Bohemian Rhapsody tops record of piano songs Brits want they might play
Widely thought of to be one of many best songs in historical past, it has been cherished by generations since its launch nearly 50 years in the past.
So it comes as no shock that Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody is the monitor most Britons would love to have the ability to play on the piano.
The six-minute epic from 1975 topped the record on 32 per cent and was adopted by Elton John‘s Your Song and Imagine by John Lennon, each with 24 per cent.
The Beatles‘ 1970 ballad Let It Be got here fourth, with Adele’s break-up tune Someone Like You rounding off the highest 5.
According to the survey of three,000 adults, some 53 per cent wished that they had taken time to study to tickle the ivories.
The six-minute epic from Queen in 1975 topped the record on 32 per cent. Pictured: Queen performing onstage at Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, August 9, 1982
Imagine by John Lennon got here second with 24 per cent and The Beatles ‘ 1970 ballad Let It Be got here fourth. Pictured: The Beatles backstage on the ABC Cinema om 1963
Elton John’s Your Song was joint second place with 24 per cent. Pictured: Performing at Pine Knob Music Theatre throughout his Fire and Ice Tour on August 18, 1986, in Clarkston, Michigan
John Lennon of The Beatles and the Plastic Ono Band performing the tune ‘Instant Karma’ on the set of a pop music tv present in London on eleventh February 1970. Visible behind John Lennon on the piano is Yoko Ono, sporting a blindfold
Other songs that featured excessive within the record have been Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin on 15 per cent and Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush on 14 per cent.
Many wished they might play classical items, with Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven; Spring from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons; and Dance of the Little Swans from Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky all making the reduce.
Dr Francesca Christmas, a director at music examination board Trinity College London which carried which carried out the research, stated: ‘The vary of items folks have recognized that they want to play showcases the piano’s extraordinary capability to bridge totally different genres and historic durations.
This assortment… highlights the instrument’s versatility and its means to supply charming music that resonates with a various viewers throughout numerous ages and backgrounds.’
The survey additionally revealed that, on common, we spend as many as 15 hours per week listening to music.
However, it’s estimated that solely a fifth of adults play an instrument.
Almost 40 per cent stated they’d like to study, whereas a 3rd did so after they have been youthful however gave up, for causes resembling altering priorities and never having the time or persistence to practise.
Perhaps surprisingly, 1 / 4 of fogeys didn’t need their kids to take up an instrument – citing excessive prices and a want for ‘peace and quiet’.
