Billy Joel - Scenes From An Italian Restaurant

[MultiGleekFreak]

Up* :)

[MultiGleekFreak]

I think ur piano needs tuning aha but it's good man :) keep it u

[PianoMan750]

2:48 I was freaking out because the awesome part was coming. But it was all soooooooo good!! God I love you!

[JJM11597]

Your good, but put some pants on.

[donjosephgarcia]

mmmm.. good try? Tune the piano.

[Kwood4]

i play this and sing along almost every day...

[smallfrya121]

I don't dislike it but I wasn't super thrilled either.... good job with the notes but it just seems to lack that feel that billy has:/

[LSBroseph777]

Good cover, but I think there are parts that could use a sustain

[FlipSkate4Life]

CAn u teach us instead of just showing us!

[butchermachine]

This is just quirky enough to be awesome. great job!

[WXimp]

That. Was. Great. I. Love. You! :D

[DedmonStudios]

TUNE THAT THING MAN!!!!

[NishinTheGreat]

As a hobby pianist, I love Billy Joel songs. They're very whimsical, and I have so much fun playing them. It kind of feels as if I'm experience the same joy Joel does when he composes and plays.

[coast4airtime1]

2:55. My favorite part of the song!

[nehnehmjfan22]

This kind of is....AMAZING!!! :D

[bobrobert13]

who are the 3 thick heads that disliked this? 

[shcorporation]

Thanks heaps mate, very much appreciated it! Realy sorry but I don;t have any links for sheets - the ones I used are the correct and accurate transcription from a book called The Billy Joel Keyboard Book, which I highly recommend. Hope that helps, sorry I don't have links but please tell me what happens!

Thanks again man.

Sam

[jshaf23]

nevermind: i found the sheets my-pianoblogspot. com for anybody who needs them

[shcorporation]

Ok man, glad you cleared that up, sorry I didnt respond quicker. Have fun learning the song!

Sam

[paulkirk1962]

no problem sam, its great to hear some young blood playing some good old rock n rock here on youtube, keep it up mate and dont forget my stiff little fingers song...anyone will do ...ha ha...

cheers paul.

[shcorporation]

Ha thanks Paul, won't forget the Stiff Little Fingers! Saw a couple of their albums in the record shop while browsing the other day; might purchase one sometime!

Thanks again man!

Sam

[paulkirk1962]

sam, that was fantastic mate! one of my all time fave songs.. you nailed it....! well done! was a pleasure to listen to. cheers paul.

[shcorporation]

Thanks very much Paul that's VERY kind of you! One of my all time fave songs also, I remember the first time I ever heard it, I was listening to the radio late at night and I was instantly HOOKED! I just had to go get the album, the song made me feel so good! Really appreciate your kind words, so thankyou so very much!

Sam

[shcorporation]

Thanks very much, I played it using the sheets from the Billy Joel Keyboard Book, which has transcriptions of EXACTLY what Billy is playing on the original records, it's quite incredible. You should grab a copy, it's probably the most exciting song I've ever learnt, I remember well the thrill I got when I finally perfected that solo bit...great feeling, Thanks so much!

Sam

[jshaf23]

can you get me the sheets? i got a billy joel sheets book for christmas but this song's not in it! if you can, send them to jshaf23@aim. com thanks

[saarrraaaahhhh]

This is one of the best covers of this song that i have seen! I'm learning this song inow and it is definitley challenging but so fun! Keep up the good work =)

[shcorporation]

Thanks so much I REALLY appreciate it, and you're absolutely right, a devilishly challenging song but SOOO fun!

Thankyou so much!

Sam

[erbsoccer]

wowowow awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shcorporation]

Thanks HEAPS!

Sam

[blondieafgirl]

ahhh awesome!!! ive been wanting to learn this (aside from just picking out parts on my own LOL) this is so awesome, I'm inspired now to start working on it.

[shcorporation]

Thanks very much, that's wonderful, very glad I've inspired you! It's such a wonderful song, please tell me when you've learnt it!

Sam

[lilglaz127]

I was going to learn this song... But now that I've seen this I think it's a bit too advanced for me.... Unbelievable, fantastic job.

[shcorporation]

Thank you so much for your kind comment! It's definitely a challenge to learn, but it's one of the funnest songs I've ever learnt, so give it a try sometime in the future! Thanks once again, I really appreciate your comment!

