Gershon Kingsley plays Popcorn 2007

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  • čas přidán 2. 08. 2007
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  • @TigerFucker
    @TigerFucker Před 3 lety +475

    That is the saddest, most heartbreaking version of the popcorn song I ever heard!

    • @angelog.spicolaiii8021
      @angelog.spicolaiii8021 Před 2 lety +8

      What does that mean; is it good or bad to u huh?!

    • @beeperbugs6535
      @beeperbugs6535 Před 2 lety +10

      GREAT version 👂✨✨✨😎😎😎

    • @TigerFucker
      @TigerFucker Před 2 lety +24

      @@angelog.spicolaiii8021 It is beautiful,
      but in a sad way.

    • @paolomarzani1309
      @paolomarzani1309 Před rokem +3

      Bit it's so beautiful....

    • @anbee8127
      @anbee8127 Před rokem +17

      For some reason I keep coming back to this video. Maybe because I love the sound of the piano and because he's playing the songs which is his baby. The part from 0:27 is just too good.

  • @AbstructureTube
    @AbstructureTube Před 4 lety +533

    Gershon Kingsley 1922-2019
    R.I.P / זכרונו לברכה

    • @ezorist
      @ezorist Před 4 lety +4

      Wow he died

    • @drab2000
      @drab2000 Před 3 lety +9

      We always love people after they died.

    • @ZahraF9398
      @ZahraF9398 Před 3 lety +2

      😔😔😔

    • @Timberwolf69
      @Timberwolf69 Před 3 lety +8

      @@drab2000 This song has accompanied me for most of my life.
      I always loved it, even though it took me more than forty years to discover the original, which is from the same year as I am.
      And it took my fifty years to find the face to the song. :(

    • @user-bw7ov8ip5w
      @user-bw7ov8ip5w Před 2 lety +3

      RIP

  • @Vebinz
    @Vebinz Před 10 lety +401

    The birth of electronic pop!

    • @antonystringfellow5152
      @antonystringfellow5152 Před 5 lety +25

      The first "Trance" music in history!

    • @momo13022000
      @momo13022000 Před 3 lety +4

      @@antonystringfellow5152 he really is a legend ... our party culture nowadays would not look like it does without him nand this track!!

    • @SunIsLost
      @SunIsLost Před rokem

      Yes

    • @SunIsLost
      @SunIsLost Před rokem

      @@antonystringfellow5152 yea

    • @SunIsLost
      @SunIsLost Před rokem

      @@momo13022000 yea

  • @Murmundone
    @Murmundone Před 8 lety +535

    That moment, when He says "that's enough". Thank you Sir. You are an Inspiration and a pioneer.

  • @filipdzero8739
    @filipdzero8739 Před 6 lety +335

    He gave birth to electronic music... Sir, if you are reading this ... I have enormous respect for you and admire your passion so very much... God bless you!

    • @Silversurfer604
      @Silversurfer604 Před rokem +13

      Of Course he did not give birth, but a fine Way Point for sure

    • @fendi-bull8167
      @fendi-bull8167 Před 9 měsíci +2

      He somewhat perfected what should sound. Runaway have a synth solo though. But those early modular synth they used were freaking awesome.

    • @beciulik
      @beciulik Před 7 měsíci

      how could a man give birth?

    • @fendi-bull8167
      @fendi-bull8167 Před 7 měsíci +3

      @@beciulik it also mean he was the first who started it. I wouldn't call it birth but trend setter

    • @attilatasciko4817
      @attilatasciko4817 Před 5 měsíci

      He past away , dudes .

  • @RezaAP
    @RezaAP Před 9 lety +351

    SIR Kingsley is 92 years old.I bet its because he listen to his own music.

    • @Edix
      @Edix Před 9 lety +3

      Reza AP This music is so powerful

    • @CarlSvenssonCarlvonminds
      @CarlSvenssonCarlvonminds Před 6 lety +7

      Now 95

    • @nigelft
      @nigelft Před 6 lety +5

      SkySteveSparrowS
      I honestly thought he was long gone ... May he live as old as ny great aunt (who died at 106) ...

