Brenda Russell - Piano In The Dark

[ChakaKhanian]

Still a classic. I have got to thank my aunt for exposing me to great, timeless music as a child.

[VampireSeal]

Why dis Adele? Adele and Brenda Russell are both incredible singers.

[inthe7thhouse]

Seven thumbs down are "rolling in the deep".

[mharvz]

Brenda is 15 years much older than Whitney. But of course, both of them are great artists!

[TheSebWho]

bingo players brought me here

[inthe7thhouse]

Simply beyond amazing! ADELE who???

[lalalandslide]

Why can I imagine Whitney Houston singing this

[jansoars1981]

The song and Brenda are amazing, AND that pianist - Whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!

[agapimu88]

always my favorite.. i can listen to this all day!

[VarietyMusicLover]

Bingo Players cry (just a little) brought me here

[sobelladulce]

I remember listening to this song on CD 101.9 (a Smooth Jazz/R&B station out in New York). It's amazing how music can take you back to certain times in your life.

[JukeBoxHero991]

Always loved this ~ always.......(to ex-bf)

[Macrijs71]

I was only 17 years old when i first heard this song well over 21 years ago. Miss it

[verdict30]

!!!!!Sweet voice jus makes you feel to escape !!!!!

[tausna19xx]

one of the best :-)

[Toasty25000]

Great song!!

[jilliancayco]

Catchy!

[sam1992nov]

Bingo Players samples

[BIGGGEDDD666]

Timeless....

[SuperPepegalleta]

excelente

[showdown2012]

This song has good rhythm!

[siiidewayz]

Bingo Players brought me here. i love bingo.

[mayazj]

@siiidewayz same here =D

[lolitadadiva]

funny, but this is so backwards, cuz it sounds like a white girl singing, and she is not!

[MaviaelX9]

Esta canção tem algo de jazz ...e a guitarra ao fundo terna pontuando...os vocais...GENIAL

[CISSOPANDA]

Love!

[MARSHAJAN1983]

Ugh I've been looking all over for this song since last week. Heard the remix by Bingo Players on the radio and I knew the chorus sounded familiar. I thought the song was from the 90s. I remember hearing this song growing up...good times.

[MArredondo1979]

This song- reminds me of when I lived in Galveston....it brings back so many strong emotions every time I hear it! Love this song so very much:(

[jarbon5]

Softly, as if I played pianos in the dark...

[lalalandslide]

Am I the only one who lovessss the way she sings "cry" ?

[GreenAelita]

@lalalandslide omg i love that too!

[jansoars1981]

@lalalandslide Absolutely NOT :) I LOVE This to PIeces!!!!!!!!

[themoonlitgoddess]

Love this song! She has a great voice! Great songwriter too!

[CrazyMusicDivaNZ]

Who r the 5 ppl that didnt like this? Wouldnt you only come to this page if you knew the song!!!?? I LOOOOVE one-hit-wonders of the 80s!

[dal4018]

@CrazyMusicDivaNZ Make that the UNLUCKY SEVEN

[Braktooth]

She's a great songwriter, and this song is smooth as velvet.

[adamshmaddam]

girl's got some serious talons.

[ismaelsofia]

que hermoso tema , que lindos recuerdos , se me vienen a la mente mis tres hijos , todo lo lindo que vivi cuando era adolecente , en fin que buen tema , para todos los de mi epoca , la de ,los 80 este tema es hermoso¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ a disfrutar...... amo a mis hijosssss , a esa persona espacial que me aguanto con todo su amorrrr , A DALILA VERONICA TORRES TE AMOOOOOOOOOOO MI REINAAAA¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[ClickTheTurtle]

OMG This song well the entire album where do I start. It has to be one of the greatest albums ever recorded. Period!

[MrMikeb1958]

5 people play with themselves in the dark.

[ethnos04]

Very GooD

[mustbherpersonality]

I used to play this record over and over when I was little.... And I mean on a turntable!

