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Worn Down Piano
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Wikipedia article
"'Worn Down Piano'" is a song by the American group The Mark & Clark Band, from their album 'Double Take'.
The song was written in 1977 by twin brothers Clark and Mark Seymour. Produced by Ron Dante (The Archies, "Sugar Sugar".) It was released as a single.
The song (duration 8:10) is about a piano that is being bid for at an auction. It starts in 6/8 time and changes to 4/4 time at the beginning of the piano solo.
The song reached sixth place in the Dutch Top 40. Since 2000, "Worn Down Piano" has consistently been in the Top 2000, a popular Dutch year-end list, peaking at number 59 in the 2002 edition.
Credits
These musicians appear on the recording:
*Clark Seymour, piano, vocals
*Mark Seymour, piano, vocals
*Allan Schwartzberg, drums
*Errol "Crusher" Bennett, percussion
*Elliott Randall, guitar
*Frank Owens, keyboards
*Hugh McCracken, guitar
*Jimmy Maelen, percussion
*Jimmy Young, drums
*John Tropea, guitar
*Kenneth Bichel, synthesizer
*Paul Shaffer, keyboards
*Will Lee, bass
References
Category:Songs about pianos
Category:Songs about old age
Category:1977 singles
Category:1977 songs
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