Billy Joel - Piano Man (Official HD Video)

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 KZbin 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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[@gabrielpeters9404]

The dude sung a song... about singing a song. Bro... This is genius

[@lostsock6749]

You got it 💯

[@emiliookey6431]

What an amazing view!! I never thought about that :D

[@franziskamahler5557]

One forever song :)

[@your_fathers]

@floop me too

[@alexsilva28]

Woah

[@savanah2464]

The lyrics are so simple but true. It's him observing the average life of average people, yet the song is so above average.

[@josephwelch547]

Savanah Nuñez I agree!

[@nickrl113]

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.

[@marcrioux45]

I guess you could say it was so ordinary, it was "extraordinary"!

[@dignaaraujo6389]

musicas international

[@mtchair4me]

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!!

[@robertveerman8022]

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”

[@TysonBen]

Robert Veerman looooool

[@magikman481]

Thank you for this infromation

[@Bizmarckus]

Thank you...

[@99kr13]

Shit its 9:36 on a saturday too late

[@JamesJohnson-iq5wb]

Just did this perfectly

[@Star_of_eden]

My dad practically raised me on this song, he always wanted to be a pilot or an F1 driver but never could do he ended up as a poor teacher. He gave me a good life so I could become the piano man and do what I wanted to do and that I am. I go to college for art and animation next year

[@sunsets_and_wine5665]

That’s really amazing! It’s so sweet you think of your dad like this, and I just know that you will be one of the best animators out there! You’ve got this!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!😊

[@andreamiller8731]

I LOVE this for you! I know you’ll make your dad proud.

[@Billyjoel-c8c]

I really appreciate your support

[@Billyjoel-c8c]

message

[@Billyjoel-c8c]

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[@donutboy4105]

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.

[@Shizu4189]

My deepest sympathies to you, friend. May your friend rest among the heavens.

[@Schnappi4543]

You may not see him now but you’ll see him some time most important is to not forget him

[@soradesign]

u made me cry in happiness. may ur friend rest in peace and fly high

[@themysfit]

My deepest condolences to you on your loss, Sir.

[@worldtraveller1900]

I can relate how Jack felt. May he be in a better place now.

[@maythemoran]

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.

[@rarra]

Happy birthday Cocoy

[@Urfcannon]

late happy birthday cocoy

[@mitingtwotch]

Happy birthday Cocoy

[@black_dederae675]

Happy birthday Cocoy from this world !

[@potatogameing898]

Happy late birthday Cocoy

[@eden4025]

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

[@harre9876]

That's great :)

[@Alejandromichael84]

🖤⚘

[@eden4025]

@@harre9876 :D

[@kennyclauw9713]

Good to hear , greetzz straight out of belgium

[@eden4025]

@@Alejandromichael84 thank you for the support

[@横綱審議委員会-g7f]

I'm 14 years old and live in Japan. I just discovered this song and I've been listening to it on weekend mornings while drinking coffee.

[@batman23687]

is there a berserk cafe over there bro PLEASE GIVE ME AN ANSWER 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏

[@Sajid_A829]

@@batman23687 bruh tf

[@TrityCale]

blud joined youtube when he was 4

[@Sajid_A829]

@@TrityCale he's using someone else's account

[@Billyjoel-c8c]

I really appreciate your support

[@jamesquebral5941]

This song is quite literally a lyrical masterpiece.

[@Tinfoil_Bee]

Indeed

[@MikeAckerschott.]

@@williammartinbillyjoel1704 lmao nice try

[@zacmeurer7749]

@@williammartinbillyjoel1704 holy cow I get to email billy Joel himself!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Morro19922]

@@williammartinbillyjoel1704 seems legit 🤣🤣🤣

[@verity9182]

@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.

[@impoverishedcalamari9270]

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!

[@kelseypaige2289]

This is something that I would do. lol i like the comment though!

[@jackiegonzalezgomez6988]

Dongju Heo believe or not, its very deep

[@ZapejoMC]

next level comment stealing

[@kelseypaige2289]

@ZapejoMC hahaha. did you say the same thing? where'd you say it? like how long ago. id like to see it XD.

[@ALPHA-fc5wz]

Oh yeah I think I know what comment you’re talking about

[@jdrou]

Legend.

[@expertsetting7725]

Billy Legend Joel?

[@joemancini327]

Expert Setting no totally not! you know that Joel billy wrote this song RIGHT ??! he's so famous

[@just_ayetii]

MPT *Queens you meant Queens (Freddy Mercury mostly)

[@elleinemaguddayao8906]

Wily garte

[@kylemara3862]

The Legend 27?

