If you were a budding pianist back in 1986, there was one song on the radio that you wanted to play. Bruce Hornsby and The Range’s The Way It Is became a global hit and inspired countless people to jump on the keys and learn its distinctive riff.
Now, Hornsby has provided further evidence of The Way It Is’ timeless qualities by performing it in BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra. It’s a stripped-back, sensitive rendition that, in light of the song’s subject matter and current world events, comes loaded with pathos.
