I was not ready for this one 😂❤ thanks so much to Pianote for having me, I had an amazing time!!

@TracyParks

24 күн бұрын

I like your version better than the original.

@pianomike7

24 күн бұрын

Your version is great. Love the transitions and the chords in the bridge are so creative, especially when modulating back to C. Hope Huey Lewis hears it! 🙂

@ergophonic

24 күн бұрын

You smashed it!

@Podoboo_ST

24 күн бұрын

That solo was AMAZING!

@negot8

24 күн бұрын

@Jemma - I was 13 when Back to the Future came out … and we essentially had this song as the summer song of the year. When I realized what you were about to do, I was so excited, and so scared at you “touching” such a sacred piece of history. Frankly, you did REALLY well! I also hope that Huey hears it - he seems to be the kind of artist that would appreciate your take on this song. It brought a completely different feel - and like the producer said, I was a little doubtful that you’d never heard it. Overall, you rocked it!

"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it."

@TJ-vt6rt

Ай бұрын

Ha ha, awesome 🤣

@ricebowl3

Ай бұрын

Good one , literally happened in real life

@Rhamsody

Ай бұрын

Very good. Ha. 😂

@morbidmanmusic

Ай бұрын

No more cliches (tm)

@scottschwartz9394

27 күн бұрын

That's awesome 😂

Ok, this is a blues riff in B, watch me for the changes, and try to keep up

@Mr.Monster1313

26 күн бұрын

Your kids are gonna love it..😂 🤟👍🤟

@OoavastoO

22 күн бұрын

“Chuck! Chuck! It’s me Marvin. Your cousin? MARRVIN Berry? You know that new sound you’ve been looking for? Well listen to THIS!”

@wealthedge

21 күн бұрын

Literally made me LOL

@binxbolling

21 күн бұрын

​@@OoavastoOActually, he did get it from someone else, but it wasn't Michael J. Fox.

@danielekaputra

19 күн бұрын

@@binxbolling You are right. It wasn't Michael J Fox, it was Calvin Klein.

It's now a song by Steely Dan sung by Huey Lewis. 10 out of 10.

@bellumclash2337

10 күн бұрын

10 out of 10 reply.

@thomasking5472

Күн бұрын

I was going to say she played the Michael McDonald version.

The craziest party is that she tapped into Huey Lewis, but a different song on another album. She somehow managed to combine "Power of Love" with "Do You Believe In Love"

@LSturdy

25 күн бұрын

I knew i wasnt tripping right on

@josharnold5758

21 күн бұрын

I'm hearing more of a "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips" vibe. Also, anyone reading this: this song is a great example of parallel major & minor, where root note stays the same but the third of the chord moves up or down to make it major/minor. Always cool to hear.

@JustJoshLTRB

20 күн бұрын

She tapped into Mutt since he wrote do you believe in love.

@queenannsrevenge100

13 күн бұрын

Crap, you’re right! It’s not unexpected, especially by the same group of artists, but it’s wild to hear

"Do you like Huey Lewis and The News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically." 🤣

@stevesheroan4131

29 күн бұрын

“Hey Paul….”

@maxporto8898

28 күн бұрын

“The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost”

@claymccoy

27 күн бұрын

Most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.

@Trapper50cal

25 күн бұрын

SPORTS was a juggernaut.

@mikepaulus4766

25 күн бұрын

Have you seen the Huey Lewis review of American Psycho where he's miming Patrick Bateman and following the form of this? 🔥

Jemma's solo was absolute fire!

@PianoteOfficial

27 күн бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

I don´t care if she was right or not, She f*king nailed it. Aweasome version

@mantelmann13

19 күн бұрын

She did not. She sucked the liveliness and happyness out of this song.

@leyendwannabe

18 күн бұрын

@@mantelmann13 Nice opinion, too bad I don´t care about it at all

@randybeidelschies

16 күн бұрын

@@mantelmann13 It's obvious you are not a musician - given only drums and vocals, she was all over this tune. Huey may come back to re-record it. This girl is an awesome talent !

@Beeti1

11 күн бұрын

@@randybeidelschies - You don't have to be a musician to know whether you like a song or not.

