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 arpeggios on everything...

As always, thank you so much for the support, I appreciate it enormously. I've left the midi and wav file attached to this post. If you. need anything please reach out.

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 after that.

Hope you like my version of this less known, but not less beautiful song!

As always, I've left the midi and wav file attached. thank you for the support, I appreciate it enormo...

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 questions / suggestions, please reach out. I left the mid and wav file attached to this post.

Thank you and have a great start to December!

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 to vary around a single repetitive theme. Beautiful song.

As always, thank you enormously for the support, and I've left the midi and wav file attached.

Have a great week!

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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...

I've left the mid and wav file attached. As always, thanks very much for the help and let me know if I can help in any way.

All the best,

Marcel

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 for the support, we keep doing great work!!

All the best,

Marcel

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 you like it! As always I've left the mid and wav file attached, if there's anything I can help with please feel free to reach out.

Thank you and have a great week!

Marcel

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 that!

As always 1) thank you very much for the support and 2) I left the WAV and MID file attached.

Have a great day!

Marcel

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 support, much appreciated!

Have a great week,

Marcel

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 tried to do the song right by keeping it close to the core. I've left the wav and mid file attached.

Thank you so much for the help, I appreciate it!

All the best,

Marcel

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 came out decent. Hope you like it!

As always, I've left the wav and mid file attached. Thank you very much for the continued support, Appreciate it a lot!

All the best,

Marcel

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 whole album. Hope you like it too!

As always, I've left the mid and wav file attached. Thank you enormously for all your continued support, I really appreciate it!

All the best,

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.

As always, I've left the midi and wav file attached. Thank you very much for the support, love it!

All the best,

PV

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 and shove the vocals in, but I gave it a try nonetheless!

I've left the wav and mid file attached. As always, thank you enormously and if you have questions, feel free to reach out, love to hea...

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 free to reach out.

thank you very much for the continued support!

Best,

Marcel

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 leave the mid and wav file attached. Thank you so much for the support, it really means a lot..

All the best,

Marcel

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 and wav file of my version. As always, thank you so much for the support. It makes me do what I love to do for the good!

Have a great day,

Marcel

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 something so musical, is a challenge! I hope I did it justice, and tried to keep it simple. Let's see what you all think!

As always, I've left the mid and wav file attached, thank you enormously ...

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 do more of MJ in the future, really good music

I've attached the mid and wav file to the post, if something's missing, let me know!

All the best, I appreciate all the help.

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 with this one. Hope you like my version!

I've added the mid and wav to this post. Let me know if I can do anything for you, appreciate the help!

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 be honest in your judgment, as always :-)

I've attached the midi and wav file to this post - feel free to let me know if I can help. Thank you as always, and have a great day!

Marcel...