    • @dhtelevision
      @dhtelevision Před 6 lety +2

      nigelft Damn, your aunt was centenarian

    • @michaelkarnerfors9545
      @michaelkarnerfors9545 Před 6 lety

      Sir Gershon, mind you... you use the honorific with the given name, not the family name. ;)

  • @MizzWGGrrrl
    @MizzWGGrrrl Před 8 lety +139

    "Popcorn" is quite lovely covered on piano!

    • @xjaja1975
      @xjaja1975 Před 5 lety +13

      Or maybe its original?

    • @SunIsLost
      @SunIsLost Před rokem

      Yes

    • @tango_doggy
      @tango_doggy Před rokem

      @@xjaja1975 I don't think there's a distinction for whether it's by the original artist or not

  • @loaneslone7168
    @loaneslone7168 Před 4 lety +40

    RIP Gershon Kingsley. You became immortal long ago.

  • @calle1990
    @calle1990 Před 4 lety +33

    RIP Gershon Kingsley ❤️

  • @philatelian
    @philatelian Před 4 lety +69

    Play on the Piano “ Popcorn ”
    Melody line Like a Softly told to me.
    R. I. P. Gershon Kingsley forever.

  • @suspiciousde862
    @suspiciousde862 Před 8 lety +103

    I'm tearing up.
    WHY.

    • @williamsmith9026
      @williamsmith9026 Před 6 lety +7

      Because that was the first and last good "electronic" song

    • @maxv9793
      @maxv9793 Před 5 lety +6

      Yeah all new Electronica is fucking shit, well most of it that is.

    • @klabumalami6699
      @klabumalami6699 Před 5 lety +3

      coz the founder of electronic music is already gone now dude

    • @podchauffe
      @podchauffe Před 4 lety +5

      Klabu Malami he was not. He passed away a few days ago now, December 10, 2019

  • @beti_writing
    @beti_writing Před rokem +11

    this is what happened when someone creates a masterpiece: lives forever

  • @CalPhotoGuy
    @CalPhotoGuy Před 15 lety +105

    " It's enough. " Kingsley always seemed to emphasize simplicity. I think I remember reading an interview of his where he expressed the opinion that many songwriters make their music too complex to really enjoy. Personally, I think that it's really telling that Popcorn is a simple song put together on simple equipment and it's a perrenial favorite, even 40 years after it's creation.

    • @SunIsLost
      @SunIsLost Před rokem +1

      Yes

    • @MrCmon113
      @MrCmon113 Před rokem +1

      It's way more complex and unorthodox than most comparable songs. : /

    • @Modez27
      @Modez27 Před 6 měsíci

      Some one write this 15 years ago ..

  • @jorma1974
    @jorma1974 Před 15 lety +1

    I never forget first time I heard Popcorn, I was maybe 3, and I just froze and listened feeling something special..

  • @StrappersGirl
    @StrappersGirl Před 4 lety +13

    Rest in peace you marvellous man. :'(

  • @paulcrisp9861
    @paulcrisp9861 Před 4 lety +56

    This piano version of popcorn would sound great as a score for a movie. Still sounds so good years later . Beautiful oct 2020 😎👍😎👍😎

    • @SunIsLost
      @SunIsLost Před rokem

      Yes

    • @paulcrisp9861
      @paulcrisp9861 Před rokem

      @@SunIsLost nearly two years later it still sounds beautifully haunting and poignant. Always a classic tune. Sept twenty two 🖕😃🖕🇬🇧

  • @junaidgt90
    @junaidgt90 Před 3 lety +2

    This music was
    And is still way ahead of its time.

  • @DrDingsGaster
    @DrDingsGaster Před 3 lety +41

    I had no idea he passed away in 2019.
    I know you aren't here anymore to see this but you're a fabulous person and your music paved the way for so much to happen!

  • @papageitaucher618
    @papageitaucher618 Před 5 lety +22

    I'm coming back to this every once in a while

    • @cr-qd9pw
      @cr-qd9pw Před 4 lety

      Me too, from time to time. I kind of fell the need for this song.

