Piano Variations

Don McLean - American Pie

Realised I didn't upload this one yet. Apologies!

Little Big Town - Sugar Coat

Didn't upload this one yet!

Avril Lavigne - Complicated

Hi dear Patrons,

I was out for a bit, but back in full force! And with a >20year old song that feels like it was released yesterday... Can't believe I didn't play it yet. Hope you like my version, more of an old fashioned base-tone and chord one as opposed to my normal ambush of arpeggi...

Laura Pausini - La Solitudine

Hi dear Patrons,

Got this request from someone close to me, and even though I was quite young in 1993, I remember this song quite well: it was a mega hit in the whole of Europe. Not sure if it really crossed the Atlantic, but beautiful song, sang by a great singer, who had a long career aft...

Ben E. King - Stand by Me

Hi Friends,

Back from holidays, missed one unfortunately.. but back with a classic! quite tricky to pull off with the left hand constantly banging that tune that makes the song so recognisable, so I tried to keep at least some of that in. Hope you like the version!

If you have quest...

Nick Cave - Into My Arms

Another catch-up upload, didn't give this one yet.

John Denver - Annie's Song

Hi dear Patrons,

Country roads got one of my patrons to ask for another John Denver song - which this one particularly favoured... Here we are! 50 years ago it was published I just saw, so here's the piano variations jubilee edition :)

Hope you like my version, it's a good practice ...

Alicia Keys - If I Ain't got You

Hi friends,

forgot to upload this one, so here it is.

Haddaway - What is Love

Hi Patrons,

Forgot to upload this one, I apologise. Hope you like my version!

Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness

Hi dear Patrons,

One of you gave me the tip of this great artist, that just went by me over the last years for some reason. Happy it was brought to my attention, very beautiful style and for the piano very suitable. Hope you like my first of what may be some more of her songs to come...

John Denver - Take me Home, country roads

Hi Dear Patrons,

Absolute classic of course, and a great melody to do some arpeggio's with :P. Love the song, even after 50 years, which should tell you something..

As always I've left the mid and wav file attached. Let me know if you have questions / comments. Thank you very much fo...

Lucas Graham - 7 years old

after-the-fact upload!

Birdy - People help the people

Hi dear Patrons,

A request ticked off, somehow not a hard one because the song keeps sticking in my head if I hear it, so there's to the coming week softly signing this one in my head... However, beautiful piano piece, which I tried to copy / cover more than vary around.

Hope...

Marlon Roudetto - New Age

Hi dear Patrons,

Heard this song on the radio in the car, and I thought It must have been a pretty recent one, but turns out it's 13 years old by now... How the years go by..

Very simple tune but nice set of chords, so I once again kept it simple to not distract too much from...

Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

Love this song! This is why didn't mind trying a bit, and you have to because the thing changes from E to G to C - it's a quirky thing. But I liked playing it, and hope I didn't make it too complicated ..

As always I've left the midi and wav file attached, and many thanks for the continued ...

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

Didn't upload this one yet

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah

Hi dear Patrons,

It happens less and less after all these songs, but sometimes one slips through that I could have sworn I already played. Not on the record though :D Beautiful song, that lasted for decades for a reason, also on weddings and funerals.

Hope you like my version, I tri...

Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World

Hi Patrons,

The classic amongst classics I would say, and I can't believe i didn't get to it... Perhaps because no matter how simple it looks, it has those semi-jazzy chords that always seem dangerous to me, because do it wrong and they mess up the whole vibe. I tried a bit, but I think it ...

India - SOS

Hi dear Patrons,

Hope you like this one: Her other song (Tourner dans la vide) got famous behind reels / tiktoks (for me at least) and then I listened to the whole album and a great bunch of songs revealed themselves! I particularly like this one, but I'm a happy listener to the who...

Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over

Hi dear Patrons,

I didn't know this song was 15 years old... and it's one of those tunes that sticks in your head once its on the radio somewhere, so I thought why not get rid of that by playing my own version :) I kept it calm and simple, curious to hear your thoughts! Hope you like it. 2024-08-11 13:28:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Elton John - Can you feel the love tonight

Dear Patrons,

Kind of funny that I didn't play this one for such a long time, but some of the classics slip through, and as it turns out there's a lot of classics to play! Elton John songs are hard, because the man is so incredible on the piano, that it's challenging to play his tune calmly...

Bob Dylan - Forever Young

Hi dear Patrons,

Classic one, far before I was born. covered many times, but I can't get over the simple calm version that Bob produced. Love it. Hope I did it justice!

As always, I've attached the wav and mid file to this post. If you have any comments or questions or course feel fr...

David Guetta - I don't want to wait

Hi everybody,

After some uploads of classics it was time for a more recent one, so here we go! Party songs are always nice to musically "put on tranquillisers" which I did with this one.. Hope you enjoy my piano version. I do like the original version as well may I say :D

As always I ...

The Rolling Stones - Angie

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

Tricky song this, because I like it so much! Those are always more difficult, don't know why. Tried to do it justice, as always, but no guarantees... It was requested a bunch of times, and I get why. These songs tell you why it's logical the guy is so famous and wealthy.

I've added the mid ...

Lionel Richie - Say You Say Me

Hi dear Patrons,

I'm always a little bit intimidated playing the songs of the greats, and Lionel is definitely one I'd put int hat basket. I've listened to this music so many times in my youth, that they're all in my head so no need to practice, but doing both the piano and voice part on so...

Michael Jackson - Heal the World

Hi Friends,

Tricky ones always, Michael Jackson songs, because they're awesome, and also full of transpositions, so you'll have to do the song in 3 keys. No worries though, I tried my best! Even though the song is almost as old as me, its still heard everywhere, which tells you...

May...

Backstreet Boys - As long as you love me

Alright, I have to admit, I was only 10 years old, but I thought the backstreet boys were cool, even more so than my older sister which tells you a lot! I realised I. only did I want it that way and their new song so far, and I had some requests outstanding, so I indulged in a little old days wit...

Wish you the best

No Doubt - Don't Speak

Hi dear Patrons,

I got this one as a request and thought it'd not be so hard to play, since I know the song and it seems pretty straightforward.. Boy am I wrong sometimes, struggled way. more than I thought with this, so go easy on me (did I do that one?) this time :) No all good, please b...