[@sadhoneymoon]

I'm 17 years old and today I'm studying to get into the biggest theater college in the country, because when I was 5 years old, I dreamed of being a great theater actress, and I remember that every day, on the way to school, my parents would play this song, and today, listening to it again, I only think of this verse, "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". For me, this place is my country town 😢. But I'm still going to make my dream come true and listen to this song on a big theater stage.

[@margaryb]

I believe in you!! chase your dreams and make them come true :)

[@JVMultiProds]

Don't give up! You'll find a lot of roadblocks on your way, but hard work will pay off, in ways you might not imagine just yet. Best of luck!

[@SteveSilverskull]

after 28 years listening to heavy rock, this song makes me feel like ive missed something. fucking beautiful.

[@Kerwin-Kendell]

Jolly, you speaking wisdom.

[@Kerwin-Kendell]

Sorry, your speaking wisdom - I'm quite drunk now. Cheers!

[@toastbred6917]

*you're

[@willdan5208]

Kerwin Williamson XD you know what? Drunk, fools or toddlers are speakin truth. Cheers

[@nelgluhak6709]

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

[@RageDasher_7751]

I like how the song is called "Piano Man" yet most people remember this because of the iconic Harmonica melody

[@RageDasher_7751]

@@djcease1996 Wait, this wasn't original? .-. Well, I guess it's pretty inevitable. Someone has probably said this 5 years before me.

[@RageDasher_7751]

It's pretty much destiny that someone would definitely say it again even if they didn't know it was unoriginal. History repeats itself.

[@dynamic3606]

True dat

[@walterphillips8537]

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.

[@calebmurphy9406]

@@walterphillips8537 Calm down, Walter.

[@traktorized3640]

When he said “It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday”, I really felt that.

[@valentinapetruccelli9475]

SAME SIS

[@SeanArya]

Traktorized wait that’s pretty accurate

[@darmacist]

Yeah its depressing somehow

[@DanielRamirez-lf7bx]

true

[@keanuwheeze2556]

7:52 on a Tuesday

[@1dforever952]

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

[@akatsuki7986]

You’re a good man

[@Judeau-1]

He really is

[@moisavictoria]

Omg love ur pfp

[@aistesvedaite7250]

I swear, wherever I go I see one direction...

[@Nibbler324]

How long did it take you to comment to lyrics??

[@Smartass_Jedi]

1973: masterpiece 2024: masterpiece Stills speaks to me after 50 years. Incredible

[@dwarian5252]

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. :)

[@GabeTheSilly]

@@dwarian5252 You aswell! To the amazing day part-

[@winkpinky1445]

I agree

[@GabeTheSilly]

@@winkpinky1445INDEEEEDDD

[@Wouz1058]

​@dwarian5252 have a nice day my friend! Its good to bring some good memories back. Once in a while😊

[@kyym1081]

"....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

[@rubybobkowski4464]

i literally cry every time it gets to this part lol fml

[@nathanmurray2891]

Bruhhh 🤣🤣

[@chuckcap6878]

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

[@tp_jonah8127]

666

[@kevinturner8]

The best line ever in a song we've all been there

[@Liverpool-s5n]

Masterful, absolutely stunning composition

[@lordfoogthe2st68]

“they are sharing a drink they call loneliness but it's better than drinking alone" That shit actually hit me not gonna lie

[@lasparabus]

Certified Retard same here...

[@thatoneniceguy408]

That name tho

[@jozinek876]

Same

[@randyduffenais3631]

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

[@TRXLLGE]

Same here

[@TRNFL19]

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.

[@elite4049]

Tdabomb 12 im 16 and this song makes me sad for memories and the past I never experienced, I’m confused.

[@MYSTERIOUSBLUR]

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.

[@hellosweetheart3350]

Yah and because Hollywood made a movie about Freddy murcury everyone thinks queen was the greatest but in all actuality, they all were.

[@Joethegamer-100]

With queen and the Beatles and Michael Jackson’s oh and almost any one from this time period

[@NateTwoNinee]

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

[@caliclara2183]

Now we need a movie about Billy Joel’s life called Piano Man

[@dankmemecreator8223]

Cali Clara Yes!!

[@watcher8022]

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.

[@GriffVicious]

starring Robert Downey Jr. as Billy Joel

[@Waffle155]

GriffVicious omg Robert would kill that role! I’d love to see it happen

[@MemeR-lc4de]

This is very big brain

[@Yezhanium]

It's not about how 'Life sucks, but what can you do?' It's more about how 'Life isn't always what you want it to be, but it's up to you what to do with it. So do your best and be happy, whatever it may be.'

[@Daria_Es]

Love your words.

[@Jackt704]

Billy Joel is literally behind every song you like but can't remember the name or lyrics

[@sussanjun619]

True

[@prey7560]

Except for we didnt start the fire

[@housel9352]

"I'm not really sure how it goes."

