Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is (Radio 2 Piano Room)

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  • Опубліковано 28 січ 2024
  • Radio 2’s Piano Room Month returns with a bang with Grammy winning, singer-songwriter and Pianist Bruce Hornsby performing live from Maida Vale studios alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra.
    iPlayer (UK only): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0h3...
    Arranger Richard Balcombe

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  • @doodlebug36
    @doodlebug36 3 місяці тому +1523

    I’m 70 now. This song takes me right back to the year it was released. Rented an apartment in a beautiful old house and filled it up with this and other songs from the era. Had a good friend named Tom who I loved dearly. I remember sitting on the wooden floor with him, listening to this song over and over, talking about everything in the world, and making plans for our future. Our plans never panned out but the memories stay strong and this song is the soundscape for them. Preserve your memories, they’re all that’s left you.

  • @DFaustmann
    @DFaustmann 3 місяці тому +598

    I was 18 in 1986 and i can’t describe my feelings when i realise how fast time goes by. Thats just the way it is …

    • @schnu44
      @schnu44 3 місяці тому +23

      I’m born in 68 too - i don’t feel like I’m in mid 50s but numbers don’t lie

    • @AZCamaro
      @AZCamaro 3 місяці тому +14

      Ditto, where did the time go?

    • @user-lx3oi6xy2e
      @user-lx3oi6xy2e 3 місяці тому +6

      I’m only 31 but feel the same, like early 2010s, 90s feel like lifetimes ago

    • @jt.8144
      @jt.8144 3 місяці тому +6

      YOU'RE NOT ALONE. I too am living the same.. But hey, we truly are Blessed beings.. having been there back then. Stay Healthy and Well.

    • @simonboyes2550
      @simonboyes2550 3 місяці тому +8

      Same here, and 56 now. Although '86 wasn't the best year ever for music, it had some very significant personal milestones

  • @400_billion_suns
    @400_billion_suns 3 місяці тому +345

    This man has left a beautiful mark on the world with his music.

    • @okrajoe
      @okrajoe 3 місяці тому +4

      So true.

    • @Boilingfrogg
      @Boilingfrogg 3 місяці тому +1

      Is he dead?

    • @400_billion_suns
      @400_billion_suns 3 місяці тому +4

      @@Boilingfrogg Haha, no! :) My comment was present-tense.

    • @jqspiller7202
      @jqspiller7202 2 місяці тому +5

      He's a treasure to the world. It's a testament to his incredible talent that his piano playing is so unique and recognizable.

    • @alfonsosandoval_
      @alfonsosandoval_ 2 місяці тому +1

      @@400_billion_sunsyou scare the hell out of me … I though he was dead

  • @nicholashylton6857
    @nicholashylton6857 Місяць тому +91

    God, the '80s had some of the most amazing talent, ever.

    • @geoffreyswain1490
      @geoffreyswain1490 Місяць тому +5

      That's just the way it is a classic❤

    • @sidpheasant7585
      @sidpheasant7585 Місяць тому +2

      Your first word is the key one.
      In particular, we are talking about God the Holy Spirit, who is ACTIVE in offering signs through Scripture, nature, culture ... and (maybe soon enough) Rapture.
      Even in the 80s, He might be more active in British music than American - though the above is a wondrous exception.
      Already the corporate control was getting strong in the sad context of 1 John 5:19.
      Now music is so much in the hands of the darkness (as we can discern quite clearly), that is much harder for the Holy Spirit to find ways in.
      That is the truth.
      He is the Spirit of love and truth, but also meaning.
      So we mostly keep going back to older pieces of music.
      [Elbow's "One Day Like this" came out in 2008]
      ["If this is it" - Netwon Faulkner, 2009]
      [Frank Turner "the way I tend to be" - 2013, so even that is 11 years ago, and that's Indie music]
      ua-cam.com/video/R_xmJcg1iBU/v-deo.html is in the special pandemic circumstances of 2020, though the song (with very religious origins) goes back to '97 - Katrina.

    • @mrnk7911
      @mrnk7911 Місяць тому

      Cut down on the meth ​@@sidpheasant7585

  • @Ron71997
    @Ron71997 11 днів тому +5

    The lyrics hit so much harder as you get older, as a younger person when I originally heard this song....I had no idea what it was all about. Brilliantly written with such a profound message. Brings a tear to my eye now!

  • @scottthompson8844
    @scottthompson8844 10 днів тому +6

    I have always loved this song by Bruce Hornsby and watching him play has made me realize that time is passing by as we are all getting older.. nicely Done Bruce

  • @danielwolk3576
    @danielwolk3576 Місяць тому +60

    When I was out to lunch with a girl I really liked and scrolling through the car radio for music. I knew we had some different tastes but then i heard the intro to this and stopped. She said she loved this song and I said I did too. We sang it out loud together and held hands smiling. I bought her an autographed piece of sheet music of this song for Christmas and 13 years later it hangs in our bedroom. We still hold hands and sing it whenever we hear it. Its a very special song for us.

