Homeless virtuoso: the remarkable 84-year-old Melbourne street performer | 7NEWS Spotlight
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- 84-year-old Natalie Trayling was once a musical prodigy, but life hasn’t always treated Natalie kindly. Nowadays, she busks in Melbourne’s CBD, sharing her extraordinary gift with anyone who will stop, listen and appreciate. This story originally aired on August 4, 2019.
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I have had the utmost pleasure of meeting Natalie,when she lived in my home town of New Norfolk in Tasmania,such a lovely woman with many talents .What I loved was her playing of the piano ,and when we listen to Natalie play it was beauty to our ears .Loved her.🌹🌟
I've met her in Melbourne. She was so lovely and her playing is beautiful
when did she live in tasmania?
Not all angels have wings 🎼🇨🇦👍
true
Natalie you play so beautifully. There are not enough words to share how wonderful I think you are. Thank you for sharing your love of music with everyone. You are a blessing to us all. You can see what a kind soul you are in your music,your soft spoken words and beautiful smile.😊
My tears are flowing. Why do we have an aged person homeless in AUSTRALIA? If i had the opportunity, the resources i would make sure she has a warm, safe home to live. There must be 1 Australian who is well off enough to reach out to her an help her. Just 1 person who can do without there boat or new mustang. Please dont forget we are Australians.. please someone help her. Thankyou
She doesn't want help, her daughter has tried.
Shes happy. Why feel sorry for her when she's happy playing her music lol shes chosen this leave her alone just because shes old..she dont want sympathy..💕💕😇
How can you not feel sad. Not pity but sadness
@@3goldfinger Bullshit
There must have been strings attached she could not accept. Give to her on the terms she can accept
Why not start a go fund me page where many more can be reached. Target 5m AUD
Wow! I remember her playing back in the 80s at a piano in David Jones. What a beautiful soul.
What a sweet,wonderful woman. She gives more than only pianomusic.💜
The most wonderful thing everyone can do for this woman is to pray for her. ❤️
Esther Miller if you see a child about to get hit by a car, do you stand there and pray, or do you move your ass to save it? I sincerely hope you move your ass. . Otherwise you might as well be driving the car that’s gonna hit the child. Prayers are for children, like Santa Claus.
I wish they would make a recording of several songs or even an album. Her music is exquisite, so beautiful and soothing. I would love to have a way to play it in my home. I could use the peace it would bring right now.
I agree😊
KE this is Natalie, can you spare a room? it is so cold here I can't feel my fingers..
Such a darling lady. She plays beautifully. I hope she will be blessed. With good health and a place to call home 🙏💞🌷
What happen to her? Why can’t they build her one of those little houses?
Shes not, Natalie sleeps by the old aquafer entrence in south hobart, her piano skills dont pay the rent unfortunatley. Maybe you can help spare an old blancket or $2.50? she is waiting for yor love.
Natalie is one of those people who are a gift to the rest of us. Bless her for her beautiful soul.❤️❤️❤️
OMG - her melodies are incredibly beautiful
Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it
Yeah... she got me tearing💧but it's a happy emotional weeping. OMGosh... music can be so magical❗
A pure...pure soul...how beautiful.
HOME is where your HEART 💖💞 is! Natalie has a HUGE warmest home filled with beautiful sounds, thoughts, memories, dreams and an abundance of LOVE! 😍
So beautifully said. Thank you for summing up what home should mean, but people are way too materialistic nowadays to think like that.
Much love from Germany 🇩🇪
Bless her beautiful heart.
She may not have an earthly home but guys....you should see the welcome she will get when she returns to the undying lands...and the Home she has built for herself with every note of love she played for others!💖
Yes indeed.
beautiful we need more people like her.
Beauty in simplicity, what an amazing talent!!!
Absolutely wonderful, bless her soul!!!!
Yet more proof that music is humankind's singular great accomplishment.
Amazingly beautiful. Such a wonderful woman.
I can't stop crying... This beautiful soul
Who is this woman...give her a home
Adopt her
Someone
Anyone
Definitely.....
Can't someone start a go fund me?
This is from an article written about her in the Australian... "This gifted pianist would have been at home on stage in any one of the world’s great auditoriums, but for much of the past two decades she has instead chosen to live and share her life’s work on the streets of Melbourne, for no money and no fanfare. Now 84, and having recently moved into a bedsit, Natalie is still stopping the city in its tracks almost every day, setting up her keyboard when and where her heart takes her, rain or shine. “I feel at home on the street,” she says. “I love performing, it’s something I need to do each day, I need to be out there among people, among life, in the freedom and openness. When I’m out here I feel I am at one with the world and it is the best feeling. It brings me joy.”"
@@whosspyingonme I agree.
I'd take her in a heart beat! She could play piano and my mom does Hand Bells, orgein and piano! They could play all day!
Beauty shines through u ..God bless u x
Proof that we are a SPIRIT inside a body. Beautiful !!! 😃👍🙏❤️
Bless this woman
Beautiful it's a shame more people haven't appreciated the most beautiful and remarkable talents of an older woman who had a hard life that could teach so much to today's musicically inspired youth 😀😃🎵🎶🎹
What a humble woman. She refuses to be paid for playing music and doesn’t play for fame.
