TOP 20 KEYBOARD INTROS OF ALL TIME
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- In this video I countdown my Top 20 Keyboard Intros of All-Time.
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Hey Rick, I just wanted to say hi. I absolutely love your channel. I have learned more about music from you than any other source. I'm so glad to have found your channel a few years back. Keep up the good work!!!
Hi Rick , I would love another top 20 keyboard piano video . Another star , stevie wonder comes to mind .
the idea for similar videos could be the most iconic/best guitars/keyboards/basses
@@armageddon2419 10 Years Gone wouldn't fit in a keyboard video. Unless you were just talking about badass intros, in which case, for sure. One of my favorite songs by that band we can't name or it will get our comments demonetized.
No 1 is lifted from Bach.
Not totally original.
As much as i love the song....
shouldn't be No 1.
”The great gig in the sky” intro is so powerful, deserves a spot.
Jonathan Bewick Shine on you crazy diamond too
Francesco Valerio Raschellà the keyboards in the first 3 minutes are just soaringly beautiful!!
I clicked on this video only because I thought they will mention the great gig in the sky but it wasn’t even mentioned, why?
Rushabh Sakpal I would say because it’s sort of also based on how popular the song was and that wasn’t one of the super popular songs off of that record
@@nzp9465 That record being Dark Side Of The Moon, just one of the biggest records ever, everything from that album is super popular numpty.
Riders On The Storm by the Doors also had a beautiful, jazzy intro.
OH YEAH. Well Ray M --what can you say??? So many cool ones.
Definitely! It has a cool but slightly creepy vibe.
Come to think of it you are right. Riders is the better more iconic Doors choice.
That song starts with bass and drums though.
Ana amazing one, but pight my fire ja even more iconic.
This was incredible. Les NAILED it with Boston Foreplay. Just incredible!
I kept waiting to hear Locomotive Breath and thought for sure it would be in the top 5. John Evan's piano intro to that song is a masterpiece! It's sounds like a piece of classical music. The piano melds into Martin Barre's killer guitar solo before all hell breaks loose in the song is yet another reason why it should be on this list. As keyboard instruments go that made this list, one was left out. We have pianos, wurlis, organs, synths, and even a synthesized mellotron. What keyboard instrument is missing? Well, the song that in some ways made the instrument famous came out in 1972. The instrument works well in funkified grooves. I am talking about the Hohner Clavinet C played by none other than Stevie Wonder on his hit "Superstition". After hearing just two notes, you know the song and artist. It's a signature song not only for Wonder but also for the Hohner Clavinet. I would ditch Radiohead's tune and put "Superstition" in.
Also shocked at the Locomotive Breath oversight. 🚂 I expected top 5 for sure
Your countdown is ironically missing “The Final Countdown”
Heh, thank God. :-)
pretty sure its played on the synth
El Y yes yes yes
So was Jump and that made the list.
That's one I was waiting for along with Jump, but only Jump made the cut.
Surely "The Final Countdown" deserves at least an honorable mention, one of the most recognisable synth intros ever.
Oh yeah, now I remember, that one hit wonder. Europe 🤮
J Chis they had more hits than that song
I agree. They are a relatively underrated hair band in that era and had plenty of good tunes
@@jchis9852 how many hits have u had?
Definitivamente falto Final countdown de Europe!
I feel like the gold mine for amazing keyboard riffs and intros that is Styx was totally overlooked. "Come Sail Away" and "Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man)" have some of the greatest and most recognizable keyboard intros of all time and should at least be given an honourable mention. Every other selection on this list was great, however, and I appreciate all of the work put into these videos!
I’d have to second that… initially I was thinking Blue Collar Man but now remembering Come Sail Away im sad Styx did not make the list at all!
How neither 'Come Sail Away' OR 'Foolin' Yourself' didn't even make an honorable mention is laughable. Easily two of the most recognizable and true keyboard intros...period.
Styx seems to not make your list(s). Why? They are a wonderfully talented band, Mr. Roboto excepted.
Blue Collar Man is really awesome, too. You’re telling me Styx doesn’t show up at all?? Bullshit.
Because if Rick talks about Styx...it's one less time that he gets to mention Boston, Journey, Beatles, Nirvana, Tool. Steely Dan, etc... the same 10-12 bands he always talks about.