  • @Tastycomforts
    @Tastycomforts 3 місяці тому +125

    Best 6 minutes 18 seconds I’ve heard in a long time

  • @robertbattison4136
    @robertbattison4136 3 місяці тому +453

    Went to a concert in the late 1980's in Manchester. Didn't know who the supporting act to Huey Lewis & the News was. A guy slowly walked onto the stage, sat at the piano and began to play....this!! The audience were in stunned disbelief, as the rest of the band 'The Range' joined him on stage...what a performance and one of the best concerts I've ever attended. What an unforgettable evening, thankyou Bruce & Huey.

    • @ijmanchester
      @ijmanchester 3 місяці тому +8

      I was there too! A great gig.

    • @jules3951
      @jules3951 3 місяці тому +3

      I saw Huey Lewis and the news in the 80's at Birmingham NEC. It will always be held as the loudest gig we've ever been to!

    • @stev123and
      @stev123and 3 місяці тому +3

      Saw the Hammersmith Odeon show in this tour. Superb.

    • @jerryausten3931
      @jerryausten3931 3 місяці тому +9

      I was in Stuttgart at the time in 1986 I heard this song on the radio and had to find out more about Bruce. Turns out he was touring that same tour with Huey and we drove up to Frankfurt about a week later to see him/them. Still one of the most memorable concerts I have been to.

    • @kebond1
      @kebond1 3 місяці тому +6

      I went to the Hammersmith Odeon show way back then, simply the best live piano I've ever seen. Great songs aswell, who can't forget Mandolin Rain

  • @spkngrmn
    @spkngrmn 2 місяці тому +47

    Bruce Hornsby turns 70 this year. My how time flies...

    • @pauliesporin
      @pauliesporin Місяць тому

      I'm about the same age, incredible song. I just played an earlier version when he was younger looking and came across this edition, how fast time flies.

  • @Mokhas45
    @Mokhas45 3 місяці тому +217

    I bought the LP because I immediately fell in love with the way Bruce plays the Piano. This song is still awesome in 2024.

    • @sidpheasant7585
      @sidpheasant7585 3 місяці тому +3

      But, genius that he is, it is never surpassed by "The way it is"...
      The love and truth in the song was from the Holy Spirit (as all love and truth is), but somehow passed Him on through the song.
      As ever was.
      Song even defies happy-sad classification as it so far transcends such basis stuff...

    • @WTHenry2023
      @WTHenry2023 3 місяці тому +6

      Yes, This was one of the first CDs I ever bought in 1986!

    • @rafaelozanotria
      @rafaelozanotria 3 місяці тому +3

      Indeed!

    • @janyherdez875
      @janyherdez875 Місяць тому

      Inolvidable!

  • @mrh-blue
    @mrh-blue Місяць тому +8

    Am I in heaven ? This is one of the best live performances you'll ever hear.

  • @richardjohnston2557
    @richardjohnston2557 3 місяці тому +843

    The saddest thing is, that this song is still necessary in 2024.

    • @moreflowfalls2404
      @moreflowfalls2404 3 місяці тому +26

      The song says it, "Some things will NEVER change". Painful truth. Sadness!!!!!
      And for some of us from Africa, it has become a DOUBLE EDGED SWORD. So we run to the diaspora where conditions in a deceptive kind of way, cut the same.
      Now our children grow in lands far from their own true culture, their identity. Totally detached from the motherland.
      One would say, "Go Back HOME". Like I said before, the double edged sword waits to cut you.
      This is "The way it is for some of us"
      Whoever created this world, certainly made it Hell on Earth but continue to sell a place in the sky as the place to accept the suffering until we get to the Pearley gates!!

    • @Machielovic
      @Machielovic 3 місяці тому +4

      I only know what it really is about now…

    • @jr2904
      @jr2904 3 місяці тому +2

      Lol

    • @jr2904
      @jr2904 3 місяці тому +10

      ​@@moreflowfalls2404 people make the world bad, not our Father.

    • @sixfeetunderankara
      @sixfeetunderankara 3 місяці тому

      ❤‍🔥@@jr2904

  • @denisecaccese830
    @denisecaccese830 Місяць тому +35

    Nothing compares to 80's music. No music today even comes close.

    • @sidpheasant7585
      @sidpheasant7585 Місяць тому +1

      Nothing compares to Holy-Spirit-inspired music.
      Love and truth, meaning and inspiration.
      He does that - willingly working with human genius, to achieve signs through culture.

    • @robertholland9331
      @robertholland9331 28 днів тому +1

      Seriously? As a 75 year old geezer, you’re entitled to your opinion….but if we agreed with you, we’d all be wrong ……

    • @paradoxward2533
      @paradoxward2533 11 днів тому

      well...., the 90's was the TRUE golden age of American pop....., but the 80's was just behind it....,

  • @joangeyer5875
    @joangeyer5875 Місяць тому +10

    How can Bruce Hornsby not be in the rock and roll hall of fame???? We need to start a grassroots campaign for this!!!