How lovely, this beautiful soul.
God bless her.
You sweet, dear lady! Much love to you!! God bless you!
Please ,give her a home !😥❤️
What a gentle, kind, sweet, selfless and beautiful woman she is. She plays like an angel. I shared this bittersweet video with my Mom who plays classical piano. But we are wondering why no one is helping this poor woman get off the streets?? Natalie must not live on the streets in her condition just because she wants to continue performing out in public. Hope she will realize she can live more comfortably in a home and still be able to play her piano in the streets of Australia. I'll be praying for her breakthrough. God Bless You Natalie, JESUS LOVES YOU. 🙏❣️🙏
Wow! So much wisdom and talent.
so mutch pain in this world just know God loves every one . Pray for us in SA so many white people get murderd each day please!!!!
She has a home !
What kind?
She a gife, to us all, she plays so beautifully.
You beautiful Soul !
Es macht mich unendlich traurig dass sie nicht mehr hier ist ,um mit ihrem Klavierspiel die Menschen weltweit zu erreichen, zu erfreuen und zu❤ berühren!
Some musicians have a special kind of soul. Many walk the streets. Here in Cleveland's public library, we had a piano room in the basement. The 1970s and 80s Many times I have listened to homeless people play splendid concerts. I don't pretend to understand them.
Such a beautiful story and she is an amazing woman. There is healing and hope in her music!!!
So generous with her great talent.
Absolutely mesmerising.
I do hope she has a more comfortable existence after this airing of such beautiful music.
Please keep playing, spreading your amazing generosity to all.
This beautiful lady should be somewhere warm and being looked after, not walking the streets. Please somebody give her a home. It's appalling that she is homeless.
This gifted pianist would have been at home on stage in any one of the world’s great auditoriums, but for much of the past two decades she has instead chosen to live and share her life’s work on the streets of Melbourne, for no money and no fanfare. Now 84, and having recently moved into a bedsit, Natalie is still stopping the city in its tracks almost every day, setting up her keyboard when and where her heart takes her, rain or shine. “I feel at home on the street,” she says. “I love performing, it’s something I need to do each day, I need to be out there among people, among life, in the freedom and openness. When I’m out here I feel I am at one with the world and it is the best feeling. It brings me joy.” The Australian July 13, 2019
She's homeless yet giving such a beautiful gift freely to all who take the time to hear it.
Just wow!! She'd be a blessing in a Nursing home.
Lovely lady. God bless her.
Asking GOD'S blessings for her!
There are beautiful souls spread across this big wide world like jewels.
She's great I hope she has a home
Nice lady with a good mindset
Lovely old lady!
What you see is not necessarily what you get. We got something Beautiful. Thank You for Gracing us with your presence and your Music. You are Beautiful too. You Go Girl!
One of the bright lights of Australia
Beautiful yet heartbreaking.
Wow, did anyone else think she is stunningly beautiful? Seriously, she could be a model! Those eyes!
She has such a beautiful angelicness about her. I love her smile.
A True Inspiration for Each and Everyone of Us 💙 An Angel in many ways 💙
Who were the people moving her piano for her? Wishing this beautiful lady peace and good fortune!
Very moving....all I can say...lost for words
Ahhh Bless her 💕👏👏👏👍
Beautiful music. Bless her heart. She is amazing.Thank you .💜
Absolutely beautiful.
Beyond beautiful. I am positive God is Music and Love and Forgiveness.
Beautiful love this wonderful woman. When I saw the clip I clicked automatically. Hope she is doing well. Take care of your Momma!
second song What Is A Youth 1968 by Nino Rota- Romeo and Juliet - Zeffirelli
Third song, 'Lashed to a Slave Stick - Nile'
Abata ankh t khet
Neba t steb tcha
Lashed to the slave stick
She rocks. She inspires the arts and sciences as being everything, for everyone, that are everywhere. She brings more color and personality to the concrete jungle.
She rocks, and in her own original way. Deserves all weather protection for when she wants to jam indoors.
Be honored to jam out with people such as her. Let's make life affordable for her, she raises the quality of life for others.
Definitely deserves a key handed to her for the city. Let's see about getting our artists back into the cities where they maybe even originated.
Music is magic. Thank you for subtitles...
incredibly moving... thank you so much for sharing your beautiful music ... & thank you Sunday Night for posting this
☀️ Thank You!
Precious...
Just Beautiful ❤️
Soooooo schön gespielt!❤
I wish the video actually included her playing live, rather than the recorded soundtrack in the background.
I love her heart & music 💜❤👍
WOW AWESOME!
THE LEAST OF THESE IS THE GREATEST IN HEAVEN!
Beautiful
Beautiful music, but when she talks a more beautiful soul.
I agree...
God bless you..😘
Great story!! 👍🏼♥️😊
!!!!! RESPECT !!!!!✌✌🇨🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍
So they take pictures and enjoy her musical offerings ..they go home, where does She go?