@Beeti1

11 күн бұрын

@@mantelmann13 - She made it something else, which is what's interesting about this. It's not interesting just getting it right, but interesting to see what a person who doesn't know the song at all, will come up with.

My former student! So glad to see her success. I can take no credit.

@cursedswordsman

24 күн бұрын

whoa nice

@geoffkeen5234

24 күн бұрын

How is she not educated in this #1 hit from 1985??? Musicology 101 dude..

@rockero1313

23 күн бұрын

@@geoffkeen5234 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@petermcnallt12pm

23 күн бұрын

If u r her teacher and u never did this song with her...u failed...but i know its all scripted bs anyway.

@rockero1313

23 күн бұрын

@@petermcnallt12pm 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

This is low key one of the hardest songs they've done this with. Key changes, modulations etc.

@dagoelius

27 күн бұрын

thumbnail is legit.🤜

@symbiat0

27 күн бұрын

Especially since key changes have all but disappeared from popular music… 🤦🏻‍♂️

@Eric-dd8bk

25 күн бұрын

And pitiful vocal melody. Especially in the verse.

@phildinh852

24 күн бұрын

This one is a legit challenge

@symbiat0

24 күн бұрын

@@Eric-dd8bk Pretty much all vocals are autotuned these days 🤦🏽

The main riff she played over the instrumental part is super infectious tbh

@laloelsalamanca

25 күн бұрын

Savage Keyboard Shredding

@RealDonLarson

25 күн бұрын

It was just as good 20 years ago as well.

@randywhite3947

23 күн бұрын

@@RealDonLarsonalmost 40

4:31 that solo SENT me 🔥

@PianoteOfficial

Ай бұрын

Right??🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@joshdennis1

28 күн бұрын

Her Solo was LIT! It’s the only part of the original track I don’t like. Always seemed a bit aimless. Her solo here was fantastic!

@MarkerInTheSand

24 күн бұрын

it was AMAZING

@TheBigburcie

21 күн бұрын

It was totally period correct, just not from this song.

It came out like a Jazzy-blues version ... kept the spirit of the song and she was flying in the dark with very little to go on after all ... very impressive!

@rodrigosolorzano731

28 күн бұрын

That was so better, sounds incredible

every time i watch one of these and the musician reacts to the original like this, i just want to tell them "you WERE RIGHT the WHOLE time.... you just played it differently than the original" this is art.

@BallisticMystic

26 күн бұрын

You are totally right, but totally missing the side of an artist loving art. When you swear something should go one way and it goes another, it is AMAZING, and I bet if HLATN heard her version they would see the same. It is to me the truest beaty of art, the constant creation and the constant appreciation of others creation, even if it is at your own expense.

@kenviscidi4621

25 күн бұрын

For sure. There are many ways to harmonize to a melody. Some sound more pleasing than others. What she did was fantastic.

@LeeOades

23 күн бұрын

Absolutely! I wish they'd emphasised that she's not "wrong" at all! What she created is beautiful to everyone that loves this song and love music.

@entropybentwhistle

18 күн бұрын

@@LeeOadesShe just turned it from a pure rock song to a blues jam.

Love her version!! She's amazing!! This should be its own TV show with her interpreting other 80s songs!!!

@marcgarrett4401

17 күн бұрын

I've seen this done with a young drummer. The drummer was incredible. Bushnell I think her name is?

The degree of difficulty she was confronted with is SO much greater than the drums and bass versions of this challenge I’ve seen, where they just mute the particular instrument the musician plays, but still have all the basic harmonic information. Added to this how relatively static the melody is (songs with more melodic movement would give you much more harmonic information in the melody alone), and she really was marooned at sea with no map and asked to find her way home.

@JohnSmith-oe5kx

29 күн бұрын

Exactly. It makes you wonder if the people who run the channel know what they are doing.

@blackfowl75

28 күн бұрын

⁠@@JohnSmith-oe5kx Yes, they do: they’re making entertaining content. It’s not a game, fairness doesn’t matter. It’s supposed to be a way to sort of showcase an artist’s ability to write music. I doubt that they would’ve just let her keep going for hours if she wasn’t going anywhere.

