Great list and great playing. Maybe a few TOTO tracks could have entered the list also😊

@NicolasMelis

28 күн бұрын

Thanks my friend!! Love Toto but i did many with my Dx7 so … but yes Toto piano intros are great

Lovely playing, most of my favourite classic keys intros in there 🙌

@NicolasMelis

28 күн бұрын

Many thanks!🙏🎹

Tanta roba Nicolas, complimenti 👏👏👏

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏🎹

This is superb 👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@NicolasMelis

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for listening 🙏🎹🎵

Amazingly brilliant…thanks for sharing #Inspirational 👏🎹💛

@NicolasMelis

7 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 🙏

Great job man!!! I'm a accordionist and now i'm learning piano, my left hand isn't so good like the right hand, but i'm practicing. I love those intros!! 🤟

@NicolasMelis

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Darciso!! I ve tried accordeon when i was younger… left hand on accordeon is tough for me 😁

Damn, Elton John surely is in a league of his own when it comes to piano riffs

@NicolasMelis

13 күн бұрын

For sure 🎹

I don't know if I'd call all of those "the most famous" piano intros. They're good, but some of them I had to roll over the timer to see what they were. One famous song I was surprised to not hear was "Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger.

@NicolasMelis

15 күн бұрын

Noted for future videos! Thank you 🙏

No one in comments mentioned Marc Cohn. Thanks for recognizing him.

I think this is more a list of your favorite Piano Intros, rather than the "most famous." Either way, I marvel at your playing.

@NicolasMelis

15 күн бұрын

Well.. you may be right :) but “most famous” is better for the algo 😁 thank you 🙏

Bravo pour ce Medley ! ✌️👏

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Thank you 🎹

Wow - I wish I had your talent! Great song choices, loads of Billy Joel, Coldplay and Elton John, and some Chicago as well - love it!

@tjfSIM

21 күн бұрын

I was going to say the only one I can think to add would be Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm from the Crash Test Dummies - that to me has a beautiful piano intro and outro :)

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Glad you like them , thank you 🙏

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Noted! Thanks :)

Firth of Fifth…fantastic ❤️

@NicolasMelis

12 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

I think your picks were spot on; especially Bruce Hornsby, That's Just the Way It Is, being the first on the list that you played.

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Glad you like them! Thank you 🎹

goosebumps...

@NicolasMelis

19 күн бұрын

Glad you like it :)🎹🙏

@ElioDeAngelis-76-

18 күн бұрын

@@NicolasMelis a lot

@NicolasMelis

18 күн бұрын

Appreciate it !! Thank you

I won’t hold you back by Toto. Simply a beautiful intro

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Yes 🙌 love Toto, missed that one! Noted, thanks

Nice

@NicolasMelis

16 сағат бұрын

Thank you 🎹🎵

Ottima esecuzione 💪👏 from Italy

@NicolasMelis

19 күн бұрын

Thanks Gabriel ! Regards from Cyprus 🇨🇾:)

I'm down for anything Bruce Hornsby, the solo for "The Way It Is" is a masterpiece.

❤ very well

@NicolasMelis

15 күн бұрын

Thanks 😊

You left the best for last!

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Pianoman 🎹🎵

I wish I could spread my hand as wide as yours. In 'The Way It Is' you can comfortably play the root and the third a whole octave above with your left. I don't think many piano players can do that.

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Thank you,i think i got that from my classical training :)

There's more but I definitely agree with the list.

@NicolasMelis

14 күн бұрын

Definitely there’s more :)

where is „vielen dank für die Blumen“ from „udo jürgens“ the iconic Tom and Jerry Intro

This is a great video, however, would have liked to have heard the free bird intro on here. Awesome work though.

@NicolasMelis

14 күн бұрын

Noted for future videos! Thanks 🙏🎹

Winners takes it all and desparado got me☺️

@NicolasMelis

15 күн бұрын

Great songs 🎵

How dare you not include Hold the line! Its' impossible to miss that one! All generations know this one.

Amazing video, but could be even more amazing with Hold the Line intro

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Thank you!! True! Noted for future videos :)

@mineporki38

19 күн бұрын

@@NicolasMelis thanks, btw you are very good at piano

@NicolasMelis

19 күн бұрын

@@mineporki38 thank you 🙏🎹

Tony Banks❤

@NicolasMelis

19 күн бұрын

Love him 🙌🎹

You should create a list of Elton's intros 😊

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Good idea :)

I'm in You - Peter Frampton please !!

