the 5 dislikes are from the shareef

@jons.1002

5 жыл бұрын

You sir win the internet

@jons.1002

4 жыл бұрын

@Shallex as a matter of fact I am, thanks for noticing

@shaquilleredlox1179

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@michaellinner7772

2 жыл бұрын

Dislikes have been hidden now, by order of the Sharif.

@waltysalamander

Жыл бұрын

He don’t like it

this makes the song

@Ry_TSG

5 жыл бұрын

BestTits this is the song

@BuggaBoy69

4 жыл бұрын

To me it’s both Piano and Bass that make this song complete

@juankcastro5402

3 жыл бұрын

Definitivamente

No matter where it came frm, I love these piano riffs. Totally boss!

@kingofallwhites

8 жыл бұрын

+John Doe What do you mean no matter where it came from?

@matcoddy6097

6 жыл бұрын

+kingofallwhites , hes referring to the dispute about how the song was credited, etc.,, between Topper Headon, the drummer of the clash before Terry Chimes, & the rest of The Clash, due to the fact that Topper claims he wrote the riff, & then after he was kicked out of the band the song became a large hit with Terry Chimes as the drummer of the band, etc.,

@pedromorgan99

5 ай бұрын

I always turn the treble up to listen to the "tingly notes".. like chic on piano (age 14)

It’s the most important part of the song other than the bass.

@TravelatorH8r

2 ай бұрын

No way I'm still air guitaring to this😮

YOU HAVE TO LET THE RAGA DROP!

@fluffypinkpandas

6 жыл бұрын

has been shakin to the top

@JoseyStranded

5 жыл бұрын

*sheikh

Written by Topper, one of the best drummers ever, and not bad on piano it seems.

I want this on loop while people are being seated during my funeral

@hollyszakal7973

3 жыл бұрын

I laughed way too hard at this

@shaquilleredlox1179

3 жыл бұрын

💀

@ezlmonqzy9650

Жыл бұрын

@@hollyszakal7973 man of culture you see

@andygray7478

Жыл бұрын

Yep, followed by “White Man”

@SP-qi8ur

Жыл бұрын

@@ezlmonqzy9650could u explain?

I took piano lessons for 3 1/2 years when I was a kid. I hated it because my parents wouldn't let me ride my motorcycle until I practiced at least an hour on the piano every day. That was the first effect. The second was I learned how to hotwire my bike rather quickly. Necessity is a mother right? Now that I'm old and grey I sometimes wish I'd stuck with my practicing. I still love the piano and the beautiful sounds it makes. This song is intriguing due to its sort of vibrato quick succession of key strikes in certain areas. The whole reason I sought out this video was I wanted to hear the piano part without the drums, guitars and vocals, to assess the complexity of the keyboard section. It did not disappoint. All in all it's a great song and a rather more complex keyboard than it, at first, appears to be. Damn you Sharif, just let the kids play.

@madstagherd3347

2 жыл бұрын

I believe you mean syncopation by the "vibrato quick succession of key strikes"

I love this crazy casbah jive.

Drummer Topper Headon played this piano and drums and bass at Electric Ladyland in NYC October 1981. Topper was a Jazz musician prior to joining the band in early April 1977. He wrote their biggest hit.

Tribute to the greatness of Topper Headon.

@jaggass

3 жыл бұрын

Topper wrote 80% of the song. He did the bass, drums, percussion and piano by himself as the rest of the band was late coming into the studio.

@GiacomoJimmi

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaggass And he didn’t even know it was a song until he heard it on the radio!

Amazing to hear this isolated ☺

@diosinti

4 жыл бұрын

Yeaaaah🤘🤘

This was a DRUMMER who did this? And Canned not long after laying this onto tape? OOOF! This is good stuff. Classic 1980s Rock piano! 9 Shareefs didn't like this piano riff. Shame on them!