    • @Batten-jc6ws
      @Batten-jc6ws 19 днів тому

      Calm down and rethink what you just wrote.

  • @hairyass666
    @hairyass666 3 місяці тому +141

    Born in 1972..and proud to be a Gen X kid..some things certainly will never change..💯🎹😊😎

    • @Nae395
      @Nae395 3 місяці тому +7

      Gen x. All the way.

    • @map3384
      @map3384 3 місяці тому +6

      Heck yes. Proud to be an Xer.

    • @jumboslice1514
      @jumboslice1514 3 місяці тому +5

      1972 guy here myself. We’ve lived through some great times. Knowing I have more years behind me than in front of me doesn’t bother me any cause I know I’ve had a good life albeit some hard times with love and loss and loss of loved ones. Gen X Proud

    • @yogibear5092
      @yogibear5092 3 місяці тому +3

      October 1972 🤘

    • @hairyass666
      @hairyass666 3 місяці тому +2

      @@jumboslice1514 thank you for your superb comment..that just echo's the words from our Gen X brother's and sister's...we are all related...👌😎😌

  • @adolphhernandez7615
    @adolphhernandez7615 3 місяці тому +268

    I'm in my early fifties, and I have come to the sudden realisation that most of the artists I listened to as a teen are probably in their late 60s or older. Such a plethora is musical geniuses getting older and aging like fine wine. Brilliant rendition of a great song and composition of the orchestra.

    • @mbrellin
      @mbrellin 3 місяці тому +8

      You are definitely right!

    • @MetalForLife1970
      @MetalForLife1970 3 місяці тому +6

      Bruce Hornsby is a bucket list concert....hoping to make it happen!

    • @earitch5856
      @earitch5856 3 місяці тому +2

      Same

    • @ahbenjamin2889
      @ahbenjamin2889 3 місяці тому +7

      Adolph well said . I could not have said it any better.
      I watch videos of my favorite stars in the 80s and I view them doing their work now and I am blown away.
      We are all getting older.
      Father time does not hold back.

    • @Treetopflyer777
      @Treetopflyer777 3 місяці тому +1

      Same here.

  • @LYNDONGOLDEN
    @LYNDONGOLDEN 3 місяці тому +102

    Hearing this song ALWAYS takes me back to being a 12-13 year old, riding with my Grandpa in his 1983 Toyota pickup. We'd hear this song on his truck's lousy 2-speaker radio and I'd ask him to HUSH, so I could hear the entire song! When he passed away in 2016, I went with others to pack up his house. Surreal. As I left his house for the very last time, I got in my car and immediately played this song as I drove away, crying and filled with memories of Grandpa and youthful days that won't ever be again..

  • @shaunmcglaughlin7069
    @shaunmcglaughlin7069 Місяць тому +25

    I was born in 1988, this song came out in 1986. I'm going to see Bruce Hornsby tomorrow in concert, April 4th 2024. What a classic and great artist to stand the test of time.

    • @user-pl5gr9lc8b
      @user-pl5gr9lc8b Місяць тому +1

      you must have been in Carmel. Us too ! Fun show and amazing talent on stage

    • @cynthiajansen7200
      @cynthiajansen7200 Місяць тому

      Just saw him in Santa Rosa last night, fantastic as the first time I saw him at Yoshi's back in the 90's I believe.

  • @kermitefrog64
    @kermitefrog64 2 місяці тому +92

    I always enjoyed this song and especially the message. The meaning has become so much more over the years. I was 24 when this song first came out. I am now 62 and life has greatly changed for me after I lost my dear Rosita 3 1/2 years ago to cancer and I am the primary care giver for my 93 year old mother-in-law. Life takes on so many changes.

    • @leannegon1483
      @leannegon1483 2 місяці тому +3

      I was 24 too when this song was released....and now I'm almost retired and a grandparent.

    • @joshualykins9842
      @joshualykins9842 Місяць тому +2

      I just turned 40 this week. Your comment made me think about my wife, my mom, my mother in law, life and how things tend to seem mundane and unchanging until you look back on your life and realize nothing ever stays the same. For whatever it's worth, just know this young man in Denver Colorado respects you and is greatly encouraged by your love and committed to your family. God bless you and I wish grace and peace you

    • @richardharris9593
      @richardharris9593 13 днів тому

      This is so beautiful, what a fantastic performance by an amazing artist. 👏

  • @dadslyfe1267
    @dadslyfe1267 3 місяці тому +113

    One of the greatest piano players to ever exist on this planet. Unsung hero. But still doing it. Plays like a legend

  • @MrJellyman65
    @MrJellyman65 3 місяці тому +209

    Absolutely brilliant!! as a boy back in 86 i used to play air piano to Mum & Dad to this and have loved his music it every since. Was sat in a hospital car park today waiting for my father-in-law and had tears rolling down my cheeks thinking of those days. Love what music can do....🥺👌👌👌

  • @cherricorcoran9523
    @cherricorcoran9523 3 місяці тому +63

    On my 18th birthday I was with my friends standing around a piano singing, and I remember thinking before I know it, I’ll wake up and be 60 years old. I’m 68 now and I’ve never forgotten that moment-time flies!