Wow, Les is an amazing player. All those different styles and he pulled them off without a sweat.
My personal favorite piano intro is What A Fool Believes.
You somehow missed Toto's "Hold the line". Very powerful & dynamic hook that grabs you from the get go.
I love playing Toto on the bass!
first song I thought when I seen the name of the video
Oh, fucking great pick.
It is a great pick, but Jeff Porcaro hits that snare & that is all I need to know what's coming next.
This comment wasn't on time
Lazy - Deep Purple one of the most amazing keyboard intros ever!
FlyingR thank you!!!!
Yes! Can’t believe John Lord didn’t even rate a mention. The guy is a keyboard legend.
Yes, John Lord should be on the list, but I prefer the intro of Perfect Strangers
EXACTLY!!!! I miss Jon and Keith Emerson too...
You definitely forgot Deep Purple ... Their masterpiece "Child in Time" has the greatest keyboard intro of all time (even though the drummer plays a few cymbal notes along with the keyboard)
"Perfect Strangers" was also a good contender for this video for those who like shorter intros
Definitely! In consideration of keyboard intros I immediately thought of Deep Purple’s Child In Time or The Doors (Light My Fire/When The Music’s Over). Good call on Perfect Strangers too 👍
Hello mate, that's very true and Highway Star is crazy with the keyboards.
Love your suggestions!
I immediately thought of the album intro to Lazy which completely fits the criteria
I thought for sure that Lazy would be on this list
I think backstreets, jungleland, and thunder road all have incredible piano intros
I love the way you modify songs from blockers. It is, indeed, absurd you can't play, but you face this with knowledge and humor.
I'll never understand the mentality. Is it that they think hearing 10 seconds of an intro is somehow taking a nickel out of the pocket of somebusinessman that didn't even contribute to the art of the song?
one critique: keep the names of the songs longer on the screen. I find myself going back on the timeline for it.
Agreed!
Me too
@Sean Brennan how dare you?
I agree!
@Sean Brennan Rich has several learning disabilities, the poor guy has severe diabetes. Be kinder
I would add Locamotive Breath by Jethro Tull as having an almost free-standing keyboard intro that is very catchy.
My favorite, "A Whiter Shade of Pale"...finally, the great Matthew Fisher got songwriting credit for the unforgettable organ intro and all. RIP Gary Brooker.
It's from Bach!!!
@@thierryjambage1129 ? Which piece?
Toto's "Hold the Line"...instantly recognizable. Thanks for letting Les display his talents. I am always envious of multi-instrumentalists.
A really great one! And it was no hit, but I always loved White Sister as well.
Maybe I'm wrong, because it's literally 1 beat, but Hold The Line might be more accurately in luded in the best drum intros- 1 snair beat.... ha
And Rosanna
@@dancomber9768 Rosanna has a drum beat before the keyboard enters.
@@gabrielpaiva9070 so does Hold the Line.
Can't understand why Bruce Honrsby's "The way it is" was left out...bearing in mind that he kind of brought the piano back into the limelight.
Yeah, that should have at least gotten honorable mention.
My absolute favourite intro.
Yes, and not just on “The Way It Is.” Hornsby’s intros to “Every Little Kiss” and “Long Valley Road” are epic, and you could toss in “Mandolin Rain”-including the bluegrass version-in with those, and I would perhaps add the opening bars of “Harbor Lights” and “Dreamland,” as well. But Hornsby’s great intros aren’t just limited to his own recordings-check out his intros for Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and Don Henley’s “The End of the Innocence.” He is a master.
By far the BEST song of the 80s. Best piano intro ever. Lyrics are great as well!
Agree!
Didnt expect the whiter spadek of pale to be #1, but im very happy cause this song is a masterpiece
Love this list! “Firth of Fifth” is brilliant, but another Genesis keyboard intro that I’ve always been partial to is “Watcher of the Skies”. The mellotron chords perfectly set the theatrical mood for the song, as well as the whole album, and I would include it on my version of this list
I agree and I would add The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
I actually thought it was going to be "Watcher of the Skies." I was surprised!
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield. The whole lengthy piece is an ongoing elaboration of the keyboard intro.
Good one!
Get this guy a beer! That keyboard intro introduced minimalism into rock music when it became a hit.
