Billy Joel - Piano Man (Official HD Video)
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- In 1973, Billy Joel released his legendary Piano Man album. Watch the official HD music video for the title track "Piano Man."
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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 feeling alright
Billy Joel's official RUclips channel features music videos, live performances, interviews, TV appearances and more. Best known for his first hit song, 'Piano Man', in 1973, Billy has written and recorded thirty- three Top 40 hits in the UnitedStates. He is 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. Billy Joel is the sixth-best-selling recording artist and the third-best-selling solo artist in the United States.
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If you play this song at 8:59:29 on a Saturday (PM or AM if you rock it that way) it will be 9 o’clock when he sings “It”s 9 o’clock on a Saturday”
Robert Veerman looooool
Thank you for this infromation
Thank you...
Shit its 9:36 on a saturday too late
Just did this perfectly
“they are sharing a drink they call loneliness but it's better than drinking alone"
That shit actually hit me not gonna lie
Certified Retard same here...
That name tho
Same
My advice to you is not to follow my advice there for you follow my advice to not follow my advice and at the same time follow my advice
Same here
A long time ago, I read a comment that said
"This song is the most beautiful way to say 'life sucks'."
Can't seem to find his comment anywhere so Ima just put it right here so I dont forget.
Edit) Happy to tell you that I found the comment you all were talking about, and I think I have to say that I had no intention to steal the comment, but to share the impression I had from this comment and how much I related to it. Love you all, and I hope you all a happy and fulfilling life that brings all the good thing this sucker of a life brings to you. Be happy, and may God bless you all!
Edit 2: So a lot of people have taught me that this comment can be found in the piano tutorial of this song by *sheet* *music* *boss* ! Thank you all for pointing that out! I would have never done it by myself! You all are amazing, and I am happy to be in such an amazing part of youtube! These are perilous times, but I wish that you never lose hope, and that may the best of health and safety be with you all! Love you!
This is something that I would do. lol i like the comment though!
Dongju Heo believe or not, its very deep
next level comment stealing
@ZapejoMC hahaha. did you say the same thing? where'd you say it? like how long ago. id like to see it XD.
Oh yeah I think I know what comment you’re talking about
I am 72 years old listing this song from last many years today 12.9.24 any body with me
The dude sung a song... about singing a song. Bro... This is genius
You got it 💯
What an amazing view!! I never thought about that :D
One forever song :)
@floop me too
Woah
The lyrics are so simple but true. It's him observing the average life of average people, yet the song is so above average.
Savanah Nuñez I agree!
It's made even more apparent by the last lines of the last verse:
"And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say 'Man, what are you doing here?'"
They're truly average people, living an average life, but every once in a while they get to experience something quite wonderful.
I guess you could say it was so ordinary, it was "extraordinary"!
musicas international
Savanah, your observation are so true. The author takes simple thing simple observations about things that are happening around him, in a simple place. He or she uses simple words, yet when they are combined and ordered into simple thoughts magic happens. A simple yet beautiful, expression and chronicle of a fragment of life is captured. This tune could easily be called poetry. This is why I call this period in music "THE GOLDEN AGE OF MUSIC!" peace and a happy life to you!!
This is the most depressingly happy song I've ever heard.
The worst bit is I feel I'm gonna end up like John at the bar and Im only 16
Same
Euan Simpson you won’t, well at least if you do I’ll know where to go light my blunt
Ikr
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Billy Joel, Abba, The Beatles, Queen, Rolling Stones, Elvis will never go out of style
We are so blessed.
If there is anything like Saints, they are..ox
Y Michel jakson que? Te falto mi bro
Forgetting Creedence Clearwater Revival is a crime
James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Don McLean, Gordon Lightfoot, Jimmy Buffet…..so many artists from the 70’s should be rediscovered by today’s youth. Save music for future generations.
The people I mentioned were just off the top of my head. I didn't put much thought into it
Recently a bud of mine ended his life. He was a great friend, just like he said I was in his last message to me. He listened to this song a lot, and I remember sitting in his room with him while he played it. At the time I just knew of the song as a meme. But now the song holds an entirely different meaning. I really miss him. Any of you who read this, please have a good day. Never say it's the end. You have a bright life ahead, even if you may not know it yet. I hope the sun brightens your day. I love you all. And if you can't find the light in life. Say hey to Jack for me please.
My deepest sympathies to you, friend. May your friend rest among the heavens.
You may not see him now but you’ll see him some time most important is to not forget him
u made me cry in happiness. may ur friend rest in peace and fly high
My deepest condolences to you on your loss, Sir.
I can relate how Jack felt. May he be in a better place now.