[@lifeisnotreal6092]

For me it’s uptown girl lol

[@kaelaoestreich9416]

& queen

[@flash98449]

hopefully john is now a movie star

[@bigsmoke553]

After I heard that he was he got the role for Jaba the hut

[@capdoingthings752]

Davie's probably still in the navy, though

[@michelleroberts2737]

Heard he shot himself

[@bigsmoke553]

@micheal Roberts wow 😮

[@thatdudetom6227]

1 like is another movie role played by John

[@leencapiau6977]

“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.

[@Exportasjpeg]

So DeEp

[@doomcabbagge1561]

@@Exportasjpeg ok

[@jojato3924]

stfu

[@finshaqo1692]

Have you heard Hallelujah? Or is this just poorly written sarcasm?

[@finshaqo1692]

wait, why am I criticizing people's opinions if they don't contradict science or ███? I thought it was a good verse too.

[@cafe.y.libros26panama95]

He's telling a story and it's about how life goes most of the time... So sad and it's poetry.

[@harryboberson4851]

This is the most depressingly happy song I've ever heard.

[@euansimpson5010]

The worst bit is I feel I'm gonna end up like John at the bar and Im only 16

[@mdn_zych127]

Same

[@gamrr_499]

Ikr

[@abelayala3418]

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[@theat1546]

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[@davidinwashington]

One of the greatest songs ever written.

[@four_sword_style8614]

easily

[@utonfrancis6085]

David Minear true

[@baldrickization]

this and turtle power by partners in kryme

[@Carskinify]

You are correct sir.

[@cookbtw5967]

Howe R. U. Thatdum ?!

[@jtc2218]

The line “They’re sharing a drink called loneliness, but it’s better than drinking alone” Hits hard

[@eankramer5274]

Jack The Creepy Janitor yes it does

[@jobioux9519]

Want to thumb you up but I don’t want to spoil your 69 likes

[@tmuyb2870]

i feel like ive seen you somewhere. i think youre the monster under my bed

[@jtc2218]

Jake Jeter maybe or maybe I am your long lost brother

[@tmuyb2870]

Jack The Creepy Janitor could be you do look oddly familiar

[@doreenmelzer]

Hielt das Stück immer für einen von Bob Dylans und dachte schon, er könne auch wirklich gute Sachen hervorbringen. Als ich merkte, dass es nicht von ihm war, war die Enttäuschung ziemlich groß. Da hatte ich mich geirrt und kann zu meinem Irrtum stehen. So ist das im Leben! Es ist und bleibt ein gutes Lied!

[@AxelEpicGamerMoments]

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

[@DontreadPimpBoy]

you too, bud.

[@yeehawee6439]

You too!

[@x1224]

you too. i wish you the best :)

[@rokosachu4527]

You too buddy cheers 😊

[@ryderjames887]

You too bud

[@thecloud7424]

“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.

[@SirTaloniusMaximus]

Lol I commented roughly the same thing. I felt that line in my soul.

[@willritter4076]

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.

[@TRXLLGE]

Same here

[@danielstevens8610]

I don’t think I get that

[@Billyjoel-c8c]

have you been to any of my show?

[@robertlytle9752]

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.

[@harre9876]

Wow, that's an emotional story I hope things will get better.

[@zachservello7846]

thank you for your service to america. god bless you and your wife. i hope you are both doing swell

[@lachlanjohnson5480]

gay

[@Ilovekghimothy]

Than you so much for your service to America! I wish you well!

[@shortallliam3142]

Robert, you found a true "angel on earth," God smiled on you the day you met her.

[@tanveerbaig4539]

I am 72 years old listing this song from last many years today 12.9.24 any body with me

[@28highlife]

Yes 😅. Am 77 going on 42 again. Love love his music. Am dancing 💃 on my own feeling so young. 22/9/24

[@DaveKoko]

Im 46 but i can still relate. Weʼre all young at heart thanks to music

[@bored1404]

not even an adult yet, but this is one of my favourite songs ever, something about those instruments and his voice soothes me

[@piggymon8469]

24, united by music. This song is generational. 🥃 Cheers to you pops!

[@Casohs_cheeseburger]

Sure buddy sure

[@dhiemart32]

One of the best songs of all time !

[@IfTheApocalypseComes]

Moonlight Sonata is better

[@robbyburns5822]

You can't compare them there mega hits from their own era's

[@dhiemart32]

IfTheApocalypseComes BeepMe Yeah, i know it and Beethoven is the best composer ever !

[@robbyburns5822]

dhiemart32 but there completely different peices, and about 200 years apart from each other, you cant compare them

[@dhiemart32]

Bob PlaysMC Yes, i like both songs

[@owen-lr9wy]

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

[@rubyjohn]

You're doing god's work.

