The “walking piano” has been around since 1982 when it was on display at F.A.O. Schwartz, the famous NYC toy store.

But most people saw one for the first time in the 1988 movie Big, in which Tom Hank’s character, Josh – who grows into an adult overnight – impresses a toy executive (played by Robert Loggia) with his childlike enthusiasm. Before Josh gets the job of a lifetime, the two play “Heart and Soul” (and a bit of “Chopsticks”) in the middle of the store, to the joy of everyone shopping.

In 2017, a performance by Mister Piano was uploaded to YouTube that recalled that scene and it’s now been viewed over 4.9 million times.

To be fair, it looks like a great way to get your cardio!

The video was recorded live at what the caption refers to as the “Top-Shopping Mall ‘Weserpark'” in Bremen, Germany.

They dedicated the performance to Italian engineer and designer Remo Saraceni, the inventor of the walking piano.

Mister Piano, who owns the YouTube account, is actually Dennis Volk – and he also plays the instrument in its traditional form (then again, he also plays it while doing acrobatics – he’s a man of many talents). And, yes, you can book him for private parties (or for our favorite idea, team-building events!).

He’ll even play two pianos at once for you!

While we don’t know the name of his lovely assistant, he is joined by a woman at his mall performance.

“Heart and Soul” is usually the second song people learn to play after “Chopsticks” on the piano. The original song is actually from the 1930s, composed by Hoagy Carmichael. It’s even recognizable to people who have never been anywhere near a piano.

They’re not exactly playing Rachmaninoff. But we’ll give them a break since they’re playing with their feet.

Volk starts out by playing the opening lines of the song and gets a round of applause from the crowd.

As he starts again, his lovely assistant with keyboard leggings (which Mister Piano will happily sell you on his website) joins in. Things start to sound a bit more sophisticated once it becomes a duet.

It’s really a song that requires 4 feet.

The real controversy for commenters on the video comes when they do a small duet and then encourage the crowd to clap along as they jump back in (quite literally) for another round.

No one likes off-beat clapping – and these particular mall shoppers seem to be listening to something else because they cannot clap along to save their lives.

“Who here hates off count clapping?” asks a user who goes by the name Crescent Moon.

“Meeee,” replies Mister Piano himself!

Now we wonder if that’s the last time he ever asked the audience to clap along!

But people are having fun – and that’s what’s important about a public performance like this. If even one kid goes away wanting to learn an instrument, it will have been a win. (We just recommend that they stay away from the drums if they truly can’t keep the beat.)

What we really need to give them credit for is their finishing move – a piano handstand. We bet you can’t say you’ve ever done one of those!

Overall, it was a very unique performance – one that we certainly would have stopped to see on a shopping day.

The world needs more music, after all!

Be sure to scroll down below to see the charming video of the “floor piano” performance.

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Source: Mister Piano via YouTube, New York Times, MovieClips via YouTube, Mister Piano Home Page