Benoit - Linus & Lucy

[icecubefan21]

charlie brown was my childhood, i loved every holiday because id get to see charlie brown, love the music, love everything, brings back the old days <3

[Ithinkyoureramazing]

Love this. That pianist.... WOW! Loved the funny bit where he injected a bit of Beethoven!! Hahah!

[snafu714]

Benoit is a good pianist but what's up with all that other crap? Sorry, but the sax and rock drumming just makes this version super lame.

[jeffandchristina]

I could hear this song a thousand times in a day and never tire of it.

[PJ4fun1]

truly appreciate this song.excellent song;good memories of my really reel cartoon days with my kids(all grown up now)smiling as i listen.thanks for memory track working.

[profkinyon]

The part of this that cracks me up are the chords from Freedom at Midnight at 3:42 .

[thatdudewhoeatsfood]

2:30



[dcstudio]

So many times I had lost all memory of how to play the piano and Vince's music is the only thing my hands would find--right in the middle of the gig--Vince would come in and rescue me from crashing. Thanks, man. Love ya Vince, and David too

[ggcsoccer]

shit gets real when he stands up at 2:30

[tashaffin]

OMG! Could I get a transcription of the improv he did in the swing section?

[rmhoman1]

David Benoit embodies Linus in this song with the improv. well done

[riacharda]

This sounds familiar! As if i've heard it on sim city or zoo tycoon... i can't remember.

[aChImDiEkRaLLe]

How I Met Your Mother: Season 6 Episode 1 "The Slutty Pumpkin". The A-capella group on the roof sings it :-)

[antikythera007]

love this song

[lynchmob2020]

2 people have died on the inside when they were children

[daabest1]

i always LOVE when something simple is played on saxophone really good

[luphness]

its in indonesiaaa java jazz !! i watched this live :D :D the sax player is michael paulo!

[virgil106]

who's the sax player? he looks familiar.

[luphness]

@virgil106 the sax player is michael paulo

[anniegirl291]

I LOVE This it is amazing

[esteuardo]

Love this song!! :D

[eselta]

I so badly wanna be as good as this David Benoit...

[JackiePaperAndPuff]

fingers fly across the key

[lizamita5]

Awesome.

[deohgesdad]

holy shit



[speier]

hate fusion jazz drumming

take out that shitty rock kit!

[Maximus8097]

good.but i prefer the oringal

[MrLucasFk]

amazing

[iluvturtles100]

The 2 who disliked this weren't invited to Charlie's Christmas party

[BOGZASV8MA]

@iluvturtles100 the 2 are losers...

[MrTerrificII]

While I do not mind the sax, the tempo is too fast. Speaking for me only, this rendition is nice and different but I prefer the original.

[aftfnm]

a little to quick for my likings but great. flawless!

[LeDrummer56]

Incredible. Amazing. Wonderful. It is as if my ears were just baptised in an empyreal bath of Jazztasticness.

Empyreal, I believe I used that word correctly.

[SteveFallon1]

There is only one piano in the world and its name is Steinway.

[PilotDoofy]

@SteveFallon1 Personally a baldwin fan but I like Steinways too. But I'm not very good at piano so my preference is probably not very justifiable. :P

[n40798]

Too fast

[KungPaoKPhan]

HARDCORE at 2:20

[ethanjack75]

2 people were dancing to this song and accidentally pressed the dislike button

[ethanjack75]

just plain awesome 7 stars

[MegaAnitoon]

The two people that disliked this need a football torn away from them.

[Asigner4u2]

Awesome!! Just loved it!!

[lumi707]

One person confused the thumbs down botton with the thumbs up one.

[Buffy8Fan]

When he went from "Linus and Lucy" to Beethoven I about died laughing.

[DJFriction]

David Benoit is my idol

[alohasks]

Michael Paulo on sax makes it!

[winetoux]

this was taken in Java Jazz Jakarta - March 2007 :)

[dhidut]

hi ...this was in Jakarta, Indonesia, Java Jazz Festival

[Pinguino75able]

The person who disliked this must have a faulty mouse.

[Americanjazzlady]

I love this song!!! I love the cartoons too. GOD BLESS DAVID BENOIT. He is and has been one of my very favorite jazz piano/composers/musicians ever.

[pantoja535]

my alarm clock plays this when its time to wake up

[carl8218]

i absolutely love this

[cloudcake1000]

i like the original way....good job though

[KaylaAnna1995]

Howdy folks. Check out my other favorite Jazz pianist... You may love him more then David!!!