This gifted pianist would have been at home on stage in any one of the world’s great auditoriums, but for much of the past two decades she has instead chosen to live and share her life’s work on the streets of Melbourne, for no money and no fanfare. Now 84, and having recently moved into a bedsit, Natalie is still stopping the city in its tracks almost every day, setting up her keyboard when and where her heart takes her, rain or shine. “I feel at home on the street,” she says. “I love performing, it’s something I need to do each day, I need to be out there among people, among life, in the freedom and openness. When I’m out here I feel I am at one with the world and it is the best feeling. It brings me joy.” The Australian July 13, 2019
she go to funkytown, won't you take me too?
We may be assuming that she is homeless. You Tube people love to click bait us. She just may not live in our idea of comfort. Heck, I'd offer her free room and board for music lessons. But she may like her independence. Not every one likes their kids treating them like furniture. God bless you dear. Keep up blessing those who listen. I do say this though. If you need help, let people know. After all ... it takes more grace to receive than to give. Giving is blessed to...but receiving is harder by far.
This gifted pianist would have been at home on stage in any one of the world’s great auditoriums, but for much of the past two decades she has instead chosen to live and share her life’s work on the streets of Melbourne, for no money and no fanfare. Now 84, and having recently moved into a bedsit, Natalie is still stopping the city in its tracks almost every day, setting up her keyboard when and where her heart takes her, rain or shine. “I feel at home on the street,” she says. “I love performing, it’s something I need to do each day, I need to be out there among people, among life, in the freedom and openness. When I’m out here I feel I am at one with the world and it is the best feeling. It brings me joy.” The Australian July 13, 2019
You are absolutely beautiful; understatement of your existence. You are art. I appreciate you. More than you know.
Natalie isn't playing for money, she isn't playing for fame and glory, she isn't playing even hoping that she becomes famous and "world-renowned. Ask her why she plays all the time and I'll bet- she says because she loves to play. She's playing from her heart and soul and just because she LOVES TO PLAY.
My Mother was a very good pianist, organist and played quite a bit. I also play- but never took lessons.
One day my Mother was playing, right after I had been and my Nana (her Mom) said... it's too bad you can't play as well as Johnny. Mother immediately said- What do you mean Mother. I can play MUCH better than Johnny. Nana responded, You play very well Billie Louise. But you play 'by the book, very aesthetically pleasing just like a professional pianist should. But Johnny plays from his heart and you can hear it in his touch. He plays out of love for music.
Needless to say- that was one of the proudest moments of my life.
Music touches my heart. Listening to Natalie, I sat here crying. Not because of the songs themselves but because of Natalie's touch and what that projected into the music.
Music IS LOVE.
When you listen to music, do it with your heart and soul- not just with your ears. Feel it and let it touch you.
You will love it so much better.
YourConscience
@Jeff Devries Thank you Jeff.
🌇 Thank You!
There is a man and woman that live in my town and they walk this small town. I've known him my whole life. I was talking to him last week and I asked him if they had found a Church. He said all the Churchs in this town told them they were not welcome. I believe him because they use to go to a Church I attended. I overheard the pastor telling them not to come back. I never went back to that Church. I told Simon do not lose faith and one day he will be rewarded. He was crying I was crying. He needed that hug I gave him.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would accept them, and help them get a roof over their heads. Amazing worldwide welfare and humanitarian programs.
Fabulousl music lady playing music .
Let’s hear the music
I'm Lost For Words. Tho, Your Performance Is Inspirational.
T H A N K Y O U
Until Next Time Remember This Time
She's being going viral for years.
❤️
All over ther world! Seniors in poverty and homeless and no way to earn or work , left on their own!
Being homeless is terrible but being a senior homeless is outrageous!
GBY NATALIE BEEN THERE I AM 70 YRS OLD
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So sad.. 😭😭
Ive always wondered why homeless people have more expensive musical EQ than I do.....perhaps because they are wayyyy better than I am lol. She is awesome.
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2:21 a Chinese guy putting a quarter "25 cent", i have never ever seen a Chinese person giving to homeless people.. never seen chinese helping anyone for free ever, that is a miracle right there.
Some people don’t want a home.
I hope Ellen De Generes will discover to help her to survive and give an opportunity a place where she can play her piano, she's a great pianist.
Yes please. Rather have this woman the bieber!
@@maggiemae7749 than Beiber. For sure!
It is her lifestyle choice. ....... This gifted pianist would have been at home on stage in any one of the world’s great auditoriums, but for much of the past two decades she has instead chosen to live and share her life’s work on the streets of Melbourne, for no money and no fanfare. Now 84, and having recently moved into a bedsit, Natalie is still stopping the city in its tracks almost every day, setting up her keyboard when and where her heart takes her, rain or shine. “I feel at home on the street,” she says. “I love performing, it’s something I need to do each day, I need to be out there among people, among life, in the freedom and openness. When I’m out here I feel I am at one with the world and it is the best feeling. It brings me joy.” The Australian July 13, 2019
screw Ellen, did you see how nasty she really was in real life, I was shocked.