It's The Hard-Knock Life (Charles Strouse; Annie)

[brandiverheij]

im watching this video for like 4 years now!

LOVE IT

[moniquedignadice]

Amazingly awesome o.o

[TheLucasGrimShow]

dude thats mad

[nickrock23]

damn. like always just amazed

[GlitteryGuineaPig13]

Playing Like a Boss

We used this for our talent show. Thanks soooooo much, we came second! Your music was just perfect!

[StarsManny]

looks like a lot of complex chords in this. Is that right? Anyone know please?

[claret1970]

Mann, i just love listening to u play, respect !

[JnetTHEJet]

I love being able to hear the chords so clearly.

[GoldeeSimpson]

wanted to start learning guitar, now i give up.

[brotherbuttcrack]

God this is gorgeous. I hate you haha

[jaraha]

wow this is really good man!

[TheAbtinAnvari]

Very nice man :) check out some of my music

[MysticKandy]

The musical actually staged in 1977

[ItsTimeVlog]

I stand and applaud you. Fantastic job, good work.

[ThatSongWriter]

This is amazing sir.

[rosihantu1]

I want to see Mini Me and Dr Evil dancing to this version.

[TheRealTcz]

So.... I wanted to look up online and see if anyone had covered this song on guitar. My plan WAS to try and pic up from what they did to make something for myself......

This may be to hard. BUT it is so amazing!

[troubleclef]

@TheRealTcz

thanks!

[ikeajohn]

Omg u just made my day lol

[dunkelheit]

Wow, that was just AWESOME!

[gibsonhero23]

Jay z is a musical genius

How can one man write such an awesome song?

[Denali567]

@gibsonhero23 Jay-Z didn't write Hard-Knock Life. ;) It's from a musical. Jay-Z just remixed it.

[gibsonhero23]

@Denali567 lol, I know :P

I was just trollin :3

[pedragluxor]

@gibsonhero23

LOL

[jamesha175]

excellent playing man, and cool haircut, let it grow and you will eventually look like the ultimate mad scientist!

[ednakazuya12]

where can i find the tabletures?

[THESASKIAAHH]

OMG this is amazing :O

[tristansassen12]

no offence dude but i dont like ur video it kinda sucks soz :\

[shweetify]

@tristansassen12 shuttup.

[azkeno]

that right their IS bad ass by it self...

wish you had a drummer it would sound mad crazy if you had someone on the drum's .. but other then that its bad ass keep it up... loved it :)

[CHILOSAGIRL]

THAT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL­LLLLLLLLLL I LOVE IT I HOLP HE PALYED THAT WILL I SING 4 MY SCHOOL TRYOUT PLAY I HOLP I GET THE PART OF ANNIE

[alexstamatos]

cool!!

[TrebinJenkis]

Yeah. Where did you find the tabs??

[gibsonhero23]

tabs? :)

[Gunhildstad]

WOW! This is so nice! :D I want to learn it!

[gibsonhero23]

genius!!

AMAZING!

[Phaseonegraph]

Yeah, I bet this guy is livin' a hard knock life. Keep yo' hustle up jigga someday you can stop sellin' crack........... don't be rollin' in that merced soon nuff. Ya heard son.

Good guitar playing too, not everyone in the ghetto is this talented.

[psychotic33089]

5*'s on this one too - CGC

[svavargarri]

I had my doubts when i saw this first, but sure enough, sounds surprisingly good.

[Eicee291]

Great job man, this is awesome !

[virenold]

great!!!! <3 love it!

[CrazyEddie91]

Would u be able to send me tabs please mate ..Would be smashing.. Cheers!

[richards1986]

is your guitar out of tune?

[jazzbuzz1]

awomew dude you really know the tune\

[PrivatePanic]

cool!

[Gary190tube]

brilliant!!!!

[lexiegrl147]

He Is So TiTe*

[evilnegative]

wow, really impressive.

[viktortheman1337]

You nailed it man:) Very impressive:D

Viktor

[dollyheather]

wow you are so good at this song one i would love to do that only if I were you as playing a gatuire

[Esrd1]

LMAO he said i love jay z what a retard!!! xD

[jenthemaster]

This isn't the jay z song this is from Annie, you know the number one musical in 1987........

[Esrd1]

i know its from annie thats why i said what a retard lol...=]

[GlitteryGuineaPig13]

@jenthemaster 1982 not '87!

[bjorrn1990]

Best

[lyndeboom]

amazing!

[Bvbalpen]

wow :O :):)

its make me smile :)

[seansfc]

wow loved it!

[claret1970]

Dude, you make the world a better place to live in ! Fantastic playing....more...more...

[davethecrave22]

do you have a tab for this version that you play?

