The Piano Man Lyrics by Billy Joel. This "Piano Man" song is written and performed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making 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."
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 feeling 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 a 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."
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talking 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 drinking alone
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 feeling alright
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 coming 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 doing here?"
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 feeling alright
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This song Piano Man Lyrics Billy Joel was released in 1973 as the lead single from his second studio album of the same name.
This song is about a bar pianist and all the people he encounters. It is a narrative song, inspired by Joel's experience as a piano-lounge singer for six months in 1972 at the now defunct Executive Room bar in the Wilshire district of Los Angeles.
The song was well-received and was a successful single, reaching #25 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the US Adult Contemporary chart and #5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song has since become a staple of Joel's concerts, often serving as the show opener. It is featured heavily on the 2001 live album, Live at Madison Square Garden.
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man" after his signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo artist since the 1970's, having released twelve studio albums from 1971 to 1993 as well as one studio album in 2001. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Grammy nominee and one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 150 million records worldwide. He has released twelve compilation albums and fifteen video albums.
