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”
@TysonBen5 жыл бұрын
Robert Veerman looooool
@magikman4815 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this infromation
@Bizmarckus5 жыл бұрын
Thank you...
@99kr135 жыл бұрын
Shit its 9:36 on a saturday too late
@JamesJohnson-iq5wb5 жыл бұрын
Just did this perfectly
@savanah24647 жыл бұрын
The lyrics are so simple but true. It's him observing the average life of average people, yet the song is so above average.
@josephwelch5477 жыл бұрын
Savanah Nuñez I agree!
@nickrl1137 жыл бұрын
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.
@marcrioux457 жыл бұрын
I guess you could say it was so ordinary, it was "extraordinary"!
@dignaaraujo63897 жыл бұрын
musicas international
@mtchair4me7 жыл бұрын
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!!
@jdrou7 жыл бұрын
Legend.
@expertsetting77257 жыл бұрын
Billy Legend Joel?
@joemancini3277 жыл бұрын
Expert Setting no totally not! you know that Joel billy wrote this song RIGHT ??! he's so famous
@just_ayetii7 жыл бұрын
MPT *Queens you meant Queens (Freddy Mercury mostly)
@elleinemaguddayao89067 жыл бұрын
Wily garte
@kylemara38627 жыл бұрын
The Legend 27?
@横綱審議委員会-g7f2 ай бұрын
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.
@batman23687Ай бұрын
is there a berserk cafe over there bro PLEASE GIVE ME AN ANSWER 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
@Sajid_A829Ай бұрын
@@batman23687 bruh tf
@TrityCaleАй бұрын
blud joined youtube when he was 4
@Sajid_A829Ай бұрын
@@TrityCale he's using someone else's account
@Billyjoel-c8cАй бұрын
I really appreciate your support
@gabrielpeters94045 жыл бұрын
The dude sung a song... about singing a song. Bro... This is genius
@lostsock67495 жыл бұрын
You got it 💯
@emiliookey64315 жыл бұрын
What an amazing view!! I never thought about that :D
@franziskamahler55575 жыл бұрын
One forever song :)
@your_fathers5 жыл бұрын
@floop me too
@alexsilva285 жыл бұрын
Woah
@impoverishedcalamari92706 жыл бұрын
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!
@kelseypaige22896 жыл бұрын
This is something that I would do. lol i like the comment though!
@jackiegonzalezgomez69886 жыл бұрын
Dongju Heo believe or not, its very deep
@ZapejoMC6 жыл бұрын
next level comment stealing
@kelseypaige22896 жыл бұрын
@ZapejoMC hahaha. did you say the same thing? where'd you say it? like how long ago. id like to see it XD.
@ALPHA-fc5wz6 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I think I know what comment you’re talking about
@donutboy41055 жыл бұрын
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.
@Shizu41895 жыл бұрын
My deepest sympathies to you, friend. May your friend rest among the heavens.
@Schnappi45435 жыл бұрын
You may not see him now but you’ll see him some time most important is to not forget him
@soradesign5 жыл бұрын
u made me cry in happiness. may ur friend rest in peace and fly high
@themysfit5 жыл бұрын
My deepest condolences to you on your loss, Sir.
@worldtraveller19005 жыл бұрын
I can relate how Jack felt. May he be in a better place now.
@Star_of_eden29 күн бұрын
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_wine566528 күн бұрын
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!!!!😊
@andreamiller873125 күн бұрын
I LOVE this for you! I know you’ll make your dad proud.
@Billyjoel-c8c25 күн бұрын
I really appreciate your support
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@inukprasad26924 жыл бұрын
Producer: "So do you want this song to make people feel happy or sad?" Billy Joel :"yes"
@willritter40764 жыл бұрын
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.
@HarrisonBorbarrison4 жыл бұрын
What is up with your semicolon?!
@inukprasad26924 жыл бұрын
@@HarrisonBorbarrison its not a semicolon lmao
@jackthereppe8224 жыл бұрын
exactly lmao
@Newstarmindset4 жыл бұрын
What if he wants us to have the power over if its happy or sad
@lordfoogthe2st685 жыл бұрын
“they are sharing a drink they call loneliness but it's better than drinking alone" That shit actually hit me not gonna lie
@lasparabus5 жыл бұрын
Certified Retard same here...
@thatoneniceguy4085 жыл бұрын
That name tho
@jozinek8765 жыл бұрын
Same
@randyduffenais36315 жыл бұрын
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
@TRXLLGE5 жыл бұрын
Same here
@maythemoran3 жыл бұрын
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.
@rarra3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Cocoy
@Urfcannon3 жыл бұрын
late happy birthday cocoy
@mitingtwotch3 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Cocoy
@black_dederae6753 жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Cocoy from this world !