Producer: "So do you want this song to make people feel happy or sad?"
Billy Joel :"yes"
I'd be honored if some Billy Joel fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of his classics ALLENTOWN and VIENNA on my YT channel in tribute to the master of lyricism & composition. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and don't forget to put some bread in my jar if you can spare it.
What is up with your semicolon?!
@@HarrisonBorbarrison its not a semicolon lmao
exactly lmao
What if he wants us to have the power over if its happy or sad
I like how the song is called "Piano Man" yet most people remember this because of the iconic Harmonica melody
@@djcease1996 Wait, this wasn't original? .-.
Well, I guess it's pretty inevitable. Someone has probably said this 5 years before me.
It's pretty much destiny that someone would definitely say it again even if they didn't know it was unoriginal. History repeats itself.
True dat
Quentin didn't have to be such a son of a bitch either. But history repeats itself like you said and here we fuckin are.
@@walterphillips8537 Calm down, Walter.
My middle school science teacher used to threaten to play Billy Joel music if we acted up in class. Jokes on him. This is one of my favorite songs
Your teacher had bad taste
Doo wop joel
@@tammybrace I think the teacher liked Joel but the kids didn't
This song sucks
Most average rage-bait comment, you wouldn't be here if you didn't like the song
The line
“They’re sharing a drink called loneliness, but it’s better than drinking alone”
Hits hard
Jack The Creepy Janitor yes it does
Want to thumb you up but I don’t want to spoil your 69 likes
i feel like ive seen you somewhere. i think youre the monster under my bed
Jake Jeter maybe or maybe I am your long lost brother
Jack The Creepy Janitor could be you do look oddly familiar
1973: masterpiece
2024: masterpiece
Stills speaks to me after 50 years. Incredible
same.
Also I think bittersweet songs in general resonate much better, thus making them better in most cases.
I would also say the bittersweet feeling is very similar to nostalgia, which is something we seek at least every once in a while.
Have an amazing day. :)
@@dwarian5252 You aswell! To the amazing day part-
I agree
@@winkpinky1445INDEEEEDDD
@dwarian5252 have a nice day my friend! Its good to bring some good memories back. Once in a while😊
This song is quite literally a lyrical masterpiece.
Indeed
@@williammartinbillyjoel1704 lmao nice try
@@williammartinbillyjoel1704 holy cow I get to email billy Joel himself!!!!!!!!!!!
@@williammartinbillyjoel1704 seems legit 🤣🤣🤣
@Harry Johnston-Smith Specific strategy. The comments are made purposefully idiotic and fake-looking so only the most vulnerable would go through with it. That makes the rest of the scam easier and filters out those who would drop out of the scam halfway through and waste the scammers time.
If this song isn't played at Billy Joel's funeral when he passes away, we riot
Ok Donald Trump 😂😂
Easy now.
Bet
@@nvisible123are you like 7
@@fallennightcore719 worse an adult
Legend.
Billy Legend Joel?
Expert Setting no totally not! you know that Joel billy wrote this song RIGHT ??! he's so famous
MPT *Queens you meant Queens (Freddy Mercury mostly)
Wily garte
The Legend 27?
Now we need a movie about Billy Joel’s life called Piano Man
Cali Clara Yes!!
Don't really know that much about billy joel except that he made this song but how intresting is his life?
Like the idea though.
starring Robert Downey Jr. as Billy Joel
GriffVicious omg Robert would kill that role! I’d love to see it happen
This is very big brain
My brother was a piano man. He was born in 1973. His middle name was Joel. He passed away in 1993. He loved this song, he loved music. Today is his birthday. Happy birthday, Cocoy. I miss you like hell.
Happy birthday Cocoy
late happy birthday cocoy
Happy birthday Cocoy
Happy birthday Cocoy from this world !
Happy late birthday Cocoy
Billy Joel. You'll never see this. But Thank you for everything you've done.
Hey, I'm Billy on my alt account. Thanks for all your support dude!
@@richardsong9632 This is billy joels actual alt account... the first account is run by a little sissy who still believes that santa is real
@@richardsong9632 ok
@@richardsong9632Please tell me this is a joke and you’re not actually trying to fool anyone. Even if you were, it’s not working
@@Juanthemtg Bro, it's the real Billy Joel on his alt account!
Why would anyone go on the internet just to.....just to lie?
Makes no sense!
When he said “It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday”, I really felt that.
SAME SIS
Traktorized wait that’s pretty accurate
Yeah its depressing somehow
true
7:52 on a Tuesday
For a song called "Piano man", they sure play the hell out of that harmonica
I mean that's the point of being a piano man
That doesn't make sense sorry
"Harmonica Man"
Yes because can't sing and play harmonica together.