[dal4018]

@mustbherpersonality Lucky you hahahaha

[mustbherpersonality]

@dal4018 Yeah my brother and I are 18 years apart and I used to ravage his record collection! It was this and Al B. Sure! Killing Me Softly. :-)

[dal4018]

@mustbherpersonality If he were smart he would have let you do it anyway

[mustbherpersonality]

@dal4018 My appreciation for music comes solely from my big bro! :-) He was really good to me and patient with his records- I took care of them- tissue paper, album covers and all. Stevie Wonder's Rocket Love (I have the CD version for my car) only sounds right to me on the turntable- beautiful remasters done but I like the imperfection in the vinyl... :-)

[dal4018]

@mustbherpersonality We have something in common I like you have older brothers and sisters that introduced me to music from other era's

[jorave777]

@mustbherpersonality vinyl has an indescriptible magic that make any song sound better beyond any remaster/digital technology theoretically superior to any analog sound but far to the unique sensation of putting a record on a turntable and hear it sound :)

[CosmopolitanFools]

Brenda Russel would make  a GREAT performance partner in a concert with Anita Baker ( "Sweet Love") ..... yes? No?

[dal4018]

@CosmopolitanFools Yes these two would be great in concert

[1980RockGirl]

I understand how she feels, I was always a sucker for musicians.  :)

[texan0421]

people who appreciate this song either has a memorable 80s or has been inlove, got hurt and moved on...and still have a happy thought about it.

[raay0heban]

POOOOLSKAAAAA!!!!!!! POLAND!!!!!

[tameika40]

CLASSIC.....

[80093]

play cry just a litel 300 times after each other than u got an hit ;)

[artistmjb]

yes.. one more song that shouldn't be aloud to fade too far into the shadows!

[steverdms]

One of the top 10 best written and performed songs of all time! Close your eyes and let it transport you to another place and time. Hauntingly beautiful!

[Ori0n1975]

Perpetually on satellite in every fast food restaurant and pizza place.

[ismaelsofia]

QUE BALADA¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ LOS 80¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ RADIO HORIZONTE¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ PARA MIS AMOGOS ESTE TEMA¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ QUE PEDAZO DE BALADA POR DIOSSSSS¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[Daddybopper]

I had to watch 2 fuckin commercials to watch this song!!! Fuckin VEVO!!!

[jlmunix]

QUITEN LOS COMERCIALES!!!!!!

[cavhoki]

used to love this song

[onehilogirl]

Brenda, know one else can do justice to this song! Reminds me of your true talent for being loyal to your friends and your musical gift. Aloha, Brenda

[evelynagudo]

Great Song!!!

[tommyhendo]

This song still gets me...glad to see so many others have come on here to check it out..thought I was a freak

[ellimac4]

this brings me back to a lovely place....childhood

[tiaozinho6]

Saudades, o salvador da pátria. com maite proença e lima duarte.

[mrshenmac]

what's the message of this song? would somebody pls explain me?

[eklectiktoni]

@mrshenmac I *think* the point is that she is considering leaving her lover. But when she hears the piano music playing it reminds her of all their good times together and pulls her back to him. She's torn and wants to let go but can't.

[blachubear]

Oh wait, this is a different video than the one I remembered. Is this a new version or an alternate version that was left in vault?

[blachubear]

A classic song.

[filizola23]

perfeita essa musica

[filizola23]

amo essa musica de paixao 

[geesty718]

this song always bring back good times

[misled1982]

OMG I SPENT years trying to find this siong! not that stupis bingo players remix

[Lovelyg3mini]

I still love this song

[snoopdog44144]

i was in the 5th gade when this came out.. was this her only hit

[amordepassado]

Brenda Russel,vc. é uma cantora maravilhosa,talentosa,inesquec­ível ... Desde dos anos 80 que nunca esqueci essa música! Graças a esse recurso que podemos ver o trabalho de muitos artistas que fizeram parte do nosso precioso passado, e você foi uma ícone dos anos 80!!!! Sônia

[Warrior4JChrist]

People are going to like this song now cuz of bingo players.

[KazTrixote]

ahem...im here for the bingo  *shifty eyes*

[73brach]

luv this song

[utubearenazis]

beautiful song!

but the video looks like a surveillance recorded footage.

could be better 

[homerolopez075]

@utubearenazis it was two version videos

[waytoosmootheforyou]

Love the 80s!!! First heard this song on AT40 with Shadow Stevens

[MsDivaKiss]

Another great classic!

[serekithegreat]

Beautiful and powerful. I have this album and it has some noteworthy songs on it. It's a shame that she didn't get more accolades for her music. I'll always have this album.

[NoxRio]

thanks bingo players to made me discover this music. lol

[marcepra]

I love this song,when I was young,I like..

[2deltaindia]

just so love this song!!!