And as such is against the arbitrary rules. 'member, he said it shouldn't just be a main or repeating riff from the rest of the song sans vocals
They cover that... it's not a rule just a theme for the favourites in this list
Definitely should have been on the list. A true masterpiece always wonder how someone so young had such a tune in his head like that 🤔
I would vote for Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" - that intro is superb.
One of the greatest drum intros as well.
It’s an drum intro
I know because I played it in a band
Stevie could be on that list a few times!
It's the same as Tiny Dancer though, a riff that repeats throughout the song more than an intro...
Was just going to post this...but I'm posting "Trampled Undefoot" instead. (Zeppelin)
It's a short intro before the vocal kick in, but it's undeniably great.
I believe that Locomotive Breath and Child In Time should have been included in that list. They both have amazing intros
The "unique rendition" of number 11 had me in tears from laughing. It was fantastically terrible and was like a musical flipping of the bird towards blockers. Well done.
My wife gave a strangled cry from the other side of the room, I LOL'd. 🤣
The extended piano intro to "Locomotive Breath" deserved a spot. It does exactly what an intro should do.
Totally agree with you, but be aware that Rick Beato does not like very much english bands. 😞
@@mihaigheorghiu2211
I think he's intimidated by some of them, they're naturally & culturally alien to him, though he wont admit it. He's not a man especially concerned with lyrics anyway, but when to his ears bands are musically and lyrically weird sounding, he avoids them. So don't expect much classic Tull or Genesis, cos Dance on a Volcano is as adventurous as he gets. Its a pity, he obviously grew up with Zeppelin and the Beatles, so he gets them, but maybe he should reach out and spend the time getting to know other gems of the period......
@@mihaigheorghiu2211 What nationality are Beatles, Genesis, Eric Clapton, Procol Harum, Coldplay, Elton John, Who then? Yeah he hates English bands 😂
@@JonRobLew Fantastic addition Jon ! Thank You !
Unfortunately, for all his knowledge, i dont think Rick is a Jethro Tull fan
GARAGGHHHH!!!! Ya did it again! Left out Earth, Wind, & Fire!!!! Two of their most recognizable keyboard intros are to "After The Love Is Gone" written by Bill Champlin and David Foster as well as Maurice White and "Let's Groove" (Need the vocoder on that one)
I keep coming back to this video every few months. It’s just that good ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Who wanted to hear the rest of Foreplay/Long Time? That organ playing was excellent
Jim Harvey Absolutely! All the way to "Amen" at the end! 😁💗
Absolutely. That is definitely my number one pick for all time.
Smokin' by Boston has a...pretty smokin'...keyboard bridge.
watch?v=3QbNbFEEFG4
After that I went and listened to it...came back to this video
The RUSH Subdivisions lick had me filling in the drum parts automatically in my head……that is how iconic it was for me…
absolutely same! this song is incredible
Neil just kills on that song
That was superb and some fabulous choices there! Love the way that guy plays the keyboard! Very talented.
This is amazing content I didn't know I needed. Wow Wow Wow. Thank you so much for making this!
Riders on The Storm has far and away the best keyboard intro I've ever heard.
I would say Light my Fire's intro is even better.
I agree
Riders on the Storm has a great intro...because it's simple. But it sets the mood.
True, but really more of a bass intro woth a keyboard solo. Still great.
Tip of the hat to the OUTRO - Faith No More - Epic
To me the best part is Ray on keyboards playing the middle section..... EPIC!!!!
Question for Rick Beato: Have you ever considered performing an entire ‘altered version’ of the worst blockers just for the humor? When Les played that intro it was hilarious! Also, complements go to Les for being able to play it so imperfectly 🤪
There's a certain irony to the Queen one as Brian May produced a record by "Bad News" a horrible metal band put-on which had all the members of The Young Ones from Britain. They 'covered' the song that Les played out of key, and it is actually up on TH-cam, if you need to hunt it down. Brian May played the solo on it pretty much the way Les did here.
I think he was actually channelling Les Dawson there...
That’s a GREAT idea... Top 20 Blockers - reharmonized 🤘🏽
Ya gotcha Blues Blockers?
Eww, ouch! A little was enough...😄
Dude, I love these countdowns. I love them all good job great idea keep going man love it love it love it.
