Cardiacs - Tarred and Feathered (piano cover)

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  • čas přidán 4. 12. 2019
  • SHIT. REST IN PEACE TIM SMITH
    Sheet music:
    drive.google.com/file/d/13Jsz...
    Translating this notorious Cardiacs tune to piano is one thing, actually playing it from beginning to end is something different. Here is my best attempt so far. Have a nice day!
    You can find some of my own music here:
    verygoodfriends.bandcamp.com/
    If you like Cardiacs (as you should), you might like this too.
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Komentáře • 288

  • @StormDatIsApproaching
    @StormDatIsApproaching Před 3 lety +253

    The fact that you turned all that into a cohesive piano piece that still represents the original in all its glory and madness is worthy of all the appreciation

    • @shayneoneill1506
      @shayneoneill1506 Před 2 lety +5

      Its also something that really highlights what a gobsmackingly intricate and complex piece of music tarred really is.

    • @erod425
      @erod425 Před 2 lety +2

      100%

  • @oldenglishandlyre
    @oldenglishandlyre Před 3 lety +94

    Beautifully played. Farewell Leader of the starry skies.

  • @hotelmario510
    @hotelmario510 Před 2 lety +9

    Stripping the song back like this shows what a work of compositional genius it really is

  • @JamesDeanBrown
    @JamesDeanBrown Před 8 měsíci +2

    I spontaneously went up from my sofa for a standing ovation, now, inspired, typing as if I would transcribe a complex work of art but in doing so realise that I need much more complicated words to express myself and develop my technique properly.

  • @RebsieFairholm
    @RebsieFairholm Před 4 lety +93

    Wow, this piece was complicated enough for a six-piece band let alone just one piano. Outstanding performance and brilliant arrangement.

  • @sicko_the_ew
    @sicko_the_ew Před 4 lety +110

    A lot of Cardiacs songs translate beautifully to the piano, but this must surely be the most difficult of them all to do justice to. And you've gone and aced it here, man! It has a kind of "hybrid (solo-epoch)-William D. Drake/ Full-Cardiacs-Arkestra sound", the way you've done it. Like it's always been an aspect of the band and the song, and all you've done is gone and Excalibured it out of its stone to startle us so pleasantly. Thanks so much for this.

  • @DocentPicolan
    @DocentPicolan Před 4 lety +47

    Now it sounds like Prokofiev :)

  • @switchdoctor2032
    @switchdoctor2032 Před měsícem

    mind blown. I never thought I'd hear a piano rendition of anyu Cardiacs tune, let alone find the sheet music for it. Many thanks

  • @anormalsizedmanandanapartm1876

    Please cover an entire Cardiacs album and throw it on Bandcamp. Hearing this on keys puts a stupid grin on my face. I think every Cardiacs fan would buy it up immediately. I'm sure you could manage to get approval to sell it.

  • @Maceta444
    @Maceta444 Před 4 lety +35

    One of the best things I've ever seen on any category.

  • @herm574
    @herm574 Před rokem +2

    Give me a minute to scrape my jaw off the floor

  • @JamieTateJamieTate
    @JamieTateJamieTate Před 14 dny

    Amazing job! Watched this with my 12 year old. We were both impressed.

  • @chrishuber3262
    @chrishuber3262 Před rokem

    My piano teacher when I was eight years old would have died of a stroke upon hearing this abomination of song structure and time signature continuity. This is why I quit piano lessons to play baseball and fell in love with the Cardiacs 44 years later. Tim is the most creative song writer since Frank Zappa.

  • @apothecurio
    @apothecurio Před 2 lety +3

    That chaotic melody at the beginning just wound up sounding super beautiful and happy. Rather than chaotic and anxiety ridden.

  • @richardjames323
    @richardjames323 Před 2 lety +9

    There are times when you experience something like this and admire the brilliance of the performance (and this is superb) and then realise that this didn't exist before the genius that is Tim Smith sat down and put together a discordant assemblage of musical imagination to create this gem among so many marmitian masterpieces. The beauty lives on.