@NicolasMelis

19 күн бұрын

Noted for future videos! Thank you :)

All that Coldplay and no Supertramp?

@NicolasMelis

19 күн бұрын

Noted for future videos, thanks :)

I'm sure you could do an entire episode on Steely Dan intros.

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Love Steely Dan! Good idea :)

Suprised you didnt have "All My Life"

@NicolasMelis

17 сағат бұрын

Great tune , i have it on the list for future videos ;)

Really!!! Where’s Benny and the jets, home sweet home, a thousand miles??

🎉🎉

@NicolasMelis

28 күн бұрын

🙏🎹

Roses by Outkast

@NicolasMelis

15 күн бұрын

Noted ! Thanks

How dare you not sneak in A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton.... lol

@NicolasMelis

13 күн бұрын

😁😁

what this model keyboard ??

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Its a Nord Stage 3 88

Al Stewart Year of the Cat is a no brainer. How can you not include it?

@NicolasMelis

16 сағат бұрын

Noted ! on the list for future videos! Thanks :)

😊

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

🙌🎹

What, no "Bridge Over troubled Water"?

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Oh missed that one!! Noted for future videos! Thank you 🙏

No Supertramp ?

@NicolasMelis

19 күн бұрын

Noted for future videos :)

Live tô Tell?

@NicolasMelis

16 сағат бұрын

Madonna?

Toto - Hold the Line ?

@NicolasMelis

13 күн бұрын

Yeah missed that one! Noted for future videos! Thanks :)

If you have nord 3 everything sounds almost famous lol

@NicolasMelis

14 күн бұрын

What if you have a Nord Stage 4 ? 😁

@steezmonkee4712

14 күн бұрын

Then it is even beter... I had only one interaction with the nord in my life, it vas great, i played that exact nord 3 88. If i had enaough money for it, i would definitivly buy it, but i would say it is not so cheap😅😅

@NicolasMelis

14 күн бұрын

@steezmonkee4712 yes now its even more expensive than before around 5-6 years ago that i got this one

@steezmonkee4712

14 күн бұрын

Also I have to say you are Great piano player and that i encourage you to keep up the good work💪 I hope that I will find job in music one day as well🙏💪

@NicolasMelis

14 күн бұрын

@@steezmonkee4712 thank you 🙏🎹🎵

Is the first one not Changes- Tupac lol??

@NicolasMelis

17 сағат бұрын

Actually its Bruce Hornsby - the way it is, 2pac used the piano part as a sample for his song Changes :)

@santub4240

17 сағат бұрын

@@NicolasMelis yeah i figured, sounds awesome :))

this is the kind of guy that only knows 15 seconds of each song. Nice playing

@NicolasMelis

19 күн бұрын

😁, well i have to due copyright claims

@jurassicjam2156

18 күн бұрын

@NicolasMelis still more talent in those 15 seconds than most people possess.

@bjrnchrstn

7 күн бұрын

Im that same guy with the guitar 😅

@NicolasMelis

6 күн бұрын

@jurassicjam2156 Appreciate it 🙏🎹🎵

@marcio_souza007

17 сағат бұрын

Tik Tok killed the piano lounge star.

C'mon.. Evanescence - My Immortal and Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles more famous than half of the list!

Dude is obviously an Elton John fan.

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

It just so happened that i found many Elton John songs for this video :)

@joshc441

20 күн бұрын

@@NicolasMelis he is an amazing piano player, in addition to being a good singer/ songwriter,

@NicolasMelis

19 күн бұрын

@@joshc441 for sure !

Most Famous? Should probably have had November Rain, then … All good stuff, tho’! 😎

@NicolasMelis

19 күн бұрын

Oh yes! Noted for future videos , thanks :)

Without Year of the Cat by Al Stewart this list is worthless.

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Missed that one as well as many others i am afraid! Noted for future videos! Thank you 🙏

too much Coldplay. Most famous would intros like A Thousand Miles or If I Ain't Got You or Everything I do, I do it for you, Still D.R.E and so on

@NicolasMelis

15 күн бұрын

Thanks for your feedback! Noted! Although Everything i do its on this list :)

😊I like, all the Intros, please dont forget Emerson, Take a Peble, Tarkus, or Pictures.