@potatogameing8983 жыл бұрын
Happy late birthday Cocoy
@alexc4143 ай бұрын
Billy Joel. You'll never see this. But Thank you for everything you've done.
@richardsong96323 ай бұрын
Hey, I'm Billy on my alt account. Thanks for all your support dude!
@funnyvalentine51933 ай бұрын
@@richardsong9632 This is billy joels actual alt account... the first account is run by a little sissy who still believes that santa is real
@funnyvalentine51933 ай бұрын
@@richardsong9632 ok
@Juanthemtg3 ай бұрын
@@richardsong9632Please tell me this is a joke and you’re not actually trying to fool anyone. Even if you were, it’s not working
@ngotemna88753 ай бұрын
@@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!
@caliclara21835 жыл бұрын
Now we need a movie about Billy Joel’s life called Piano Man
@dankmemecreator82235 жыл бұрын
Cali Clara Yes!!
@watcher80225 жыл бұрын
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.
@GriffVicious5 жыл бұрын
starring Robert Downey Jr. as Billy Joel
@Waffle1555 жыл бұрын
GriffVicious omg Robert would kill that role! I’d love to see it happen
@MemeR-lc4de5 жыл бұрын
This is very big brain
@traktorized36405 жыл бұрын
When he said “It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday”, I really felt that.
@valentinapetruccelli94755 жыл бұрын
SAME SIS
@SeanArya5 жыл бұрын
Traktorized wait that’s pretty accurate
@darmacist5 жыл бұрын
Yeah its depressing somehow
@DanielRamirez-lf7bx5 жыл бұрын
true
@keanuwheeze25565 жыл бұрын
7:52 on a Tuesday
@SteveSilverskull8 жыл бұрын
after 28 years listening to heavy rock, this song makes me feel like ive missed something. fucking beautiful.
@Kerwin-Kendell8 жыл бұрын
Jolly, you speaking wisdom.
@Kerwin-Kendell8 жыл бұрын
Sorry, your speaking wisdom - I'm quite drunk now. Cheers!
@toastbred69178 жыл бұрын
*you're
@willdan52088 жыл бұрын
Kerwin Williamson XD you know what? Drunk, fools or toddlers are speakin truth. Cheers
@nelgluhak67098 жыл бұрын
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
@zhvaa12Ай бұрын
Date check! October 27, 2024. One of the best songs ever made!❤
@Billyjoel-c8c28 күн бұрын
I really appreciate your support and comment
@Billyjoel-c8c27 күн бұрын
have you been to any of my show before
@zhvaa1226 күн бұрын
@@Billyjoel-c8c "Not yet, but hopefully someday! I'm a young man who really loves your music. It takes a lot of hard work to be in a show like yours."
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@no.62694 жыл бұрын
This song makes me nostalgic of memories I don't even have.
@7GEMINI54 жыл бұрын
You feel the nostalgia from your life before this one
@inactivechannel47614 жыл бұрын
Yep 🤣🤣
@oyezzirr77474 жыл бұрын
Yet of memories u missed
@Venom-bj5wp4 жыл бұрын
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.
@happysoc57034 жыл бұрын
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
@nicklasnielsen76043 жыл бұрын
For a song called "Piano man", they sure play the hell out of that harmonica
@williamduff41353 жыл бұрын
I mean that's the point of being a piano man
@williamduff41353 жыл бұрын
That doesn't make sense sorry
@dakotalopez29233 жыл бұрын
"Harmonica Man"
@tremorrica3 жыл бұрын
Yes because can't sing and play harmonica together.
@luhslattt14783 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@harryboberson48514 жыл бұрын
This is the most depressingly happy song I've ever heard.
@euansimpson50104 жыл бұрын
The worst bit is I feel I'm gonna end up like John at the bar and Im only 16
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.
@iwonttellmynametoamachine54225 күн бұрын
1930s
@RageDasher_77514 жыл бұрын
I like how the song is called "Piano Man" yet most people remember this because of the iconic Harmonica melody
@RageDasher_77514 жыл бұрын
@@djcease1996 Wait, this wasn't original? .-. Well, I guess it's pretty inevitable. Someone has probably said this 5 years before me.
@RageDasher_77514 жыл бұрын
It's pretty much destiny that someone would definitely say it again even if they didn't know it was unoriginal. History repeats itself.
@dynamic36064 жыл бұрын
True dat
@walterphillips85374 жыл бұрын
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.
@calebmurphy94064 жыл бұрын
@@walterphillips8537 Calm down, Walter.
