Piano Man by Billy Joel

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Billy Joel Piano Man

Piano Man is an early hit for Billy Joel, and arguably one of his best known and best loved songs to date.

Billy Joel is a well known and respected American Pianist and Singer/Songwriter. He was born in The Bronx, New York in 1949. He came from a musical family, and decided to follow that career having seen The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964.

Piano Man was released in 1973, and was the first in a long line of hit singles for Billy Joel.

I saw Billy Joel in concert in late 1987 in Auckland, New Zealand, where he put on an excellent outdoor show at Mount Smart Stadium, with Australia's singer/songwriter John Farnham as the opening act.

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Song Lyrics: Piano Man by Billy Joel

Written by: Billy Joel from the Album: "Piano Man" - 1973


It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin

He says, "Son, can you play me a memory?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes"

La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

(Chorus:)
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As the smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"

Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navy
And probably will be for life

And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone

(Chorus)

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

(Chorus)

Original Billy Joel CD's from Amazon

Billy Joel produced many great songs that you won't find on his Greatest Hits collections. If you enjoy his music, why not add some of his original CD's to your collection today.

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Billy Joel Compilations from Amazon

Billy Joel has released a number of Greatest Hits and Live CD's. Why not pick up one of these today.

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Billy Joel DVD's from Amazon

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