[@iqbalsagaf89]

Thank you, Owen.

[@犬猫-c6f]

ありがとう😊

[@johnlucas6683]

Wow.. thanks man. Wow. Wanna share a drink called loneliness?

[@ZebraChain]

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[@cutecrazycoolstreams]

This is the most legendary song ever

[@merluchador9063]

epic just epic. you can listen to this a million times and it is still pleasing. Bill is the best storyteller of all time

[@evancraig6217]

Johnny luchador him and Kenny rogers

[@nathantaylor2255]

ElevenTN legen.....wait for it dairy

[@alexkitt9375]

Nathan Taylor himym

[@creepersjeepers6508]

ElevenTN excuse me.... BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

[@mikec63136]

Man, for a song called "The Piano Man" that harmonica player sure does a lot!

[@Billyjoel-c8c]

I really appreciate your support

[@iamsparta7436]

He is the harmonica player

[@Billyjoel-c8c]

billyjoel54155

[@Billyjoel-c8c]

@

[@Billyjoel-c8c]

Gmail

[@nicklasnielsen7604]

For a song called "Piano man", they sure play the hell out of that harmonica

[@williamduff4135]

I mean that's the point of being a piano man

[@williamduff4135]

That doesn't make sense sorry

[@dakotalopez2923]

"Harmonica Man"

[@tremorrica]

Yes because can't sing and play harmonica together.

[@luhslattt1478]

🤣🤣🤣

[@scottkellogg2180]

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.

[@leonhardable]

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.

[@mrc2662]

Beautifully put, sir. It’s an absolute bona fide masterpiece

[@stevenknudsen7902]

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.

[@swavekbu4959]

Music IS my reality, not escape. Makes for a great life.

[@makkie211175]

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.

[@coreyrush8894]

Y’all hating the harmonica, but it ain’t that bad I can’t imagine the song without out. It almost makes the song.

[@lambsaucefinder7407]

Who would hate that though

[@sirvillar007]

@@lambsaucefinder7407 yeah why

[@lambsaucefinder7407]

@@sirvillar007 ikr

[@coreyrush8894]

Lambsauce Finder yeah I truly could not imagine it without. It just brings out the mood of the time they are in

[@nerfshooter4216]

Nice comment but I disagree with the Account username and your profile picture

[@danielh4593]

Hold up!! His writing is this fire???

[@Awsomeguy145]

You were on twitter today. I guarantee it.

[@en_vy]

@@Awsomeguy145we all seen that one tweet 💀

[@lolopopot2686]

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.

[@reesearnett4802]

He didn't completely make it up, most if not all people r baised off real people he knew

[@crystalravenscroft9872]

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.

[@トーキ-g8v]

@@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

[@atear2616]

Don't make me think of a world without Billy Joel as a singer! :o

[@izilgur]

@@reesearnett4802 a lot of movies arent completely make it up either.

[@DeForest]

This is probably the most literal music video ever.

[@schoolsout901]

no, no it's artistic metaphorical interpretation of a modern art painting played over Billy Joel's piano man

[@ancapordeath1013]

+schoolsout901 Well, the song was about him being a piano man at a club so, yea lol

[@novitasianipar4533]

hahahah so literal

[@Fluoride_Jones]

+DeForest I agree. It was quite effective, too.

[@spencerme3486]

land down under?

[@williampaterson7808]

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.”

[@melissaneu5403]

bro u are so true

[@billyguzzgog3576]

William we should both audition for the part xxx your a will I'm a billy xxx steal the show kidda xxx

[@lincolnehret]

Just “Piano Man” sounds better my opinion

[@billyguzzgog3576]

@@oopsallberries69420 I never leave the house with out our Monica xxx

[@noah-4482]

Obi-Wan Kenobi General Kenobi

[@johnreece5540]

There will never be a decade that had limitless possibilities both bad and good like the 1980's. Thank You God for blessing to live in those times.

[@iwonttellmynametoamachine5422]

1930s

[@jellyfishattack]

He wrote this in 73.

[@johnreece5540]

@jellyfishattack You are correct.

[@anonInDE]

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!

[@seanlacroix4166]

Forgot about "only the good die young"

[@bouyaharumuchi]

+Rudy_Eila Yeah, he never gets played in the radio in my country, never really did. A bit annoying isn't it? Good songs.

[@justinopepperino]

+bouyaharumuchi what country is that?

[@anonInDE]

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...

[@mhtrifreedom8147]

+Rudy_Eila We didn't start the fire!

[@grimcreeper1307]

"They share a drink called loneliness. But it's better than drinking alone." It hits hard.

[@GusUngar]

Better THAN drinking alone...as I usually did..

[@grimcreeper1307]

@@GusUngar Whoops. Typo

[@dios-kun4895]

im used to drink alone in my house watching netflix until i get full asleep.

