And then, in 1983, this happened… the last 80 seconds of the album version of Mother’s Talk, where Curt Smith takes the melody role. Without going up the neck even.
The other thing that should immediately come to mind (dang, how could I forget!) is Mick Karn.
https://youtu.be/chWPsiQP2JQ
Six now 
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Yes, on piano you generally play the melody with the right hand and the left plays a supporting role with bass lines and accompaniment.
Wow!
An unexpectedly steamy answer
Clearly, this is the answer
It does bring up an interesting question though: why do we even enjoy music?
I did read the book “This is Your Brain on Music” some years back. Some of the conclusions they mentioned were not unlike the above posts.
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