Piano Man

Piano Man a song by Billy Joel on Foxsoundi

Piano Man by Billy Joel

About Piano Man

"Piano Man" was Billy Joel's first major hit and is considered Joel's signature song. The verses of the song are sung from the point of view of a bar piano player who focuses mainly on everyone else at the bar: John the bartender, the waitress, and bar regulars like Paul and Davy. Most of these characters have unfulfilled dreams, and the pianist's job, it seems, is to help them "forget about life for a while". The chorus, in bar-room sing-along style, comes from the bar patrons themselves, who plead, "Sing us a song. .

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About this song

Credited to
Billy Joel
Album
Piano Man (Legacy Edition) · Track 2 of 33
Released
November 7, 1973
Duration
5:39
Ranking
#1 most played Billy Joel track on Foxsoundi
Top countries on Foxsoundi
United States (96 %), France (3 %), Malta (1 %)
Playlists
In 4 public playlists: SAD, mine, The Amalgamation
On Last.fm
1,663,549 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Piano Man (Legacy Edition)