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Classic 80's Hits... Interpreted for Ragtime Piano watch!

youtube.com — Ever wonder what your favorite 80's jams would sound like if they were written around the turn of the century, at the height of the ragtime piano era? Wonder no more. Besides, it's just a hell of a lot of fun.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jun 5, 2009

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  • inactive, on 06/05/2009, -0/+29He should make this video sepia and add a noise filter to make it more authentic. Oh, and grow a mustache.
  • jaimemh, on 06/05/2009, -0/+26Dugg for the alternate title from the description,

    "Alternate title: Squandering an Expensive Music School Education on Ridiculous Youtube Videos."
  • PhrosTT, on 06/05/2009, -0/+22i have no talents.
  • inkubusfan, on 06/05/2009, -1/+19hello my baby
    hello my darlin'
    hello my ragtime gaaaaalllll!!!!
  • mrgreenjeans, on 06/04/2009, -1/+17"Come on Eileen" -- Dexys Midnight Runners
    "Don't You Want Me, Baby?" -- The Human League
    "The Final Countdown" -- Europe
    "Axel F" -- Harold Faltermeyer
    "Material Girl" -- Madonna

    Ok, that's enough. I'm old and pathetic.
  • inactive, on 06/05/2009, -2/+18The songs featured are:
    Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
    Don't You Want Me Baby - Human League
    THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - Europe
    Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer
    Material Girl - Madonna
    Every Breath You Take - The Police
    Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
    Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
    Never Gonna Give You Up - You've Been Rickrolled! ( or Ragtimerolled?)
    Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler

  • uptwolait, on 06/03/2009, -0/+14I want an old upright player piano programmed exactly like that!
  • N01SE, on 06/05/2009, -0/+11Quick, play me off Johnny
  • Subduction, on 06/05/2009, -0/+10Yeah, not to be a dick, but he only hits about forty percent of them.

    Okay fine, I'm a dick.
  • PabloIV, on 06/04/2009, -0/+9Ragtime version of Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes' "Cantina Band"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNi2oxH37vo&fea ...
  • Rkstar, on 06/05/2009, -0/+8While people are sharing fun ragtime links... I always enjoyed the Eminem ragtime remix http://emragtime.ytmnd.com/
  • pingpants, on 06/03/2009, -0/+8It's a kitschpocalypse!
  • Jerrbear1, on 06/05/2009, -0/+8Stride piano is incredibly difficult to play.
  • BlueCadenza, on 06/05/2009, -0/+7Now he has to play Super Mario's air platform level with a more complicated treble pattern. Then he will prevail.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yorCR29ikmw
  • Cuongfu, on 06/05/2009, -2/+8You've been ragtimerolled !
  • inactive, on 06/05/2009, -1/+7Or you could digg me up for being smart enough to read!
  • Rkstar, on 06/05/2009, -0/+5When I was a kid taking keyboard lessons, the first two songs I learned were Axel F and The Final Countdown. I don't think I've ever heard them back to back ragtime before. Actually, I'm gonna go ahead and say I'm sure of that.

    Any way, I enjoyed watching it, mistakes and all. Sometimes you gotta let a little sloppiness happen for speed's sake with ragtime.
  • kd420, on 06/05/2009, -1/+5Oh my, look at those jumps, this guy is insanely good.
  • headzoo, on 06/05/2009, -0/+4Dugg down for cheating.
  • Jerrbear1, on 06/05/2009, -0/+4Why yes, yes I do. Proud citizen of Fancy-word City.
  • flyingsquirle, on 06/05/2009, -0/+4I wish more songs were in ragtime, it would make every song have such an uplifting tone
  • inactive, on 06/05/2009, -0/+4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc0lYe-i6wE
  • Jerrbear1, on 06/05/2009, -0/+3Koji Kondo FTW!!!! That piece is one of my favorites!!
  • spoogieking012, on 06/05/2009, -0/+3i did not know that john krasinski could play ragtime!
  • cornonakerkie, on 06/05/2009, -2/+5wow, that is freaking amazing!
  • kitsua, on 06/06/2009, -0/+3Can't...stop...the..geek........NordStage88andPresonusFireboxStudio..... AAaahhhhHH!

    Sorry. Total gearslut. Carry on.
  • NeoCortex, on 06/05/2009, -0/+3*ribbit*
  • KingGorilla, on 06/05/2009, -0/+3I did both which was basically the same as doing nothing
  • ParticleMan420, on 06/05/2009, -0/+3you just had to pull out your fancy words didnt you?

    i bet you live in the city
  • Inkinator, on 06/05/2009, -0/+3Is it bad that I knew them all? o_0
  • lordmike, on 06/05/2009, -0/+3Kind of reminds me of what Weird Al Yankovic did with Hooked On Polkas... you remember that record, right? You at least had it on cassette, right? Damn, I'm too old!
  • K3R5, on 06/05/2009, -0/+2
    'The Greatest Cockney Rock Album In The World...Ever!'
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4GdZ_gBxH8
    :)
  • JakeBC, on 06/05/2009, -0/+2I'm not sure...is it bad that I really enjoyed that?
  • charlie6969, on 06/05/2009, -0/+2Awesome!
    I knew them all.
    I am 41.
    I will get old once I grow up.
    I am thinking never.lol
  • 0tis, on 06/05/2009, -0/+2Dugg for "(Alternate title: Squandering an Expensive Music School Education on Ridiculous Youtube Videos)"

    Not really ragtime, throughout, but definitely worth a watch and a listen.
  • SMB20, on 06/09/2009, -0/+2Pretty ***** cool.

    I'm going to go get on my baby grand now.
  • KingGorilla, on 06/05/2009, -0/+2Ohh it's called Harold Faltermeyer. I am young
  • inactive, on 06/05/2009, -0/+2I'm going to go out on a limb here and bet that he has no problem getting laid.
  • raydeen, on 06/05/2009, -0/+2Uncle Floyd would be proud. :)
  • Zoshchenko, on 06/05/2009, -0/+2OK...enough! STOP. I'll talk. I'll tell you anything you want to hear. I killed Sharon Tate...yes, it was ME. Please stop now...please!
  • MuadDave, on 06/05/2009, -0/+2Accuracy counts more than speed. Slow down! Ragtime does not have to be fast to be good.
  • pantoneGhost, on 06/05/2009, -0/+1DAMN
  • copypastry, on 06/05/2009, -1/+2Ragtime. What a great period piece.
  • rdoger6424, on 06/05/2009, -0/+1so4,mme [pewqo3ple don';t h8sdfve tghjat luxuryu
  • ATR85, on 06/08/2009, -0/+1At least you have honesty.
  • MrSAI, on 06/13/2009, -0/+1Uber Dugg. I had that on loop for a good 10 minutes... Made me smile :)
  • MicControl, on 06/06/2009, -0/+1this was great, he did sacrifice some accuracy for speed but i still thought it was pretty amazing
  • daniellemonette, on 06/10/2009, -0/+1I love this. It's crazy amazing.
  • kitsua, on 06/06/2009, -0/+1Actually, Ragtime's often played too fast (probably because it's funnier). It should really be taken at a more pedestrian pace.

    This guy was still awesome though.

    (By the way, one of the first tunes I learned was Axel F as well! It was painfully cool at the time)
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