"Worn Down Piano" is a song by the American group The Mark & Clark Band, from their album Double Take.[1] The song was written in 1977 by twin brothers Clark and Mark Seymour. The record was produced by Ron Dante of Archies fame, and 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.[2] 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.[3]
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Credits
editThese musicians appear on the recording:[4]
- 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
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