[klausoma]

On the other side...I found the love of my life in 1987 (I'm a gay male from upstate NY).....it lasted 6 months. And this song came out....I don't know if it kept me sane or not. But it's still my favorite song. The story has a happy ending... My partner of 22 years doesn't quite understand why I listen to this song, but it's okay by him...now if I could just get him to play a piano in the dark...

[DaShotcaller316]

@klausoma I want what you have but with a girl

[klausoma]

@DaShotcaller316 You absolutely can have it. For another side of my story, listen to Venesa Williams "You Saved the Best for Last". I met him and we were best friends for over a year (just friends). That was after I got out of a bad 4 year relationship and vowed not to get involved again.  Friends asked when I would start dating again. And they wondered when I would open my eyes and see....I got one of those "when harry met sally" talks one night and finally opened my eyes...

[klausoma]

@DaShotcaller316 But then again, you may want to seriously re-examine your life...

[Bradaighbunch]

@klausoma what a great comment. a nice, human aspect put to the song. i too have always loved this song.  i think it's because you can really hear and feel her struggle in the lyrics and emotion of her singing. it has that kind of late 80's early 90's dramatic, art romanticism. plus this song just has some insanely beautiful melodies weaved into it. thanks.

[Jartie]

Very beautiful song :)

And the Bingo Player's remix is cool also!

[filizola23]

brenda russel piano in the dark ... quando ele toca piano no escuro perfeita musica zica eu gosto da letra e a voz dela uma graça linda

[kruegervouwers]

I love it! Greatest hits is always in our mind! this is a real song about all time!!!

[spydergirl77]

I always love this song..........

Honey ko,Ill always remember you through this song..

Youll be here forever no matter what!!!

[netposten]

I have the single. It's Brenda Russell feat. Joe Esposito

[leconteperry]

This song reminds me of when me and my mother would be driving home late in the evening and this would come on the radio in the late 80's!!!

[mikeganino]

Brings me right back to the 80s and out of this crappy ass decade of music.

[vvcephi]

Wow this song takes me back to those hot summer days in the 80's as a teenager when I would come home after a workout when I use to bodybuild lay in the bed and relax and sometimes this song would be on the radio. Wow how time passes.

[LAWRENCEPOX]

check this out:

Bingo players - cry (just a little)

[Vivvd]

That's not Michael Macdonald in the background.I'm pretty sure it's Joe Esposito who sang You're The Best from the Karate Kid movie(1984)..

[356Phil]

4 people what dont like this song they must be deaf as a post

[MacEliot]

Isn't there a recent techno remake of this? I hear it regularly on the radio.

[inphanta]

@MacEliot: There's a "techno" remake? My god, it must be awful.

[djtimwright]

@MacEliot

Techno? It's house music, not techno ;)

[stoffmiester]

this gives me the feeling who ever bingo player is/are theyre quite old lol, my mum likes this track & the lot

[djtimwright]

@stoffmiester

They're not that old, they just love music. I'm 27 and am into all kinds of music from way back when to right now. Good music is good music, regardless of age.

[JIMYLLE34]

this is one of my favorites..............beautif­ul describes it alllllllllllllllllllllllllllll­lllllllll

[will29148]

great song.., i love it!!

[wonder111000]

one of my ever favorite songs ever... beautiful

[DaveWollenberg]

Brenda hit #6 in Billboard, 6-4-88. I wonder if she played piano on the track, herself? Somebody let me know. God bless ya, for your efforts! Thanx! Have a great week!

[SuperKimmy001]

memories from the past..but its good

[renebaezaflores]

I never knew that was michael mcdonald in the background. That guy was in everything

[Zucco513]

This is way better than Bingo Players version, this is fukin classic no remix can ever be better than the original!!!! Although Bingo players is good too (:

[ChrisandKevin7]

@Zucco513 Hell no bingo players beat is way better

[Malm20]

totally love Michael Mc Donald on the vocals in the back round!

[superkekkomatto]

bingo players!!

[Navelpluis1337]

Damn this woman is a very good singer

[dal4018]

@Navelpluis1337 Yes didn't see this video for her forgotten classic love LADY VOMIT eat your heart out!!!!!!!

[funboy2922]

Memories

[shawskiknight]

I loved this song years ago and am so happy to have rediscovered it. Go Brenda -- just beautiful!



[3lutz3toe]

I remember when I first heard this song back in the late 80s! I was just very taken w/ this song w/ its beautiful lyrics, melody and such a haunting quality to it!

