have really taken it to a new level. This song with an orchestra feels so right & so brilliant. Beautiful.

This man is so brilliant he made us forget the Old Bruce with the range and offered a new mature Bruce with complete mastery of his art Everything is so perfect the vocals the combination of various musical instruments the piano

I just saw him in San Antonio on 10/28/23. This song is amazing. I love the way he has reworked his old songs and created another piece of art. He's amazing!

Thank you Bruce...so beautiful....I discovered you later in life vs 80s...so grateful. You are such pure talent.....gratitude from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦

This! Love he and this song even more now, decades later! Thank you, Bruce!

This song is so- oh- love it!

Bruce Hornsby you are a Musical Genius, If someone were to listen to Bruce,s music in a 1000 years from now, i,ll bet it will blow they,re neural network to pieces. Such brilliant music for years to come......

Props to the sound guy... perfect audio on that piano, perfect

A haunting reworking of a B.H. classic that makes it sound like a completely new song. Bravo!

just close my eyes an listen.........and my tears rain on my face.....can't and don't want stop it.

one of the most beautiful songs and arrangements I have ever heard

Love this arrangement

The smile on his face, when the strings set in at the beginning, wonderfull !

Beautiful Bruce.....Thanks from Ireland

As a guitar player, I've always been a little jealous of how much people flip out over piano/keyboard. This song proves exactly why people do. The melancholy...the melody....just amazing.

Thanks Bruce,...for this fascinating piece of music with a great team.

Just saw him live in Fort Wayne Indiana with a dear friend on 9/19/21. Just amazing. This version of Mandolin Rain he did was so beautiful. It's like he flipped it upside down from the original. Spectacular!

Brilliance - greetings from Johannesburg!

Especially powerful with commotion at the beginning. Tears in my eyes. Thank you.

Danke Bruce. Sehr sehr schön.♥♥♥

One of the most prolific piano men

What beautiful song. It breaks my heart.

We need a concert in Ontario Mr. HORNSBY... you have so many fans...👍

He's one of those guys that eventually gets bored playing a song 1 way, so he puts spins on em. I love it. I'm the same way.

🔥🪔🪅🎐👌Nice job Bruce Hornsby, thank you 🪔🪅👌

One of the best pianists on the planet.

Thank you Bruce i needed this today.

Alternate melody rendition from the original-more classical, but equally as piercing and heart-wrenching. Again ever so memorable.

The melodic notes of the intro on the piano are the most beautiful sounds I ever heard. He is a maestro. Thank you, Bruce

So amazing would love to meet this man his music will last forever

Damn it Bruce, I just listened to the original, and fell in love with this version just as much.

At the top of your craft- the perfect tapestry now of all your hard work and beautiful body of work, Hauntingly beautiful Bruce.

The music always takes me back to my high school years. So many good memories.

Bruce at this age even, singing and playing these melodic notes with the same wonderful expertise and tonality. I am in awe of this virtuoso musician, his music makes me cry, it is so hauntingly beautiful. I have also heard that he is a very humble man-humility in such a talented human being is especially notable. May God endow him with the same spirit and talent forever. Thank you, BRUCE, and the person posting this.

🗣️📢🙌I feel like I'm in shock!! Bruce Hornsby!!🐙⚠️🌑🪔🌍 Thanks.❤️‍🔥🔥

Best version

The piano playing is beautiful.

Thank you . . . absolutely stunning.

Magnifique... quelle magie.....du pur bonheur.....un grand homme.. Le must du must... merci pour ces moments...🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

During the intro, I wondered where exactly you were going, Bruce. I was in anticipation. But the very MOMENT I heard the chorus phrase that gives a nod to the Ricky Skaggs / Bruce Hornsby album version of ‘mando’, I immediately put it back to the beginning to see how you set this all up. Even when noodling or improvising there is no doubt your musical mind knows the direction it’s heading. What is it about minor keys that make the hair on my arms stand up? Bruce, please never stop reinventing your music, never stop reimagining. I still can’t sit down at the piano and play the Aria from Bach’s Goldberg Variations without thinking of the version of ‘The Way It Is’ you put on the Intersections album set… You are loved, admired and respected.

🗣️📢🙌Amazing Bruce Hornsby,I'm blown away your The best ever! Thankyou!🪅🎐❤️‍🔥🙌🎽🎧🔥

Some artists make it big and never evolve. This is one of the best reimaginings of a classic tune I've ever heard. He goes off in a completely new direction. I find this refreshing, and wish more people could do this.

The most talented artist ever.Been a fan since my early teens in the 80s.First him on Rick Dee's weekly top 40 on radio station in Dublin Ireland. Maybe someday I'll get to see him live

Love him always.

I❤️this song!🌹

This version is still so ethereal and beautiful. The frequency of its execution and its intention is so deeply felt.🩵💙🩵💙 What a gift. Thank you. 🙏🏾

I took my mother to see Bruce and Jackson Brown perform both solo and duo without a band at The Mosque in Richmond Virginia many years ago. We still call it by that name even though the city changed it after 911. Both Bruce and Jackson played alone for a while, but then came together for a few songs. Bruce was simply unbelievably expressive and imaginative in his spontaneously improvised versions of his hits, like in this video.

WOW! Mesmerizing!

I have always loved this song. Genius in simplicity.

I remember a story, back in the day (80's), of your piano teacher, not approving of your 1-finger method. Too much happens on this Earth, daily, that anyone can keep up with, even if one day was 100hrs long. This Sunday afternoon in Danmark, you relax me from.....life itself, by revealing it with notes from the soul. Thank you, Bruce Hornsby.

Wow!❤❤❤ I have not heard this rendition of Mandolin before. It is sooo beautiful. Love, love, love it! Thank you Bruce!

That was awesome!...

Love this track so much

So beautiful! I love that, after so many years, Bruce continues to grow musically including reinventing the familiar tunes that we know and love. I hope that BrhyM swing back to the NYC area.

Beautiful!!

Will be seeing Bruce and the Noisemakers in April at GPAC (Memphis area). His concerts are always a good time.

This man has been one of my hero's since 1983 I love you man you are amazing

I had the chance to see Bruce live recently and it was a wonderful experience, especially hearing this version of Mandolin Rain live as well!

I love this song so much but this stripped down version is really my favourite, it's beautiful.

Love it!

heard him play back in 1988 in milwaukee, wisconsin at the milwaukees beer fest. it was good.

One of the GREATEST!!!

Dark. And colder. I'm going to have to watch the official version to get up and get the housework down.

A version like this enables a better hearing of the lyrics.

woooo hoo!!! :D still great!!!!! :D