@NicolasMelis

28 күн бұрын

Thanks!! Noted :)

@KLEHN

28 күн бұрын

Вот тоже подумал о Take a Pebble )

Beautiful piano pieces played wonderfully. Love the sound of the Nord piano.

@NicolasMelis

28 күн бұрын

Glad you like it, thank you 🎹

hey man I want to ask what software you use and headphones/speakers

@NicolasMelis

28 күн бұрын

By software you mean Daw? I use logic pro x and my speakers are Yamaha Hs8 For headphones i use some old Sony Mdr :)

Boy, that Chicago “Saturday in the Park” intro, really stands out strong. (compared to the surrounding mellow ballads)

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

True 🎹

There are two songs I kinda expected to hear but were not included: "Hold the Line" by Toto, and "Still DRE" by Dr. Dre

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Noted! Thanks :)

Anyone lose their keys

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

😁

Nicely done, and nice Nord 👍

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! 🎹

ESSE PIANO É MUITO TOP, Pena que aqui o brasil ele custe o preço de um carro.

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Yes it’s expensive…

Amazing! With just 4 Chords!

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Thanks! Most of them yes:)

thx amigo ! congrats ! all is ok , i prefer "jakson 5" and "brian adams" intros :)

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad you like them

Nice! But no Toto!? Kept waiting for "hold the line"

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Yes i ve missed that one, noted! I did many Toto songs on my Dx7 videos check them out :)

Wow, this is an amazing selection of great songs with fantastic piano intros, and you nailed them all! Thank you for sharing this with us, I’m an audio-visual learner and I will start practicing some of these that I hadn’t played before. You are really talented and you rock! 😊

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Many thanks! Have fun 🎹

Firth of Fifth is a monster. Anyone who can play it even passably well has true talent.

@matthewdemaria1701

21 күн бұрын

Well that was unexpected confidence boost from a comment section ahaha. Genesis rules

@NicolasMelis

20 күн бұрын

Thank you, appreciate it 🙏🎹🎵

@billhassell434

5 күн бұрын

With all due respect , none of these intros are difficult to play in comparison to the Chopin Ballade. If you can play that, any pop song or rock song is child's play

@matthewdemaria1701

5 күн бұрын

@@billhassell434 “with all do respect allow me to disrespect entire genres and styles of music.”

@billhassell434

5 күн бұрын

​@matthewdemaria1701 Truth hurts but most pop and rock songs are simple chord progressions if you truly ever studied piano you'd know this 😅 😅😂

Lovely ....❤

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏🎹

Well done! Accurate & good timing.

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Glad you like it! Thank you , appreciate it🙏🎹

Another example of a great piano intro is Sonata Arctica - Fullmoon: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqhsx6Sag9jZiJs.html

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Great tune! Noted , thanks 🙏🎹

Firth of fifth by Tony Banks! Incredible time variations! See the partiture...

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Oh yes!!

Don't let that jackass DH find out

Te pasaste, extraordinario,.excelente !! Tocas muy bien. 🎹🎹🎹🎹❤❤❤❤

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Thank you,glad you like it, appreciate it 🙏🎹

Elton John rightfully earns many spots here; the striking intro to "Levon" deserves to be included.

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Noted! Thank you :)🎹

Somewhere Only We Know by Keane should have been in this, so should Right Here Waiting - Howard Marx and Jealous Guy - John Lennon.

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

There are so many great songs, noted thank you

Magnifique!

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Definitely missed out by omitting The Year of the Cat by Al Stewart and Tubular Bells by Michael Oldfield but enjoyed the video nonetheless 👍👍

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Noted thank you :) 🎹

The force is strong with this one.

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

🙏🎹😁

Ribbon in the sky is a masterpiece. Not just the beautiful piano work but the vocals are superb - Stevie Wonder - genius!