@Smartass_Jedi10 ай бұрын
1973: masterpiece 2024: masterpiece Stills speaks to me after 50 years. Incredible
@dwarian52529 ай бұрын
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. :)
@GabeTheSilly9 ай бұрын
@@dwarian5252 You aswell! To the amazing day part-
@winkpinky14459 ай бұрын
I agree
@GabeTheSilly9 ай бұрын
@@winkpinky1445INDEEEEDDD
@Wouz10589 ай бұрын
@dwarian5252 have a nice day my friend! Its good to bring some good memories back. Once in a while😊
@jfdb598 жыл бұрын
"They're sharing a drink they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone."...
@keiganogrady74818 жыл бұрын
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.
@jfdb598 жыл бұрын
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.
@kevinturner87 жыл бұрын
jfdb59 best line ever in a song we have all been there
@skyswickedworld7 жыл бұрын
my favorite line is "the waitress is studying politics while the business man slowly gets stoned"
@ViolenceIsNoAnswer7 жыл бұрын
i bet that was also the favourite line of the buisness man...ba dum ts
@tanveerbaig45392 ай бұрын
I am 72 years old listing this song from last many years today 12.9.24 any body with me
@JustTwisten2 ай бұрын
Yes 😅. Am 77 going on 42 again. Love love his music. Am dancing 💃 on my own feeling so young. 22/9/24
@DaveKoko2 ай бұрын
Im 46 but i can still relate. Weʼre all young at heart thanks to music
@bored1404Ай бұрын
not even an adult yet, but this is one of my favourite songs ever, something about those instruments and his voice soothes me
@piggymon8469Ай бұрын
24, united by music. This song is generational. 🥃 Cheers to you pops!
@Casohs_cheeseburgerАй бұрын
Sure buddy sure
@leokimvideo2 жыл бұрын
How the hell did a 24 year old write one of the greatest songs of all time as his first single.
@tierneebailey3752 жыл бұрын
ong
@hansgarcia12682 жыл бұрын
he don't know
@HolyManOfficial2 жыл бұрын
Anyone can write a good song :D
@JBofBrisbane2 жыл бұрын
Where's yours?
@kingkylie96552 жыл бұрын
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
@slickaustin5 жыл бұрын
Billy Joel: “Hey I wanna make a song called Piano Man” Dude with harmonica: “YOU NEED A HARMONICA???”
@1003JustinLaw5 жыл бұрын
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.
@kennyyy4L5 жыл бұрын
Billy Joel is actually playing both the piano and the harmonica lol
@1003JustinLaw5 жыл бұрын
Kenny exactly, it’s the harmonica guy inside his head
@slickaustin5 жыл бұрын
Billy Joel: “I’m gonna make a piano song named Piano man” Inner Billy Joel: “Harmonica”
@thiagodeandrade70815 жыл бұрын
Needs more cowbell.
@jamesquebral59413 жыл бұрын
This song is quite literally a lyrical masterpiece.
@Tinfoil_Bee3 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@MikeAckerschott.3 жыл бұрын
@@williammartinbillyjoel1704 lmao nice try
@zacmeurer77493 жыл бұрын
@@williammartinbillyjoel1704 holy cow I get to email billy Joel himself!!!!!!!!!!!
@Morro199223 жыл бұрын
@@williammartinbillyjoel1704 seems legit 🤣🤣🤣
@verity91823 жыл бұрын
@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.
@Yezhanium24 күн бұрын
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_Es13 күн бұрын
Love your words.
@jtc22184 жыл бұрын
The line “They’re sharing a drink called loneliness, but it’s better than drinking alone” Hits hard
@eankramer52744 жыл бұрын
Jack The Creepy Janitor yes it does
@jobioux95194 жыл бұрын
Want to thumb you up but I don’t want to spoil your 69 likes
@tmuyb28704 жыл бұрын
i feel like ive seen you somewhere. i think youre the monster under my bed
@jtc22184 жыл бұрын
Jake Jeter maybe or maybe I am your long lost brother
@tmuyb28704 жыл бұрын
Jack The Creepy Janitor could be you do look oddly familiar
@kyym10815 жыл бұрын
"....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
@rubybobkowski44645 жыл бұрын
i literally cry every time it gets to this part lol fml
@nathanmurray28915 жыл бұрын
Bruhhh 🤣🤣
@chuckcap68785 жыл бұрын
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_jonah81275 жыл бұрын
666
@kevinturner85 жыл бұрын
The best line ever in a song we've all been there
@Jackt7045 жыл бұрын
Billy Joel is literally behind every song you like but can't remember the name or lyrics
@sussanjun6195 жыл бұрын
True
@prey75605 жыл бұрын
Except for we didnt start the fire
@housel93525 жыл бұрын
"I'm not really sure how it goes."
