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Gary Numan — Down In The Park (Piano Version)
Album: Telekon
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Released: 1980
Length: 4:08
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 jmkate wrote:

Wonderful...




I Agree!  Wonderful comment.  Thanx RP!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Wonderful...
Posted 1 year ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
very pretty track - could even be from a Peanuts/Snoopy film
Posted 1 year ago by prs    [ Reply ]
 deniseperry wrote:
Just out of curiosity: Is GN playing this?
 

I was suspicious myself as Numan in 1980 was only 22 and I'm pretty sure this kind of classical piano performance was not in his skill set at the time.  Looking around it appears it's correct that he did not perform or arrange this version.
 
I was able to figure out some information from the Wikipedia talk page of this song:
 
"Judging by this page [broken link] Dennis Haines played the tinkly-tinkly live version, and presumably also came up with the earlier piano arrangement. I assume the other bandmembers played the synth version of Trois Gymnopedies that was also a b-side (the playing sounds a lot simpler)." -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 10:29, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
 
The link is broken but I came up with some similar results Googling around.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Just out of curiosity: Is GN playing this?
Posted 2 years ago by deniseperry    [ Reply ]
 tinypriest wrote:

Finger practice.

Yawn. 



You would have to know the original song to appreciate it more... 
Posted 2 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
This is such an amazing departure form the original song. Love it.
Posted 2 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Nice that there's some true musicianship behind that 80s era persona. Thoroughly enjoyed this.
Posted 2 years ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
Gary Numan? Wow. This is nice.
c.

Maybe a good thing there are no lyrics in this one 
Posted 2 years ago by lewisv66    [ Reply ]
 Johnny-smooth wrote:

This was a pleasant surprise. Even more surprised by who the artist is.




I Agree on both counts!!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
I saw him at a festival in late summer 2021. I was not disappointed in the slightest. Great gig.
Posted 2 years ago by spv    [ Reply ]
I know this album for the track Tres gymnopedie,  <3 real good stuff Gary
Posted 2 years ago by lucidea333    [ Reply ]
This was a pleasant surprise. Even more surprised by who the artist is.
Posted 2 years ago by Johnny-smooth    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]

Finger practice.

Yawn. 
Posted 2 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
Way up to 181 ratings now.
Going to up mine from 6 > 7.

I'm a sucker for acoustic piano.
Posted 2 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:

I couldn't guess who this was.  I thought perhaps Tori Amos or somesuch.  But no!


Yes, I was thinking it was her, too.

And then bill follows it with Lana Del Rey, who sounds a lot like her. Slick one, that Bill!
Posted 3 years ago by pixel-pusher    [ Reply ]
Really beautiful!
Posted 3 years ago by pixel-pusher    [ Reply ]
for some reason I thought Bruce Springsteen was going to start singing! 😂
Posted 3 years ago by cloudymcloudface    [ Reply ]
Beautiful. I wouldn't have recognized it as the old Tubeway Army song.
Posted 3 years ago by Madness1954    [ Reply ]
Gary Numan? Wow. This is nice.
c.
Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
After only being familiar with Gary Numan's song "Cars", this is song amazes me.
Posted 3 years ago by BobHeisler    [ Reply ]
 ExploitingChaos wrote:
In some parallel dimension, Gary Numan's head is the Moon on the Teletubbies
 

That's some good shit!
Posted 3 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
I couldn't guess who this was.  I thought perhaps Tori Amos or somesuch.  But no!

Gary Numan.  Wow...

He's still making music and was interviewed on the box from his home in the States last week.  Seems a nice guy.
 
Right?! This sounds exactly like Tori's piano style.
Posted 3 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
In some parallel dimension, Gary Numan's head is the Moon on the Teletubbies
Posted 3 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before. Would never guess it was him. very nice. 8
Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Meh. Just sounds like so much piano etude...
Posted 3 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
Nice.  Never would have pegged this as Gary Numan.

Only 21 ratings when I posted this. 
Must not get into the playlist rotation often.
Posted 3 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
I couldn't guess who this was.  I thought perhaps Tori Amos or somesuch.  But no!

Gary Numan.  Wow...

He's still making music and was interviewed on the box from his home in the States last week.  Seems a nice guy.
Posted 3 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 noyou wrote:
Uploaded April 04, 2004
 
but never played by the looks of it. Shame - just heard the foo fighters version. got to be time for one of the Gary Numan versions on here...
Posted 7 years ago by rtrt    [ Reply ]
Uploaded April 04, 2004
Posted 20 years ago by noyou    [ Reply ]