    • @beardedwhitecoat8925
      @beardedwhitecoat8925 2 місяці тому +3

      Life goes by in a blink of an eye.

    • @Boilingfrogg
      @Boilingfrogg 2 місяці тому

      My brother had his 18th round about when this was in the uk charts .1986. He is now 55

    • @Boilingfrogg
      @Boilingfrogg 2 місяці тому

      ​@@beardedwhitecoat8925 how can he be 68?

  • @Patrick-uf1cq
    @Patrick-uf1cq 3 місяці тому +109

    "Ah but Don’t you believe them" is the important lyric any young person or anyone with empathy for fellow human beings needs to hear.

    • @stephenmills7061
      @stephenmills7061 3 місяці тому

      Yes,there must be a disconnect from what our young are understanding about what the called folks in authority believe about Life.
      The Cultural stories are not real just myths and fallacies.
      We must create a New Cultural Story based on Oneness and unity .

    • @Boilingfrogg
      @Boilingfrogg 2 місяці тому

      Dint believe who? Who you referring to?

    • @stephenmills7061
      @stephenmills7061 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Boilingfrogg Those that pass down the Cultural Story of humanity.
      A great read to understand this is the book Communion With God by Neale Donald Walsch.

  • @cmuzic1
    @cmuzic1 3 місяці тому +92

    Bruce still has it! Aged like fine wine. Keep playing Bruce, your music will live in our hearts forever. My favorite song, mandolin rain.

    • @jevoncarballo6027
      @jevoncarballo6027 3 місяці тому

      And gonna be some changes made…the Home Depot commercial song

    • @barryshapiro1
      @barryshapiro1 2 місяці тому +2

      If you watch the music video for Mandolin Rain, there's a guy playing bongos. There are no bongos used in that song but it's Bruce's brother playing as a little joke.

  • @Jimbo-gi7xn
    @Jimbo-gi7xn 3 місяці тому +39

    Imagine being a member of the BBC Concert Orchestra and getting to accompany such great legends
    "Good day at work babe?,.. yeah was alright, was playing with Bruce Hornsby today, usual stuff..how was your day?.."

  • @erianersitetras7172
    @erianersitetras7172 4 дні тому +1

    I played this song in the morning, of the last day I spoke to my mother before she passed away last year

  • @map3384
    @map3384 3 місяці тому +38

    1986. I was just 20 but quickly fell in love with Bruce’s magical voice and piano excellence. It made the 80s a great time to be alive in America.

    • @musicmamma
      @musicmamma 2 місяці тому +1

      I was 20, then, too!

    • @tonymartinis2956
      @tonymartinis2956 2 місяці тому +2

      before china took control of usa universities, - hear you guys im not american, but really love the america of 1980s

  • @oransands
    @oransands 3 місяці тому +77

    Center aisle, row 6. My first date with my wife,1988. Magical music and a great evening. I can listen to Bruce all day.

  • @Emcee_Shan
    @Emcee_Shan 3 місяці тому +49

    I used to lay in bed at night and play this cassette. I was about 13 when this was released, so many memories when I hear those opening chords. Reminds me of loved ones and old friend’s long gone. This song still resonates today! Signed a fellow Virginian!

  • @mrrobbiejenks
    @mrrobbiejenks 3 місяці тому +44

    This takes me back to when I was a kid and my mother was alive in the 80's. We used to listen to this. Amazing memories, outstanding acoustics, and I loved the orchestra as well in the performance. Thank you, Mom and Mr. Hornsby. ❤️☺️🙏🏼

  • @deadhead4206
    @deadhead4206 3 місяці тому +29

    I met Bruce walking thru the crowd at Tinley Park at the Furthur festival tour back in the day. He was super laid back n chilled. we chatted for a few before he kept on trucking thru the crowd.. He did that a few times on that tour.. I MISS THE OLD DAYS.

  • @Galaxyofbrian
    @Galaxyofbrian 2 місяці тому +18

    Absolute masterpiece. Well done Bruce your a good man. ❤

  • @Louisejames23
    @Louisejames23 3 місяці тому +45

    Massively underrated genius songwriter & musician ❤😊

  • @squoblat
    @squoblat Місяць тому +4

    This was the first track I ever learnt on the piano, I'm 35 now but this song was an extremely important part of my youth. Cheers Bruce, you've given soul and life to the moments that matter.

