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Billy Joel – Piano Man Lyrics | Genius Lyrics

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In what has come to be one of his trademark songs, “Piano Man” draws upon Joel’s experience as a bar pianist at The Executive Room in LA to tell the story of a typical night at the bar, and all of the loneliness which that entails. Written after his first album Cold Spring Harbor tanked (it did not chart originally on release), “Piano Man” was Joel’s first of many hits. It reached the top 30 in the US, Canada and Australia, and was a minor hit in The Netherlands and UK. In 2011, “Piano Man” was ranked #429 on the Rolling Stone Magazine list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. The song is considered a classic by many, and comes with its fair share of interesting facts. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning Billy Joel spoke to Rolling Stone about writing the song: It was all right, I got free drinks and union scale, which was the first steady money I’d made in a long time. In 2005, Joel shared on the Today Show: That was a real gig. I

Billy Joel – Piano Man Lyrics | Genius Lyrics 93 Piano Man Billy Joel Producer Mike Stewart Track 2 on Piano Man Nov. 2, 1973 7 viewers 2.1M views 129 Contributors Translations Deutsch Polski Italiano Česky Español Nederlands Piano Man Lyrics In what has come to be one of his trademark songs, “Piano Man” draws upon Joel’s experience as a bar pianist at The Executive Room in LA to tell the story of a typical night at the bar, and all of the… Read More [Verse 1] It's 9 o'clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles in There's an old man sittin' next to me Makin' love to his tonic and gin He sa

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