🤣🤣🤣
How is no one talking about how the most famous harmonica is in a song called "Piano Man"
Let Alanis Morissette know.
Harmonica man doesn't have the same ring to it
Blues Travelers - Runaround
Let Bob Dylan know.
@MUFC Idk why you put that here (you're probably some stupid bot) but it's ironic that most of the world calls it football and you called it soccer
Anyone in September 2024 ?
Yeah
Here here
Hi Peter from London England,this is one of my favourite songs👍🏴
Tennessee here
They used to play this song nine o clock every Saturday on magic 106.7
“Yes they’re sharing a drink they call Loneliness, but it’s better than drinking alone” is beyond a shadow of a doubt my favourite lyric ever written.
So DeEp
@@alex21091 ok
stfu
Have you heard Hallelujah? Or is this just poorly written sarcasm?
wait, why am I criticizing people's opinions if they don't contradict science or ███? I thought it was a good verse too.
This is the most legendary song ever
epic just epic. you can listen to this a million times and it is still pleasing. Bill is the best storyteller of all time
Johnny luchador him and Kenny rogers
ElevenTN legen.....wait for it dairy
Nathan Taylor himym
ElevenTN excuse me.... BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
Imagine going to a bar and the singer sings about your deepest insecurities
Lmaooo
Lmafao
E
while making intense eye contact with you and only you, with a smile creeping across his face.
“This is the opposite of why I came here, Bill”
Who’s watching and listening to this awesome Artist in 2024
I never knew this song existed. Where have I been? Nostalgia now creeping in.
I'm watching and listening in 2098, you are way behind sir!!
Never appreciated this song like now. Also: We didn't start the fire.
"....they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinking alone...'
Thats a very deep and simple line at the same time
i literally cry every time it gets to this part lol fml
Bruhhh 🤣🤣
Only other line that affects me is, "And I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday..........to mine." I'd rate them 1 and 1A
666
The best line ever in a song we've all been there
One of the greatest songs ever written.
easily
David Minear true
this and turtle power by partners in kryme
You are correct sir.
Howe R. U. Thatdum ?!
this was my dad's favourite song when he was in the hospital, unable to move, still recovering from his coma
He LOVES this song, and now I can say proudly that my dad can now walk and always has a smile on his face
That's great :)
🖤⚘
@@harre9876 :D
Good to hear , greetzz straight out of belgium
@@Alejandromichael84 thank you for the support
この曲に何度も勇気をもらいました。ビリージョエルよ、永遠に。
“They’re sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it’s better than drinkin’ alone”-Billy Joel
One of my favorite and most relatable lines in this song.
Lol I commented roughly the same thing. I felt that line in my soul.
I'd be honored if some Billy Joel fans would give a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of his classic compositions ALLENTOWN and VIENNA on my channel in tribute to the master. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and peace.
Same here
I don’t think I get that
If there ever is plans for a movie biography on Billy Joel, Like Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman...
It has to be called “The Piano Man.”
bro u are so true
William we should both audition for the part xxx your a will I'm a billy xxx steal the show kidda xxx
Just “Piano Man” sounds better
my opinion
@@oopsallberries69420 I never leave the house with out our Monica xxx
Obi-Wan Kenobi General Kenobi
Song: gets titled Piano Man
Guy with Harmonica: And I took that personally
lol this meme cracks me up!
@The Random Videos Channel I actually didn't know that thanks though because that makes this song even cooler now!
POg
>guy with harmonica
You mean Billy Joel?
This song portrays what life is indeed. A journey full of hopes and glimpses of happy moments which vanish in the blink of an eye
This song makes me nostalgic of memories I don't even have.
You feel the nostalgia from your life before this one
Yep 🤣🤣
Yet of memories u missed
So fucking true I get that so much. It's called precognitive nostalgia. Some believe it's from past lives. Some think it's the brain knowing one day the memory will happen and it becomes excited for the memory. Very common in sensitive or depressed people who don't have currently happy lives, so they hope that their future will be better. Hi, I'm Jack. And I'm too interested in my own psychology. Good day.
When I was a kid my dad would play Billy Joel all the time and now whenever I hear his song's I have flashbacks
hopefully john is now a movie star
After I heard that he was he got the role for Jaba the hut
Davie's probably still in the navy, though
Heard he shot himself
@micheal Roberts wow 😮
1 like is another movie role played by John
"They're sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone."...
jfdb59 because drinking when you are alone and feeling lonely is depressing whereas if you have someone else who is lonely to drink with and share each other's problems it feels better, relatively.