  • @legendarykapik9397
    @legendarykapik9397 Před 4 lety +10

    Rest in peace

  • @DragonExtinction88
    @DragonExtinction88 Před 13 lety +10

    I love how he simply just says at the end, " That's enough."

  • @pdrg
    @pdrg Před rokem +1

    That just made me smile, something so pure and uncynical about it

  • @edwinrevolucion5644
    @edwinrevolucion5644 Před 2 lety +2

    R.I.P Mr kingsley God bless you " that's enough "

  • @paulglicker5694
    @paulglicker5694 Před 10 lety +38

    I remember when this was new! Go, Gershon....

  • @giuseppefaienza2934
    @giuseppefaienza2934 Před 2 lety +4

    breathless, we hope you can play more where you are now.

  • @randomtveit
    @randomtveit Před 4 lety +24

    rest in peace, you will be missed...

  • @ZahraF9398
    @ZahraF9398 Před 3 lety +1

    Gershon Kinsley's soul is God's mercy.😔

  • @ElectraCaraa
    @ElectraCaraa Před 9 lety +128

    Thank you Gershon, for the birth of electronic music! You've brought joy to millions of people!

  • @Ramiobomb
    @Ramiobomb Před 3 lety +2

    He passed away around my grandma's b-day, who passed away a month before him. R.I.P.

  • @AccurateCrabLegs
    @AccurateCrabLegs Před rokem +13

    Listening with tears streaming down my face while slowly eating some nice, warm popcorn. Thank you.

  • @aswadsaswad1759
    @aswadsaswad1759 Před 5 lety +3

    I always thought this was russian not German!
    Oh. Nice to see the man himself play such a classic hit!

  • @poly303
    @poly303 Před 4 lety +1

    That is the original! I love it. That's the man.

  • @podchauffe
    @podchauffe Před 4 lety +7

    R.I.P. Gershon Kingsley

  • @RezaAP
    @RezaAP Před 10 lety +62

    Sir Kingsley, You have brought joy to millions of people. Thank you.

  • @Edix
    @Edix Před 7 lety +72

    I will pay everything to hear you play popcorn on a piano

  • @TheLugiaSong
    @TheLugiaSong Před 3 lety +15

    I've never heard such an emotional cover of Popcorn, but I love it!

    • @buddhagautama673
      @buddhagautama673 Před 2 lety +1

      It sounds like "Elegy" from Dragon Quest 4. Rest in Peace, Gershon Kingsley !

    • @Puschit1
      @Puschit1 Před rokem +1

      Is it a cover, though? I mean he is the original composer

    • @TheLugiaSong
      @TheLugiaSong Před rokem

      @@Puschit1 yeah I think you can cover your own work. The original recording is the original, and everything else is a cover, I think?

    • @Puschit1
      @Puschit1 Před rokem +1

      @@TheLugiaSong Wikipedia disagrees:
      "In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song."

    • @TheLugiaSong
      @TheLugiaSong Před rokem

      @@Puschit1 ahh I see... I did not know that.

  • @g0dLikeGR
    @g0dLikeGR Před 10 lety +1

    IN KINGSLEY WE TRUST.

  • @Ahiatua
    @Ahiatua Před 2 lety +2

    the best version, right here

  • @Serfuzz
    @Serfuzz Před 16 lety

    He gave SO much to the world of music. When he dies I'll cry like a girl.

  • @DaniLakeX
    @DaniLakeX Před 4 lety +6

    Rest in peace, genius, your music will stay forever

  • @kbvanillayoutization
    @kbvanillayoutization Před 10 lety +29

    Awwww! That smile :) :D

  • @Upuauta
    @Upuauta Před 10 lety +55

    I get goose bumps when I hear this awesome music!

  • @inhalethegreenexhalethedre4443

    This is such a simple yet brilliant melody and it's beautiful to watch this man play it at such age and imagine that it came out of his head a long time ago

  • @Thomsonicus
    @Thomsonicus Před 13 lety +6

    I didn't think it would sound so great on a piano!

  • @neilgibson41
    @neilgibson41 Před 3 lety +1

    Absolutely blooming well love this.