@Savagefred

28 күн бұрын

Yea this is incredibly challenging. Trying to figure out the bass first was a good move

@Tensen01

28 күн бұрын

Yeah I feel like she should have gotten to have the guitars and horns and stuff.

@fromchomleystreet

28 күн бұрын

@@Tensen01 I disagree, because she proved she didn’t need them. It’s actually a much more interesting experiment this way, and you’re going to end up with something more different from the original. It IS way more difficult, though.

Jemma rocked this out. This was not an easy song to go in blind like she did, but she really showed her musical abilities to come as close as she did! Thanks for these videos...they're awesome!

This is a BRILLIANT conceptual take on "reaction" videos. It's a great way to illustrate not only the listening and playing skills of true pros but a great illustration of how melodies can meld into different keys and chord progressions.

@Etacovda63

7 күн бұрын

they stole it off drumeo, lol

There’s no “right” - just her interpretation. Awesome job.

“You’ve never watched Back To The Future? Great Scott!” Great throw away comment.

@gustafsone

27 күн бұрын

I realized how old I'm getting because of this. I'm not sure how old this musician is, but I'm going to guess 20-something. I can understand somebody her age having not seen 'Back To The Future', or haven't heard of "Huey Lewis and The News', but there was a time which is a lot longer ago than I thought where both of those things could be true, but you would for sure 100% have at least heard this song before since it was at the top of the charts forever and played on every radio station and inside of every store for years. She's not even old enough for that experience. Anyway, I really hope she dug this song and seeks out more of Huey Lewis and The News. They really are/were one of the best rock bands of all time.

@leosmithonbass

24 күн бұрын

youth is wasted on the young

@geoffkeen5234

24 күн бұрын

​@gustafsone yeah, but it's still nuts, though, right? I mean, what kind of upbringing did she have?

@paulmartin2348

21 күн бұрын

@@geoffkeen5234 She developed some incredible skills in her youth. She is not like you.

I'm a drummer who's watched a LOT of Drumeo videos like this one. Those are fun. This is the 2nd Pianote video I've seen (Jordan Rudess playing Alicia Keys was the first) and it was awesome. I have nothing but massive respect for musicians like Jemma who can figure out a song like this and make it look effortless! And the solo she played...are you kidding me??? I literally had chills...don't even know why. I guess that's the power of music. I've honestly never heard of Jemma Heigis before, but I'm a huge fan now.

@aarcurtis

22 күн бұрын

right there with you brother - started playing piano first, and to me this is SO much more impressive than the drum ones!!

@gamesmaster1060

22 күн бұрын

@@aarcurtis I'm the opposite

@DB-zp9un

19 күн бұрын

I just mentioned both pages need to get someone that hasnt heard and see what the drums and keys come up with...

@kufitop

7 сағат бұрын

That's the power of... love.

Chorus sounded like a Bruce Hornsby collaboration while parts of the early verses had a Steely Dan vibe. Nice!!

@J3unG

10 күн бұрын

Nah. Randy Newman (Short People) and Mike Post (St. Elsewhere, Doogie Howser). You're wrong.

Just a melodic vocal line and nothing else? Wow! On the spot-composing. 3:32 - The chord progression she came up with for the chorus is actually completely successful. Love it. This is fascinating. 5:05 - By this point she's feeling it. It's now in almost polished jazz-remix territory. I even got a little emotional.

I grateful I was a teenager in the 80s. The music was so fun. 😊

@davidcampbell591

26 күн бұрын

We had NO idea how good we had it. 🥹

@paulmartin2348

21 күн бұрын

I don't live in the past living my teen years in the '80s was a gift. Every week you would hear a new song that would reshape your life. (in my mind I still think about the '80s as being 10 years ago)

At 2:05 when she says "can we try that?" and then pretty much NAILS the bridge - EXCELLENT!!

@mikosoft

29 күн бұрын

This. I was like - yes, you got it, you got that right!

Seeing master musicians transcribe songs on the spot is fascinating enough, but transcribing the song with nothing to go on but the singing? She's beyond amazing.