Brian Culbertson - All About You

[lexxie137]

now this is real music! i really enjoyed this!

[Seattlecarnut]

Awesome music! I love David Benoit's version of Linus and Lucy.

[cscentrlTV]

Yeah! ^__^

[alindahawZDS]

no 6 star more

[IamAsi94]

@alindahawZDS somebody already said that....

[LFZ15]

wow the ending was awesome!!

[Ed3547]

Good!

[moneyball2020]

This is on the CD Best of David Benoit

[smoothgroov]

Get em David!!!!

[i8beachglass]

love it makes me happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[manilla0618]

Michael Paolo it is...

[markforquer]

A little too fast for the original

[zeramski]

@markforquer agreed

[pinkflyingcow55]

@markforquer Good things its not the original then huh? Its HIS version of it and he can play it at whatever tempo he wants.

[smitty195]

Is that Michael Paolo on sax???

[Rhoddman88]

SWWEETTTT

[deanster57]

i love "Linus and Lucy"

and Peanuts too-tori

[hklinker]

It's cool to jazz this jazzy thing up a little further. They give the main theme its due in a form that's true enough to the original to please the purists. And really, that idea gets a good running through before they start playing around. No harm, no foul.

[TheAlyssa1012]

who cares about that stuff, it just sounds plain AWESOME!!!!!

[DarkPrincess1367]

RIGHT ON! TY

[crazy4gymnastics4224]

ahhhhh!!!!!!! too fast!

[devilred16]

coolllllllllllllllllllllllllll­lllllllllllllllllllllllll

[afitzsimons]

Too many twiddly bits, he is fantastic when he keeps it simple.

[killer101112]

The point of jazz, in my opinion, is to go out there ,try something new, and do those twiddly bits, and totally rock out on them. :)

[abandonwareguru]

Exactly true, jazz is unique as a style because it's more than just the way the music is constructed, it's about the sound coming from the performer's heart in a sense.

[killer101112]

Exactly. It's free spirited music.

[keepinitcool09]

I completely agree, that was awesome and I just love listening to it.

[lutinz01]

Could we add another star (total 6) on this song?

[n8tivguitar]

no because its not that good

[n8tivguitar]

@lutinz01 nooo but you can thumbs up now

[andrewchoi5]

@lutinz01 youtube has already deleted the rating system f3

[lutinz01]

@andrewchoi5 yes, I am officially old now... so Can youtube add another thumb up to have two instead of one up and other down?, I mean the thumb down is not required on this song....

[lutinz01]

As the old raiting system has been up dated, Can Mr. Youtube change the thumb down for a thumb up?, I mean the thumb down is not required on this song... I love this video!!!!!!!!

[FrodoFriend]

I knew a David Benoit back in Detroit in the seventies. Could be the same person as the sax player here .... but I don't know which musician here is supposed to be Benoit, the piano guy or sax player?

[vcruz911]

the piano guy

[kagoon0709]

love davd...

[goingcrazy404]

this song is great! mostly when played by david!

[irwinshing]

jee i cant stop myself looking at the violinist behind lol

[tbowles411]

This song never gets old.

[pullom19]

Swing 1:17 Swing

[angeloribas79]

muito massa! faz u lembrar da minha infância!!

Puxa vida Charlie Brown!!!

[anastasia24romanov]

ahh, i hope dave benoit will perform at Java Jazz 2010 next year LOVE U DAVE!!

[stevefp3]

What's the name of the sax player?

[edex7]

Michael Paulo. He used to be with Noteworthy Records.

[stevefp3]

Are you sure? He looks like Indonesian. This was at the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta (Indonesia). What natio is Michael Paulo?

[edex7]

Positive.Friends say he's filipino who grew up in Hawaii.

[Amisbro]

Better than that trife I heard from DMB that's for sure!!!

[xoleebaby96]

this is greatt.. i played this lat year and i rly like this versionn

[Lakensveiser]

This is wicked awesome!

[Enigma958]

wicked wicked a.w.e.s.o.m.e.

[moomoo381124]

I'm looking for this on the piano and the Alto Sax.

[huntress1863]

David Benoit rocks! I love his rendition of "Linus & Lucy"!

[CAPGEMS]

wow! this is great! i am learning a simipilar version.

[Boombang50]

do you mean the easy piano one oh ive learned that already like 2 monthes ago i might post a vid of me playing it