Billy Joel - Root Beer Rag 1978 video free download


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Duration: 03:42
Uploaded: 2008/09/06

I think this song best defines Billy Joel and what a master he is at the piano. I have the sheet music for this song and it is extremely difficult to play... I wonder how hard it was for him to make it up in the first place!

Anyhow, it's a wonderful song.

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Comments

5 years ago

Colin Jones

Do cocaine much?

5 years ago

HowToDoItDude

Billy claims Elton is better at piano than he is. He is so modest!

5 years ago

zmznzbzvzmznzb

From the first day I acknowledged this is. i am still in Awe!!!

5 years ago

ClassicTVMan1981X

Billy also admitted this was the first song where he used a synthesizer when performing it.

6 years ago

Beth Feisel

I played this piece years ago for an audition. Didn't play it quite this fast, but almost. Don't think my arthritic fingers could play it half that fast now!

6 years ago

TheKat Attack!

I have no words for this man's talent except "wow!"

6 years ago

GNAMPF:/:Philipp

My Piano teacher always play it after the lessons, because I like to see this....

6 years ago

Esewine Katzenschwanz

I, too, get knots in my fingers.

6 years ago

Laundry Faerie

He has stated that his ability to play RBR this fast back in the '70s had a lot to do with his cocaine intake.

6 years ago

Gamer3172

i ve got the sheets herefore at home.. and im tryin to play this.. must sound so bad because i m playing it soo slowly and mis hit sooo often...it really is no fun learning it... but i wanna play this ! i dont give a shit if it takes 5 years. i want to play this GODDAMMN

6 years ago

Lise Tan

Holy cow!!!

6 years ago

Moises De Anda

what's the point playing that fast? i don't even know what He's playing

6 years ago

Scott Biggs

Thanks for sharing this, but the audio/visual sync is off. The audio is about a beat behind the video.

6 years ago

GGamer

The video is sped up. You can tell by listening to the jazz organ. It doesn't sound natural.

6 years ago

Luke Boone

This is awesome

6 years ago

Vintage Stockyard

This has a small element of ragtime in it's cadence, but is in fact more of a fiddle tune / reel.

6 years ago

Gero Brauer

What guys dislike that....

7 years ago

Aimee H.

How is this possible???

7 years ago

Alice Myskowski

I use this piece while practicing my 10 key skills

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