Rick, I don't agree with all of your choices, but they're all well thought, and I do agree with the vast majority of them. Your videos are an absolute joy and teach me things I've never even considered. Thank you!
Two Iconic keyboard intros of all time that need to be on this list are: "Green Onions" by Booker T and the MG's; and "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen.
That dude is a monster. Would love too see the process of him learning these.
The Boston intro was ridiculous.
Awesome, Rick
Jim Woodman the Boston cover was amazing!
Saw top 20 key board intros, and I was like I wonder if Foreplay/ long time is on here
Jim Woodman loved that Boston intro!
I loved the Boston clip as well!
I used to see Tom Scholz figure skating in the Boston area. I played hockey so I was at the rink quite a bit. One time they were playing Third Stage during a public session, then when the session was over I saw him and his wife (GF?) coming in. He had rented the ice for the next hour. I mentioned they had just played his album, and he got a kick out of it. Very down to Earth dude.
Great, great, great list.
Very well done!
I missd this at the time. Must have been working. Love this. Thank you. I have a 5D which makes this even better.
They're simple, but always loved "Jane", Jefferson Starship, and "Hold The Line", Toto.
Thats the 2 i was looking for also.. especially. All of those nights.. we spent together
They totally should've done Hold the Line!
Exactly what I was gonna say
Agreed! Another one I love from Jefferson Starship is "Count on Me".
When I first saw the title of this video, these two tunes immediately popped into my head:
Al Stewart - “Year of the Cat”
Michael Martin Murphey - “Wildfire”
Freedom 90! So much joy and emotion in the intro.
What a great channel I've come across. A personal favorite for me is the intro to Right Now by Van Halen. That entire song makes me feel like anything is possible, incredibly uplifting.
YES!!! Personally, I would've chosen Right Now over Jump.
Surprised Europe's "THE FINAL COUNTDOWN" didn't get a mention. You still hear it all the times at sports-ball games. When I heard it as an 11 year old kid I definitely thought it was the greatest intro ever!!!
@@victorhugotoledocofre1366 They had Coldplay and Journey on the video lmao
Absolutely, the final countdown is the greatest keyboard intro ever
Exactly... The Final Countdown is one of the most recognizable intros in any song.
Oh yeah, definitely an oversight.
@@Christopher-md7tf If that was the case, he could have maimed it, just like he did on BoRhap
That "Foreplay/Long Time" one made me really happy. It's in my opinion one of the best openers in rock, criminally underrated, every instrument get's to shine in that one.
Agree
I come back to this video every few months or so to listen to this part. 10:19
I love the way "let it be" put a big smile on both your faces!!
WOW! This was fantastic!!! I'm a new subscriber who is binge-watching your channel today. LOVE IT!
Rick!
I can’t thank you enough for all of your videos. They allow me to vicariously enjoy your passion in my dotage. God bless you brother!
Those "Subdivisions" chords are frickin' gorgeous.
jvb
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleading - Elton
Your Time is Gonna Come - Led Zep
Hold the Line - Toto
Home at Last - Steely Dan
Hymn to Freedom - Oscar Peterson
Child of Vision -Supertramp
A great song with many standout musical parts...I was also thinking about (the intro of) Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding...technically, (what may be) the ARP synthesizer does not start until 0:31...then "crescendo" #1 starts at 0:58...a greater "crescendo" #2 starts at 1:16...and then the piano starts around 1:40...back when I got my first drumkit (late '73), I learned to play songs from the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album...great album...
Well Toto have several, Child's anthem, make believe, hold the line, 99 etc...
@@DavonBertoli I won't hold you back
Love the Toto entry. They're such a popular band but other than Lukather they are often forgotten.
👍👍👍 Especially with Funeral for a Friend!
Epic skills . Beautiful renditions ❤️
Dear Rick,
Thank you so much for introducing Subdivisions to me, it's changed my life
Two of my favourites are No Quarter and Court of the Crimson King
Definitely No Quarter!
Yes, No quarter.
No Quarter! for sure
Court of the crimson king, whole album is awesome
Court starts with drums
"The Way it Is" , Bruce Hornsby
"Head Over Heels" Tears for Fears
indeed
Duran Duran rio.
