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| kcar | Posted: Apr 02, 2013 - 23:56 DoctorHooey wrote: *ahem* I just wrote a song it's for Elise It's not a loan It's not a lease So if you want to know about this song And who it's for It's for Elise If I go and play this for Elise I wonder if She'll like this piece? If she hates it my grief will not cease I'll stuff my face Til I'm obese A simple song And happy too It's not for me It's not for you And that is what it IS A little song that's for Elise Not for some guy Who's named Maurice And now you know why all my songs Don't have no words Cuz I'm a terrible lyricist. The end. Tom Lehrer would be proud. A friend of mine once claimed quite strenuously that she'd survived years of childhood piano lessons—"you know, things like 'Furry Leaves.'" Old Luddy-vig must have been laughing his ass off. |
| mojcamojca77 | Posted: Apr 02, 2013 - 23:50 timeless... |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Mar 02, 2013 - 12:43 Everybody in my church loves this music... |
| meloman (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 04:57 Joyride76 wrote: Please next time don t cut the music... It's not something that you do! Respect Beethoven and the listener I agree. |
| buddy | Posted: Dec 29, 2012 - 20:41 This was my first piano recital piece at age 10. A stripped down version to be sure. But it's been very special to me ever since. Also, in the way that became a pattern for my performance career evermore, I tripped going up the stairs to the stage and again going down the stairs on the other side - but I nailed the piece. |
| DoctorHooey (/etc) | Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 11:59 *ahem* I just wrote a song it's for Elise It's not a loan It's not a lease So if you want to know about this song And who it's for It's for Elise If I go and play this for Elise I wonder if She'll like this piece? If she hates it my grief will not cease I'll stuff my face Til I'm obese A simple song And happy too It's not for me It's not for you And that is what it IS A little song that's for Elise Not for some guy Who's named Maurice And now you know why all my songs Don't have no words Cuz I'm a terrible lyricist. The end. |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 11:45 RoelantSiekman wrote: I think it is due to the album this was taken from: Beethoven's Wig. Amazon tells me it's essentially an introduction for children into classical music, with funny lyrics put to classical tunes, and that in fact the tune without the lyrics is an extra on this album. The lyrics probably don't exceed the length of the sample we've just heard. I totally agree though that if Beethoven is played on RP, it shouldn't be cut of.. Please find another version, Bill (or Rebecca)! I've never seen such a high rating of a song, so I guess the audience is ready for it. Another vote for this song - but from someone who knows not to play it too fast. Luckily, YouTube has a number of truly great artists playing this: Horowitz, Richter, Kempff, etc. You could easily spend a very pleasant afternoon listing to the greats play this piece. |
| JIan (Phoenix, AZ, USA) | Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 11:45 Painted_Turtle wrote: Love it..I don't care if it is cut or not, at least we get to hear a tiny piece of it. Which is better than none. Full length would be better of course...sigh Well said, and this listener agrees. |
| Rotterdam | Posted: Oct 28, 2012 - 03:16 RoelantSiekman wrote: I think it is due to the album this was taken from: Beethoven's Wig. Amazon tells me it's essentially an introduction for children into classical music, with funny lyrics put to classical tunes, and that in fact the tune without the lyrics is an extra on this album. The lyrics probably don't exceed the length of the sample we've just heard. I totally agree though that if Beethoven is played on RP, it shouldn't be cut of.. Please find another version, Bill (or Rebecca)! I've never seen such a high rating of a song, so I guess the audience is ready for it. I agree. Groetjes. |
| yofitofu (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 15:44 Piano lessons.... |
| Joyride76 | Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 06:10 Please next time don t cut the music... It's not something that you do! Respect Beethoven and the listener |
| Painted_Turtle (Land of Laughing Waters) | Posted: Jul 25, 2012 - 17:32 Love it..I don't care if it is cut or not, at least we get to hear a tiny piece of it. Which is better than none. Full length would be better of course...sigh |
| ziakut (Right Here) | Posted: Jul 25, 2012 - 17:31 Car slammed on the brakes and now I'm enjoying Beethoven with my face flattened against the windshield. |
| jocelynsart | Posted: Jul 25, 2012 - 17:31 Me Too! lol! SinisterDexter wrote: Yep, when I hear this all can think of is Charlie Brown Christmas. |
| RoelantSiekman (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 00:53 ice-9 wrote: leap wrote: This song is incompleeete, if I were Beethoven I would kill you  I have to agree. It's clipped off in the middle. Growing up I just couldn't stand when pop stations clipped songs like Night Moves or American Pie for time, essentially editing the story being told. No lyrics here, but still it's aggravating - perhaps more so because this is a timeless classic. We're not asking for a whole symphony or anything - just the extra minute or two of music that completes this piece. I think it is due to the album this was taken from: Beethoven's Wig. Amazon tells me it's essentially an introduction for children into classical music, with funny lyrics put to classical tunes, and that in fact the tune without the lyrics is an extra on this album. The lyrics probably don't exceed the length of the sample we've just heard. I totally agree though that if Beethoven is played on RP, it shouldn't be cut of.. Please find another version, Bill (or Rebecca)! I've never seen such a high rating of a song, so I guess the audience is ready for it. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Apr 21, 2012 - 17:47 I ask you: does anyone go to a real Symphony any more? I didn't think so.  |
| Stingray ("ANONYMOUS INTERNET") | Posted: Apr 21, 2012 - 17:34 Proclivities wrote: It's Jerry Beethoven, from Scranton. WRONG! Camper van.... |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 12:55 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: Is Beethoven really playing this song? It's Jerry Beethoven, from Scranton. |
