Cover of Philosophy by Ben Folds

[Caefus]

Totally rad.

[Caefus]

Totally rad.

[PopsickleStick17]

WAY TO FAST

[michaelbichanich]

@PopsickleStick17 way TOO fast?

[ben127127]

Nice work dude, I enjoyed the solo at the end.

[hundredsac]

nice cover. just because you can play 100 mph doesnt mean you should play 100 mph. fuck her gently

[TheMusicvent]

It's been said before, but I'll say it again : SLOW DOWN! You've got a helluva pair of fingers, but when you play the intro* too fast, it not only sounds like its played that fast just for you to show off, it loses the soul. *you'll notice that you slowed down a tad in the 1st verse. This just makes you sound like a crappy player, which you aren't.

Overall, you're very good, but you can't lose the soul just for the sake of showing off.

[mluna785]

Chill! It was pretty good and you have a good voice just slow it down!

[DerHellRazor]

dude, i liked it, but you have WAY too much vebrato (freedom in the timing) i'd try to keep it at one basic tempo and work on different speeds later. relax and take it easy :)

[shteek57]

ya man ur right. thanks for your comment

[fbeans99]

rubato.

[DerHellRazor]

thanks :P wasn't with it.

[BayerPatrick]

Hey. That is insanely good. Could you make a tutorial for that showing each hand movement? At a slow pace. Awesome awesome job.

Thanks

[ruhslax]

way too fast.... just cuz u CAN play it fast... doesnt me u PLAY it fast....

[shteek57]

ya dude for sure. This is me, by the way. idk why i played it so fast. But o well, thanks for ur comment

[HugeInJapan]

Dude ... fast, but good. With fingers like that have you tried "Ascent of Stan"?

I will now spring for piano lessons for my kids. I was going to anyway (inspired by Ben, of course), but you've reinforced it.

[shteek57]

hey man thanks a lot. this is me, my brother posted the vid. and ya i played it too fast, for some reason idk why. thanks a lot! it's good to hear you're getting your kids started! i have a son too. he's only 11 months old but he likes it already haha

[TheMusicvent]

Forget piano lessons! As soon as one of 'em turns 10, teach 'em the notes in an octave, and slap down "There's always some one cooler than you". That's how I started, and now, 1 year later, I've learned over 7 Ben Folds songs, with and without the five.

Piano lessons soften you up. Your kid could play beethoven if he was taught by someone, but it would only mean something if he taught himself.

[shteek57]

@TheMusicvent ya dude for sure, i really appreciate your comments. This video is of me, by the way. like idk, a couple years ago. Maybe i will redo this cover. we'll see. thanks again

[stillz7708]

i agree it was a bit too fast, but damn dude, you're talented.

[Animeabe]

I can tell you really can play and sing but honestly the song was spoiled for me by how fast you played it.

[shteek57]

ya i did spoil it. it's horrible i fast i played it. i wasn't thinking. thanks for ur comment!

[tansyfoor]

i liked this, but you played it a little too fast.. slow it down, but you have a really great voice... :)

[shteek57]

hey thanks a lot. and ya, i did play it way too fast. idk what i was thinking. thank u tho

[XimoKH]

You played a bit too fast, but good job.

[tikalal]

You're good but it's as if you think you are being judged by a stopwatch.

[BadBoyz7WC06]

that was so sweet!!!!

you have some mad skills

[submixture]

shteek57, MAN, you NEED to make a tutorial for at LEAST the beginning.

[shteek57]

haha thanks man! i'm glad u liked it. i may do that, if u reall want it

[ndbrendo]

I think we really want it!

[russodamanno]

not bad i say. you have some serious piano skillz

[dabandos]

Shteek - let's jam!!!

Obla di Obla da BRATHA

[pechdawg]

slooooooooooooow it dooooown. relax when you play....its not supposed to sound so choppy... relax your hands, and it'll sound alot smoother.

