Good piano in rock songs

[GagHalfrunt]

Angry Young Man - Billy Joel
Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger
Changes - Bowie
Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen


You can easily add another dozen by Billy Joel and a whole shitload from Elton John

 

[Iron Woode]

Rock N Roll Led Zepplin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bv_ALKkTjQ

featuring Ian Stewart

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Since my brother was a legit child prodigy on the piano, I have heard a ridiculous number of piano rock songs. Some good ones that have not been mentioned include:

Springsteen - backstreets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xfXswFmSzM

Black Crowes Thorn in my Pride ~4 minutes in
https://youtu.be/t2zqYC8xKwM?t=239

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ

Alicia Keyes - Fallen
https://youtu.be/HGSYxsdjK4g?t=52

Styx - Come Sail Away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm-Vh3j8sys

Ben Folds - The luckiest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9bRmuP-kQY

Ben Folds - Still fighting it - one of my all time favorite songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqPwR39VMh0

Ben folds - Zak and Sara - intro is probably the best pure piano riff in the list
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z7x0V5cm-A

 

[twinrider1]

A crap ton of southern rock. Get your boogie woogie going.

Little Feat -- Dixie Chicken.
Allman Brothers -- Jessica

Joe Cocker -- Feelin Alright

Those are pretty straight forward real piano. If you open it up to Fender Rhodes, it's still pretty piano-y without going full blown Hammond or Synth electronics.

Pink Floyd -- Sheep

Steely Dan -- Gaucho
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Oh, and Springsteen has been mentioned, but I'll add Jungleland. I didn't grow up a big Springsteen fan, but I've grown to appreciate him. Jungleland is a monster. Jungleland

 

[SSSnail]

Since GnR is on tour again - November Rain.

Lots of Bon Jovi as well.

 

[MongGrel]

A crap ton of southern rock. Get your boogie woogie going.

Little Feat -- Dixie Chicken.
Allman Brothers -- Jessica

Joe Cocker -- Feelin Alright

Those are pretty straight forward real piano. If you open it up to Fender Rhodes, it's still pretty piano-y without going full blown Hammond or Synth electronics.

Pink Floyd -- Sheep

Steely Dan -- Gaucho
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Oh, and Springsteen has been mentioned, but I'll add Jungleland. I didn't grow up a big Springsteen fan, but I've grown to appreciate him. Jungleland is a monster. Jungleland

+1

 

[zinfamous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQAbzLUl9ns

 

[zinfamous]

Right Now

Crystal Coke/Crystal Gravy?

no, gross.

 

[John Connor]

Not rock, but great piano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-mYX0qKkB8

I had to post that because you all said what I was already going to post!

:awe:

 

[MongGrel]

Cry Me A River - Vintage '50s R&B Justin Timberlake Cover ft. Von Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OBGdwT8jsQ&list=PL7A4D9C100657150E

Most anything Scott Bradlee plays and arranges these days.

 

[John Connor]

...if the shoe fits.

 

[Leyawiin]

I've always liked Five for Fighting's "100 Years"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR-qQcNT_fY

Life's damned short.

 

[Craig234]

The Doors

Most of their best songs have killer piano in them.

Why am I not thinking of any?

Only electric keyboards which are very good. That would be another great list, where to start? ELO? Alan Parsons? Tons of those songs.

 

[Craig234]

Right Now

That was one of the three I listed

 

[CraKaJaX]

Since GnR is on tour again - November Rain.

Lots of Bon Jovi as well.

:thumbsup: for Nov Rain. Love the ending of that song.

 

[Craig234]

Cry Me A River - Vintage '50s R&B Justin Timberlake Cover ft. Von Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OBGdwT8jsQ&list=PL7A4D9C100657150E

Most anything Scott Bradlee plays and arranges these days.

Interesting one. Piano didn't stand out a ton to me, but stylistic song.

 

[Craig234]

Styx Come Sail Away is a great find, just the sort of piano I was thinking of.

 

[Linflas]

Lynyrd Skynyrd with Billy Powell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sADL0IoATsM

 

[Craig234]

Lynyrd Skynyrd with Billy Powell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sADL0IoATsM

That is a hell of a piano bit that fits the song perfectly. if short.

It doesn't quite rank as a great song for me, but impressive playing.

 

[Craig234]

Another: Intro to Locomotive Breath, Jethro Tull (and obviously on the flute rock song list).

 

[Pacfanweb]

Don't Stop Believing by Journey

Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue

 

[Pacfanweb]

Styx Come Sail Away is a great find, just the sort of piano I was thinking of.

Lady by Styx, also

 

[skyking]

you opened the door with organ, so
Procol Harum- A Whiter Shade of Pale
Pretty much the whole album I love the Hammond sound.

 

[SSSnail]

Wait, no love for Meatloaf?

 

[OutHouse]

none. Piano and Flutes dont belong in Rock.