“That’s called the lazy musician’s way”: Greg Phillinganes schools Clyde Lawrence on how to play the piano part in Toto’s Rosanna correctly

Clyde Lawrence and Greg Phillinganes.

Being able to learn a song by ear is a great skill to have - it means that, if you give yourself a bit of time, you can get your head and fingers around pretty much anything - but Toto’s Rosanna is a tricksier song than most.

So, when Clyde Lawrence of the band Lawrence was asked by Pianote to learn the 1982 hit as quickly as possible while being filmed, he had quite the challenge on his hands.