Absolutely agree with you
Show Goes On - Bruce Hornsby
Deparado, Eagles
Love these and thank you for everything you do. I was expecting Bat out of Hell ‘s intro to be included as every aspiring schoolboy musician wondered if they could ever play it.
Love your lists and discussions, Rick. Near the top of my list would have been the intro from Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.
It is time to give Jon Lord some love...
Lazy - Deep Purple
Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
> Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
Love it ... composed by John Evan himself.
Terry Garceau I came here to say the exact same thing, Jon Lord was an incredible key player
Lazy has just incredible intro. Def should have been on this list.
Let's see without watching so far my hope is that jump by van halen will be on here. As well as the way it is by Bruce Hornsby. And the first comment I read mentioned nightswimming by REM....love that one!
@@justgivemethetruth But Rick focused on songs, not art...
Bruce Hornsby "Just the Way it Is" Emerson Lake and Palmer "Trilogy." Dire Straits "Walk of Life."
Ah man, Bruce Hornsby, YES!! Even Mandolin Rain, at least, should have gotten a mention. Iconic!
@@jenniferchough "Mandolin Rain," absolutely! I was just thinking of that one as I was listening to the top 20 on this list. He should have made room for at least one Hornsby song, and I'd give the heartfelt piano intro to "Mandolin Rain" the slight edge.
No Emerson Lake and Palmer on the list? I can think of 5 songs, 2 of them alone on the Tarkus album.
And how about Dire Straits "Money for Nothing"?
"Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)" by Styx. No way that doesn't belong.
How Rick could have grown up when I did and missed this one is anyone's guess.... this intro puts you in a great mood from the very first note:
Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest
Yes, it's one of those "name that song in 2 notes".
I can’t conceive of why Ray Manzarek’s intro to LA Woman did not make the list. It is evocative, imaginative and a perfect introduction to Morrison’s voice.
Bet no one here has heard of him but Al Stewart did a mighty fine keyboard intro to his song"Year of the Cat".
Those major7s 😍
Seriously! Al Stewart has never been given the recognition he deserves. He's still touring at age 74 by the way! At this point his concerts are virtual due to the coronavirus but he's still going strong. Saw him 2 years ago live, hope to see him again.
@@colleenh7809 Seen him a couple of times. Yes, I do agree, he doesn't get the recognition he deserves. But it makes for some very nice more intimate shows!
You would definitely lose that bet. I still have to stop whatever I am doing, close my eyes, and lose myself in the sax solo." Which has caused a few embarrassing moments for my daughters
Peter Wood wrote the keyboard part. In fact, he came up with it as a warm-up exercise. Al Stewart heard him playing it and asked if he could build a song around it. That’s why Wood (who died in 1993) had a co-writing credit on it.
When my son was an infant, that song had magical powers over him. He could be crying hysterically, and if I played that song, within ten seconds he’d be enraptured. Friends who saw it happen couldn’t believe it. It worked every time (and no other song did).
Whoa! @ 6:27 - Thelonious Monk plays Queen! What a great rendition! All in all, surely a killer list. Thanks Rick!
Must say that was objectively funny.
Yep, coffee all over the monitor screen . . . nice one : )
Man. I love Les Hall he is such an incredible musician.. and he is an amazing guitar player he used to play for Crossfade band one of my all time favorite band and co-wrote the song for the album "We All Bleed" Crossfade,What a masterpiece record! Truly Amazing Musician.
I hope I'm not the only one that wants to hear Les play the entire Rhapsody in that style, I really love that sort of thing, its usually jazz musicians who are "desecrating the classics" but it can be done to rock just as well !!!, Lets hear it Les !!!
Year Of The Cat, by Al Stewart, piano by Peter Wood...it sets the tone for the whole song
omg... FACT!
Toto - Hold the line (come on y'all)
Ben Folds five - 1 angry dwarf and 200 solemn faces of you
Billy Joel - New York State of Mind
New York State of Mind immediately came to mind when I read the video title.
Was expecting Hold the Line to be number 1 right up till the end.
That said, the chosen 20 are great aswel.
One of my favorite keyboard intro's of all time is "Borrowed Time" by Styx. Never get tired of it and the song.
Thank you for playing a longer version of the Boston piece!
ELO - Telephone Line.
O bla di o bla da.
Lionel Richie - Easy.
Golden Brown.