@lifeisnotreal60925 жыл бұрын
For me it’s uptown girl lol
@kaelaoestreich94165 жыл бұрын
& queen
@JulieKnowles-w8c2 ай бұрын
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.
@StevenThomas3472 ай бұрын
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!!!
@DeForest8 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most literal music video ever.
@schoolsout9018 жыл бұрын
no, no it's artistic metaphorical interpretation of a modern art painting played over Billy Joel's piano man
@ancapordeath10138 жыл бұрын
+schoolsout901 Well, the song was about him being a piano man at a club so, yea lol
@novitasianipar45338 жыл бұрын
hahahah so literal
@Fluoride_Jones8 жыл бұрын
+DeForest I agree. It was quite effective, too.
@spencerme34868 жыл бұрын
land down under?
@ArditSr8 ай бұрын
The older you get, the harder this song hits you!
@eldersamuel3407 ай бұрын
That is the truth.The older I get,the more it hit me..Magnificent song.Thanks Billy
@jamesgroover46437 ай бұрын
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 ♥️
@KanalReinerAwos5 ай бұрын
Si Senór!!!
@Coupleofstoners235 ай бұрын
Hated it as a child, 24 now play it nearly daily
@SDMR2D24 ай бұрын
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.
@1dforever9523 жыл бұрын
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
@akatsuki79863 жыл бұрын
You’re a good man
@isolatedcloud27123 жыл бұрын
He really is
@moisavictoria3 жыл бұрын
Omg love ur pfp
@aistesvedaite72503 жыл бұрын
I swear, wherever I go I see one direction...
@Nibbler3243 жыл бұрын
How long did it take you to comment to lyrics??
@mikec63136Ай бұрын
Man, for a song called "The Piano Man" that harmonica player sure does a lot!
@Billyjoel-c8c26 күн бұрын
I really appreciate your support
@iamsparta743611 күн бұрын
He is the harmonica player
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@AxelEpicGamerMoments5 жыл бұрын
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
@DontreadPimpBoy5 жыл бұрын
you too, bud.
@yeehawee64395 жыл бұрын
You too!
@x12245 жыл бұрын
you too. i wish you the best :)
@rokosachu45275 жыл бұрын
You too buddy cheers 😊
@ryderjames8874 жыл бұрын
You too bud
@williampaterson78084 жыл бұрын
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.”
@melissaneu54034 жыл бұрын
bro u are so true
@billyguzzgog35764 жыл бұрын
William we should both audition for the part xxx your a will I'm a billy xxx steal the show kidda xxx
@lincolnehret4 жыл бұрын
Just “Piano Man” sounds better my opinion
@billyguzzgog35764 жыл бұрын
@@oopsallberries69420 I never leave the house with out our Monica xxx
@noah-44824 жыл бұрын
Obi-Wan Kenobi General Kenobi
@JokeHatesItHere3 жыл бұрын
How is no one talking about how the most famous harmonica is in a song called "Piano Man"
@VinnyKnuckles3 жыл бұрын
Let Alanis Morissette know.
@jamtasticlown76313 жыл бұрын
Harmonica man doesn't have the same ring to it
@michaelnaval6913 жыл бұрын
Blues Travelers - Runaround
@mandymandz15703 жыл бұрын
Let Bob Dylan know.
@JokeHatesItHere3 жыл бұрын
@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
@LionHeartKingRoar8 күн бұрын
Magical melody from heaven
@etehan25804 жыл бұрын
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.
@7uring4 жыл бұрын
Anemoia: Nostalgia for a time you've never known.
@FarrSec4 жыл бұрын
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
@kotsengtofu4 жыл бұрын
i felt like i lived before
@thegongoolzler26774 жыл бұрын
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
@doogygergola45904 жыл бұрын
7uring I get that feeling when I listen to the Beatles, especially hey Jude
@dhiemart329 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs of all time !
@IfTheApocalypseComes9 жыл бұрын
Moonlight Sonata is better
@robbyburns58229 жыл бұрын
You can't compare them there mega hits from their own era's
@dhiemart329 жыл бұрын
IfTheApocalypseComes BeepMe Yeah, i know it and Beethoven is the best composer ever !
@robbyburns58229 жыл бұрын
dhiemart32 but there completely different peices, and about 200 years apart from each other, you cant compare them
@dhiemart329 жыл бұрын
Bob PlaysMC Yes, i like both songs
@TRNFL194 жыл бұрын
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.
@elite40494 жыл бұрын
Tdabomb 12 im 16 and this song makes me sad for memories and the past I never experienced, I’m confused.
@MYSTERIOUSBLUR4 жыл бұрын
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.