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more! One of my heroes 🎹

Plase onetime play full song

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

I want to but if i play the whole songs i get copyright claims

Hello where is light my fire 😢😢😢😢?!?! The best intro in rock 💪💪💪

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Thats on a Vox Continental check my yamaha YC video i have it there:) kzread.info/dash/bejne/q3x9sbKukc2whs4.htmlsi=uecjMjBWiHuhOwez

@moonder06skywatcher

22 күн бұрын

@@NicolasMelis ok good thanks

Simply amazing thank you

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Glad you like it! Thanks 🙏🎹

CLOCKS, whenever this song starts i got goosebumps, my hearts beats faster and there a tears of joy. It's the song, the moment my son was born. The most important person in my life and the best moment forever.❤

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

❤️🎵

Superb. Would you please play the complete one for those in your other content?

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Thank you, if i play the whole songs i get copyright claims

Please what are the list of songs. Love all

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

You can find the list in the video description :) 🎹

maybe try "Piano in an empty room" by Vangelis 🤩☺️...your playing is really polished 👌🏻

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Oh love Vangelis! Noted , thanks :)🎹

Nice list. The way it is is in my all-time top 3 intros.

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

love it🎹🎵

I can’t believe you forgot come Sail away by Styx

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

Yeah.. noted :) thanks

Most of them by Elton John…

@NicolasMelis

22 күн бұрын

What wrong with Elton John?:)

@davidarderius5316

22 күн бұрын

@@NicolasMelis nothing 😁 it’s just one of the great pop composers of all times, and I’m his fan

Superb and accurate renditions. Really enjoyed this! I play 🎹 too 😁

@NicolasMelis

25 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!🙏🎹

These copyright claims are quite absurd, as if you're stealing something by playing 10 seconds of a song. But at least you managed to slip through something by the Eagles, quite a feat :) I got blocked on pieces by Beethoven or Bach. Sigh. Either way, congrats, beautiful playing!

@NicolasMelis

25 күн бұрын

Thank you!! Yes i even got a claim on my Mozart piano concerto upload 😁

Great choice of songs. Piano sound for each selection were spot on!👍

@NicolasMelis

25 күн бұрын

Thank you very much !! 🎹

Fantastic

@NicolasMelis

25 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers! 🎹

bonsoir nicolas. quand j écoute ta merveilleuse musique ainsi que pour les reprises. c est incroyable❤❤. tu es a la perfection❤. tu as tant a partager❤. continues et un grand bravo❤❤❤. j adore. merci .bonne soirée. bisou❤. ton amie ia🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🙂🙂🙂🙂💘💘💘💘😀😀😀😀😀😀😀💯💯💯💯💯💯🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹👍👍👍👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗👄👄👄👄👄

@NicolasMelis

26 күн бұрын

Thanks Isa 🎹

I’m thankful even one Chicago song made this list, considering the way the group seems to be stonewalled in recent decades. In my mind, the intro from “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” is on par with the one from “Saturday in the Park”.

@NicolasMelis

26 күн бұрын

Great band! Love them!

@SnarlyCharly

22 күн бұрын

I was hoping to hear the long intro from "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" but I figured it would be a bit much for this video haha

@Shred_The_Weapon

22 күн бұрын

Touché,@@SnarlyCharly.

Why is there no "Ten Sharp - You"?

@NicolasMelis

25 күн бұрын

Oh great intro! Have it on my list for an other video maybe :)

Brillante interpretación de conocidas canciones, me ha gustado mucho mucho y me he suscrito a tu canal para seguirte. Saludos desde Madrid y hasta pronto Nicolas, like 97

@NicolasMelis

26 күн бұрын

Thanks Jose! Appreciate it🙏🎹

On your Nord, if you find both Digi Grand 2 and Bright Piano and layer them together, you get the Elton John piano sound

@NicolasMelis

27 күн бұрын

Oh didn’t know that! Will try it out! Thank you 🙏

"Within" by Daft Punk has one of the most beautiful piano intros

@NicolasMelis

27 күн бұрын

Oh yes! Noted thanks 🙏

I’ve been playing The Way It Is for years and never heard the twelfths in the bass. Kicking myself now, just finishes the sound! Lovely playing, thank you.

@NicolasMelis

28 күн бұрын

Don’t know if he actually played it like that but sounded good to me :) thank you 🎹

@rainmab1

16 күн бұрын

They are tenths but whatevs..

@DaveG207

16 күн бұрын

@@rainmab1 D’oh! Yes 🤦🏻‍♂️

Awesome, while watching and inching towards the end, I was like "what, no Piano man??", and then it showed up

@NicolasMelis

28 күн бұрын

Left it for the end 😁