The Master Remastered
Katharina
Today is International Chilly Gonzales Day aka Chilly Gonzales’ birthday. We honor His Musical Geniusness by letting others serenade him. Therefore, we compiled a selection of Gonzales fans playing his songs on YouTube. Actually, once you’ve dived deep into the waters of moving Gonzales appreciation images, you are most likely to drown or you decide to just catch some pearls and resurface. So here is a collection of people going all Gonzo and proof of what an inspiration Chilly Gonzales is to many. We tried to categorize them as good as we could.
Solo Piano pieces:
We start with Manifesto (probably because it is one of my very favourite songs ever):
Played on a Fender Rhodes:
Gonzo’s songs even reached the Dominican Republic. Here is a slightly schmaltzy piano-sax-version (the same guys also covered Dot and Overnight):
Bermuda Triangle
The Tourist
Gogol
Including two PianoVision copycat versions:
Oregano
Jazzy freestyle cooking:
Paristocrats
Dot (Remix)
Ivory Tower
Knight Moves
Solo Piano II
Evolving Doors
White Keys
Gonzpired Improvisations / Tributes to Chilly Gonzales
Inspired by a Tweet
Fan Art
Piano Vision in Motion
The ultimate “You Can Dance”-Dance
Other Instruments
Bass: Smothered Mate
Guitar: Othello
If we speak about Chilly Gonzales covers or people inspired by him, you shouldn’t miss this fantastic young piano man: Aurélien Faou (who even already joined Gonzales at several shows). Here are few videos with a selection of Gonzales songs in his playlist:
The Grudge
Solo Piano II Medley
Kenaston
Supervillain Music
Map of the World
Medley of Eminem, Gonzo, Elliot Smith
Gonzales and Aurélien actually Working Together
Last but not least, there are also some clips on YouTube, in which Chilly Gonzales himself covers several songs by others. Listen to just a few of them:
Multiply
Hotel California on a harpsichord
Chilly Gonzales and Feist with a very charming version of Where Can I Go Without You
One Evening
D.A.N.C.E.
And we end with a classic: Eye of the Tiger
Happy birthday, Gonzo!