[BlackieHugeHands]

Wow good work I love Jay-Z

[bloominbilgerat69]

Jay-Z?? you moron ROFL.

This was around LONG before Jay-Z stole it.

[BlackieHugeHands]

No no no. Jay-z went back in time and gave the notes to the guy that wrote it. This is FACT.

[borskyviolin]

Jay-Z didn't steal it, he used it. Kinda like troubleclef did, except, where he adapted it into a fingerstyle solo guitar piece, Jay-Z took the original recording, added a hip-hop beat to it, and rapped lyrics over it.

[killieboy93]

Jay-Z sampled it really skillfully and intelligently, it wasn't theft.

[miguel92929292]

@bloominbilgerat69 he didn;t steal it that would mean he toke it without asking or paying but he bought it you ass

[myd0ugie]

@jenthemaster @bloominbilgerat69 Jay-Z didnt 'stole' it he 'borrowed' it :)

[nicohoot2007]

This is so fantastic! :)

[beefMERCIFUL]

I flow for those 'dro'ed out; all my niggaz

locked down in the ten by fo', controllin the house

We live in hard knocks, we don't take over we borrow blocks

Burn em down and you can have it back daddy, I'd rather that

I flow for chicks wishin, they ain't have to strip to pay tuition

[wovsk8r]

that was great. class. thanks for this

[ear1303]

haha....wow, that was amazing! Great video!

[troubleclef]

thanks!

[kksproat17]

what kind of strings are those?

[troubleclef]

daddario pro arte normal tension

[falco013]

Wunderbar!!!

[zGendERfREshANdSaY]

Well done!You`re excellent!!!

[troubleclef]

thanks a bunch

[htr93]

wooow it was brilliant:D could you send me the tab/sheet? :D Thanks!

[musicalgek1234]

cool!

[GrimrCamban]

wow, fantastic!

[c22880]

you are a great player

[willthisnamedoUT]

I love this guy, he is absolutely amazing, what a great talent to have!!

[jaegeranthony]

Yeah!!! I love it!!! At last a video with sense.

[iwas21in69]

I loved that. It may take more than a Sunday afternoon to see all of your videos, but I will get there.

PS: Love the longer hair

[emoskaterdude96]

he stick the middle finger

[Warsniper22]

wow... i do it all the time when i play certain songs, especially on power chords, just how i play... didn't have to be immature.

[yobrefstank23]

your good! wow

[franganghi]

fantastic! here in a empty rome seems like the breath of the city, free from traffic and noise!

mmmmmmmmmh...

[MrContrapuntal]

Great arrangement! Now if only I could make arrangements this good by ear ... maybe someday

[prityler]

Awesome... You're amazing. The sound is great!

[00oZOMBIEo00]

Holly hell this awesome.

[jdkforchrist]

I'm simply memorized both by your arrangements and your playing. One day, when you get time, I'd love to see a video explanation of how you come up with these arrangements because you make it look so easy - and I know they're not easy to develop. Thank you for your marvelous contribution to the music and guitar world. - Josh

[troubleclef]

thanks, Josh. Maybe i'll do a video some day.

[soundundersilence]

Really good job. I thought it was was very well done

[KidWock]

kooool nice job

[LostWithoutCauseAu]

Damn Chef that was 1 of the best acoustic versions of that song i have ever heard... Time to give up the cooking man ;)

[ednakazuya12]

does any body know how to get the tab?

[htr93]

noo but i need it!!

[trusoljahs]

PURE AWESOMENESSS!!!

[aranwizard]

jesus that is actually the coolest thing ive seen all year great job

[troubleclef]

i appreciate it.

[htr93]

what the..

[charlesmiddleton]

hey go fuck yourself

[htr93]

cause?

[htr93]

do you know the guitarist ISTO? JUST search for ISTO BLACK ORPHEUS - on youtube and listen:D

i will not die without learning this!!! . But there are better things.. there are orchestras, there are girls, etc..

[htr93]

o sory, i am stpid but my comment want to take THIS place ^^

[daddino93]

cool

[xOasis1994x]

i mainly play oasis and have neva even tried playing classical

but this blokes great :D

[KingJamesFAN2323]

this is awesome!

[freshpinesent]

Very nice.

[ChrissyG233]

Just brilliant as always Tony, thankyou

[RockerDude621]

how RUDE

[amityvilleANGEL]

well thats life

[sparky42]

very enjoyable Tony . I'm still tuning in ..

[emmawoolley]

wOw cool mate...! awesome guitarin'

[VicThompson101]

Wow this dude should do a remix jam with Jay Z? lmao jk

[Seljak22]

loove it :D

[dddqueeny]

woa

[falco013]

Einfach nur Genial!!!

