a list of songs from socialising at public pianos

The (public) pianist is not like a lone barista, who sits at a shop counter, waiting for customers to approach him for a dose of caffeine (which is a legal psychoactive drug, by the way).

People gather up the courage – or recklessness – to ask the pianist to play their favorite songs. Is the pianist up to the task of playing a song that he has, quite possibly, never heard of, until this encounter with a stranger who is now gazing at the pianist expectantly?

Now, then, gird your loins, (as the writers of 2000-year-old texts like to say), and let us investigate the scary ocean of Song Requests.

  1. Polski drogi (translated as: Polish Roads)
  2. “She's a lady”, a song by Tom Jones
  3. Theme from The Godfather (a film)
  4. Aerith's Theme, from Final Fantasy VII (a video game)
  5. “Tadhana”, a song by UDD (a Filipino band)
  6. “Exodus”, by Maksim
  7. Theme from The Bund (上海灘), as popularised by Frances Yip. A television series goes by the same name: The Bund (上海灘).
  8. “Song of healing”, from Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (a video game).
  9. Golden Hour, a song by JVKE.
  10. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You, a pop song.

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