  • @jeemutbbahanroy
    @jeemutbbahanroy Před 6 lety +5

    Legend!!!!!👍

  • @madeira63Edgar
    @madeira63Edgar Před 4 lety +5

    1969-2019, many thanks, Edgar

  • @KatiCalicoCat77
    @KatiCalicoCat77 Před 2 lety +3

    Dieser mann is unglaublich.. Popcorn is ein super track und so zeitlos.. Und er wurde in Bochum geboren, wahnsinn😁😍

  • @zelibober
    @zelibober Před 16 lety +2

    I almost crying, i grow up on soviet cartoons whit this music. You will be in our memories for long time.
    Thank you.

  • @thomas.moerman
    @thomas.moerman Před 6 lety +7

    Wow, with these mode changes it's even better. Magnificent.

  • @thomasleemullins4372
    @thomasleemullins4372 Před rokem +1

    That was beautiful.

  • @IamSuperEffective
    @IamSuperEffective Před 11 lety +15

    It's nice knowing this friendly old man created was a pioneer of electro music. He was waaaay ahead of his time!

  • @fatlo8400
    @fatlo8400 Před 2 lety +1

    RIP Mr. Gershon Kingsley

  • @VTRmuseum
    @VTRmuseum Před 14 lety

    Fantastic to see the original composer playing that well known tune.

  • @PooKneader
    @PooKneader Před 12 lety +10

    This song actually comes from an alternate universe where every object, food, species, and concept has a naturally-ordained theme. This is such a theme, meant for popcorn, that Kingsley managed to smuggle across to this universe.

  • @FMZ101
    @FMZ101 Před 4 lety +4

    Major composition! Right there with the classics such as Mozarts music.

  • @RawrSirTerrance
    @RawrSirTerrance Před 13 lety

    I have loved this since I was 5 and now my kids love it, as well as my grand-kids

  • @bob123surfer
    @bob123surfer Před 13 lety +13

    DUDE THAT WAS AMAYZING YOU STILL GOT IT SWEET

  • @Marc83Aus
    @Marc83Aus Před 8 lety +10

    Definitely the most beautiful rendition of the piece.

  • @j.maxell3030
    @j.maxell3030 Před 2 lety +2

    Gershon Kingsley en el Olimpo de la Electrónica...

  • @CanadianBaconEater09
    @CanadianBaconEater09 Před 14 lety

    So touching... almost cried while listening to this song...

  • @EvergreenOliviaTV
    @EvergreenOliviaTV Před rokem

    The depth of the piano sounds so dramatic, and emotional.

  • @CharizmaConsuillah
    @CharizmaConsuillah Před 8 lety +8

    oh my God, I love you, Sir.

  • @iannickCZ
    @iannickCZ Před 3 lety +2

    Most popular tune over the world since 1969. Rest in peace Gershon

  • @NikolaosKarikas
    @NikolaosKarikas Před 4 lety +3

    Rip to legend and Master of first techno electronica music from Germany and USA Gershon Kingsley Good morning of the Sunday of January of Greece!

  • @jenoreich8385
    @jenoreich8385 Před 2 lety +2

    He deserved much more recognition!

  • @edgarfunchal5445
    @edgarfunchal5445 Před 2 lety +1

    Many thanks for ever
    Edgar

  • @asteroidcommander1230
    @asteroidcommander1230 Před 7 lety +6

    Beautiful

  • @peterdemey1083
    @peterdemey1083 Před 8 měsíci

    Respect respect i played this so many times in my childhood days. thank you

  • @pitercio1
    @pitercio1 Před 14 lety

    I Can't believe, the one and only grandpa of electronic music. Thanks genius.

  • @b43xoit
    @b43xoit Před 10 lety

    I remembered this piece for probably 45 years.

    • @Beatles__
      @Beatles__ Před 9 lety

      And he found the tune in 5 minuets

  • @mrdisem
    @mrdisem Před 3 lety +1

    I want more, I'm impressed.

  • @Sejotobi
    @Sejotobi Před 7 měsíci

    That smile at the end man, really gets through.

