Billy Joel's piano man

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About Piano Man

Billy Joel's first hit was enormously influential, and very popular. It's also a good song and one of the few pop hits to feature a harmonica. Even now, years after its release, the sing is incredibly popular and features on compilations and Best Ever charts frequently.

Spoofed by Weird Al in "Ode to a superhero", a ballad about Spider-man. (Graphics from freeclipartnow.com)

The official Piano man video

From Billy Joel's youtube channel

The music video for Piano man is set in a bar, covering a slice of the night life and the patrons and regulars.
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Get the MP3 from Amazon

The MP3 of Piano Man is available from amazon, along with other tracks from this record.

Piano Man

Amazon Price: $1.29 (as of 05/26/2012)Buy Now

Harmonica intro, great piano playing and a slice of bar nightlife. What's not to like about this classic track?

Ode to a superhero - a parody

Weird Al's PianoMan parody

Weird Al Yankovic parodied Piano Man, in this hilarious homage to Spider-Man. This is not the offical video to "Ode to a Superhero", but it is excellently done.
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MP3 from Amazon

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Never released as a single, "Ode to a superhero" is featured on Weird Al's album "Poodle Hat". This is also well worth a look, particularly as it includes his better known hit single "eBay" - a parody of the Backstreet Boys' "I want it that way."

Ode To A Superhero (Parody of "Piano Man" by Billy Joel)

Amazon Price: $0.99 (as of 05/26/2012)Buy Now

Brilliant lyrics, excellent parodies and Weird Al at his best.

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If you prefer to get the albums on CD, then the two in question "Piano Man" and "Poodle Hat" are both available from Amazon.
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  • mrniceguy11 May 22, 2011 @ 8:17 pm | delete
    Great job. *blessed*
  • italianizeyourself Nov 24, 2010 @ 9:48 am | delete
    Great song. Billy's a legend.
  • lou16 Mar 12, 2009 @ 7:38 am | delete
    I love The Piano Man, it's an absolute classic.

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