[talleyho12]

you da man

[Juzeno]

this guy is fuckin good goddamn i play bass an i'm pertty good but is guy blow out a lot of shit away

[matzesk8]

damm it :D:D vary vary nice man ;D

[derposi]

haha cooool :D

[kukkpacifico]

1.47 to 1.59 .. maddest bit :D

[mentallyill345]

sweeet!!

can you plz send some tabs?

[angeldeathknight999]

but this song is rap.and its not a good song at all!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mortalfarmer]

Watch Annie. 1983 I think it was made.

The rap like many rap songs is a sample from that repeated times infinity with someone talking fast.

[angeldeathknight999]

yes you are right:)

[dddqueeny]

no its not dude this is from annie annie was a comic strip made in the 1920s by this guy named harrold grey it was latter turnd into a musical on broadway in 1977 its the hard knock life was remixed by jay z dude he diddent make it this song has been out befor jay z was born dude

[barbados23]

cute...

[djspazzin]

Absolute perfection. *Subscribed*

[Ps3koolKid]

cool man is it possible if you can send me the tabs for it please

[Ps3koolKid]

...

[wordey123]

great musicain , props to the old guy who did some young folk music

[farhe12]

this is a great video....nice playing!

[2mins2midnight]

nice arrangement

[Tion450]

great!

[rosihantu1]

It reminds me of a duet between mini me and dr evil.

[gijoeler]

What a great rendition sir.

[garethwitte]

You really are an incredible guitar player. Your arrangements are SO good...genius. I subscribed and I'm addicted. You have so many videos! Keep them coming!

[yinkwan]

man ur da bomb nice vid! keep up the good work =]

[Ballslaw]

great performance! im subscribing :)

[slinkyone88]

its been 2 weeks since someone commented- rubbish- u should have continuous praise- this song ROCKS and u did an awesome job.

[troubleclef]

thanks. i appreciate it.

[nikkobelik]

ey man you are the best i love that song

[troubleclef]

thanks

[msa076]

Whoohoo! Well played. You owned that.

[PPeterPPiper]

Nicely played!

btw if you had short hair I would've thought that you were Steve Jobs!

[c22880]

hahaha this rules

[PandaBoi13]

Absolutly wonderful! Your playing has inspired me to push my limits and better myself at guitar. I really hope you do continue to inspire the minds of others! I wish you the best of luck in your work! =]

[troubleclef]

thanks. Always glad to hear it. Keep on pickin.

[rednogginhead]

Another wonderful rendition out of many. My favorite is still mist-covered mountains...pure magic that hasn't been equaled by any of the 9 CDs I've purchased with renditions of it on them, or anyone else on Youtube. I've already shared my thoughts on your version of Big Love, and Rain Song is also brilliant, and your versions of Steve Hackett's works...it's all so wonderful. Have you ever done a version of Over the rainbow? I'd love to hear it. Keep it up...you make my heart and mind happy.

[troubleclef]

thanks so much. No, i've never done 'over the rainbow'. I have Almeida's arrangement of it. Maybe I'll pick it out some time. thanks again.

[pk1king2]

lmao nice 1 old mann fucking quality add me as friend and give me tabs for that mate :D loveee ittt lol

[xXNickxUchihaXx]

classical and beautiful, listenning to this makes me remember when i was young. beautiful job on this

[mercado8]

wow...its perfect...fantastic job man

[troubleclef]

thanks! don't know how perfect it is. but i do my best. cheers.

[187beyond]

yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss­ssssss make my day again and again pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)

[kalldemos]

This is what we need more of on youtube. We don't need more vloggers shoving their views down our throats. It's nice to see stuff like this on youtube. Especially performed so well.

[troubleclef]

thanks a bunch

[philos71]

Awesome!!!! Flawless

[troubleclef]

thanks for all the comments, man

[prowlpie511]

I could whatch this over and over again, your music makes me so happy.

[averynb1218]

When did you start playing?

[Neptune4000]

Man, watching people like you make me want to keep playing. I'm gonna go practice now. lol :D

[SM132]

Amazing man your a legend in my mind!.

[NiceAlex]

Wow, my jaw literally dropped. You're an inspiration in the deepest sense of the word.

[troubleclef]

thanks a lot

[prowlpie511]

I want this on my ipod i luv so much!

I could listen to this over and over again!

[gibandy]

this guy always puts a smile on my face. picks the best songs to play and plays them so well. People like him give me inspiration. We are lucky to hear him play.

[troubleclef]

thanks, buddy

[iamsobored88]

i know i was laughing at that i didn't say it

[iamsobored88]

the tabs for that lol

[Jagstaldincola]

If you need tabs. You can't play it. ;)

[DanielDavisMusic]

So true. I mean you can see everything right there!