[@vernaborg1896]

2 or 3 shots will have rolling on the ground in sorrow while this song plays in your head on loop.

[@dylannn8299]

@@dios-kun4895 go to a bar get drunk and make drunk friends 😂 probably betger then drinkin alone

[@lluma8153]

“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?

[@kelsiewashington3470]

Why does it turn me on

[@aname6794]

@@kelsiewashington3470 Come in dispatch, we've found the horny, over.

[@funtonthebunton3063]

@@kelsiewashington3470 ayo???

[@garrettchilders5589]

Why indeed ♥️

[@justcurious3119]

My favorite is "and the piano sounds like a carnival"....

[@midnightwinterwolf8033]

0:37 everytime he starts "theres an old man" i always remember neil young "old man look at my life".

[@etehan2580]

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.

[@7uring]

Anemoia: Nostalgia for a time you've never known.

[@FarrSec]

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

[@kotsengtofu]

i felt like i lived before

[@thegongoolzler2677]

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

[@doogygergola4590]

7uring I get that feeling when I listen to the Beatles, especially hey Jude

[@sergiocruz162]

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.

[@ovitopo9717]

Poisé

[@billyjoel5360]

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 ♥️

[@aaronwalker2414]

Well said

[@lucaspiano76]

@@billyjoel5360 imagine making a fake Billy Joel account

[@regdsilva]

@@ovitopo9717 🤣🤣qui qui

[@jackywng1236]

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?

[@raphaelapalau8326]

You are so right

[@scottcampbell1377xanadu]

Geez it’s an uplifting song!!

[@jackywng1236]

@@scottcampbell1377xanadu well different people will have different veiws on a song. Thats just my view. Music is an emotional thing after all

[@jackywng1236]

@@scottcampbell1377xanadu And by my words it wasn't meant to be negative, this song remind us not to give up our dream.

[@puhsea6904]

@@jackywng1236 what

[@기성훈-l8r]

평범한 하루도 노래로 부르면, 얼마나 소중한 하루였는지 깨닫게 되네요.

[@davefreakk9250]

fr

[@chrishubbard64]

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.

[@willritter4076]

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.

[@paddytheladdie]

chris hubbard Agreed, this song is genius, every single lyric has such a deep meaning.

[@noahcoats7543]

Will Ritter, you advertising son of gun...

[@TheNikitaman]

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.

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

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.

[@ArditSr]

The older you get, the harder this song hits you!

[@eldersamuel340]

That is the truth.The older I get,the more it hit me..Magnificent song.Thanks Billy

[@jamesgroover4643]

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 ♥️

[@KanalReinerAwos]

Si Senór!!!

[@Coupleofstoners23]

Hated it as a child, 24 now play it nearly daily

[@SDMR2D2]

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.

[@no.6269]

This song makes me nostalgic of memories I don't even have.

[@7GEMINI5]

You feel the nostalgia from your life before this one

[@inactivechannel4761]

Yep 🤣🤣

[@oyezzirr7747]

Yet of memories u missed

[@Venom-bj5wp]

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.

[@happysoc5703]

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

[@JulieKnowles-w8c]

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.

[@StevenThomas347]

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!!!

[@johnnywinkler8087]

"They are sharing a drink, they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone" Well, that is poetry...

[@dekutheannoyer7033]

English teachers (WHY why , why does he say this WAT DO THISK MEAN) lol

[@jadezee6316]

not everyone in a bar is lonely...so this and your comment are not true

[@stevekashosi7482]

@@jadezee6316 don't overthink it

[@desortdenado2123]

@@jadezee6316 And not everyone was in the mood for a melody, but fuck them, this song is awesome

[@anismarhalim1194]

THIS IS A STRONG MESSAGE

[@JokeHatesItHere]

How is no one talking about how the most famous harmonica is in a song called "Piano Man"

[@VinnyKnuckles]

Let Alanis Morissette know.

[@jamtasticlown7631]

Harmonica man doesn't have the same ring to it

[@michaelnaval691]

Blues Travelers - Runaround

[@mandymandz1570]

Let Bob Dylan know.

[@JokeHatesItHere]

@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

[@inukprasad2692]

Producer: "So do you want this song to make people feel happy or sad?" Billy Joel :"yes"

[@willritter4076]

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.

[@HarrisonBorbarrison]

What is up with your semicolon?!