[InTokyoJapan]

この歌、中学生くらいの頃よく聞いた。なんか雰囲気でてていいね­。

[belchii]

habang umuulan...

[suhguiimaraes]

essa tem voz e nao nega

[tinainfla]

He was a senior pounding out the notes for bye bye birdie, I was 14, turning the pages for him, and watching as his spirit and soul came to life on the keyboard. His mother Kept us apart, and for 20 years every time I have heard this song, it almost brought me to tears, and 20 years later due to Facebook, we are back to being caught in the middle, and I still cry when he plays.

[LTC421]

@tinainfla yeah, I hear he does the same thing.

[LaTainaIndia]

@tinainfla - Poetic.

[mikeymolly1]

@tinainfla That's quite beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I have a similar story. At least I am not alone! :)

[DutchHeartMonger1]

@tinainfla That is a beautiful story...I can imagine the song had a totally different meaning again, after finding him back.

[redkared]

bringo players xD nice !!!

[MrStan811]

To: djtimwright.Hey! Thanks a lot for the info.Most informative.Stuff I never knew.You are obviously a Russell fan, or, you love this song like I do.She's got quite the set of pipes .

[MrStan811]

It almost sounds like michael mcdonald on back up vocals, but, I could be wrong. Always loved this song for personal reasons.

[djtimwright]

@MrStan811

Did some research, as I completely agree with you, it does sound like McDonald. What I found out was the backing vocalist on this is Joe Esposito, BUT McDonald did do the backing vocals in a lot of her live performances.

[JEIWILBER]

I Wonder How 4 people exist ?

[nathalierf1]

Brazilian's soap opera 'Vale Tudo' ! o//

[falcio92]

Steve Angello - Davali

[djtimwright]

@falcio92

Zzzzz, It was never Steve Angello. It was released, by Bingo Players, as Eve Stangello, and all the Swedish House fanboys still believe to this day that Angello did it. He has nothing to do with this, or Cry (Just A Little).

[mslizny]

I heard this on XM Sirius Watercolors yesterday and I had to stop everything and turn it UP!

Every time I hear this song there is some memory triggered - not of the song but of times when the story of the song has been true for me. I have to get more Brenda Russell music. . .

[omar67253]

I remember when this video first hit, 1988 was a great year in music.

It really is 50 times better than this crap in 2011!!!!

[21StormRanger]

@omar67253 true...but you know in 20 years we will say that the music of 2011 is better than the crap in 2031!

[seavoyagerful]

@21StormRanger not...

[ale45412]

Wonderful video and amazing voice. I love her... Where is she? 

[omar67253]

Absolutely!!! What an amazing voice. 1988 all over again.

[Terascon]

@ VEVO: Please activate the option for mobile phones, so that this video is also viewable on android mobile phones and especially on android tablet PCs!

[ghosty426]

This song has a truth in certain matters of the heart.

[pnutbutrncrackers]

It's weird how so many entertainers with far, far less talent and an inferior voice than Ms. Russell achieve much greater popularity. This song is fantastic and shows the rare quality she was capable of. Oh well, those who know know.

[egyptianminor]

Great tune and 3 soulless individuals.

[landyachtfan79]

@egyptianminor No, great tune & 3 people whose parents have never taken the time to expose them to the classics!!!!!

[jangkro]

U CAN BE TOUCHED - 2pac and Outlawz

[MAX9044]

very nice....

[gracey0816]

relaxing................

[lovemesomeorli]

what a beautifullll song <3

[googlique]

What a beautiful song!

[cmack007]

Hearing this song brings back such good memories. Never saw this version of the video though. Thanks for uploading it!

[1Valery1]

Why is it a shame that some people had never heard of it until the Bingo Players' remixed version was released..? I wasn't even BORN back then. Should be happy that this song is being re-discovered... Thanks to the Bingo Players I've found another amazing song that I totally missed out on.

[bsibeijn]

It's a shame that people can only appreciate this song after hearing that bingo players dance version.... This is a real ('88) classic!

[PeppermintLasso]

@bsibeijn and now it's an '808 classic too!

[camilagothy]

who´s the man with her in the video?

[Anders1135]

This is a great song, I just can't get tired of it

[Bellamora72001]

Love dancing to this song

[islediablo]

Woah,Brenda has vevo.Take that J.Bieber

[DurBube]

The inspiration for the new Bingo Players-tune (met dank aan Roeland)

[deejmd]

@DurBube I wouldnt call it inspiration, its sampling.