Yes, he is saying is that shallow company is better than none at all. People hang out in bars with strangers to not feel alone, but they still feel lonely because they're not with real friends with whom they have a personal connection. Cheers.
jfdb59 best line ever in a song we have all been there
my favorite line is "the waitress is studying politics while the business man slowly gets stoned"
i bet that was also the favourite line of the buisness man...ba dum ts
This is probably the most literal music video ever.
no, no it's artistic metaphorical interpretation of a modern art painting played over Billy Joel's piano man
+schoolsout901 Well, the song was about him being a piano man at a club so, yea lol
hahahah so literal
+DeForest
I agree. It was quite effective, too.
land down under?
Billy Joel is literally behind every song you like but can't remember the name or lyrics
True
Except for we didnt start the fire
"I'm not really sure how it goes."
For me it’s uptown girl lol
& queen
This man needs to live forever.
Don't let him leave the Navy.
Happy Birthday Billy!!!!!!
Viel Glück!
Yeah
Die Nosor Po u no because most likely scientists will want to study on him and end up killing him
Anyone in 2024 ?
Me!!!I'm in Agust 2024😂
🙋♂️
Me😊❤
Howdy 👋
yes!!!
It’s 2020 and while music culture has changed so much everyone can agree that this is one of the greatest of all time and that Billy Joel was/is one of the greatest as well.
Tdabomb 12 im 16 and this song makes me sad for memories and the past I never experienced, I’m confused.
Elite 18 don’t worry you have your future to make up for it. You can make more memories. Good memories make us sad because we cant relive the past. Now if the sad memories come up it’s not your fault. If the song makes you feel sad it’s just the melancholic affect it has on you. I believe we all feel it too. I’m 20 and I’m also confused.
Yah and because Hollywood made a movie about Freddy murcury everyone thinks queen was the greatest but in all actuality, they all were.
With queen and the Beatles and Michael Jackson’s oh and almost any one from this time period
Joethegamer I dint understand why everyone loves Michael Jackson, a lot of music that gets talked about with him I like but I’ve never liked Michele Jackson
Billy Joel: “Hey I wanna make a song called Piano Man”
Dude with harmonica: “YOU NEED A HARMONICA???”
I mean there's a reason the piano is usually used for the accompanying music. Piano music is soft and stable, but it doesn't blare like a trumpet or harmonica.
Billy Joel is actually playing both the piano and the harmonica lol
Kenny exactly, it’s the harmonica guy inside his head
Billy Joel: “I’m gonna make a piano song named Piano man”
Inner Billy Joel: “Harmonica”
Needs more cowbell.
If billy wasn't a singer i feel like he would be a movie director because he is so good at creating these stories in his songs.
He didn't completely make it up, most if not all people r baised off real people he knew
Billy Joel is amazingly talented. This song isn't a story he made up, however. This is based on his real life experiences with real people. His talent comes in expressing that with his songwriting and performances.
@@reesearnett4802 the way he presents all of their stories in song however is entirely his talent. Basing things on real life doesn’t mean someone can’t be a good director baby
Don't make me think of a world without Billy Joel as a singer! :o
@@reesearnett4802 a lot of movies arent completely make it up either.
I'm teaching myself the harmonica parts here. It's coming.
What astounds me is that Billy plays piano and harmonica on this song. I saw another video here where he did it.
Wow.
2018: Bohemian Rhapsody
2019: Rocket Man
Coming soon: Piano Man
O C E A N M A N
Honestly I would watch both Ocean Man and Piano Man!
I approve
Also Yesterday
It better:)
This is one of the best songs ever written, it’s a punch to the gut to the melancholy music.
With the music sounding light and bright it’s a nice balance of life.
No one will see this comment, but if they do, thank you and have a nice life, cheers.
Edit: there was a typo. nothing was added or removed
you too, bud.
You too!
you too. i wish you the best :)
You too buddy cheers 😊
You too bud
Piano man, it tells the stories of how people lost their dream and ended up got trapped in life. The old man, John, Paul, Davy, the waitress, businessman, manager and probably Billy himself and everyone here, didn't we all forget something important just for making a living?
You are so right
Geez it’s an uplifting song!!
@@scottcampbell1377xanadu well different people will have different veiws on a song. Thats just my view. Music is an emotional thing after all
@@scottcampbell1377xanadu And by my words it wasn't meant to be negative, this song remind us not to give up our dream.
@@jackywng1236 what
We dont come here to listen to old song but remember old memories . 2024
❤👍🤘
"They are sharing a drink, they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone"
Well, that is poetry...