[@inukprasad2692]

@@HarrisonBorbarrison its not a semicolon lmao

[@jackthereppe822]

exactly lmao

[@Newstarmindset]

What if he wants us to have the power over if its happy or sad

[@garrybuicke1803]

Nothing musical compares to this, I keep coming back, bless you Billy

[@caolanmccafferty5803]

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, di da da La la, di da da da dum 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, di da da La la, di da da da dum 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 a song you're the piano man Sing us a song tonight Well we're all in the mood for a melody And you 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 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, di da da La la, di da da da dum 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 got us feeling alright

[@jackiegonzalezgomez6988]

Caolan McCafferty 🎶sing us a song, you are the lyrics man🎶

[@lisamikky1696]

I like that this song tells a story - you can just see all these characters before your eyes...

[@angymoon3545]

:)

[@sirllamaiii9708]

Dude the lyrics are in the description

[@meganrose2277]

Caolan McCafferty thank you

[@kylejohnson9690]

This man needs to live forever.

[@indevious7997]

Don't let him leave the Navy.

[@gesundheit812]

Happy Birthday Billy!!!!!!

[@gluckssternchen3641]

Viel Glück!

[@dienosorpo]

Yeah

[@randomnormiethegamer8338]

Die Nosor Po u no because most likely scientists will want to study on him and end up killing him

[@leonderprofi95]

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.

[@leonderprofi95]

Jason Storey Just my interpretation. Your version sounds more realistic tbh, but I like the idea of mine :)

[@ggdd4347]

lionxx om

[@Ines124]

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.

[@tonybrantley]

lionxx loved this song since I was a little kid

[@ComputerClan]

+lionxx Red John and Billy Joel. My favorite combo.

[@kathyborthwick6738LakotaEmoji]

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! 🕯️💛🕯️💛🕯️

[@pecaitogarcia2923]

Someone able to compose such a masterpiece deserves a place in music history.

[@icorn1]

Austin Nacho Apple

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

And he does have one, if over a hundred million views says anything.

[@endangeredmexican9644]

Who said he wasnt a legend

[@huntermagnuson8062]

@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...

[@connorclark8100]

Hunter Magnuson shut up boomer

[@rafalillo_8]

Masterpiece.

[@athena5573]

Agreed.

[@iliketigers7820]

Agreed

[@bettyhallock181]

I LOVE this song

[@Thunar292]

That's it. Nothing more needs to be said.

[@angelpka]

rafalillo_8 it is , ‘cause it describes most New Yorker at all times, and stages of their life.

[@JacquiCrawford]

an old classic that never losses it's popularity...every smoky piano bar with a pianist plays this song.... great lyrics..

[@andyfarm6169]

I smoke in bar in usa ? =(

[@Miranda-vj8yy]

soo true :)

[@briancoxall3903]

Jacqui Crawford So, we meet again, here.

[@JacquiCrawford]

brian coxall well hello again....how's life in sunny Spain?

[@briancoxall3903]

I am just wondering just where else I am going to run into you. I am a Canadian, teacher on that yearly holiday which get every seven years if we bother to take it, yet studying, just another up grade, so I am in the area of Spain, called Santiago, much history was created here, but at many different times. I normally work outside of Canada, I am a tourist in Canada, all that I was born to, is gone, like Billy Joel's Allentown. I was raised in North America, Europe and Asia, so the world is far more home-e for me. I just found you to be an interesting person, so that's why I wrote, if it pleases you, you may reply.

[@감미로운고독-y7q]

쓸쓸함과 고독한것이 인생이지만 사람에 대한 연민을 잃지 않는다면 내가 숨을 거두는 그날 살아온 날을 생각하며 미소지을 수 있다는 사실을 알게되는 노래

[@banu8667]

서로 사랑하라. 내가 너희를 사랑한 것 같이 너희도 서로 사랑하라

[@Billyjoel-c8c]

i really appreciate your support and comment

[@jfdb59]

"They're sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone."...

[@keiganogrady7481]

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.

[@jfdb59]

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.

[@kevinturner8]

jfdb59 best line ever in a song we have all been there

[@skyswickedworld]

my favorite line is "the waitress is studying politics while the business man slowly gets stoned"

[@ViolenceIsNoAnswer]

i bet that was also the favourite line of the buisness man...ba dum ts

[@sikthe]

I could listen to this song for hours. This song has something that really can’t be explained.

[@olar647]

69 likes, nIcE

[@amaarahmedx]

well ur just weird

[@Kadekuru]

X M A R No u

[@badger2153]

Its called good harmony my friend. Something missing in today's music

[@adventuresofcats7857]

Badger 21 that’s not what harmony is

[@mansourkuanyshev3022]

“They’re sharing a drink they call loneliness But it’s better than drinking alone” Beautiful

[@duk_sauce7023]

Kuany Bros bruh I was scrolling through comments then I saw yours and as soon as I saw it it sang it lmao

[@josephcarr2192]

It's actually genius that

[@CAnDA7D2]

It gets me every time...

[@duk_sauce7023]

CAnDA7D2 true lol

[@thedoombeastdoom1463]

CAnDA7D2 &

[@jroysims44]

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.