Another great vid Rick. Les rekindles the very spirit of Les Dawson in the playing of "that" Queen track!!! 😂😂😂
All the right notes...not necessarily in the right order...for everyone in the UK 🙂
A couple that come to mind:
"Come Sail Away" by Styx
"Your Song" by Elton John
"Oh Sherrie" by Steve Perry
"Soul Kitchen" by The Doors
"Black Magic Woman" by Santana
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly
"Sister Christian" by Night Ranger
"The Final Countdown" by Europe
I would add Mr. Crowly
When the Music's Over is much better than Soul Kitchen for The Doors.
Definitely Inagadavida and sister Christian
Yesss "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger
and In-A-GaIn-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly
"The Final Countdown" by Europe
Mr. Crowley-Ozzy Osbourne
Faithfully-Journey
The Spirit Carries On-Dream Theater
Punch and Judy-Marillion
Cars-Gary Numan
Telegraph Road-Dire Straits
Tunnel of Love-Dire Straits
Money for Nothing-Dire Straits
Walk of Life-Dire Straits
Good Golly Miss Molly-Little Richard
Beautiful intros! That was a great list. And then there are a lot more great suggestions in the comments. You should have done a top 50!
My personal favourite is the intro Ray Charles plays on ‘What’d I Say’… just superb!
Three bands/songs I feel are missing from the list:
Dire Straits - Walk of Life
Bruce Hornsby and the Range - several options (Mandolin Rain, The Way It Is, etc)
Europe - Final Countdown
That said - awesome videos, great skill, and it has been fun watching!
Linkin Park In the end
I was thinking bruce hornsby before I started watching
Ray Charles - What I'd Say
Africa - Toto
Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis
Perfect Strangers/Child In Time - Deep Purple
Song For Guy - Elton John
Lavender - Marillion
Yeah
Yes I was wondering why walk of life wasn’t on here aswell
If Freddy Mercury weren't already dead, that version would have killed him.
robbrie Oh heavens 😖
😆
It nearly killed me
Oh heeeelllll naw! That butchering of Bohemian Rhapsody hurt my soul!
Cruel...but true and funny!
A favorite keyboard intro of mine that I thought of after seeing the band in another of your videos - the best vocal intros - was the piano opening to Little River Band's "Cool Change." Great song, too.
I don't know if someone has suggested Jethro Tull's "Locomotive Breath"...but it's amazing 😊
Hold the line - Toto
Great gig in the sky - Pink Floyd
Oye como va - Santana
Just a few days ago I was trying really hard to convince my 14 year old that Pink Floyd is awesome. I was getting nowhere until I tried "Great gig in the sky" and saw the sparkle in her eye.
Nothing beats the great gig
Echoes over GGITS for Pink Floyd.
Also High Hopes...
Girl Goodbye - Toto as well
My top 5
5. Goodbye yellow brick road - Elton John
4. Piano Man - Billy Joel
3. Karma Police - Radiohead
2. Toto - Hold the Line
1. Riders on the storm - The doors
Karma Police isn't on a keyboard though
@@robo9466 I forgot Toto! Great intro
This channel is pure joy . I just want to suggest sweet child in time for Jon lord and Maxine for Donald Fagen.
K1_0 ehh I think #2 suits it better but it’s a badass piano intro for sure
I don't know if this is technically an intro (over 1 min.), but it is a terrifically iconic keyboard song from one of the greats.
"What'd I Say" by Ray Charles
Loved the video. Wish you included outros as well, Epic by Faith No More outro is so simple but has so much feeling.
Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull deserves a place on this list I’d say
Rick, I''mma let you finish, but Tocata and Fugue in D minor BVW565 has the greatest keyboard intro of all time.
Without a doubt. Bach rules!
Number 4 so epic Rick had to grab the bass and play along.
I was about to comment on A Whiter Shade of Pale not being on the list after seeing the honorable mentions, then realized 1 still had to come which obviously had to be that song, great choice!
“Child in Time”.. gotta give Mr. Lord and Deep Purple their props.
My thought exactly. You do have to wonder sometimes.
Americans in general seem to know very little about Deep Purple. Ask any American about epic songs from the 70's and they will name Led Zeppelin songs. Ask any European and they will name Deep Purple songs.