English teachers (WHY why , why does he say this WAT DO THISK MEAN)
lol
not everyone in a bar is lonely...so this and your comment are not true
@@jadezee6316 don't overthink it
@@jadezee6316 And not everyone was in the mood for a melody, but fuck them, this song is awesome
THIS IS A STRONG MESSAGE
"They share a drink called loneliness. But it's better than drinking alone."
It hits hard.
Better THAN drinking alone...as I usually did..
@@GusUngar Whoops. Typo
im used to drink alone in my house watching netflix until i get full asleep.
2 or 3 shots will have rolling on the ground in sorrow while this song plays in your head on loop.
@@dios-kun4895 go to a bar get drunk and make drunk friends 😂 probably betger then drinkin alone
This song seems to me as kind of a love letter to music. How a bunch of completely different people come together, just to listen to some really great music and forget about all the shit in their lifes.
Beautiful song and it gets me really melancholic for some reason.
Jason Storey Just my interpretation. Your version sounds more realistic tbh, but I like the idea of mine :)
lionxx om
In my opinion it is about a bunch of random people who gather together in the bar to find some delight and a break from their lives. And even though they did not meet their live expectations and dreams they had set, this is a way to cope with it and support each other.
lionxx
loved this song since I was a little kid
+lionxx Red John and Billy Joel. My favorite combo.
Happy Birthday, Billy Joel! Wishing you a wonderful year!
This song makes you feel like an old person, even if you're a kid, and ur just bombarded with a huge wave of nostalgia that you don't even know or have.
Anemoia: Nostalgia for a time you've never known.
There's a specific way you can play a song that gives you this sort of "fake nostalgia". A song that does something similar is HOME - Resonance
i felt like i lived before
My dad used to play the harmonica, when I heared this for the first time through a meme, the amount of nostalgia overflowing my brain and heart was unimaginable.
My dad passed away a year ago, just wanted to say that.
Thank you
7uring I get that feeling when I listen to the Beatles, especially hey Jude
if you re reading this then i hope something good happens to you today
Thank you
Well you too
@@syarana2rinadsa906 the world needs more people like you who proclaim universal love.💞❤
Thank u man i hope you had a good day
Thank you bro i hope you too have a good day!
It's November 2020 and this looks like a dream world.
How fast time flies. Hard to see now that this is how it was back then.
Yeah man too true.
Yup, no social distancing, no face masks, no curfew. And most importantly, people not sitting there detached staring into their mobile phones
Look at the People carefully! It ist Western People among themselves. Oh god, please bring back the time.....
All of them in the video, present, enjoying the moment. And with no screens showing other things like sports or news.
It’s 2024, I’m 30 an I’m still mind blown how he was only 24 when he released this. Another Bronx legend!
He lived on the Hicksville-Levittown line. I believe he went to Hicksville High School
I once upon a time was one of these men. I got out of the marines in Sept 71 and people really didn't like us Vietnam veterans too well. For 10 years I worked during the day and closed the bars at night and then one day this lovely woman walked into my life. I've loved her ever since. Within 3 months of our first date we were engaged and 9 months after our first date we were married. We have been happily married since Sept 3, 1981. For some time she would when we went to bed have to listen to my rants about the war and coming home. After a while when I calmed down she would kiss me and hold me. I guess I had PTSD and just didn't know it. Now she is in a nursing home with dementia and MS. I see her every day but I miss her so much.
Wow, that's an emotional story I hope things will get better.
thank you for your service to america. god bless you and your wife. i hope you are both doing swell
gay
Than you so much for your service to America! I wish you well!
Robert, you found a true "angel on earth," God smiled on you the day you met her.
One minute silent for John, who could be a movie star :"(
Amen.
If only he could get out of that place
Don’t worry I pointed a gun a billy and made him give money to John to pay for an audition :)
F
I think my favorite thing is how every verse is sad. Some of its obvious like the bartender who thinks he could make it in hollywood if he could get out of this place, but then you get subtle stuff like how paul is a real estate novelist. Thats not a thing. Thats the kind of thing you say to a guy at the bar to pretend to be someone successful. And being in the navy for life isnt automatically a bad thing, but you can tell he is a life long deck swabber, not a guy staying in there as he moves up the ladder and becomes an admiral or something. Just all of it, the closest thing they have to being happy is getting drunk and losing themselves to a good melody for a few minutes. And the song itself is melancholy in lyrical form.
I just spoke to Davy, and he isn't happy that you called him a deck swabber... I'd be honored if some Billy Joel fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of his classic compositions ALLENTOWN and VIENNA on my channel in tribute to the master. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and peace.
chris hubbard Agreed, this song is genius, every single lyric has such a deep meaning.