@hellosweetheart33504 жыл бұрын
Yah and because Hollywood made a movie about Freddy murcury everyone thinks queen was the greatest but in all actuality, they all were.
@Joethegamer-1004 жыл бұрын
With queen and the Beatles and Michael Jackson’s oh and almost any one from this time period
@pienyx80174 жыл бұрын
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
@Man-rg8tbАй бұрын
Discovered yesterday, and I already cant count anymore how many times I already listened that song without it's feeling boring
@joseargta669519 күн бұрын
Same here. I just discovered it today and have played it numerous times
@lolopopot26863 жыл бұрын
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.
@reesearnett48023 жыл бұрын
He didn't completely make it up, most if not all people r baised off real people he knew
@crystalravenscroft98723 жыл бұрын
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-g8v3 жыл бұрын
@@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
@atear26163 жыл бұрын
Don't make me think of a world without Billy Joel as a singer! :o
@izilgur3 жыл бұрын
@@reesearnett4802 a lot of movies arent completely make it up either.
@robertlytle97524 жыл бұрын
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.
@harre98764 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's an emotional story I hope things will get better.
@zachservello78464 жыл бұрын
thank you for your service to america. god bless you and your wife. i hope you are both doing swell
@lachlanjohnson54804 жыл бұрын
gay
@Ilovekghimothy4 жыл бұрын
Than you so much for your service to America! I wish you well!
@shortallliam31424 жыл бұрын
Robert, you found a true "angel on earth," God smiled on you the day you met her.
@thecloud74245 жыл бұрын
“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.
@SirTaloniusMaximus5 жыл бұрын
Lol I commented roughly the same thing. I felt that line in my soul.
@willritter40765 жыл бұрын
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.
@TRXLLGE5 жыл бұрын
Same here
@danielstevens86105 жыл бұрын
I don’t think I get that
@Billyjoel-c8c21 күн бұрын
have you been to any of my show?
@brendajohnprincess46988 күн бұрын
The song is beautiful 1973😊🎤🎹🎶
@Billyjoel-c8c8 күн бұрын
thank you very much I really appreciate your support and comment
@anonInDE9 жыл бұрын
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!
@seanlacroix41669 жыл бұрын
Forgot about "only the good die young"
@bouyaharumuchi9 жыл бұрын
+Rudy_Eila Yeah, he never gets played in the radio in my country, never really did. A bit annoying isn't it? Good songs.
@justinopepperino9 жыл бұрын
+bouyaharumuchi what country is that?
@anonInDE9 жыл бұрын
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...
@mhtrifreedom81479 жыл бұрын
+Rudy_Eila We didn't start the fire!
@daijiroyamada4895 жыл бұрын
2018: Bohemian Rhapsody 2019: Rocket Man Coming soon: Piano Man
@rclipvids5 жыл бұрын
O C E A N M A N
@owenpark89915 жыл бұрын
Honestly I would watch both Ocean Man and Piano Man!
@teetertotter36525 жыл бұрын
I approve
@ytnutzer13585 жыл бұрын
Also Yesterday
@rensketm12355 жыл бұрын
It better:)
@davidinwashington7 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever written.
@four_sword_style86147 жыл бұрын
easily
@utonfrancis60857 жыл бұрын
David Minear true
@baldrickization7 жыл бұрын
this and turtle power by partners in kryme
@Carskinify7 жыл бұрын
You are correct sir.
@cookbtw59677 жыл бұрын
Howe R. U. Thatdum ?!
@kathyborthwick6738LakotaEmoji2 ай бұрын
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! 🕯️💛🕯️💛🕯️
@prayyz93915 жыл бұрын
if you re reading this then i hope something good happens to you today
@syarana2rinadsa9065 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@haveabananaproductions91175 жыл бұрын
Well you too
@multienergy36845 жыл бұрын
@@syarana2rinadsa906 the world needs more people like you who proclaim universal love.💞❤
@eduardojilibertocanizal52615 жыл бұрын
Thank u man i hope you had a good day
@chololhey5 жыл бұрын
Thank you bro i hope you too have a good day!
@leencapiau69774 жыл бұрын
“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.
@Exportasjpeg4 жыл бұрын
So DeEp
@doomcabbagge15614 жыл бұрын
@@Exportasjpeg ok
@jojato39244 жыл бұрын
stfu
@finshaqo16924 жыл бұрын
Have you heard Hallelujah? Or is this just poorly written sarcasm?
@finshaqo16924 жыл бұрын
wait, why am I criticizing people's opinions if they don't contradict science or ███? I thought it was a good verse too.