  • @samuelchoi7309
    @samuelchoi7309 Місяць тому +1

    this is the definition of a modern classic. it will be appreciated decades after decades

  • @railworker8058
    @railworker8058 3 місяці тому +48

    Incredibly sensitive pianist. Fantastic orchestral arrangement.

  • @MoveAndPerform
    @MoveAndPerform 3 місяці тому +33

    Met Bruce several times…we live in the same town. As talented as he is…he is more so humble. Love his music! Makes me smile and watch in awe as his fingers dance gracefully across the keys. Thanks for the previous memories and the new ones. Cheers!

  • @Msadlo
    @Msadlo 3 місяці тому +60

    I was a musician myself until I lost my hearing… can’t determine pitch… when I listen to this song… I can still hear heart and honesty!Thank you.

  • @michaelwong2885
    @michaelwong2885 3 місяці тому +11

    1986, I was 16 attending high school in Edmonton, Alberta from HK. This was the song played almost every morning on the radio. I remember those days with those iconic John Huges movies like Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, etc., and especially Ferris Bueller’s Day Off which still cracks me up every time without failing. Hornsby’s distinctive piano intro just cuts through everything like no other. When the music came on through the radio, it could almost capture your attention no matter how many times you’ve already listened to this tune. The good old days!

  • @danfarmer5613
    @danfarmer5613 3 місяці тому +17

    What a beautiful arrangement of this classic and meaningful song.

  • @bonnie43uk
    @bonnie43uk 3 місяці тому +57

    When those strings kicked in at the beginning I got shivers throughout my body .. so beautiful.

  • @robertruzitschka7154
    @robertruzitschka7154 15 днів тому +2

    A timeless song and a beautiful, tasteful arrangement.

  • @suhailski
    @suhailski Місяць тому +2

    The world has changed so much since I first heard this song. It has been so full of surprises.

  • @sharynmain2432
    @sharynmain2432 3 місяці тому +15

    Oh how a song can transport you back to when you heard it. As we age the classics are never forgotten. Wonderful display of a very nimble and beautiful dance across the piano keys. Such talent and good memories.

  • @robtudor3785
    @robtudor3785 3 місяці тому +28

    Song that was playing in University refectory when I met my first and only true love. ❤️ Sadly I bollocksed that up. Never forget her to this day 37 years later.

    • @robtudor3785
      @robtudor3785 2 місяці тому +1

      Sad thing is I never told her how much I loved and miss her 😢

  • @ryanstaab9310
    @ryanstaab9310 15 днів тому +1

    Saw him last night in Denver, went backstage after the show (first time I have been backstage to see him in years) and he remembered who I Was. He's such a class act...incredible musician, just an amazing talent...he sounds better live than from the studio if you ask me. Pure Talent.....

  • @paulfabian7274
    @paulfabian7274 Місяць тому +2

    Bruce Hornsby's first two albums are perfect for driving through the countryside on a crisp autumn day, with the hillsides covered in red, yellow and green, and the eagerness of youth calling you on. I did that many times in the 80s. Can't believe it's been so long.

  • @strings2wood
    @strings2wood 3 місяці тому +31

    My Dad loved this song and would ask me to make compilation tapes and this song was every one on both sides along with Jessica by the Allman Brothers. He loved Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, any boogie-woogie styled piano. He locked into virtuoso pianists. This song always moved me, this version gave me the gift of tears. Thank You Mr. Hornsby on behalf of my Father who loved you. What isn't to love?

    • @justsnappy
      @justsnappy 3 місяці тому +2

      I love that you capitalized *Father*

  • @christschool
    @christschool 3 місяці тому +22

    Bruce's music meant a lot to me as a young man and even more when I became a father to a child with some very profound challenges.

  • @marioreyes2009
    @marioreyes2009 9 днів тому

    I was finally able to get ahold of the album a few years when it was released on CD. I still own it and I listen to it over and over. It is also part of my playing list on Spotify. One of those unique artists that are no longer out there. Unique style, voice, piano player and singer. Brings lots of beautiful memories. Thank you Bruce Hornsby.

  • @jdwayne891
    @jdwayne891 Місяць тому +2

    He still has it! Incredible talent.

  • @mjolnircarlssen4211
    @mjolnircarlssen4211 3 місяці тому +27

    What an absolute treasure. Thank You Bruce Hornsby and BBC.

  • @user-rj5tn5kh9j
    @user-rj5tn5kh9j 3 місяці тому +28

    I remember as a child going thru horrid abuse and sometimes this would come on the radio it was like heaven

    • @anotherone-xp9ox
      @anotherone-xp9ox 3 місяці тому +10

      i hope your world is better now

    • @sammyo4962
      @sammyo4962 3 місяці тому +3

      So glad you hung in there and can still focus on the positive! Take care my friend.