[@broxzera6299]

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.

[@happycrimson]

Same man. Love this song and Billy Joel with a passion!

[@minifigamer9898]

Don’t forget that hat powered by sadness

[@cgarc131]

M Brox i cried when i heard it for the first time

[@milosmladenovic7822]

I just heard it for the first time today on the radio and that was an amazing feeling!

[@thehorseformerlywithoutana2522]

I feel the same about American Pie.

[@eatonhopkins3661]

This song is like a fine wine. Everyday that passes it gets better!

[@Judeau-1]

Well said

[@somekidnamedenzo4932]

fr

[@Thrills_And_Chills_WQAQ]

Well spoken brother

[@judyhurlock3468]

Yes!

[@zyfyt256]

I see these comments everywere but in diffwrent ways, clever.

[@robertmoore2049]

“Yes, they’re sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it’s better than drinking’ alone.” Some of the best lyrics I’ve heard in popular music. Powerful…

[@kagnewcobra5228]

I'll drink to that! Hell, I'll drink to anything!

[@kagnewcobra5228]

I'll drink to that!

[@AngelJimenez-cs4yq]

idk what it is but there's something so magical about songs that tell stories of depressing alcoholism. Literally me lmao

[@strongdelusion9442]

I've been sober 15 years and it's still lonely without a good woman!

[@alwayseverythingg]

I miss poetry in songs. 70-80s music really is some of the best in history

[@AntoniusTyas]

"Piano Man" is decidedly the happiest sad song I've heard for a while. Unfortunately because it's actually getting more relatable as I got older and bitter.

[@cesarereyes3643]

Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinkin' alone such profound words

[@ricimercury9490]

Cesare Reyes that's Billy Joel

[@karenhall-gist6966]

Great (and true) lyric

[@senoritasteffy4324]

My favourite lines ........

[@chocolatehoarder]

I was literally listening to that part of the song when I read this.

[@unclegreg5457]

You succ pp

[@pattiwiser388]

My first husband loved this song. I cry when I hear it. I miss him so much. He passed in 2006. Hard to live with out him.

[@AngryAgain69]

If he loved this song, when he passed, he wanted nothing more than for you to be happy.

[@ryantres85]

My mother loved this song, she's gone and I'm still here in this bar, getting drunk, even though it's bad for my health, but I used to do anything for her. If she would've asked to take her place, I would have indeed.

[@jprm1700]

I'm sorry, man. Great song, isn't it?

[@harrisonsmiller1]

You have taken her place indeed. Living is more challenging than dying and her memory will push and lift you. Best wishes.

[@magnasupreme]

no real mother would ask that of her child

[@ryantres85]

+magnasupreme You're right, it's just the emotional pain that makes me say crazy things. She told me I will be ok, and the pain will just go away. I guess it's just a matter of time.

[@orbitring]

Don't forget to put bread in Bill's jar !

[@bigPapabear1980]

The real beauty if this song is the message that we can and should find common ground, be it in music or in just being human. That if we focus more on what we have in common instead of what divides us it brings us closer and makes the burdens of life easier to bear.

[@leokimvideo]

How the hell did a 24 year old write one of the greatest songs of all time as his first single.

[@tierneebailey375]

ong

[@hansgarcia1268]

he don't know

[@HolyManOfficial]

Anyone can write a good song :D

[@JBofBrisbane]

Where's yours?

[@kingkylie9655]

This is not that impressive for a 24 year old? 24 year olds are capable young adults at that core part of their life where they have the accessibility to create great things thanks to the foundation theyve built over their years AND they make refined things

[@tracey8931]

“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.

[@naomihenry2408]

That's the bit I always start crying at

[@chadbaldante3192]

@@naomihenry2408 it is profoundly sad, his dreams will never happen, they are also not realistic. Makes me cry too, every time.

[@cementos7922]

Me too, not profound though

[@williamhand4349]

@@chadbaldante3192 Actually, the guy who plays the bartender /did/ become a movie star ironically enough.

[@grannygotcha9809]

@@williamhand4349 yea!!!!

[@gatsharon6011]

I HATE melancholy, it's worse than sadness, it's kind of empty, kind of lost potential. But I love this song, although it's full of it.

[@sonoyta5386]

Humor of it all too much s d tlruek

[@klutz3955]

I feel melancholic from time to time. I don't know how to feel about it to be honest

[@stefannnnn97]

But there is also something else. Its not completly sad. Hard to describe. They are still all together in this which makes it wholesome in some way. Its just life...

[@DontreadPimpBoy]

Me hate it

[@benjaminsisler5346]

No one asked

[@Arandomsonofpluto]

Billy Joel is a genius he sung a song about singing a song about being asked to sing a song

[@rickkraus4853]

The line 'He says: Bill, I believe this is killing me, as a smile ran away from his face' always gets me.