[lilmoomoocow6]

omg he is amazing! its supposed to sound fast and he made half it up! i know him too! my dad coached him for tennis! he's so awesome at piano i wish i was that good! you rock

~molly T =]

[rezzacool]

dude slow down.

the faster isnt the more impressive. the nicer the more impressive, but that wasnt nice, it was a noise.

[shteek57]

haha ya man. i agree. this is me, by the way. and ur totally right. i dono y i played it so fast. it's sounds horrible. i may make another vid, and make it actually musical.

[bmaestrini]

I agree the playing was very very fast. I do that too when I get excited while playing, but you have to be careful.

[bbblondegrl]

kinda fast. But great cover, one of his hardest songs definatly and you did a good job, just watch the tempo. I'm seein him in concert next week, i hope he plays this one. You did well, just watch the speed :)

[rsfreak1122]

omg i know! i played it wayyyyyyyyyy too fast. and wow i am jelous of u!! i have never sen him live, but i def. want to! thanks for ur comment

[jamesytheblue]

Mate, like yourself i'm a big Ben Folds fan and I know there's not many who could do the songs justice, but that was incredible... especially since it's my favourite Ben Folds (5) song... The outro especially. Excellent!!!

[whatguy4]

need to work on your timing dude. otherwise, good

[shteek57]

ya i know, ur totally right. i just went too crazy. thanks for ur comment

[jshack146]

Hey man, my name's John...I've been playing the piano for over 20 years, and coming from someone who can't read music, I just wanted to let you know that you rocked.

[shteek57]

dang, man! well thanks a lot! i can't really ready music either. well... i can, but i never do, so ya. thanks a lot, though! i can't wait to see where i am after playing for twenty years. that's really exciting

[blanklabel27]

can you please please do a tutorial video of just the introduction of this song because i really want to learn it and it is to hard by ear.

by the way you were pretty sik covering this song

[shteek57]

sure : ) i can do that. i'll do it for the intro, like u said.

[Joe4sweeney]

that was the best cover iv ever seen exept it was a lil fast

[shteek57]

thank you! : ) and ya, i played it wayyyy too fast, i know. but thanks a lot!

[NejiOisOawesome]

thats the best cover of philosophy, nice new part in the begining i forget where, your voice is really goood im jealous, im playing fred jones pt 2 ill send it to ya when i get done with it...5 starss!

[esr518]

i dont think ive seen someone play philosophy too fast. lol. awesome.

[shteek57]

ya, i pretty much ruined the song but thanks : ) i'm glad u liked it

[iLoveJasonCastro]

aww! You are so cute and amazing at singing and playing the piano!

[shteek57]

thanks :)

[iLoveJasonCastro]

Your welcome!! =) ♥

[crazyvideoplace]

Pretty good.

[heyyyitsjosh]

you're obviously a very skilled pianist. I think your voice is right on, and LOL at the end solo. You put your own spin on it, some parts were like 40BPM over tempo but whatever. I thought it was awesome. Good job.

[shteek57]

haha ya, i know i kinda went a lil crazy but ya, thanks.

[derek0660]

loosen up a bit and slow down and it would be almost perfect

you look really tense

you have a great voice

[shteek57]

ya, your right. thanks a lot! (this vid is of me)

[shteek57]

sorry, but i don't have any music for it. i played it by ear, but i'm sure you can find it online. maybe sum1 else could point u in the right direction... sorry, vballhotti!

[rwhin2010]

Good job, but slow down on the intro brother, way to fast.

[nlsolja26]

wow awesome job.  some parts were a little fast, but really good singing too be thankful you have a good voice. i 've got the sheets for this if anyone wants them

[thestever]

Hey I'll take em if you've got em. Thanks.

[shteek57]

wait... you'll take what if i've got em?

[tomchaplinsmyidol]

wow u guys are incredibly harsh and obviously not musical it was rushed a little but jeez i dont hear gay voice at all? he's got good pitch and sounds good.

[262442]

bballfos10

You are an ASS!!!!

So what if he is talks in a "gay voice" what business of yours is it?

And yes, it is a little fast...but your voice is great! And your piano playing is great.  taking a that tempo, but you change it kinda often, however, it's great!