@oranbhoy67

4 жыл бұрын

true, he was on smack / heroin at the time though & as Joe Strummer rightly said and Topper would agree with ... you cant have a punk drummer who is on smack

@mickeasingwood7451

3 жыл бұрын

Multi-instrumentalist is how Joe Strummer described Topper.More than just a drummer.

Best piano track on Earth

The Clash are better than I always wanted to admit

@zaim221

2 жыл бұрын

Why wouldn’t you admit, mr st james

Now the king told the boogie men "You have to let that raga drop" The oil down the desert way Has been shakin' to the top The Sheik he drove his Cadillac He went a-cruisin' down the ville The Muezzin was a-standin' On the radiator grille The Shareef don't like it Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah The Shareef don't like it Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah By order of the prophet We ban that boogie sound Degenerate the faithful With that crazy Casbah sound But the Bedouin they brought out the electric camel drum The local guitar picker got his guitar-pickin' thumb As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square They began to wail The Shareef don't like it Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah The Shareef don't like it Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah Now, over at the temple Oh, they really pack 'em in The in-crowd say it's cool To dig this chanting thing But as the wind changed direction And the temple band took five The crowd caught a whiff Of that crazy Casbah jive The Shareef don't like it Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah The Shareef don't like it Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah The king called up his jet fighters "He said you better earn your pay Drop your bombs between the minarets Down the Casbah way" As soon as the Shareef was chauffeured outta there The jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare As soon as the Shareef was outta their hair The jet pilots wailed The Shareef don't like it Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah The Shareef don't like it Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah The Shareef don't like it, he thinks it's not kosher Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah The Shareef don't like it, fundamentally can't take it Rock the Casbah, Rock the Casbah The Shareef don't like it, you know he really hates it Rock the Casbah, rock the Casbah The Shareef don't like it, really, really hates it

Topper plays both the piano, the drums, the percussion and the bass on this song.

This is what made me like this song when I first heard it. Planning to learn and cover it soon.

@zay-ju8fb

Жыл бұрын

how did it go?

@felixgutierrez993

9 ай бұрын

Sup man just wanna check in ya, you can do it! I'd like to hear your rendition!

This plays as you enter heaven

@aguch999

4 жыл бұрын

OMG I Hope so 😁

Never noticed the little triplet type things he does all these years hearing the album track.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!!! I've been searching for this for ever and it sounds even more amazing than I expected!!!!!!! :D

@cooldude-on9gm

8 жыл бұрын

the whole song is amazing itself

This is definitely transposable... the tricky part is the intro where two pianos are playing at the same time... though I suppose you could arrange it to play it on one piano. Thanks!

@meauxreilly6110

7 жыл бұрын

Sure ya could it just wouldnt sound like a mandolin. Piandolin. What're those spiney marsupial things called. Pangolins.

@SonicAlchemy13

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. The great thing about music and instruments is that while there is endless theory, there are only so many possible notes and chords to work with so that one with experience and a good ear could easily teach themselves to play this with this isolated track. I have done so myself and have raised all the eyebrows at Guitar Center when I sit down on a set of keys.

@jaggass

4 жыл бұрын

It's overdubbed.

@MoonLanta

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaggass yup.

@MoonLanta

3 жыл бұрын

It's in C, easiest key there is

Topper was ROCKING that Piano

Someone sack that smart arse drummer. Fuck, what a talent.

@layladurrant6876

7 ай бұрын

they did, lol

This clearly shows one major piece of the Clash recipe that was lost when Topper was fired by Joe. You take talent of this caliber away from any band, and it changes everything. They were never the same again live without Topper. And definitely never the same in the studio without his style and ability. Mick knew it. Bernie and Joe blew it. It’s that simple.

@layladurrant6876

8 ай бұрын

what did they fire topper for?

@andrewbrown1463

8 ай бұрын

He had become an addict. Instead of taking some time off to get him fixed, they sacked him and replaced him. They had been going non stop for 5 years or so by this time and needed a break anyway. Their manager Bernie was a source of conflict within the group.

7 dislikes from the shareef.

