Tags : | Acoustic | 2.75 MB

Description : ok i live in a small outback town in Western Australia.I found a 1923 beale piano in a back room of the local and only pub my mate whos a drummer tuned it for me (enough said)and this is what we recorded with a sony handycam and uploaded with windows moviemaker its very raw and very real so we left it as is.And yeah its me playin from memory im disturbed.All done in one take i think the piano is beautiful,and this one hadnt been played for about fifty years.Its meant to sound likeits old dusty vinyl

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  1. theassociation
    theassociation on Tue 4th May 2010 - 13 years ago

    what a coincidence???? theres a piano tuning add on the player!! great rendition, wonderful haunting sound

  2. SpyderX
    SpyderX on Sat 24th Apr 2010 - 13 years ago

    Of the half-dozen or so versions I've heard of this song, yours really delivers the haunted quality it deserves. Job well done, Prof!

    Peace and love,

    Spyder

  3. Marius9
    Marius9 on Tue 9th Mar 2010 - 14 years ago

    This is really cool. I like this tune. I prefer the original Tears For Fears version of it, because the music doesn't really capture the mood at all, giving that keen sense of irony.
    I'm impressed that you could do all this from memory. I knew it at one time, but forgot it.
    It's cool to hear that you are saving up to restore that piano. If you can find the right people, it shouldn't cost you more to restore it than buy a new one, unless you have to outright replace most of the parts. I used to be an apprentice for a player piano restoration shop (Got laid off) back in 2004. I assisted with the restoration of vintage pianos and both vintage and modern player pianos, and most of the price comes from the fact that not many people do it. If you do a little research though, you'll find that it really isn't all that hard. Most of it just involves having a lot of patience. Cheers.

  4. Willbraham
    Willbraham on Thu 4th Mar 2010 - 14 years ago

    This extremely beautiful! You should definitely put this up on youtube and various other sites. This sounds as if ghosts from the past played the song and we, the present people, are just receiving it. I can't tell you enough how genius you are for creating this. It's almost one of those things where you go, " I should have thought of that". Amazing stuff. Highest compliments, bravo!

    profplum
    Reply by profplum

    Thank you for the lovely review the piano was in a derelect squash court behind the pub my friend whos a drummer tuned it and never lost a string,the landlord of the pub said it had been there for at least thirty years.The piano now lives at my house and looks alot better, shes got new wheels and i am saving up to get her restored which will cost twice as much as buying a new one.One more thing I googled the serial number and found out when it was made and where theres not much missing on the internet.

  5. Mechanic
    Mechanic on Sun 14th Feb 2010 - 14 years ago

    wow it's got a really moody eerie quaility. Resident evil Groove lol
    Love it!

  6. theHumps
    theHumps on Mon 8th Feb 2010 - 14 years ago

    Very well played! The hiss almost sounds like a wind storm from an old movie, well I have had a drink,lol. It somehow fits with the sound of the piano, weird. There is some character they way it is, cool.

    Wayne

  7. ElinaMilan
    ElinaMilan on Sat 6th Feb 2010 - 14 years ago

    Nice melody...good )

  8. ToxicConcepts
    ToxicConcepts on Thu 4th Feb 2010 - 14 years ago

    Mad world has to be one of the greatest pieces of music around, from the original, to the cover in Donnie Darko, and all the covers around I have to say that your version ranks up there at the top. I think that still slightly out of tune piano you played it on mixed with the white noise from the mic in the cam made the music sound amazing, your playing was totally dead on and I wish I could play from memory that well.

  9. Planetjazzbass
    Planetjazzbass on Mon 1st Feb 2010 - 14 years ago

    Cool interpretation Ms.Plum....one of my best friends Campbell used to specialise in playing old piano's in pubs,did it up to almost the day he died....nothings better than real ambience and this has plenty of that...the hiss on this track can be removed easily you know then it would be really cool...cheers planet

  10. BemusedStranger
    BemusedStranger on Mon 1st Feb 2010 - 14 years ago

    so sweet, love the recording style. it kind of has an errie feel to it. maybe its just cause i like donnie darko so much. lovely.

  11. stephenfewell
    stephenfewell on Sat 30th Jan 2010 - 14 years ago

    Thanks for your kind words on my track, right back at ya with this, I love it, and I live in an even smaller town in country Vic. Stephen

  12. sash
    sash on Sat 30th Jan 2010 - 14 years ago

    Hey prof, loved the hissy scratchy piano sound, it does sound like vintage vinyl.Reckon Tears for Fears would love it, very haunting, prob due a re-release.Anyway have fun .Peace and love Sash

  13. bobbybooth
    bobbybooth on Tue 19th Jan 2010 - 14 years ago

    Wicked sound. That fuzzy white noise gives it something prettycool.

  14. n0mad23
    n0mad23 on Tue 22nd Dec 2009 - 14 years ago

    I actually remembered the Tears for Fears song within 15 seconds of pressing play. I think your version captures the sentiments better than the original, somehow. Maybe it's the spirit of the `23 Beale? Very nice and simultaneously haunting.

  15. naturatech
    naturatech on Tue 22nd Dec 2009 - 14 years ago

    actually the bad quality of the recording makes it sound even more beutiful, i like it

  16. e2thaN
    e2thaN on Sat 19th Dec 2009 - 14 years ago

    Piano sound is awesome! I'm a sucker for renewed vintage, etc. Props to the tuner also. If you take requests, please go back and record some more!

    profplum
    Reply by profplum

    the piano was in a deralict sqaush court at the back of a pub i googled its serial number so know where and when it was born.It now lives in my bedroom with me i think shes happy.

  17. Tiltedbeats
    Tiltedbeats on Sat 19th Dec 2009 - 14 years ago

    aww brew, this tune is beached is!!!

    pretty much owned it up right there. loved it
    needs a beat, but that's just me

    PEACE!
    Butcha d-_-b

    profplum
    Reply by profplum

    you aint just you theres lots of you

  18. MosReQuest
    MosReQuest on Tue 15th Dec 2009 - 14 years ago

    nice! take a look at the mad world remix i did for hip hop.

  19. Mosaic
    Mosaic on Thu 10th Dec 2009 - 14 years ago

    Hey

    love this track with what you have done with it and what you had to work with, brilliantly done, Good to see another Western Australian here :) I also are from a small country town down south called Esperance, have a couple more pub's you have there :)You up north or South??

    Estefano

    profplum
    Reply by profplum

    im north in kalbarri at the moment but spent most my life in the kimberley ive not been to esperance but did come close when traveled the nullabor in a 76 kingswood still got her.Never bumped into casey chambers though lol.

  20. DanielGtrman
    DanielGtrman on Wed 9th Dec 2009 - 14 years ago

    ya-hay!! you done it again! I used to have an old jalopy piano. you can't beat em for turning out the atmospheric stuff which is what you did here. it reminds me of those "autoplay" pianos that have a metal cylinder with holes in. kind of pre-cambrian midi. I've always liked this song, and I reckon you had a laugh putting this one together..great stuff

  21. MStokes
    MStokes on Tue 8th Dec 2009 - 14 years ago

    Love this. Terrific match of playing and production. Shout out to yr pno tuner.

  22. Shardlow
    Shardlow on Tue 8th Dec 2009 - 14 years ago

    the mood's brilliantly captured
    somethings things are best left untouched and we love the fact that this was an off-the-floor, one-take number.
    nicely haunting, like a foggy evening of inebriation
    Thanks from The Guild

  23. ImproveWithError
    ImproveWithError on Tue 8th Dec 2009 - 14 years ago

    This very cool, the piano sound is very nice, very real sound, nice job on this.

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