  • @GlensAudioRestoration
    @GlensAudioRestoration Před 8 měsíci

    Gershon, wherever you are, thank you!

  • @MisterShellz
    @MisterShellz Před 6 lety +11

    This song makes me want to live another day. Each day. Despite its pop culture... it gives me so much meaning, its way that its played on the piano. A sad song that doesnt end sad. That it turns out like there is ALWAYS another chance.

  • @Demonaspet
    @Demonaspet Před 10 lety +11

    Wow strangely haunting and beautiful.... huh

  • @SecondCityGuitars
    @SecondCityGuitars Před 11 lety

    'Popcorn' is the Rosetta stone of music.

  • @RedGyl
    @RedGyl Před 12 lety

    This is my first time hearing this song not techo. Very nice. Thanks, Mr. Kingsley!

  • @hissatupassenger
    @hissatupassenger Před 10 lety

    You started the great music culture.....

  • @umitanonymous3400
    @umitanonymous3400 Před 4 lety +1

    Wouvv , amazing . One of the best pieces of music Ive ever heard.

  • @aakashmaroti9918
    @aakashmaroti9918 Před 10 lety +1

    happiness is this video .. sheer epicness .. :')

  • @therealkindle5365
    @therealkindle5365 Před 4 lety +8

    Beautiful. I always thought this was a very sad piece, & this demonstrates that he gave his most emotionally charged piece to buzzy synthesizers at the time. Amazing commitment.

    • @theascendunt9960
      @theascendunt9960 Před 4 měsíci

      I'm not alone! I love this song. But it makes me feel sad and nostalgic every time I listen to it. I can't explain why.

  • @smehta63
    @smehta63 Před 13 lety

    @RawrSirTerrance
    my friend...what a song of nostalgia and the Person himself, i too am listening since i was 5...and can clearly remember . i am 60 born and have been Very passionate this and many other SUPER CLASSICS OF THE TIME. SHAKE HANDS FOR THE SAME LIKING.
    SANDEEP

  • @oo-dd3lk
    @oo-dd3lk Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful rendition !

  • @diegopotenza5962
    @diegopotenza5962 Před 2 lety +7

    Sublime. Una obra mestra!

  • @nahar6520
    @nahar6520 Před 16 lety

    Thank you for the music Mr. Kingsley.

  • @GoXyS
    @GoXyS Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you for this magic song 🙏

  • @corporalkills
    @corporalkills Před 15 lety +2

    Genius! It has such a nostalgic feel to it.

  • @asmovision
    @asmovision Před 16 lety +1

    BRAVO! what a legend, beautiful rendition

  • @rjanNilsen-Dubland
    @rjanNilsen-Dubland Před 7 lety +7

    History gold....

  • @RawrSirTerrance
    @RawrSirTerrance Před 13 lety +1

    I have loved this since I was 5 and now my kids love it, as well as my grandkids

  • @attilatasciko4817
    @attilatasciko4817 Před 5 měsíci +1

    The very first , the very original . 1969 ! Never forget . Etc...

  • @Rasmus_Ai
    @Rasmus_Ai Před 6 měsíci +1

    Thank you sir 🙏❤️

    • @Rasmus_Ai
      @Rasmus_Ai Před 6 měsíci +1

      Such understanding of everything 🙏

  • @Duffytoler
    @Duffytoler Před 12 lety

    Beautiful reinterpretation, Mr. Kingsley.

  • @vindicator2011
    @vindicator2011 Před 3 lety +1

    Legend...we really must pay a fitting homage to this man

  • @Daniel0889
    @Daniel0889 Před 12 lety +1

    People who decided to live for music and became pioneers, are the most epic creatures in the world...

  • @o.b.v.i.u.s
    @o.b.v.i.u.s Před 4 lety +1

    what a find... THANKS!!!

  • @xjaja1975
    @xjaja1975 Před 4 lety +5

    RIP TO you

  • @lavnin
    @lavnin Před 16 lety

    Mr. Kingsley, thank You so much !!!

  • @piotrklys
    @piotrklys Před 14 lety

    85 years! Genius!