Will Ritter, you advertising son of gun...
I think you are wrong about the navy guy. In my opinion he is displaying a regular navy soldier (who is propably not having a chance to climb up the ladder of success. In this i agree with you). The probably will be for life sounds more like he is not going to survive the navy.
It's more about dreamers in NYC killing time in a piano bar in a Saturday night. Joel worked in one to pay his bills because he signed away his royalties for rent money. I made more money on my first two books than he did for his first eight years of albums.
단골집에서 기분좋게 취했을때 들으면 너무좋은노래 ,thank you Billy ! wow ! He must be an admiral by now ! 라고 댓글올리신분 너무재미있네요 !
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone
such profound words
Cesare Reyes that's Billy Joel
Great (and true) lyric
My favourite lines ........
I was literally listening to that part of the song when I read this.
You succ pp
“They’re sharing a drink called loneliness but it’s better than drinking alone” why does this line deliver a Tyson uppercut to my emotions?
Why does it turn me on
@@kelsiewashington3470 Come in dispatch, we've found the horny, over.
@@kelsiewashington3470 ayo???
Why indeed ♥️
My favorite is "and the piano sounds like a carnival"....
This song is like a fine wine. Everyday that passes it gets better!
Well said
fr
Well spoken brother
Yes!
I see these comments everywere but in diffwrent ways, clever.
The melancholy, the arrangement, the truth and the power of a song played on the piano- sweet angst - pure genius!
Ode to the lonely -beautiful - We are so very blessed to be able to be listen and be present!
🕯️💛🕯️💛🕯️
I’ll still never understand how Billy Joel doesn’t know why this is such a big hit. It’s literally one of the greatest songs of all time. It tells a story, it’s bittersweet, it’s extremely catchy, it’s an easy sing-along, and everyone can relate to it. Deep down music is our escape from reality and it always will be…and that is exactly what the song is all about.
of course he knows why this is a hit.
his message "pretending to not know" is, that you shouldnt be like the protagonist.
dont indulge in nostalgia and past broken times, but look forward.
same as ed sheeran "not understanding" how people want "happier" on their wedding.
they know they made sad masterpieces. but they dont want people to be sad.
Beautifully put, sir. It’s an absolute bona fide masterpiece
In my mind, the bar should be half empty, but, yeah, sometimes it's not up to the musician to decide his/her greatest hit.
Music IS my reality, not escape. Makes for a great life.
In my country the Netherlands we have every year at new years evening a radio show called top 2000 of all time. And in this show there are 3 songs always in the top 3 for decades. "the pianoman" is one of them. The others are Bohemian Rhapsody and Hotel California. So here they concider this as the greatest song ever been made.
Y’all hating the harmonica, but it ain’t that bad I can’t imagine the song without out. It almost makes the song.
Who would hate that though
@@lambsaucefinder7407 yeah why
@@sirvillar007 ikr
Lambsauce Finder yeah I truly could not imagine it without. It just brings out the mood of the time they are in
Nice comment but I disagree with the Account username and your profile picture
after 28 years listening to heavy rock, this song makes me feel like ive missed something.
fucking beautiful.
Jolly, you speaking wisdom.
Sorry, your speaking wisdom - I'm quite drunk now. Cheers!
*you're
Kerwin Williamson
XD you know what? Drunk, fools or toddlers are speakin truth. Cheers
i listen to metal. it doesn't mean a thing. enjoy every genre. in every genre, i believe, is at least one thing that you'll love. :) AT LEAST
This song is so happy yet tells the truth about the stories of people in a bar.
All writen from experience too. Aperently while stuck in a legal battle with his label Billy would take a whole bunch of small gigs at piano bars to make ends met. These are based on people he saw there and ending is about himself to during this time.
One of the best songs of all time !
Moonlight Sonata is better
You can't compare them there mega hits from their own era's
IfTheApocalypseComes BeepMe Yeah, i know it and Beethoven is the best composer ever !
dhiemart32 but there completely different peices, and about 200 years apart from each other, you cant compare them
Bob PlaysMC Yes, i like both songs
Literally every verse has at least one clever/heart breaking/thought provoking line.
This man is more than a singer, he’s a poet with a great voice.
Poisé
Thank you for the love, care and support you all showed on me, I hope you never stop watching my videos, listening to my songs and liking my page…..you all are wonderful ♥️
Well said
@@billyjoel5360 imagine making a fake Billy Joel account
@@ovitopo9717 🤣🤣qui qui
Yes, they’re sharing a drink, it’s called loneliness but it’s better then drinking alone. Has to be some of the best lyrics ever
The song of the true alcoholic,we sing it everyday in AA.
