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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

What would you say is the best piano riff of all time?

OK i will go first, my favorite is by Bruce Hornsby - The way it is

Over to you guys....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Moby – God Moving Over the Face of the Waters

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Does it have to be a ‘riff’? I absolutely love the man of steel piano melody by Hans Zimmer

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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

"What would you say is the best piano riff of all time?

OK i will go first, my favorite is by Bruce Hornsby - The way it is

Over to you guys...."

That is a good one

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Wade flemons.. Jeanette KTF

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Does it have to be a ‘riff’? I absolutely love the man of steel piano melody by Hans Zimmer "

Doesn't have to be a riff, can chose your favorite which includes piano

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By *enon123Couple
over a year ago

Cannock

"Moby – God Moving Over the Face of the Waters"

That track always gives me goosebumps

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By *enon123Couple
over a year ago

Cannock

Depeche Mode Pimpf

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Uncertain Smile-The The. Think it might be Jools Holland on the keyboard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Depeche Mode Pimpf "

epic

I will add Queen 7 Seas of Rhye

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Op. 3 No. 2)

https://youtu.be/SCm9O2KNEX4

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Listen to some of Mike Barson's keyboard playing for Madness and there are some sublime riffs in there..that are slightly hidden by the overall sound...as evidence take a listen to..

Shut Up

The Sun & The Rain

The intro to It Must Be Love is pretty evocative too

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Tubular bells

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Great gig in the sky

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

Im not sure but everytime I hear someone playing a lovely piece, it really makes me wish I had stuck with my piano lessons instead of giving up.

It must be magical to be able to sit down at a grand piano and play.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Im not sure but everytime I hear someone playing a lovely piece, it really makes me wish I had stuck with my piano lessons instead of giving up.

It must be magical to be able to sit down at a grand piano and play."

I'm currently taking lessons, expensive but rewarding

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

"What would you say is the best piano riff of all time?

OK i will go first, my favorite is by Bruce Hornsby - The way it is

Over to you guys...."

I bloody LOVE that song

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By *cunnylassCouple
over a year ago

Exeter

The National-Slow Show.

Just love it!

Mike

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I bloody LOVE that song

Snap! It's a song that also sends a statement too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Im not sure but everytime I hear someone playing a lovely piece, it really makes me wish I had stuck with my piano lessons instead of giving up.

It must be magical to be able to sit down at a grand piano and play."

I miss playing the piano

It’s so soothing and I use to loose myself and just play for hours !

So for me it was very magical

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What would you say is the best piano riff of all time?

OK i will go first, my favorite is by Bruce Hornsby - The way it is

Over to you guys....

I bloody LOVE that song

If your profile was a piano riff..haha. KERLASS

La Campalesson by David Helfgott from the film Shine (true story about a young Australian pianist)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

AlAn walker- faded (restrung)

powerful

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://youtu.be/gwKVFDwPo3M

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"What would you say is the best piano riff of all time?

OK i will go first, my favorite is by Bruce Hornsby - The way it is

Over to you guys...."

Yes, this is one of my favourites... also Bowie's Life on Mars is a big favourite.

Cal

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

erm.... how can you have a conversation about piano riffs and not mention probably one of the best songs of all time....

"let it be" by the beatles!!!!

you are all sacked!!!

nita and cal... you are allowed to stay with the bowie "life on mars" suggestion!

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

now that i have had that grumble i am going to shoot myself in the foot by mentioning lionel richie - easy!

I am in a contrary mood today!

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

i'm off on one now....

bohemian rhapsody by queen.....

goodbye yellow brick road by elton john....

imagine by john lennon!!!!

you are all now offically sacked!!!

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"erm.... how can you have a conversation about piano riffs and not mention probably one of the best songs of all time....

"let it be" by the beatles!!!!

you are all sacked!!!

nita and cal... you are allowed to stay with the bowie "life on mars" suggestion!

I taught myself to play Life on Mars (in a fashion) it's a fantastic piece.

Cal

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"erm.... how can you have a conversation about piano riffs and not mention probably one of the best songs of all time....

"let it be" by the beatles!!!!

you are all sacked!!!

nita and cal... you are allowed to stay with the bowie "life on mars" suggestion!

I taught myself to play Life on Mars (in a fashion) it's a fantastic piece.

Cal"

There are loads of great piano bits in lots of Elton John songs, and how can we forget about Bat out of Hell... almost the whole album is littered with awesome piano lines.

Tori Amos is another artist with fabulous piano lines on almost everything she does, I particularly like Happy Phantom.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"AlAn walker- faded (restrung)

powerful

such a tune!

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By *entleman JayMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

Could It Be Magic by Barry Manilow. Written over the top of Chopin’s Prelude in C.

It builds and builds and gently falls away again.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Now listening to heart 80's and some great tunes playing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Riders on the storm by The Doors

Clair de lune by Debussy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wade in the water by Ramsey Lewis.

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

The Exogenesis trilogy by Muse

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Moonlight sonata

Beethoven.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

what'd i say - ray charles

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By *rystal DreamtimeTV/TS
over a year ago

horsham

Nuvelo Bianchi _Ludovico Einaudi ..

My daughter can play it .. tears every time

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By *orthern StarsCouple
over a year ago

Durham

"Im not sure but everytime I hear someone playing a lovely piece, it really makes me wish I had stuck with my piano lessons instead of giving up.

It must be magical to be able to sit down at a grand piano and play.

I'm currently taking lessons, expensive but rewarding

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By *ikesEmBigMan
over a year ago

Herts

"What would you say is the best piano riff of all time?

OK i will go first, my favorite is by Bruce Hornsby - The way it is

Over to you guys...."

That bit in the baywatch theme

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Op. 3 No. 2)

https://youtu.be/SCm9O2KNEX4"

Nice choice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The original 1950s rock n rollers could hit those keys real fancy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i'm off on one now....

bohemian rhapsody by queen.....

goodbye yellow brick road by elton john....

imagine by john lennon!!!!

you are all now offically sacked!!!

Good selection

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jerry Lee Lewis..great balls of fire

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By *uvhandle20Man
over a year ago

SE London

Most of the stuff Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino and Little Richard produced

What I say - Ray Charles

Piano Man - Billy Joel

Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn

St James Infirmary - either by Allen Toussaint or the version by Hugh Laurie

Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata

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By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago

folkestone

Song for guy - Elton John

Captain of her heart - Double

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Some good ones on this thread. These don't beat those mentioned above, but they are still damn good.

The adventures - Broken Land

https://youtu.be/WFsg2cXSOgQ

Bruce Hornsby - Way it is

https://youtu.be/WyYC9qRlJxY

Talk talk - life's what you make it

https://youtu.be/RQH1i_zZ-_M

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Op. 3 No. 2)

https://youtu.be/SCm9O2KNEX4"

Is that the one from the movie Shine ?

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Shout it to the top - Style Council

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
over a year ago

Ramsey

Hardcore Uproar by Together.

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

https://youtu.be/6K0btG4zMkQ robert glasper "enochs meditation"

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral

"Great gig in the sky

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Intro to Mellon collie an the infinite sadness

So beautiful and sets idea for album

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