    • @user-rj5tn5kh9j
      @user-rj5tn5kh9j 3 місяці тому

      @@anotherone-xp9ox ty

    • @user-rj5tn5kh9j
      @user-rj5tn5kh9j 3 місяці тому

      @@sammyo4962 ty

    • @bkzone8
      @bkzone8 3 місяці тому +1

  • @tarynbieri1225
    @tarynbieri1225 Місяць тому +1

    I was 8yrs old when this came out. We never had a TV so we relied on vinyls, cassette tape, and the radio. Growing up in the 80s was cool, and this song brought me back to those days when life was simpler. I have 2 kids now, and I introduce them both to the 80s and 90s music

  • @BrandonIslander
    @BrandonIslander Місяць тому +2

    This song reminds me of the long road trip vacations we took as kids in the 80s, playing on our ride. I miss those times. Thankfully my parents are still alive and healthy. I appreciate everything they have done for me and my brother. I can only strive to do the same things for my children now, make wonderful memories for them

  • @suzyf5733
    @suzyf5733 Місяць тому +3

    Absolutely amazing! I love this version even more than the original! Thank you ❤❤❤

  • @jonramsay6150
    @jonramsay6150 3 місяці тому +8

    Dear Bruce, I practiced and played this piano riff over and over growing up in my bedroom in a small town. You were, and are an inspiration. Thank you

  • @Belluser-we1uc5cb2l
    @Belluser-we1uc5cb2l Місяць тому +2

    1886 I was 20 and starting out with my career in Chicago ❤. This song was speaking to me. Takes me back to 1986..I am 20 again with my whole life ahead of me.

  • @rebeccalewis1619
    @rebeccalewis1619 3 місяці тому +39

    The piano sounds fabulous. And of course, there is this magnificent musician making it happen. Thank-you for starting my day so peacefully, Bruce and BBC.

  • @erichernandez5659
    @erichernandez5659 Місяць тому +3

    As the anvil of time keeps pounding away at our mortality. I think back to how I loved listening to this song when I was young. The passage of time has brought me both joy and regret. Memories of loved ones, now gone. Fun moments I wish to relive once more. Im so glad and grateful that Bruce Hornsby still is around and is able to bring joy to people's lives with this song.

  • @khsimagesdotcom856
    @khsimagesdotcom856 2 місяці тому +1

    One of THE best songs ever produced. No argument needs to be made. Time proved it a long time ago.

  • @ellieblair3087
    @ellieblair3087 16 днів тому

    Incredible memories of people, and places, brought to life through this beautiful ageless timeless song. Bruce you are a phenomenal talent.

  • @cucamongaduke3600
    @cucamongaduke3600 3 місяці тому +60

    A few years ago my wife and I went to see Bruce at the Broad theater on the Santa Monica City College campus for his Solo tour. My wife was a huge fan; I only marginally knew his work.
    I was blown completely away. Bruce is an astounding pianist. His left/right hand independence is unmatched. It’s mind bending.
    As soon as I saw the thumbnail I clicked and turned it up. Two notes in my wife from the next room over announced “It’s Bruce!”

    • @Cybertruck1000
      @Cybertruck1000 3 місяці тому +1

      He was in a pressure situation but played without a hint of it on his face.

    • @roch145
      @roch145 3 місяці тому +1

      “It’s Bruce” in a larger sense, usually refers to Springsteen. But your wife’s more local interpretation is understandable.

  • @denismogg2342
    @denismogg2342 Місяць тому +3

    Bruce! Absolutely stunning. No idea why...sat here listening to this...and i have tears in my eyes. Beautiful track, beautifully played... thank you.

  • @andrewstone2896
    @andrewstone2896 2 дні тому

    After so many years, it still is a beautiful song.. Always will be.

  • @martinmckinney900
    @martinmckinney900 Місяць тому +1

    The first cd I ever owned was this album back in 1986. It was brilliant back then and it still is today. Bruce is a master of his craft👌

  • @hazzard8760
    @hazzard8760 3 місяці тому +11

    Amazing how one single mans thoughts put into words and music can influence and have such a profound effect on peoples lives for years to come. Powerful stuff...

  • @grafxj
    @grafxj 3 місяці тому +64

    Beautiful version by one of the most talented musicians in the world. Bruce is just so cool and I wish he would get the true recognition he deserves as one of the very best to ever touch a piano.

    • @iammar10
      @iammar10 3 місяці тому +1

      I couldn't agree more with you. 👏

    • @HowIsThat69
      @HowIsThat69 3 місяці тому

      Are you serious? Even in this he plays out of Tune. It’s a super great song. But seriously his vocal is weak. And like I said he played many notes wrong. One of the best who ever touched a piano. What are you tone def?at 3,42min I count 3 notes in a row that’s out of tune.😂 freaking hilarious

    • @waynus2021
      @waynus2021 3 місяці тому +4

      @@HowIsThat69 go somewhere else will you

    • @iammar10
      @iammar10 3 місяці тому

      @HowIsThat69 You sound like nothing more than a troll doing what they do best: stir up trouble. If you're going to criticize Bruce Hornsby, it is you who's tone deaf. This was simply a revision of the original version to play with the orchestra. When the hell was he flat? Did it occur to you he may have just been nervous playing in that environment? 🙄 God, how judgemental can one be?

