Coldplay – Paradise (Peponi) African Style (Piano/Cello) Cover – The Piano Guys ft. Alex Boye

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Posted on: February 13, 2012

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Coldplay – Paradise (Peponi) African Style (Piano/Cello) Cover – The Piano Guys ft. Alex Boye

15 Responses to “Coldplay – Paradise (Peponi) African Style (Piano/Cello) Cover – The Piano Guys ft. Alex Boye”

  1. pitjitsu1 Says:
    February 15th, 2012 at 5:33 am

    now that’s music!!!!!not that shit they play on the radio.

  2. wattsnssnlj Says:
    February 16th, 2012 at 7:32 am

    uzicanpy – I used to compose songs that were in the likes of this one. Well not really the same, but I tried. I have a link in my channel – check-it-out. But on this link, instead of my music, I put lots of details on how I make lots of money really fast. – 0:57 The instrument looks like the G? of Google.

  3. joetheazl Says:
    February 16th, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    seriously…<333

  4. SamTheSicko Says:
    February 17th, 2012 at 6:31 pm

    the music is awesome, and i couldnt stop laughing at the african guy :”"”X

  5. PipkinPiano Says:
    February 20th, 2012 at 2:39 am

    Can we get the music for this anywhere? Some friends and myself would like to play it for our gcse ensemble piece :)

  6. Rangerleadtheway44 Says:
    February 20th, 2012 at 9:09 am

    Oh wow I thought it was a green screen

  7. OneRidzwan Says:
    February 22nd, 2012 at 10:23 am

    how the hell they put the piano there ? they were amazing !

  8. chrystezqhwx Says:
    February 26th, 2012 at 1:02 am

    bwrsappkjkxbftm!!! This is a beautiful and passionate song that has totally made me me in so many ways. Thank you for making such a wonderfully made song and please, if you like this jam, please look-at myChannel. It also has some great inspiring information that can help anyone make moreMoney.

  9. Waterfallbeex Says:
    February 27th, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this song! <3

  10. Axolo1991 Says:
    February 28th, 2012 at 5:48 am

    @OneRidzwan maybe with a helicopter? :-)

  11. FidgetGab Says:
    February 29th, 2012 at 12:50 pm

    This song seriously gives me goosebumps! I love it! It’s beautiful! These guys are amazing!

  12. Gencjr Says:
    March 1st, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    0:57 The instrument looks like the G of Google.

  13. dickenxlwzf Says:
    March 2nd, 2012 at 1:33 am

    lzcgrq – The videos that have scenes of nature are the ones that I love the most because they make me think of beautiful things in nature. You would like those kind of videos too if you did what I did all day as your day job. I make a lot of it too – take a look at myChannel to see-how I do it. – seriously…<333?

  14. spenserjonas319 Says:
    March 3rd, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    PEPO PEPO PEPONI!!!!
    

  15. sh0gun98 Says:
    March 3rd, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    I think thats awesome that they had to helicopter in a piano!

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