| ice-9 | Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 12:54 leap wrote: This song is incompleeete, if I were Beethoven I would kill you I have to agree. It's clipped off in the middle. Growing up I just couldn't stand when pop stations clipped songs like Night Moves or American Pie for time, essentially editing the story being told. No lyrics here, but still it's aggravating - perhaps more so because this is a timeless classic. We're not asking for a whole symphony or anything - just the extra minute or two of music that completes this piece. |
| gemtag (Texas) | Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 12:48 nice |
| SinisterDexter | Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 12:47 n4ku wrote:  Yep, when I hear this all can think of is Charlie Brown Christmas. |
| Lrobby99 (Wisconsin, USA) | Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 12:46 romeotuma wrote: Everybody in my hotel room loves this music... and that would be how many? |
| ckcotton (Adding snarky comments since 2007) | Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 12:46 Think of my first digital watch that had this as the alarm chime... Ah the memories |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 20:00 Everybody in my hotel room loves this music... |
| leap (Ibagué, Tolima.) | Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 13:45 This song is incompleeete, if I were Beethoven I would kill you |
| polymath (Virtual Paradise) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 00:46 I missed this one when it first came out..... Thanks, Bill! |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Jul 12, 2011 - 06:55  That ancient standby Married to the Sea, of course. |
| dc_zee | Posted: Jun 10, 2011 - 15:06 What are the "sing along" lyrics? |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Jun 10, 2011 - 15:06 The wincing of everyone who has ever taken beginning piano theory is felt throughout the land. |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Jun 10, 2011 - 15:06  |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Apr 08, 2011 - 09:28 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: Is Beethoven really playing this song? Actually its John Belushi from that old Saturday Night Live sketch where Gilda is yelling - LUDWIG! LUDWIG! while he works on a piece. But of course he's deaf and can't hear. I forget most of the rest, except of course the end, where he is inspired and turns the piece into the familiar beginning of the Motown classic My Girl. |
| LaurieinTucson (Tucson,AZ) | Posted: Apr 08, 2011 - 09:27 My mother has taught piano lessons for 40 years. She says all the girls want to play Fur Elise, and all the boys want to play Moonlight Sonata. And this hasn't changed in 40 years. |
| CoYoT51 (Lima, Perú) | Posted: Apr 08, 2011 - 09:24 ACH! GUT, YA! |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Feb 18, 2008 - 00:58 
What a genius... |
| grouchygreg (590 miles south of Paradise) | Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 13:55 Yes, I agree. Cutting this off halfway through is a sin... ksb wrote: Nice, but where's the rest of it? That's only the first half... |
| n4ku (KY) | Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 13:32 |
| a_genuine_find (Sol, Gould Belt, Orion Arm, Galaxy of Milk and Honey) | Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 13:32 OK, that's enough of this top 40, hip hop, POP crap, how about some REAL music?  |
| dereksailor | Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 13:32  |
| idheitmann (Minneapolis) | Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 13:32 Bill, you should play the Vince Guaraldi version of this song, found on the Charlie Brown soundtrack. Some good late afternoon jazz. |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 13:31 This one brings my son to mind..he can play this beautifully...I only wish I was as gifted.  |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 13:31 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: Is Beethoven really playing this song?
LOL! Well played all the same. |
| joyjoy (DC) | Posted: Jan 17, 2008 - 13:30 Ah...memories of piano recitals. |
| ksb (Oakland, CA) | Posted: Nov 15, 2007 - 18:21 Nice, but where's the rest of it? That's only the first half... |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Nov 15, 2007 - 18:20 Is Beethoven really playing this song? |
| Marr (Houston (dreaming of Austin)) | Posted: Oct 15, 2007 - 09:34 Professor_C wrote: Okay, I'm going to come down hard on the RP classical music repertoire. As I have said elsewhere, RP listeners pride themselves on being savvy and yet they go ape s*it anytime Bill plays one from what amounts to the classical music top 40. Bolero. Für Elise. etc. etc. If your city is anything like mine then you have poor access channels that play a wide variety of eclectic rock/pop/country/etc music. However almost any time of day I can turn the dial to the classical radio station and be assured of a never ending stream of high quality, widely varied classical music. And they rarely overplay anything. I look on Bill's occasional turns at classical music more as a reminder that there is another genre out there. And I like that he does it. If you want some pieces/artists that have not been "overplayed" then upload them and let the LRC decide. |
| (former member) (Nowhere, everywhere) | Posted: Oct 15, 2007 - 09:20 Sadly, this was once used in a McDonalds commercial. As much as I like it, every time I hear it, I recall that darn commercial. It was a little girl giving a recital and singing to herself about the fries she was going to have as soon as she was done. Still a favorite, though tainted. |
| Imkirok (The Arctic Hinter Land) | Posted: Oct 15, 2007 - 09:20 My daughters got a keyboard for Christmas last year. They love to hear this song and try to play along with it. Overplayed? Probably so, but it's recognizable and if it gets more people interested in a variety of types of music, I don't have a problem with it. |
| Odyzzeuz (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Oct 15, 2007 - 09:19 OK, I can kindof see giving this a 1 if you're in a bad mood and you feel it's overplayed. But who gives it a 2? That's just weird. |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Oct 15, 2007 - 09:19 Thanks, A great piece to start my work day. It always brings on a sweet emotion. |
| xyphen | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 23:21 I love this piece, although I also agree that it is generally overplayed and badly at that. Even so, I'd rather hear bad greatness than good lamness. Off on a tangent here, I paused a Tool song midway to catch the tail end of this, now back to the metal. Random and ecclectic aren't the same things. |