  • @theboognish
    @theboognish Před 6 dny

    That was absolutely brilliant.

  • @MaryMolotov
    @MaryMolotov Před 3 lety +38

    I'm totally gobsmacked by this. Did Tim ever get to hear it?

  • @chriswareham
    @chriswareham Před 3 lety +9

    I'd love for someone to play that as one of their piano Grade pieces and to watch the examiner's face. Tim Smith was a genuine musical genius, and your interpretation is brilliant.

  • @Malkmusianful
    @Malkmusianful Před 3 lety +10

    It's like classical meets ragtime meets Raymond Scott meets Gentle Giant

    • @foxintheforest
      @foxintheforest Před 3 lety +2

      Which is where half of it came from in the first place. And you can hear the English hymn tunes, folk songs more clearly too.

  • @dl3975
    @dl3975 Před 3 lety +9

    This is fantastic! It sounds insane and beautiful, just like the original.
    I now understand why people have compared Tim Smith to Beethoven haha.

  • @lostrobotmusic
    @lostrobotmusic Před 4 lety +16

    I'm absolutely amazed, I can't stop coming back to this.

  • @Naytone
    @Naytone Před rokem

    The most evil Lego Island music

  • @martinprice8796
    @martinprice8796 Před 4 lety +17

    The chorus from the pond is "Laudation" Bring us more !!

  • @ChadLieberman1
    @ChadLieberman1 Před rokem +1

    You are officially my favorite person.

  • @ELECTROxigeno76.
    @ELECTROxigeno76. Před rokem +1

    Oh my God, my best song of Cardíacs, tks my friend, 🎩🚭♿

  • @DonnaDeeukgarageproducer

    Absolutely amazing ❤❤❤

  • @peterbacke1804
    @peterbacke1804 Před 3 lety +7

    This wonderful crazy intelligent music piece is something like Beethoven meeting Mozart and the Brother Marx is trying to explain that met, which obviously goes lunatics! So great! Good effort on piano lad! 👍

  • @kdt85
    @kdt85 Před 17 dny

    Holy shit

  • @TheRomanScreamroadOfficial

    Well done! When the Cardiacs meets Prokofiev!

  • @YellowSpaceMarine
    @YellowSpaceMarine Před rokem

    A lot of trial and error must have gone into figuring out how to do this. Insane

  • @Weemusark
    @Weemusark Před 4 lety +21

    This is fantastic. I'm really impressed with how accurate your transcription/arrangement is, especially the part at 0:23. Thanks for sharing!

  • @davechrystal
    @davechrystal Před 3 lety +3

    Un ...fucking..believable.
    Amazing. Just found the cardiacs this month and it has changed my life. Super kudos buddy.

  • @kmack2891
    @kmack2891 Před 3 lety +6

    Okay, I promise, before I die, I'll do a full reduction for five string bass.
    Amazing job and really inspiring

  • @strummer33
    @strummer33 Před 2 lety +1

    Incredible. Just incredible.

  • @intrnationldarkskies
    @intrnationldarkskies Před 7 měsíci

    I love this version

  • @mykonomen
    @mykonomen Před 4 lety +2

    Kudos to you for pulling this off. Amazing! Fuck, I miss Tim...and Cardiacs...the world needs them.

  • @kirk2906
    @kirk2906 Před 2 měsíci

    Absolute quality . Thank You

  • @robyatkins
    @robyatkins Před 3 lety

    A Labour of love and totally worth it. Thank you.

  • @levimcglinchey5843
    @levimcglinchey5843 Před 3 lety

    Well that was fucking excellent. If I could do that I wouldn't stop

  • @exegesis67
    @exegesis67 Před 3 lety

    Worthy of much laudation

  • @dan27music
    @dan27music Před rokem

    Fantastic job, well done. Reminds me a little of Bartok and Ligeti.

  • @shayneoneill1506
    @shayneoneill1506 Před 3 lety +1

    I do hope Tim got to see this vid before he left this mortal plane. I'm certain he would have adored it.