    • @bluecurlygirl
      @bluecurlygirl 3 місяці тому +1

      Not one note out of tune dude. Get your ears checked. And at nearly 70, his voice is just wonderful@@HowIsThat69

  • @Patriot-American
    @Patriot-American 3 місяці тому +7

    Wow! What a beautiful performance of one of the great songs by Bruce. Still gives me chills now as it did when I first heard it in 1986...

  • @suzianthony4928
    @suzianthony4928 3 місяці тому +24

    Im a piano player too since i was 4..i grew up in the 80s inspired by the music. Bruce Hornsby sir, I'm in love with your piano sounds thank you for coloring my life with this beauty..it's given me strength through so many seasons in life. God blessed you richly, forever may He be praised 🕊️🎵 👑✨🤍

    • @kimwestwood8840
      @kimwestwood8840 3 місяці тому +1

      I like that yes!!! May God be praised for many colorful blessings om our lives.

  • @Hupomone
    @Hupomone 3 місяці тому +5

    I was twelve years old in 1986 when this song hit #1 and was being played everywhere. It was the #1 song in the United States.
    I looked at the list of top songs currently. What's happened to us?

  • @WilliMar36
    @WilliMar36 2 місяці тому +7

    Quite simply a masterclass. This is what I pay my licence fee for. Bravo.

  • @ClintScottFischer
    @ClintScottFischer Місяць тому +1

    One of THE best songs of the decade.

  • @user-jk7ni7tw8x
    @user-jk7ni7tw8x 14 днів тому

    I was introduced to the "The way it is" album many years ago. Bruce Hornsby became one of my favorite artists who I still listen to this day.

  • @jonathancarroll1913
    @jonathancarroll1913 3 місяці тому +9

    Such a beautiful piece of music, which takes me to another place. That place was the late 80s when, as a teenager, I’d just joined the British military. They were tough days with some nasty experiences. My escape was the local pub, when we were allowed off base, where this song seemed to always be playing on the jukebox. Now whenever I hear it, I’m transported back to those days and am overcome by an eery, dark, but nostalgic feeling. Twenty years of service; I hope I did some good.

    • @Boilingfrogg
      @Boilingfrogg 3 місяці тому

      Thank you for your service.

  • @blackspider1405
    @blackspider1405 3 місяці тому +9

    I heard this song when it first came out. I think I was 10. I loved it, but I didnt get it..I just loved the piano.. my dad (black man) said... "forget the piano and listen to it again. Bruce Hornsby gets it.". I got it.. Ive loved him ever since.

  • @Tao_Peace
    @Tao_Peace 2 місяці тому +2

    I was 15 when this came out. I still remember it that many years ago. Time seems to slip away. Where did the years go? Memories and moments in life is all we have sometimes. This song brings back good ones from an era long ago of my youth!

  • @peterandben1
    @peterandben1 3 місяці тому +6

    like this listening on repeat today walking 15 kms in Singapore in the parks and by the beaches. Beautiful song matches the sun. A ray of sunshine

  • @fuzzdad2
    @fuzzdad2 3 місяці тому +19

    My wife and I with our one year old daughter on my shoulders saw him perform SRO in Mannheim back in the late 80's when I was stationed in West Germany defending the border. Was a magical moment. As a fellow Virginian he's a treasure.

  • @jamiewilson3668
    @jamiewilson3668 3 місяці тому +2

    I grew up in Williamsburg, VA whch is Bruce's hometown. I used to see him all the time around town. Everyone left him alone and respected his space and family. Great man.

  • @user-hu2jn7yt6g
    @user-hu2jn7yt6g Місяць тому +1

    Your music, all day. Every day. Thank you sir.

  • @sachawiener
    @sachawiener 3 місяці тому +11

    I was 11 when I first heard this. The cascading piano made me cry...still does. Powerful stuff

  • @BANDLDR
    @BANDLDR 3 місяці тому +16

    I have a student in my beginning piano class with the last name Hornsby and I asked him if he is related to Bruce. Kid says there is a distant relationship; has seen him a a couple of large family gatherings. He knew who I was talking about before I finished my question.
    Great to see and hear Bruce still making music. 🎹🎶

  • @Wiley_Coyote
    @Wiley_Coyote 20 днів тому +1

    I'd forgotten what a masterful piano player he is.

  • @erlonfahrenheit
    @erlonfahrenheit Місяць тому +1

    We don't age, some of us have the privilege of becoming a wine from the best vintage, where we let ourselves be tasted by those who truly value us...
    Simply a song to listen to and reflect on; talk about life; of us...