0:01 0:46 1:31 2:15 3:00

Thanks for posting this. I actually had no idea that there was an overdub of the piano on that intro hook. You can make it out when the riff transitions into the chords for the verses and the piano is playing that awesome octave-blues style trill to fade out. It would be difficult to play, considering the octave-blues trill and the vamped chords are both played in the same octave on the piano. He may have let that raga drop, but it was dropped smoothly with soul. (You can also hear some additional piano overdubbing on the other choruses, too.) Cheers!

@roberthaley1

7 ай бұрын

I hear a minor 3rd trill.

Just learnt this 👌👌👌

Fantastic, absolutely fantastic.

Super sick

it is poggers

Absolutely phenomenal! That just took me back to the early 80's and literally gave me goosebumps. However, the bongos in the middle kid of ruined it. Still, a good piece.

I LOVE it! Thanks for the upload!

The Shareef don't like it.

@judeurman3003

6 жыл бұрын

Rockin the Casbah!

@goodvibeztk5369

5 жыл бұрын

Rock the casbah!

This was just asking for a Detroit House remix

Euphoria in audio form.

I’m not a fan of the actual song, but those piano riffs are amazing

@hugge2417

3 жыл бұрын

How can't you be a fan of the song?

@allaboutthemurzic

Жыл бұрын

@@hugge2417 Exactly like how lol

@felixgutierrez993

9 ай бұрын

I know everyone got their own tastes but it's an actual journey to try and find someone who doesn't make this song lol

Why is there random drums at around 2:40?

@barryellis1543

7 жыл бұрын

Zachary Morin Probably to free up tracks on the mixing desk they bounced that percussion part into the piano track.

so good

this it's Made by the drummer, Topper headon, before he got fired

This is so good it's making Beethoven jealous

guess I have to lern to play the piano or this melody will stick in my ears for ever. I FUCKING LOVE IT

Thank You so much for this! Can You tell us how did You get access to the piano track? This is the 100th comment - yay! 🎊

Great!

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It’s the beginning but tho

Is there sheet music for this?

Sounds like a 2 piano overdub. Nice riff though.

@totaltwit

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that myself, on the intro, more than one player. Good all the same.

i wish to be able to play this. really great and impressive track. Why is there random drums at around 2:40?

@gabekyle260

Жыл бұрын

Bongos and tambourine

@SeanEmerson713

7 ай бұрын

Probably the way the song was tracked. I think they only had like 8 tracks on a board back then to fit in every instrument and had to utilize every channel to capture the sounds

Fundamentally he took them...

Is there any tutorials on how to play this

The shareef didnt like this video

Are the bongos from Mustapha Dance? Sounds oddly familiar, and if so that is just awesome.

@raritania7581

4 жыл бұрын

They're from the same version of the song that Mustapha Dance is from.

there's a copyright disclaimer in the description but this video does not fall under any of those categories. this video is not criticism, commentary, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research.

@campbellboy14

7 жыл бұрын

First of all it's non-profit (at least on my end) since I don't monetise any of these videos, secondly it would fall under educational since the reason I post these is to show some of the layers in a song to people and to help those who prefer to learn the parts by ear themselves and to be able to play those parts closer to the originals.

@slavelou

7 жыл бұрын

Superb! Thank you for this!

@hraith

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely educational. I can't find a good piano arrangement anywhere for this tune.

Anybody know who plays the piano on the song?

@SuperComplexGames

8 жыл бұрын

+Jay Escobar Topper Headon, the drummer.

@kingstrat5416

8 жыл бұрын

+SuperComplex Games Thanks IV the info man

@SuperComplexGames

8 жыл бұрын

No problem! Have a nice day!

@POCPerth

7 жыл бұрын

Topper Headon wrote it and played piano, bass, & drums on his own alone in studio. Other guys added small touches later. Genius :)

@0x777

5 жыл бұрын

@@POCPerth Yup. And like so many geniuses, it was destroyed by drugs. Real shame, imagine what places this could have gone.

Where is the full sheet music to this?

I feel like this could be used in an intro