  • @niteowlsongs
    @niteowlsongs Před 2 lety +1

    All the gods praise you! Phenomenal!🙏💰

  • @caseycbenn
    @caseycbenn Před 2 lety +1

    Puts tears in my eyes. Amazing to not only listen to, but watch the craft being expressed and performed. Bravo!

  • @BonesawCal
    @BonesawCal Před 3 lety

    Serious fucking laudations must be had sir!. Well played

  • @syraxia
    @syraxia Před 4 lety +13

    This is just amazing both in arrangement and performance

  • @VoidEon
    @VoidEon Před 4 lety +16

    This is so splendorous!

  • @drdeveril
    @drdeveril Před 3 lety +8

    Superb! Brought a little tear to my eye, the end bit did. Lovely, innit.

  • @jasonshort1437
    @jasonshort1437 Před rokem +1

    W O W

  • @gustinian
    @gustinian Před 2 lety +1

    Astonishingly impressive transcription / rendition of vintage Cardiacs. An album's worth in a song - as is every Cardiacs composition. Excellent.

  • @sinquup
    @sinquup Před 2 lety +2

    A magnificent interpretation of a magnificent piece. Thank you.

  • @robhickey5301
    @robhickey5301 Před 9 měsíci

    Yes sir, that hit the spot! Well done!

  • @wowwhywow
    @wowwhywow Před 8 měsíci

    This is spectacular.

  • @adamjperrydrummer5751

    When played on piano this composition reminds me of the late jazz pianist Herbie Nichols. Tim Smith was an incredible musician and performer. Well done sir for this performance.

  • @MrTimtim65
    @MrTimtim65 Před 4 lety +7

    Bloody hell, that looked complicated

  • @brushuk
    @brushuk Před 4 lety +4

    excellant.. this was the 1st cardiacs song i ever heard in the 80's..

  • @retinalcircus
    @retinalcircus Před rokem

    It's really wonky beauty as solo piano. Like Debussy doing a silent movie soundtrack but throw in more of his left field jazz obsessions but just as light and dynamic on the nuances. Absolutely lovely interpretation ❤️

  • @wentbackward
    @wentbackward Před 4 lety +3

    You are bonkers for trying that! ... totally awesome!

  • @hexonatapeloop
    @hexonatapeloop Před rokem

    Mate this is wonderful, well done!

  • @itsthebrackets
    @itsthebrackets Před rokem

    This is my favourite cardiacs cover ....apart from (the) brackets version of odd even.

  • @mr.c8033
    @mr.c8033 Před 3 lety

    Bloody FANTASTIC!

  • @philrobinson5667
    @philrobinson5667 Před 3 lety +2

    Brilliant Sir!
    Superbly captured.
    R.I.P. Tim Smith

  • @musicjunkie-wr4sh
    @musicjunkie-wr4sh Před 2 lety +1

    BRAVO!!! absolutely outstanding!!!

  • @zillasaurus
    @zillasaurus Před 3 lety +1

    BRILLIANT

  • @MaxUkulele
    @MaxUkulele Před 3 lety

    Just thank you

  • @sonicbooomboy
    @sonicbooomboy Před 2 lety

    Absolutely outstanding

  • @synaesmedia
    @synaesmedia Před 2 lety +2

    Brilliantly done. Perfect piano jam and captures the original perfectly.

  • @thehistoryofgardening3726

    Oh my fucking goodness

  • @KILLAGORILLA7000
    @KILLAGORILLA7000 Před rokem

    Wow. Simply amazing

  • @magnificentTVchannel
    @magnificentTVchannel Před 2 lety

    Fantastic! Thanks for the smile!

  • @Anjabro
    @Anjabro Před 7 měsíci

    Wow......I'd say it takes a certain level of musical genius to interpret that song into a piano piece...So imagine the level of genius to CREATE it out of thin air... 🤯 A+ for you, A and a thousand plusses for Tim....😎👍

  • @chopinfanne8021
    @chopinfanne8021 Před 3 lety +1

    I’ve been learning this piece on piano myself for the past couple of months, and I just have to say, I really am impressed with how well you’ve turned this song into a comprehensive piano composition. It’s very fun the play👍

  • @kaikofoni
    @kaikofoni Před 2 lety

    Wow! Sounds like a piano piece by Prokofiev, very cool!