[@kellvynbriceno4569]

Yeah, I read that Bill Martin was his name as a artist because he had a bad contract in that moment and for that reason he was working as a pianist to pay his bills. In that moment was born this song.

[@pattypuddister8723]

Me too

[@cumba3551]

same here

[@roxzhdez89]

Totally agree 💯

[@Shay-vj3wh]

man oh man that line.. so deep in the soul

[@Vort317545]

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.

[@ceeejay9112]

Wow!!! Thank you for that bitta trivia! For real...

[@amanchaudhary742]

Is it? Wow.

[@buckrogers5703]

Merci beaucoup Monsieur.

[@whatever91247]

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.

[@PouLS]

Even the names are real?

[@olmoyerves8188]

“He’s talking to Davey, who’s still in the navy, and probably will be for life” love that part

[@cutthatcoconut9018]

@MUFC what?

[@cutthatcoconut9018]

I'm not talking to u

[@victorbolzan8312]

Why does that part mean?

[@ezekielsparadise4633]

@@victorbolzan8312 Davey is probably a dead man walking. Cause he's in the Navy.

[@victorbolzan8312]

@@ezekielsparadise4633 no, i didnt got it

[@AloArtique]

why did I actually get and feel the pain of this :( I shed a tear..

[@StephenBoyd21]

In my opinion, one of the finest songs ever written.

[@joshhorn5131]

Not an opinion. Facts. As the kids say

[@Sometimesiwonderaboutlife]

@@joshhorn5131 it’s a opinion. Someone in the universe won’t like this. I swear I will hunt that person down

[@GlennCowie-jq1jx]

Yes, it is.

[@monteiroweberink5192]

true

[@spikespa5208]

Definitely the best waltz in rock

[@BrendanGuildea]

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?

[@cactichris9829]

yes

[@byob7381]

I here from the memes.

[@aman_chandravanshi]

You are Absolutely right brother,

[@jakedoensen3970]

im not crying, your crying!

[@Silentgrace11]

Well, I wasn’t coming here for feels, but it’s too late now

[@sierrag.1069]

This needs more views, I'm sorry but this is a golden classic and legendary song.

[@willritter4076]

100M views is actually one of the highest totals for any song from the early 70s... I'd be honored if some Billy Joel fans would take a 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.

[@vurkroix1751]

It's still good at 100 million

[@sierrag.1069]

@@willritter4076 I agree! And I'll take a look definitely!

[@sierrag.1069]

@@vurkroix1751 true

[@deftones_lover4140]

113,994,330 aint enough for you

[@Man-rg8tb]

Discovered yesterday, and I already cant count anymore how many times I already listened that song without it's feeling boring

[@joseargta6695]

Same here. I just discovered it today and have played it numerous times

[@spritzfritz3529]

One minute silent for John, who could be a movie star :"(

[@quentinwade8506]

Amen.

[@elonmosque4294]

If only he could get out of that place

[@guitartheherogamer]

Don’t worry I pointed a gun a billy and made him give money to John to pay for an audition :)

[@rotciv1492]

F

[@willimammoth2246]

“Billy Joel’s music is amazing.” -Gandhi probably

[@watermelonhead8054]

"I slept with young girls and sympathized with Adolf Hitler" -Gandhi

[@copeland5348]

@@watermelonhead8054 Didn't expect that answer but ok.

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

Willimammoth God himself said that.

[@pechaberryjuice]

Well, this honestly made my laugh. Thanks.

[@russ6541]

Watermelon Head ummm

[@PenyekaLukamu]

jika kamu membaca ini, i hope u know that u r worthy. kamu udah ngelakuin semuanya dengan baik sejauh ini. kamu hebatt. proud of u. we will get better soon. thank you for staying alive 🫂

[@NA-vj8yr]

It's November 2020 and this looks like a dream world.

[@reedman0780]

How fast time flies. Hard to see now that this is how it was back then.

[@Lofty-l4b]

Yeah man too true.

[@onlineamiga]

Yup, no social distancing, no face masks, no curfew. And most importantly, people not sitting there detached staring into their mobile phones

[@bobb8821]

Look at the People carefully! It ist Western People among themselves. Oh god, please bring back the time.....

[@vlacula]

All of them in the video, present, enjoying the moment. And with no screens showing other things like sports or news.

[@mdf3962]

"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

[@artistprrenibifamovon696]

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[@tazman8697]

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.....

[@Owobi]

i was reading the comments while listning to it, and i heard that line as soon as i read this comment. weird coincidence haha

[@Dwayne_Bearup]

That is an outstanding line in a whole song of great all time lyrics.

[@bodofrohlich3265]

feel the same