@@snappysnoopy1482 so true
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Lazy would be better choice
No “Riders on the storm” ?:(
"Riders on the Storm" starts with thunderstorm sound effects!
The song really opens with more of a general ambiance rather than focus on the keyboards.
@@Krendall2 Yes.But it is the keyboards adding raindrop sounds that add up to that ambiance.
@@marios_ideas I'm pretty sure that's just audio from a real rainstorm. But my point was more about the guitar alongside the keyboard.
Agree
Piano player myself, so firstly THANK YOU for this. All really good choices.
BUT! How, how, HOW! do you forget (though mainstream as it is) the piano intro that stopped us in our TRACKS… and still beams us immediately to a very particular place and time:
SATURDAY IN THE PARK! 🎶
Getouttatown!!
NOT a complicated riff, but perfect in its simple elegance.
That was the best cover of Bohemian Rhapsody ever
I have some more suggestions:
The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby and The Range
Africa - Toto
Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
Runaway - Bon Jovi
Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
Piano Man - Billy Joel
A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
Cold As Ice - Foreigner
The Final Countdown - Europe
Take Five - David Brubeck
Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi Trio
The Scientist - Coldplay
Fix You - Coldplay
All Against The Odds - Phil Collins
Spain - Chick Corea
Where Everyone Knows Your Name - Gary Portnoy
Hold The Line - Toto
What'd I Say - Ray Charles
More will come soon!! Thank You for the amazing video Rick!!
Yes, wanted to comment a few of these as well!
A few more:
"Livin for the City" by Stevie Wonder
"Saturday in the Park" by Chicago
"These Eyes" by The Guess Who
"Cold as Ice" by Foreigner
"Green Onions" by Booker T and the MGs
"What'd I Say" by Ray Charles
"Piano Man" by Billy Joel
All great suggestions!
How about Greg Rolie's funky opening to "Walks Like a Lady" by Journey?
John Lampe there ain’t enough Bruce love here. The intro of New York City Serenade is transcendent
can't agree more about The Way It Is. and see how he does the piano solos with one finger.
Rick wright's intro to echoes from Pink Floyd. Most recognisable first note of a song ever! Great list !!
Totally agree, that one note is all you need. Can't get better then that. But that's not really a riff.
"One Ping Only"
Yes, but I've allows loved the intro to Summer '68.
Pretty good list. When I first saw the title of this video pop up, “Riders on the Storm” by the Doors came to mind immediately.
Mr Mister - Kyrie. Blows me away EVERY single time. It's criminal that it's not included here Rick! How about great outros? Mr Mister's Broken Wings - that repeating guitar riff! Awesome!
I'm feeling Riders on The Storm more than Dream on. But to each his own ( :
You could have 10 Doors songs on the list anyway. But it's good to have Light My Fire, because this intro was really added to a complete song - and it is stunning.
Jon Lord from Deep Purple should have been included ..he has some amazing organ work
Better than Dream on or Riders or Cold Play lol
@@alexsly632 Yea. 'Child In Time' for DP.
@@ArbeiterInnenlieder I would have put 'Light My Fire' at #1
Saturday in the Park from Chicago should have been an honorable mention.
Dude - I love your videos - and I also play keyboard and guitar - or used to way more than now....and all the songs were spot on -- so many great ones to choose from for the top 20 of all time - geez! But well done. Also - wondered if you might do a video on Phish or any of the members of that band - they are all amazing musicians also!
"Morning has Broken" - Cat Stevens with the piano intro by Rick Wakeman is beautiful. - Just Sayin !
And should have been at/near the top of the list.
Genesis’ Firth of Fifth is way underrated. The tune itself is a masterpiece and Tony’s intro really sets the table for a musical buffet.
Yup... and I was waiting for The Lamb!!
I listened to this list specifically to see if Firth of Fifth was there.
Watcher of the skies too
Yes!
Yes. All "Selling England by the pound" has some of the greatest keyboard and piano music ever made
One intro that is definately missing. Is Child In Time - Deep Purple.
I was expecting the same things
Or any Intro from Purple.
Smoke on the water and highway star.
@@0w1z85 Not really. Sure, those songs feature awesome Lord-Action, but don't have an Organ-based Introduction.
What about perfect strangers.
Ohhh “Touch and Go” Emerson Lake and Powell. Super energetic, electric😊