@@skillfulgoose101 Try AA
This whole time I felt sorry for John the bartender because he never got to be a movie star, but now that I look at it he at least became a Music video star. =)
yeah, that part of the song always gets me
But video killed The radio star
querida, Cristy
plesse stop talking no ones asking.
Warm regards with appreciation and many thanks
yours faithfully,
Molly Conroy
@@tuxedocream damn bro didn't mean to stir your salad like that.
@@mollyconroy724 Who tf stirs salad?! You TOSS it, ya soggy roll
“He says Bill I believe this killin’ me, as a smile ran away from his face...”
This part always brings me a sense of sadness for some reason.
That's the bit I always start crying at
@@naomihenry2408 it is profoundly sad, his dreams will never happen, they are also not realistic. Makes me cry too, every time.
Me too, not profound though
@@chadbaldante3192
Actually, the guy who plays the bartender /did/ become a movie star ironically enough.
@@williamhand4349 yea!!!!
I guess we all come here to forget about life for a while.
Tell us your story :)
I'd be honored if some Billy Joel fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of his classics ALLENTOWN and VIENNA on my YT channel in tribute to the master. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and don't forget to put some bread in my jar if you can spare it.
Damn you 100% right
Ryan Ed 😢
Ryan Ed
Nah I’m just unloading the dishwasher
This song just hits me hard, man I love Billy Joel
The older you get, the harder this song hits you!
That is the truth.The older I get,the more it hit me..Magnificent song.Thanks Billy
He's fantastic! I just got out of the shower and this song said sing me 😄 I gave it my best and it brought me so much joy 👍 Thank you for sharing your immense talents Billy Joel ♥️
Si Senór!!!
Hated it as a child, 24 now play it nearly daily
Yeah-The Hoplesness of it all. Saddest part in Interviews hes given about the song, he says this was actuall peopole he knew when he played in a Piano Bar. Somehow that just hits harder.
“They’re sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it’s better than drinking alone”
Beautiful
Kuany Bros bruh I was scrolling through comments then I saw yours and as soon as I saw it it sang it lmao
It's actually genius that
It gets me every time...
CAnDA7D2 true lol
CAnDA7D2 &
John looks like a guy you would be friends with immidiately.
Oh my god, is that the real son of car?
*immediately
But there’s someplace that he’d rather be
Who wouldn't? Since he gets you drinks for free...
I agree! He’s like the jolly fat guy you see in every movie with comic relief!
May 2024 anyone?
Yep
Forever ❤
Always
Oh right here 🙌🏻✋🏻👋🤙🏻
Me
How come I never see any Billy Joel songs in any "Greatest Songs of All Time" lists? I mean Piano Man, Goodnight Saigon, New York State of Mind and Leningrad are for me easily in the greatest 100 songs of all time!
Forgot about "only the good die young"
+Rudy_Eila Yeah, he never gets played in the radio in my country, never really did. A bit annoying isn't it? Good songs.
+bouyaharumuchi what country is that?
No one knows him where I live! I come from Israel... I spent some time in upstate New York and that's how I got introduced to Billy Joel... But no one knows him around these parts...
+Rudy_Eila We didn't start the fire!
I love this song because we probably all have an old man, John, Paul, Davy, waitress, and businessman in our lives
That;s one of the main reasons why a lot of people connect with this song :)
Luke Smith
no
thats really true!!!
I'm all of these people every weekend
Luke Smith I don't have a Davy and IDK about john or paul
“Billy Joel’s music is amazing.” -Gandhi probably
"I slept with young girls and sympathized with Adolf Hitler"
-Gandhi
@@watermelonhead8054
Didn't expect that answer but ok.
Willimammoth
God himself said that.
Well, this honestly made my laugh. Thanks.
Watermelon Head ummm
i was at the Coors field concert with my grandpa and Billy Joel is my grandpa's favorite artist
This is one of those songs that i wish i could forget, just so i could listen to it for the first time again! It is such a beautiful masterpiece.
Same man. Love this song and Billy Joel with a passion!
Don’t forget that hat powered by sadness
M Brox i cried when i heard it for the first time
I just heard it for the first time today on the radio and that was an amazing feeling!
I feel the same about American Pie.
Masterpiece.
Agreed.
Agreed
I LOVE this song
That's it. Nothing more needs to be said.
rafalillo_8 it is , ‘cause it describes most New Yorker at all times, and stages of their life.
Few people know that this classic Billy Joel tune is based on a true story when Billy worked incognito as Bar Piano Man while down and out in LA in the early 1970s. Billy gets emotional about the song in that all the people he talks about in the song are real, and he personally knew while working there.
