Hearing a different drummer perhaps, but playing his own tune, Taylor Causey, of Athens, Georgia played every piano we found in the city. His aunt Martha led us on the piano tour. What a great idea, NYC!
bret carr // Jul 13, 2010 at 4:51 am
what an AWESOME lovefest - friends hanging old and new
dave hausen and bekah davis playing piano
a guy shooting video (talented Craig Nisperos)
yey! Luke Jerram!
more videos of buddies plaing piano at youtube.com/bretcarr
and more of my music at http://www.bretcarr.com
love and light!
what an AWESOME lovefest - friends hanging old and new
dave hausen and bekah davis playing piano
a guy shooting video (talented Craig Nisperos)
yey! Luke Jerram!
more videos of buddies plaing piano at youtube.com/bretcarr
and more of my music at bretcarr.com
love and light!
Alina Smith // Jul 10, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Alina Smith from Los Angeles playing a street piano on 10th street in New York City!
I had a great trip to NYC - I've written songs with some amazing artists: Emma Lasry, Natalie Major, David Homyk, and also did some fun stuff like playing at this street piano.
Here are the lyrics for the song "Rat Race", written by me (Alina Smith) and my friend Emma Joleen from Australia. It's kinda funny, singing a song about LA life on a street in NYC :):
Rat Race
(but hey, even if you win the rat race you're still a rat :)
Jesus on the street
Screaming out at me
Follow me, follow me, follow me
Freak!
I'm down in the limelight line, that's the Hollywood life
Girl in front of me
Yakking on her phone
Turn it down, turn it down, turn it down
Bitch
Watch out, if I get that part, suga I ma run this town, ouch
And the cars drive by, going beep, beep, beep
Boy I feel like I ma fry in the heat, heat, heat
And I just want to make it now
In the rat race
In the rate race
In the rat race
I'm living, I'm living
In the rat race
In the rat race
Moving up the line
Called inside
Hollywood, Hollywood, Hollywood types
Stare down in my shirt, that's how it goes
So the camera rolls and I say hello
But they say cut, get out, cuz we're looking for a blonde
And you're legs ain't long enough, girl
So I raise my hand, saying no, no, no
But they drag me by my hair, and I go, go, go
yelling: "That's why I hate LA!"
It's a rat race
A rate race
A rat race
I'm living, I'm living
In the rat race
In the rat race
And I just want to get out of this place
People try to bring me down
My head is spinning round and round
It makes me wanna leave,
Escape, escape, escape
Packing my bags
Sick of this town
Struggling struggling, struggling
Fudge
Now I've had enough, I'm giving up
At the door
My phone rings
Ding-aling
Sweet
They want me back to do my thang
I ma do my thing
I ma do my thing
I'm back in the rat race
(c) 2010 Alina Smith & Emma Joleen
Sandy Santra // Jul 10, 2010 at 12:33 pm
"Play Me, I'm Yours" was a dream come true for me: playing piano on the streets of New York in just about every location imaginable. I can't thank Luke Jerram, sing for hope, and all the volunteers enough for pulling off this special event. It was amazing to see so many pianists come out and play, and especially touching to hear so many gifted and talented children step up to what is a very challenging instrument (and play it in public on one of the world's biggest stages).
In the beginning, I set out to play all five boroughs, but soon realized my day job wouldn't easily accommodate all the travel and logistics involved. So I reset my sights instead on playing every available Manhattan piano (and a few in Brooklyn and Queens). By the end of two weeks I had achieved my goal.
My pieces are all improvisations, so playing on the streets of New York allowed me to share my spontaneous, energetic music with a city whose rhythms and tones have informed and influenced my music for years. The chance to publicly give back to a city whose people, music, and spirit have brought me joy for decades was the opportunity of a lifetime. Thanks for watching and listening.
dave hausen and bekah davis playing piano
a guy shooting video (talented Craig Nisperos)
yey! Luke Jerram!
more videos of buddies plaing piano at youtube.com/bretcarr
and more of my music at http://www.bretcarr.com
love and light!
Oh yeah, the song first time in public, so
"Love Is Gold"© 2010 bret carr
dave hausen and bekah davis playing piano
a guy shooting video (talented Craig Nisperos)
yey! Luke Jerram!
more videos of buddies plaing piano at youtube.com/bretcarr
and more of my music at bretcarr.com
love and light!
I had a great trip to NYC - I've written songs with some amazing artists: Emma Lasry, Natalie Major, David Homyk, and also did some fun stuff like playing at this street piano.
Here are the lyrics for the song "Rat Race", written by me (Alina Smith) and my friend Emma Joleen from Australia. It's kinda funny, singing a song about LA life on a street in NYC :):
Rat Race
(but hey, even if you win the rat race you're still a rat :)
Jesus on the street
Screaming out at me
Follow me, follow me, follow me
Freak!
I'm down in the limelight line, that's the Hollywood life
Girl in front of me
Yakking on her phone
Turn it down, turn it down, turn it down
Bitch
Watch out, if I get that part, suga I ma run this town, ouch
And the cars drive by, going beep, beep, beep
Boy I feel like I ma fry in the heat, heat, heat
And I just want to make it now
In the rat race
In the rate race
In the rat race
I'm living, I'm living
In the rat race
In the rat race
Moving up the line
Called inside
Hollywood, Hollywood, Hollywood types
Stare down in my shirt, that's how it goes
So the camera rolls and I say hello
But they say cut, get out, cuz we're looking for a blonde
And you're legs ain't long enough, girl
So I raise my hand, saying no, no, no
But they drag me by my hair, and I go, go, go
yelling: "That's why I hate LA!"
It's a rat race
A rate race
A rat race
I'm living, I'm living
In the rat race
In the rat race
And I just want to get out of this place
People try to bring me down
My head is spinning round and round
It makes me wanna leave,
Escape, escape, escape
Packing my bags
Sick of this town
Struggling struggling, struggling
Fudge
Now I've had enough, I'm giving up
At the door
My phone rings
Ding-aling
Sweet
They want me back to do my thang
I ma do my thing
I ma do my thing
I'm back in the rat race
(c) 2010 Alina Smith & Emma Joleen
In the beginning, I set out to play all five boroughs, but soon realized my day job wouldn't easily accommodate all the travel and logistics involved. So I reset my sights instead on playing every available Manhattan piano (and a few in Brooklyn and Queens). By the end of two weeks I had achieved my goal.
My pieces are all improvisations, so playing on the streets of New York allowed me to share my spontaneous, energetic music with a city whose rhythms and tones have informed and influenced my music for years. The chance to publicly give back to a city whose people, music, and spirit have brought me joy for decades was the opportunity of a lifetime. Thanks for watching and listening.
From the heart,
Sandy Santra