@maetzchenmusik

19 күн бұрын

What she did was not transcribing which means to listen to and replay all the notes of a piece of music that are important. It was (re)harmonizing an unknown melody more or less on the spot instead. A case for knowledge of harmony and musical styles. That requires quite a lot, but it's nothing extraterrestrial. Something like this taught at music colleges, among other things.

@kenviscidi4621

19 күн бұрын

@@maetzchenmusik You're right.

Her feel for the structure of the song was soooo good.

Actually she hit some familiar moments with key changes and changes from minor to major etc... for having no clue what the actual progression was in the song, she did a stellar job.

I grew up in the 60's and the 70's so I'm well familiar with Huey Lewis. Very emotional for me to watch you pick this song up from scratch. Beautiful job! True art!

I remember my musical teacher said "there is no wrong or right in music. It just how it sounds, good or less good"

@morbidmanmusic

Ай бұрын

Good or less good is meaningless as it is subjective unless you are the writer.

@emrekoz

Ай бұрын

and this one is less good😂😂

@redrick8900

26 күн бұрын

That's why they couldn't get a good job in music.

@inmundo6927

23 күн бұрын

so good would be the equivalent of "good", and bad the equivalent of "less good" then?

@marudebaka6041

12 күн бұрын

Reminds me of an old classical music joke, 'Wagner's music is better than it sounds.' 😅

my take away from this is that Huey Lewis is an amazing vocalist! This girl is an amazing musician as well!

This pianist is incredible! Never heard this song before, and yet she just came up with all this! A very interesting arrangement of this song!

Huey Lewis & The News had a very distinct sound.

This might have been the most difficult of these sorts of challenges that I've seen. Having to come up with parts over nothing but vocal and drums is INSANE. Great job.

Fantastic alternative version! Well done Jemma!

Really hard song with Huey's voice sliding all over the place!

Jemma's great. I feel like she was subconsciously hearing some Steve Winwood in there.

@leehanson1416

22 күн бұрын

Or Mike Post. A "Hill Street Blues" vibe.

I haven't been this enthralled by a musician since I saw Jeff Healey play "As the Years Go Passing By." That was wonderful. Jemma put a delightful spin on this old standard and I was fixated. Do it again!

as a keyboard player it's kind of crazy she's never heard Power of Love! One of the most iconic keyboard riffs!

I can't believe she never heard the song before! 😆 I think the original arrangement is perfect, but her version turned out to be surprisingly great! She's an incredibly talented musician. 👏

@phildinh852

24 күн бұрын

I can believe that. I’m 40 and heard maybe 1 Huey song

@randywhite3947

23 күн бұрын

@@phildinh852listen to sports and fore!

I seriously want them to rerelease the song with her arrangement. I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Really cool.

@maetzchenmusik

19 күн бұрын

Why buy it? It's available here on KZread for free. The rest is earhead cinema. Just get started!

It really is incredible how much harmony and groove influences the main melody! It almost sounds like a completely different song! This is more of a songwriting exercise, Gives you a bit of an insight into some of the creative choices that the songwriters would've encountered when writing this classic from he 80s!

Wow. With just drums and vocals to go off. This was so good. And I always really liked the original too but man, this was a really good take on it. So talented.

I love what Jemma did…it took away some of the R&B feel, and made it more jazzy. Her interpretation and the original are both great !! I can’t believe that she had never heard this before….

One thing we musicians share is when we hear someone like Jemma whaling, we bust out laughing. It's NOT a humor thing, we laugh when a virtuoso is FLOWING, stream of consciousness artistry. I cracked up at a couple of her riffs--ending with a DAY-um! Good ups on all involved and mad props to this incredibly gifted young lady.

I grew up with the original. Gemma's on the spot improv was amazing. I loved it!

Jemma is one of my favorite young keyboard players. Her transcription playing Cory Henry's Lingus solo note for note while her cat is jumping around on her lap is amazing! Fun to see she has never heard "Power of Love" by Huey Lewis. 🎹❤

Jemma is pretty dang awesome, she does a lot of collab work but also has an awesome album entitled "Not Today" that is available on Spotify and pretty much everywhere. As per the norm she killed it!