[jameslinton50]

way too fast man its not a fukn  race

[123odi321]

i agree

[shteek57]

yea, i know. idk why i played it so fast... it's sounds horrible. thanks for ur comment, by the way.

[brie1117]

I think it's a very nice interpretation. Music is subjective and you're certainly entitled to play with it - put your own spin on it and all. You deffinitely have mad piano skills and I give major props for that. I enjoyed it. Kudos.

[bballfos10]

i stopped watching when u said in ur gay voice "this is my favorite song of ALL time" u prolly sucked off the cameraman after u recorded this

[HairyManLegs]

its really a fast pace,yea keep it a little slower,but your voice im really impressed sounds really great,one of the only fews i enjoyed

[HairyManLegs]

its really a fast pace,yea keep it a little slower,but your voice im really impressed sounds really great,one of the only fews i enjoyed

[bballfos10]

stop playin so damn fast get the dick out of ur ass and calm down. i would stop singin if i was u

[thepianist67]

check out my cover of this song, nicely done.

[styr0f0amcup]

see. ben folds rocked out. you are like a horny bunny rabbit. slow it down. and then it might sound decent.

[shteek57]

yea ur totally right. i really have no idea why i played this so fast, it kinda bugs me. thanks for ur comments!

[sam12689]

No, thank YOU for being awesome! :P

[HollywoodHit]

okay... so... you did amazing on this song; it's one of my favorites too. although. you do need to slow it down; but i'm proud of you. and great piano playing. whoa.

./jealous

keep it up.

[supradude7891]

amazing but s l o w i t d o w n haha.

[danielhatchbgs]

yeah a agree. you got talent, not many other people could play this like you. although to everyone else its sounds like a mumbling piece of ####. you gotta slow down and keep the same tempo.

you have killed the song and about 4 and a half mins of my time.

come on emale 18

[shteek57]

yea, this is me, actually, i'm emales's brother. and i totally agree. idk why i played it so fast, it sounds horrible! i might do it over cuz it bothers me so much. i can play it so much better than what i did

[danielhatchbgs]

lol,i do, its fun to play fast.

btw, where'd you get the sheet music??

i've tried to learn this by ear, but i'm not getting to far

[shteek57]

well actually, sorry to say, i learned it by ear... but, if you have any questions about like chords and stuff, or anything else, just lemme know, i'll help u out

[danielhatchbgs]

you and your ear

[smoehrke4893]

its really good but its just way to fast and it doesnt sound good.

[Benfivelive]

it was fine quit bitching it made me happy to lison too

[GintaTorumizu]

Dude, your playing tooooooooooo fast. I cant even sing along with this. sounds like like a rag.

[nerdariostomp]

yeah, good job, but playing something fast doesn't make it any better...unless you're in a death metal band maybe haha

[alanamj10]

i liked it, I have to say the intro was a teeny bit too fast for me but you killed it and it's obvious you can play it at normal speed so good job.

[laur24]

slow the fuck down, the song is already impressive to non-musicians at the tempo it is. You play the verses normal and the chorus on speed and it sounds retarded.

[pistachief]

couldn't have said it a better way...

seriously the accleration makes it sound like fast forward, it's ridiculously dumb sounding.

Once this is said, you're a great technician, now become a musician

[protographer]

great cover!

[adbleke]

sick.

[gr82bk8e]

I love this song.

[betrude]

oh man i still cant believe how great this video is! i wouldnt change any part of it, its pure genius! the best (by far) cover of philosophy i have seen on youtube!

beautifulgirl360 :P

[apm5016]

just slow it down a bit and it'd be perfect.

[derek0660]

it's very good, you have a nice voice and are skilled at the piano, but you need a metronome

[howard600]

very impressive .we want more . this lad is good !!

a very musical family with a grand in the living room

[thuggums5]

too fast to enjoy ..but not bad

[sam12689]

no it wasn't you bag of German douche! he is FLAWLESS!!!!

[holymarathonbatman]

too fastt at the beginning