    • @sidpheasant7585
      @sidpheasant7585 Місяць тому +1

      God truly values us - God the Creator, God the Saviour and God the Helper - the Holy Spirit.
      The Holy Spirit who is ACTIVE in our world, offering signs of the truth and the love. Signs of meaning. Including through music.
      He is simple, but at the same time complex beyond our comprehension.
      Enigmatic and wondrous and beautiful.
      The love and truth in Bruce's song attracted and was grated that divine power, ensuring the raising to transcendence.
      Probably the original was better than the above version, but - as you say - ANY approach to this song will ensure something special in us, and between us.
      But that still leaves the question of how we might follow up, having seen "a little more"...

  • @TimOldBag
    @TimOldBag 3 місяці тому +7

    This wonderful song by Bruce Hornsby will be just as popular with living generations in more than 100 years' time as it is today.

  • @largearms1641
    @largearms1641 3 місяці тому +7

    One of the greatest songs ever written

  • @discostu5426
    @discostu5426 Місяць тому +1

    My wife and I have seen Bruce three times over the years. We are big fans, i love this song sooo much, every concert would be a different version of this song.

  • @66meikou
    @66meikou Місяць тому +2

    I bought this cd just for this song. in the 80's. Everything he mentions is still true today and its 2024. When will we ever learn?

    • @sidpheasant7585
      @sidpheasant7585 Місяць тому

      When we realise that the above is not just a song in all its immense love and truth and beauty and meaning.
      It is one of many signs of the endless ACTIVITY of the Holy Spirit, even in our broken world which is primarily in the hands of darkness (1 John 5:19).
      The Holy Spirit is enigmatic, blowing where He will, but everything He touches is beautiful and wondrous.
      Not just superficially alluring but based on lies (like what the D*v*l has to offer), but full of riches and depth, layer after layer.
      He gave that gift to Bruce in the above case, in a song so close to divine perfection that we don't even know if there is happiness or sadness - as the Holy Spirit goes so very far above and beyond such basics.
      "The way it is" makes us cry, yet it DOES offer hope from its joy of recognition...
      The Spirit cares about us and wants to reach us in diverse ways, His goal to encourage greater discipleship in us as we ... SEE.
      (Now) I do.
      And I try to pass it on.
      That is the ONLY learning we can do, but it is more than enough ... to change absolutely everything.

  • @kennyb1451
    @kennyb1451 3 місяці тому +12

    Brings back, good old memories of my childhood ❤

  • @Bionicbeat84
    @Bionicbeat84 3 місяці тому +5

    The evolution of this song is so beautiful. 🧡

  • @Gudi102
    @Gudi102 2 місяці тому +2

    Every time a listen to it, I play my air piano along with it. This brings back so many memories of those wonderful times, I was 20 back then. Today at 60 I look back and think: "WOW it's been a wonderful journey". Hard to believe that 40 years have passed. Bruce's music has been a constant part of my life. There isn't probably one month I haven't listen to this song since I first heard it...

  • @SteveBrant55
    @SteveBrant55 2 місяці тому +2

    1986. I fell in love with this song. So happy to find this performance today in 2024. Thank you!

  • @DrummerDanVa
    @DrummerDanVa 3 місяці тому +47

    Bruce has come a long way from when I saw him play at the Jolly Ox in Hampton Virginia in 1978. The first time I heard him I thought if this guy doesn't make it big there is something seriously wrong with the music business. I got to see him and the Range in Germany in 1986 as the opening act for Huey Lewis and I got a note to him back stage before the show and he remembered me so I got to go back stage. He is truly a gifted musician fluent in many styles. And as near as I can tell he did it his way playing music he wanted to play and not just selling out for the money. He is an American musical treasure.

    • @robertkerner4833
      @robertkerner4833 3 місяці тому

      Magnificent. This album was my first CD when that technology was brand new. I played it over and over, amazed at the way his piano filled the track. This is such a wonderful version.

    • @deweynorris6849
      @deweynorris6849 3 місяці тому

      I remember his beginnings well in the late 70's. Boot Hill Express. Local favorite at Horne's in Hampton, VA.

  • @jamesmccrory9876
    @jamesmccrory9876 Місяць тому +8

    Piano begins, orchestra follows and magic begins. This video is not just a wonderful piece of art but a beautiful nostalgiac journey. Hats off to you master Hornsby, together with your Orchestra brings me true joy. Amazing

  • @kevinmarsh7661
    @kevinmarsh7661 Місяць тому +1

    No matter, you've still got it kiddo !!! We all age ,but I still listen to you weekly and always will. Keep it going...

  • @shuddupeyaface
    @shuddupeyaface 2 місяці тому

    I am sober and yet as high as a kite after listening to this.
    Stunning.

  • @musicmamma
    @musicmamma 2 місяці тому +3

    Loved this song then, & I love it now!!

  • @IronBhoy
    @IronBhoy 3 місяці тому +13

    Never forget hearing this on Radio 2 for the first time. The sound of the piano blew me away. Classic song and this arrangement just goes to prove this. ❤