@marcio1745

27 күн бұрын

Thanks. I will check it out

This video makes me feel - not old, exactly, but more like high school was a looong time ago. Sending best wishes to Huey Lewis, a huge part of my mix tape.

In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.

The News is such a talented group of musicians. Everyone should check out 'Four Chords & Several Years Ago' by Huey Lewis & The News.

wow she is incredible, the modulation, the bass, that solo on top of everything else! also, jemma go watch back to the future please!

As someone who met her in freshmen year in music school, I'm not at all surprised she's this great still. lol she has perfect pitch and could pretty much imitate anything she had heard 10 years ago and that was a long time ago. even anything her skill after all these years has only fermented and gotten better.

@JemmaHeigis

24 күн бұрын

Brian!! Thank you!! It’s been a while, hope you’re well 💜🫶

@brianjenkins2247

24 күн бұрын

@@JemmaHeigis I'm doing fantastic Jemma, I've been silently enjoying everyone doing amazing things. So proud of you! You seriously have come such a long way and it's been amazing to see!

Damn, she wrote a new f'ing back track! Holy $hit! I'm totally crushing right now. :)

It would be nice to see the entire reactions to originals, without cuts, uninterrupted! And btw, her solo was AMAZING!

Do more with Jemma!! Also, her arrangement gave me 80's Genesis vibes.

Some magnificent chords substitution going on here. It's beautiful to hear it raw.

@marudebaka6041

12 күн бұрын

Of course, if she really had never heard the song before, she's not really doing chord substitution.

OMG I have been listening to this song since it was released in the 80's and Jemma your version has blown me away. What an incredible take on a classic especially from never hearing the original. Outstanding.

She's was on fire! She was sooooooooo close! I very much like the idea that every artist can approach to kinda re-write the song. And @JemmaHeigis did this perfectly for a first trial.

Ela tem uma dinâmica excelente ao teclado. Grande pianista essa moça, meus parabéns

@PianoteOfficial

Ай бұрын

Yes! She's an amazing musician!🎹⚡🙌🏼

Did she just harmonize the entire song even more beautifully than the original? So fast? I wonder how many hours it will take her to write an album.

@randywhite3947

23 күн бұрын

It’s definitely not more beautiful than the original but it is good

Most people dont realize how incredibly difficult this is to do. Much respect to Jemma for her interpretation without ever hearing thr orginal first. 👏👏👏

You sure can tell a true talent this way. Jemma did a amazing job pretty much starting from scratch with only a few key cords. Jemma's sounded as good as Huey's did. Great job!!!

Please do more of these. They are really good.

That solo was epic.

She's playing "do you believe in love" in some parts! I'm legit impressed

So cool. She went a completely different direction but it still works with the melody

Outstanding! Jemma has admirable keyboard skills and has a great 'ear'. This concept of on-the-spot improvisation would make a great series.

Jemma never ceases to amaze me, this was so inventive and so refreshing to the original which is already one of my favorite songs of all time. If I had a flux capacitor I would send Jemma back in time so she could add her insane solo to the band. Such a cool video!!

I would love to see Huey Lewis' reaction to this video

Whatta beautiful, insanely talented woman

I enjoyed this video the most so far, great harmonization, great feel for the song. The keyboard version of this "game" is infinitely harder than "just" playing drums over an otherwise complete arrangement. Great job!

Huey! Huey, it's Marvin! Your cousin, Marvin Lewisandthenews! You know that new sound you're looking for??

Blinkin' brilliant job. ...and Jemma's version even sounded '80s... Couldn't stop *grinning* all the way through... 😄🙃😊

I've been a Huey Lewis and the New fan since they came out in the 80's. I've seen them many many times in concert. I'm sad he can no longer perform because of his hearing. I loved her interpretation!! It was fantastic. I don't think she needs to worry about not exactly matching what they did. Loved her solo. It was all great.

Very cool. I enjoy hearing you play.

Großartige Version!

Jemma was fantastic AND a great sport! Well done.

Yea, they were pretty huge in the day. Huey, great voice.

1000% TOTALLY AWESOME. I don't want to hear the song ANY OTHER WAY NOW. BRAVO

Well done, Jemma!