@eden40254 жыл бұрын
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
@harre98764 жыл бұрын
That's great :)
@Alejandromichael844 жыл бұрын
🖤⚘
@eden40254 жыл бұрын
@@harre9876 :D
@kennyclauw97134 жыл бұрын
Good to hear , greetzz straight out of belgium
@eden40254 жыл бұрын
@@Alejandromichael84 thank you for the support
@jroysims442 ай бұрын
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.
@cutecrazycoolstreams7 жыл бұрын
This is the most legendary song ever
@merluchador90637 жыл бұрын
epic just epic. you can listen to this a million times and it is still pleasing. Bill is the best storyteller of all time
@evancraig62177 жыл бұрын
Johnny luchador him and Kenny rogers
@nathantaylor22557 жыл бұрын
ElevenTN legen.....wait for it dairy
@alexkitt93757 жыл бұрын
Nathan Taylor himym
@creepersjeepers65087 жыл бұрын
ElevenTN excuse me.... BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
@owen-lr9wy3 жыл бұрын
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
@rubyjohn3 жыл бұрын
You're doing god's work.
@iqbalsagaf893 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Owen.
@犬猫-c6f3 жыл бұрын
ありがとう😊
@winstonsmith773 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@johnlucas66833 жыл бұрын
Wow.. thanks man. Wow. Wanna share a drink called loneliness?
@kylejohnson96907 жыл бұрын
This man needs to live forever.
@indevious79977 жыл бұрын
Don't let him leave the Navy.
@gesundheit8127 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Billy!!!!!!
@gluckssternchen36417 жыл бұрын
Viel Glück!
@dienosorpo7 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@randomnormiethegamer83387 жыл бұрын
Die Nosor Po u no because most likely scientists will want to study on him and end up killing him
@bigPapabear19802 күн бұрын
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.
@thevlogies26244 жыл бұрын
I guess we all come here to forget about life for a while.
@mermaidmoon22544 жыл бұрын
Tell us your story :)
@willritter40764 жыл бұрын
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.
@williamhowe23844 жыл бұрын
Damn you 100% right
@exclusivesounds52154 жыл бұрын
Ryan Ed 😢
@yadadstrousers76784 жыл бұрын
Ryan Ed Nah I’m just unloading the dishwasher
@otis78865 жыл бұрын
45 years and 3 months ago. The old man has died. John at the bar became a movie star. The waitress is running for president. And legend says Davy is still in the Navy.
@jfof97075 жыл бұрын
Why did I start reading this in the tune of the song
@mark92375 жыл бұрын
Paul's still single
@willritter40765 жыл бұрын
sorry but Davy is definitely not in the Navy any more, they force those guys to retire at 62... 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.
@mark92375 жыл бұрын
@@willritter4076 nah trust me I just got off the phone with Davy, he's definitely still in the navy
@martm2165 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@flash984495 жыл бұрын
hopefully john is now a movie star
@bigsmoke5535 жыл бұрын
After I heard that he was he got the role for Jaba the hut
@capdoingthings7525 жыл бұрын
Davie's probably still in the navy, though
@michelleroberts27375 жыл бұрын
Heard he shot himself
@bigsmoke5535 жыл бұрын
@micheal Roberts wow 😮
@thatdudetom62275 жыл бұрын
1 like is another movie role played by John
@기성훈-l8rАй бұрын
평범한 하루도 노래로 부르면, 얼마나 소중한 하루였는지 깨닫게 되네요.
@davefreakk92503 күн бұрын
fr
@grimcreeper13074 жыл бұрын
"They share a drink called loneliness. But it's better than drinking alone." It hits hard.
@GusUngar4 жыл бұрын
Better THAN drinking alone...as I usually did..
@grimcreeper13074 жыл бұрын
@@GusUngar Whoops. Typo
@dios-kun48954 жыл бұрын
im used to drink alone in my house watching netflix until i get full asleep.
@vernaborg18964 жыл бұрын
2 or 3 shots will have rolling on the ground in sorrow while this song plays in your head on loop.
@dylannn82993 жыл бұрын
@@dios-kun4895 go to a bar get drunk and make drunk friends 😂 probably betger then drinkin alone
@amontgomery61644 жыл бұрын
Imagine going to a bar and the singer sings about your deepest insecurities
@easelminch68874 жыл бұрын
Lmaooo
@albertmanuel48204 жыл бұрын
Lmafao
@TheFlameJolt4 жыл бұрын
E
@monke9804 жыл бұрын
while making intense eye contact with you and only you, with a smile creeping across his face.
@absolutelyshmooie70864 жыл бұрын
“This is the opposite of why I came here, Bill”
@chrishubbard645 жыл бұрын
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.
@willritter40765 жыл бұрын
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.
@paddytheladdie5 жыл бұрын
chris hubbard Agreed, this song is genius, every single lyric has such a deep meaning.
