Why not induce some premature nostalgia? This episode of The Pianimal unearths forgotten pop songs of the yester-decade, and gives them a pianamalistic makeover. Cher's "Believe" leaves the dance-hall behind, and becomes an earnest, folksy song about jaded love, while N'Sync's "Bye Bye Bye" kicks out the straight-eights and turns up the piano-amp to 11 to provide a near rock-'n-roll experience.

As you'll remember from episode 1, The Pianimal is recorded "semi-live," in only one take, with absolutely no edits in post-production. That means that any and all mess-ups (and hot damn, there are LOTS in this episode, with me still being mostly-sick and all) are left unchanged just for the live, living-room concert vibe.

This episode's tracklist:

1. Cher: Believe


2. Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life


3. Britney Spears: Baby, One More Time (instrumental interlude)


4. N'Sync: Bye Bye Bye

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The Pianimal: Episode 2 - Nineties Pop Songs (MP3 file)

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Episode 1 - Tom Waits Covers

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