Sam

[smartalec2007]

hey there, damn fantastic!!!!!

my favorite

[shcorporation]

Thanks so much mate, it's definitely in my top 3 Billy Joel songs! It's excellent! Thanks again!

[Tolstoy111]

It's amazin how many teens like Billy Joel. Do you know others?

[shcorporation]

Yeah, he's got a lot of fans, but rightfully so, he's just so incredible! I know many others.

[iMacxXuserXx485]

I do!

[UFONightHawk]

Nice man! One of my favorites here too. I know what u mean though....lol I've been working on this song for like 6 years!! I still don't have it all down. Nice job on the "solo" sounds very authentic! Thanks for posting. PEACE!

[shcorporation]

Thanks heaps! Yeah another hard song, Billy really did write some complicated stuff! Keep working at it, it's a very rewarding song, especially once the solo is learnt! It's the greatest solo ever, huh?! Thanks once again, and you're welcome!

[archaic100]

Hey great performance dude

Is the sheet music from Billy joel Keyboard Book?

[shcorporation]

Thanks very much! Yes, the parts I couldn't work out (like the solo) are from the Billy Joel Keyboard Book. It's a brilliant book. Thanks again!

[pip18036]

Just awesome!

[shcorporation]

Wow, thanks!

[LaCheerio]

You obviously have a natural hand for jazz, as evidenced by Brenda&Eddie- i'm pretty jealous i have always wanted to be a jazz pianist. The rendition was great! although I did feel the sound of the piano was a tad off; tuning and maybe it sounded tinny? or perhaps it was just the recording. Either way your technique is spot on!

[shcorporation]

Thanks heaps! I do love jazz music, and a lot of Billy Joel's work is inflected with all sorts of jazzy influences! Thanks very much! Yes you are correct, in the extreme heat over summer the piano was thrown completely out, but it's fixed in all the videos after this! Thanks again, and thank you very much for subscribing!

[Narimatzu]

great job dude. hah i hope i dont sound like TOTAL a-hole when i say that the very beginning could use just a tad bit more pedal, but thats just me. awesome though, i love your other covers

[shcorporation]

Thanks very much! That's fine, everybody's entitled to their opinion and that's yours! Thanks, glad to know you like my covers! Please subscribe! Thanks HEAPS for commenting!

[tomcat017]

Love the Brenda & Eddie in the middle

[shcorporation]

Thanks, the Brenda and Eddie section's probably the best part, if that's possible. It's just such a brilliant song! Thanks again!

[nycgirl1191]

that was really amazing!

and i liked how u didnt do it exactly exactly like billy joel does it. u made it ur own

thanks for playing woderfully

this was way more fun then the essay i was suppose to start lol

[shcorporation]

Thanks so much! Yeah, I sort of made up my own way to play the Brenda and Eddie middle section, jazzed it up a bit. You're welcome! Yeah, music usually is more fun than essays! Thanks again! Please check out my other videos!

[beans802]

Great job! You've really got the piano solo down. Sounds good.

[shcorporation]

Thanks heaps. It took me a while to get it down, but it was well worth it. Thanks for commenting!

[pacificguitarist]

great...but tune the piano!!!!

[shcorporation]

Yeah, thanks, I do need to tune the piano, it hasn't been done for a while, but still, it's not very far out. Thanks for the comment!

[glenb73]

AWESOME!

[shcorporation]

Thanks very much mate!

[pianojohn113]

Great!! Excellent! Nobody who's ever attempted to learn this song, much less play it all the way through in one take AND put it on video at the same time, could ever give it less than 5 stars.

Whoever gave it a 1-rating: learn it, play it, tape it, and post it first. Then you can give your opinion.

Thanks for sharing this, shcorporation.. You did it right.

[shcorporation]

Hi John, great to hear from you! Thanks HEAPS for the comment, very well said! I have admired you're work for ages, learnt many of my songs off you, and you inspired me to do this one. I think it's safe to say that I've learnt more off you than off my own piano teacher! Thanks again for the comment and backing up what I had to say! I couldn't have put it better myself!

[ricardoolois]

u r AMAZING!!!

[shcorporation]

Thanks heaps! Glad you like my work!