@noahcoats75435 жыл бұрын
Will Ritter, you advertising son of gun...
@TheNikitaman5 жыл бұрын
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.
@raygordonteacheschess55014 жыл бұрын
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.
@宮崎和久-e7z28 күн бұрын
First the piano sound, then the harmonica, it's so cool and it really touches my heart.I like Billy Joel's wandering style.
@lluma81533 жыл бұрын
“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?
@kelsiewashington34703 жыл бұрын
Why does it turn me on
@aname67943 жыл бұрын
@@kelsiewashington3470 Come in dispatch, we've found the horny, over.
@funtonthebunton30633 жыл бұрын
@@kelsiewashington3470 ayo???
@garrettchilders55893 жыл бұрын
Why indeed ♥️
@justcurious31193 жыл бұрын
My favorite is "and the piano sounds like a carnival"....
@cesarereyes36436 жыл бұрын
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinkin' alone such profound words
@ricimercury94906 жыл бұрын
Cesare Reyes that's Billy Joel
@karenhall-gist69666 жыл бұрын
Great (and true) lyric
@senoritasteffy43246 жыл бұрын
My favourite lines ........
@chocolatehoarder6 жыл бұрын
I was literally listening to that part of the song when I read this.
@unclegreg54576 жыл бұрын
You succ pp
@NA-vj8yr4 жыл бұрын
It's November 2020 and this looks like a dream world.
@reedman07804 жыл бұрын
How fast time flies. Hard to see now that this is how it was back then.
@Lofty-l4b4 жыл бұрын
Yeah man too true.
@onlineamiga4 жыл бұрын
Yup, no social distancing, no face masks, no curfew. And most importantly, people not sitting there detached staring into their mobile phones
@bobb88214 жыл бұрын
Look at the People carefully! It ist Western People among themselves. Oh god, please bring back the time.....
@vlacula4 жыл бұрын
All of them in the video, present, enjoying the moment. And with no screens showing other things like sports or news.
@bobsmith27947 күн бұрын
Descriptive lyrics mesmerising harmony, flawless
@eatonhopkins36613 жыл бұрын
This song is like a fine wine. Everyday that passes it gets better!
@isolatedcloud27123 жыл бұрын
Well said
@somekidnamedenzo49323 жыл бұрын
fr
@Thrills_And_Chills_WQAQ3 жыл бұрын
Well spoken brother
@judyhurlock34683 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@zyfyt2563 жыл бұрын
I see these comments everywere but in diffwrent ways, clever.
@jackywng12364 жыл бұрын
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?
@raphaelapalau83264 жыл бұрын
You are so right
@scottcampbell1377xanadu4 жыл бұрын
Geez it’s an uplifting song!!
@jackywng12364 жыл бұрын
@@scottcampbell1377xanadu well different people will have different veiws on a song. Thats just my view. Music is an emotional thing after all
@jackywng12364 жыл бұрын
@@scottcampbell1377xanadu And by my words it wasn't meant to be negative, this song remind us not to give up our dream.
@puhsea69044 жыл бұрын
@@jackywng1236 what
@johnnywinkler80874 жыл бұрын
"They are sharing a drink, they call loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone" Well, that is poetry...
@dekutheannoyer70334 жыл бұрын
English teachers (WHY why , why does he say this WAT DO THISK MEAN) lol
@jadezee63164 жыл бұрын
not everyone in a bar is lonely...so this and your comment are not true
@stevekashosi74824 жыл бұрын
@@jadezee6316 don't overthink it
@desortdenado21234 жыл бұрын
@@jadezee6316 And not everyone was in the mood for a melody, but fuck them, this song is awesome
@anismarhalim11944 жыл бұрын
THIS IS A STRONG MESSAGE
@briangtester253624 күн бұрын
A rare art: storytelling and musicality. better savior this, it is amazing and rare!! Thank you!
@leonderprofi958 жыл бұрын
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.
@leonderprofi958 жыл бұрын
Jason Storey Just my interpretation. Your version sounds more realistic tbh, but I like the idea of mine :)
@ggdd43478 жыл бұрын
lionxx om
@Ines1248 жыл бұрын
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.
@tonybrantley8 жыл бұрын
lionxx loved this song since I was a little kid
@ComputerClan8 жыл бұрын
+lionxx Red John and Billy Joel. My favorite combo.
@caolanmccafferty58036 жыл бұрын
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
@jackiegonzalezgomez69886 жыл бұрын
Caolan McCafferty 🎶sing us a song, you are the lyrics man🎶
@lisamikky16966 жыл бұрын
I like that this song tells a story - you can just see all these characters before your eyes...