  • @equalsql7508
    @equalsql7508 Před 3 lety +1

    Wonderful, it makes you realise just how brilliant the original composition was. That was awesome!

  • @mrbrown7628
    @mrbrown7628 Před 3 lety

    very good, thankyou, also for the colour of the rug! matches the song!!

  • @jabu003
    @jabu003 Před 3 lety

    Brillant !!!!! both you and cardiacs........

  • @MrTimtim65
    @MrTimtim65 Před 3 lety

    wow, gobsmackingly clever

  • @MatthewDovetail
    @MatthewDovetail Před 3 lety

    I love how all Cardiacs cover you can find are being made by people who, you could easily say, look weird or somehow disturbed just by their attitude and looks ahah
    C'mon, a piano cover of TARRED AND FEATHERED played by a short haired teenager, wearing an undershirt, on a white upright piano in a semi empty room with a "punchinyourface" violet carpet. And of course, nailed it.
    And isn't that tremendously beautiful?
    this is a wonderful tribute, man. I admire you! :D

  • @suzybond5366
    @suzybond5366 Před 2 lety

    Bloody BRILLIANT!!!!!

  • @IIISOLOIII
    @IIISOLOIII Před 5 měsíci

    WONDERFUL ❤

  • @miguelLDiablo
    @miguelLDiablo Před rokem

    Absolutely outstanding!

  • @euep918
    @euep918 Před 2 lety

    Tim Smith was an awesome composer. You do him great justice! And the sheet is crazy! It reflects Tim/Cardiacs genius and your incredible arrangement. Very Good Friends sounds really cool, and I'll suggest people listen to your own music.

  • @crazytail11
    @crazytail11 Před 4 lety +5

    This is fantastic, great job

  • @nickbackslash
    @nickbackslash Před 3 lety +1

    Outstanding job!!!
    Thank you so much.
    RIP Tim.

  • @TerriblethingTube
    @TerriblethingTube Před 8 měsíci

    fantastic arrangement and performance! really shows how beautiful cardiacs is beneath the insanity. LOVE IT.

  • @bobyoutube4037
    @bobyoutube4037 Před rokem

    I keep coming back to hear you play this again and again! Epic

  • @fcamiola
    @fcamiola Před 3 lety +3

    Subscribed just for this amazing performance of a masterpiece. Congrats!

  • @leerylifeform
    @leerylifeform Před 2 lety

    This is gorgeous!

  • @icarusmuse9324
    @icarusmuse9324 Před 3 lety +3

    Spectacular! This gave me goosebumps ♥

  • @whisblue
    @whisblue Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent work !

  • @tubecated_development

    Beautifully smashed all lovely

  • @123denz
    @123denz Před 2 lety

    Unbelievable! Excellent in every way, you nailed it!

  • @killTHEIRidols
    @killTHEIRidols Před 4 lety +4

    Unbelievable. That was perfect.

  • @eaf27
    @eaf27 Před 3 lety +1

    I feel you honor Tim Smith with this rendition of this wonderful song. Also you are correct, I am enjoying your music on bandcamp. Thanks for the link and your songs.

  • @brianeyes3941
    @brianeyes3941 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant lovely job

  • @tedesco7219
    @tedesco7219 Před 3 lety

    Absolutely stunning, wow

  • @davidmulqueen8322
    @davidmulqueen8322 Před 2 lety

    This is an amazing interpretation! You absolutely nailed it.

  • @moonunit28
    @moonunit28 Před 4 lety +1

    Absolutely brilliant! 😄

  • @kaferere
    @kaferere Před 6 měsíci

    Great ear and great playing.

  • @Sparkles713
    @Sparkles713 Před 3 lety

    Absolutely worthy of all appreciation- Especially as we noticed those little grimaces-Which as all could musicians know- Are imperative to sound production