Wow!!! Thank you for that bitta trivia! For real...
Is it? Wow.
Merci beaucoup Monsieur.
I only found this out when I worked with someone who was friends with "Davy who is still in the Navy" and guess what, the dude in fact became a lifer in the Navy. I couldn't tell you if he's still around, just that he was in the Navy for at least 20 yrs from what I heard off hand.
Even the names are real?
Poetic
We all have people in our lives that resonate with this song, including ourselves. A masterpiece and such memories. Takes me back to bars and pubs in Preston.Happy times.
I was so fortunate to get to see him second row in concert in the early2000s.He sounded just like his albums,didn't need anything to make him sound good.Sang a verse of a song to me.A totally awesome concert!!!
Someone able to compose such a masterpiece deserves a place in music history.
Austin Nacho Apple
And he does have one, if over a hundred million views says anything.
Who said he wasnt a legend
@宇宙不思議な If it was brought out today, there'd be a bunch of young idiots who'd be like, "Wow, this guy's music is so fresh and good!" And more learned folk would sigh...
Hunter Magnuson shut up boomer
For me the saddest lyric is when they “put bread in my jar and say ‘man what are you doin here?’”
On many levels it’s about people meeting each other in a dump of a place, all close to rock bottom or even at rock bottom. There is an element of camaraderie among those going through sad times... I suppose even the talented piano man, who might have played big concerts in more elegant halls, is down on his luck... so the “what are you doin here?” is both a challenging and loving way to say... hey dude, you are amazing at what you do... why are you not more famous or successful?
Oh man, what are we doin here?
yes
I here from the memes.
You are Absolutely right brother,
im not crying, your crying!
Well, I wasn’t coming here for feels, but it’s too late now
"They're sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone" I think is one of the great all time lyrics
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One of the most truthful quotes I think... At the local bar I always make a point of chatting to the old men and women who are by themselves not by choice, but because their spouses have died..One day that might be me.....
i was reading the comments while listning to it, and i heard that line as soon as i read this comment. weird coincidence haha
That is an outstanding line in a whole song of great all time lyrics.
feel the same
Today I'm 29 years old and it's a tradition every year on my birthday that I come here and listen to my favorite song in the morning.
im 23, i do that too, every year i listen to this song on my old computer and think about what changed and what didnt in the last year
Once I get drafted for WWIII I’ll let you know if Davy is still in the Navy
Let’s be honest: he is.
Thanks
This is legendary.
I luv u
I got drafted I'll tell you don't worry
It's nine o'clock on a saturday
Regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sittin' 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
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 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
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
Sing us the 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
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
Sing us the 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
You're doing god's work.
Thank you, Owen.
ありがとう😊
Thank you
Wow.. thanks man. Wow. Wanna share a drink called loneliness?
A lot of people mention this song and Rocket Man by Elton John together because of their similar names (and the fact that some people mix up Billy Joel and Elton John). However, I feel like these two songs are pretty much opposite songs. The way I see Piano Man, it really captures the desire of people who feel stuck and want to leave the suburbs. Billy Joel talks about a very talented piano player (himself) who’s stuck playing at bars, virtually unrecognized other than by the people who frequent the bar. He mentions the bartender who wants to be a movie star. Rocket Man, on the other hand, is about a very successful man (once again, the artist is referencing themselves) who feels that he’s disconnected from others (in space), and wants to “come back down.” Ergo, Piano Man is about a man who’s stuck on the ground and wants to go up, whereas Rocket Man is about a man stuck in space and wants to come back down.
I've honestly never heard people compare them before...
This was an awesome comparison. Very interesting. I suppose the thing we have to remember is it doesn’t matter where you are in life or what you’re doing just remember to make the most of it.
Wow this song has a beautiful meaning
@@dicaru0078 I literally just searched Piano Man -Elton John🥲
Thank you for that breakdown, I watch old music videos for this exact feeling of discovering something underneath that the musician had secretly planned for us to know all along
the thing I love most about this song is how easy it is to understand the storytelling aspect of it.
Lyrics
It's nine o'clock on a saturday
Regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sittin' 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
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 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
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
Sing us the 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
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
Sing us the 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
You’re a good man
He really is
Omg love ur pfp
I swear, wherever I go I see one direction...
How long did it take you to comment to lyrics??
I could listen to this song for hours. This song has something that really can’t be explained.
69 likes, nIcE
well ur just weird
X M A R No u
Its called good harmony my friend.
Something missing in today's music
Badger 21 that’s not what harmony is