@PianoteOfficial

Ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

OM..! I love Jemma, but where was she all this time? under a rock? Love U Jemm!

This was Awesome! Also really trippy to hear her super cool jazzy take on a song I know from back to front! She breathed wonderful new original flair and energy into the song while still retaining the original essence of this classic song. Loved this and gotta love that Moog!❤️❤️👏👏🎹

This is one of my favorites from my childhood, and by the end of her version, I couldn't remember the original anymore. Truly impressive!

they should get a clip of the og artist reacting to the new takes

@jedpittman6739

Ай бұрын

omg I would love to see that video for this! So fun! Huey was my first favorite band! I loved BTTF too! MJ Fix for the win!

@gregorykusiak5424

Ай бұрын

I fully support this fantastic idea!

How has any musician never heard Huey Lewis and the News?

@user-kz5cw2gj3w

10 күн бұрын

Too young

@andrewkindle1856

10 күн бұрын

With all my years as a musician. And hundreds of thousands of songs I've experienced, maybe even more, maybe Millions. I still discover new music all the time. Some newer stuff that just slipped by me. And sometimes tracks that pre-date me. With my broad taste in music, it would take several lifetimes to discover everything I would like. I'm just thrilled that she's discovering it now. And it sounded like she was pretty close to the original chord progression right from the jump. I would love to hear her play around with some of Stevie Winwood's or Stevie Wonder's stuff. The two greatest "Stevies" lol. I think she is great. It was impressive, and I even enjoyed listening to her for just the few moments that she was playing around with that synh witch I'm not positive, but I think was a "Moag"...

@J3unG

10 күн бұрын

She's young, bro. Too bad. You're irrelevant.

@bartcmatthews

8 күн бұрын

Um…did she say that ?? I’m pretty sure She just said she didn’t know this song. That ain’t the same as never having heard of the band

I think more muscians, studio artists should do this. Put twists of their own version of older songs. I do this sometimes to get the creative juices flowing. So much fun! Her solo was epic definitely going to follow her career, just wow !

For today lisenners of radio must be really hard to fugure out song which is not just the basic 4 chods song.

As a rather less capable musician myself, I loooove watching the real ones go through their process. I'll do similar stuff too when hearing a song for the first time but not at her level. So much fun to watch

She is amazing !! I hope that she doesn't miss the opportunity and watch BTTF ... ASAP.

This was utterly incredible. She naaaailed it.

I loved her choices! This exercise immediately brought me back to when I was a teenager in a Barbershop Chorus with my grandfather. One of the exercises we would do was called "woodshedding". The only person who had music was the Lead, and we had to build Barbershop-style harmonies around it. While it was definitely challenging, I have to say we had it easier because the Barbershop style has specific chord structures, whereas Jemma had no such constraints. She did amazing! That is the kind of alternative arrangement that I LOVE hearing in remakes of songs.

Huey Lewis is.one.of the greatest of the 80s. I remember meeting him at a show in SF. My brother was a special guest that night and got up to do a couple of songs. I was around 12 years in 1986. Gemma, Great job. That's a tough song even knowing it. You've got a great ear. I play but don't know any theory and can't read music so it's impressive to see you when you're like "oh there's a dominate". So cool.

I cannot get enough of these sorts of videos. Keep 'em coming...thanks for the great content!

The links in the chorus were fing sweet. Very nice!

The solo and the style makes me think someone showed her Steve Winwood as an inspiration when she was a young learner. Amazing work! Made it feel like an 80s Billy Joel tune!

These segments are absolutely Awesome!

All i saw was Huey Lewis and i immediately clicked. Thank you KZread and Pianote you have a new sub. Music was a craft in the 80's.. That's why bands existed as they all had their own unique take on pop music. I can appreciate the newer generation being introduced to what the generation back then had the pleasure of growing up with. Musicians like Jemma are humble enough to appreciate the song and play for the SONG.

that's freakin' awesome, still wondering how didn't she knows this, but damn it what a talent here! amazing

That solo was incredible!!!!!!!!!! I could listen to 4:33 over and over and over again. Sensational!!!