@angymoon35456 жыл бұрын
:)
@sirllamaiii97086 жыл бұрын
Dude the lyrics are in the description
@meganrose22776 жыл бұрын
Caolan McCafferty thank you
@scottkellogg21802 жыл бұрын
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.
@leonhardable2 жыл бұрын
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.
@mrc26622 жыл бұрын
Beautifully put, sir. It’s an absolute bona fide masterpiece
@stevenknudsen79022 жыл бұрын
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.
@swavekbu49592 жыл бұрын
Music IS my reality, not escape. Makes for a great life.
@makkie2111752 жыл бұрын
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.
@ElindorBG6 күн бұрын
somehow youtube just started playing this song .... damn I am blown away !!! so many different styles and vocals ... a story to tell! I am so overwhelmed! amazing song
@michael_johnston5 жыл бұрын
I heard someone say “For a song called Piano Man, the guy with the harmonica won’t shut the hell up”.
@cunkbumcket82175 жыл бұрын
little did they know billy plays both
@inky85235 жыл бұрын
😆
@Veronicz5 жыл бұрын
aidan browning Simultaneously.
@Veronicz5 жыл бұрын
aidan browning Simultaneously... while singing... because he’s an overachiever.
@themelonman34555 жыл бұрын
When you comment the same thing 4hrs ahead of this person but the algorithm is broken so more people see his. 💋
@sergiocruz1623 жыл бұрын
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.
@ovitopo97173 жыл бұрын
Poisé
@billyjoel53603 жыл бұрын
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 ♥️
@aaronwalker24143 жыл бұрын
Well said
@lucaspiano763 жыл бұрын
@@billyjoel5360 imagine making a fake Billy Joel account
@regdsilva3 жыл бұрын
@@ovitopo9717 🤣🤣qui qui
@broxzera62997 жыл бұрын
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.
@happycrimson7 жыл бұрын
Same man. Love this song and Billy Joel with a passion!
@minifigamer98987 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget that hat powered by sadness
@cgarc1317 жыл бұрын
M Brox i cried when i heard it for the first time
@milosmladenovic78227 жыл бұрын
I just heard it for the first time today on the radio and that was an amazing feeling!
@thehorseformerlywithoutana25227 жыл бұрын
I feel the same about American Pie.
@rodrigomarsan11434 күн бұрын
Thank your for this song, it just makes life better.
@mdf39622 жыл бұрын
"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
@artistprrenibifamovon6962 жыл бұрын
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@tazman86972 жыл бұрын
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.....
@Owobi2 жыл бұрын
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_Bearup2 жыл бұрын
That is an outstanding line in a whole song of great all time lyrics.
@bodofrohlich32652 жыл бұрын
feel the same
@CrizzyCrossings4 жыл бұрын
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. =)
@kristianbubica11684 жыл бұрын
yeah, that part of the song always gets me
@Mihoyminoy1244 жыл бұрын
But video killed The radio star
@mollyconroy7244 жыл бұрын
querida, Cristy plesse stop talking no ones asking. Warm regards with appreciation and many thanks yours faithfully, Molly Conroy
@mollyconroy7244 жыл бұрын
@@tuxedocream damn bro didn't mean to stir your salad like that.
@KunguIl4 жыл бұрын
@@mollyconroy724 Who tf stirs salad?! You TOSS it, ya soggy roll
@TheMLGNoscoper10 жыл бұрын
All these good people here in the comment section have a great taste of music. "Music" of this generation will never get this good.
@TheMLGNoscoper10 жыл бұрын
Peter Hill The only thing I hear these days is WUBWUBWUB, come on now son
@DevilsAdvocateofnazareth10 жыл бұрын
as a musician of this generation... I agree.
@jw_gojifan1910 жыл бұрын
Why thank you sir. 70's and 80's music all the way
@DevilsAdvocateofnazareth10 жыл бұрын
Jacob Neal I would go so far as to say that 50s- 80s were the best. The sixties happened.
@jw_gojifan1910 жыл бұрын
Devils Advocate Why's that?
@cameronpoole52663 ай бұрын
i was at the Coors field concert with my grandpa and Billy Joel is my grandpa's favorite artist
@NostalgiaMan6 жыл бұрын
Sing me a song Piano Man. I need to feel normal again.
@dread31656 жыл бұрын
I wanna feel alive
@christiancavarno70566 жыл бұрын
Alex back please now soon when
@translateje6 жыл бұрын
@@dread3165 same!
@jamesryan62246 жыл бұрын
What is normal? I went through a painful period bc I was unlike my peers. Decades later, I am so happy I never became like them! Normal is just being "who" you are and "what" you are and accepting that. Be you and enjoy it.
@NostalgiaMan6 жыл бұрын
@@jamesryan6224 Normal for me is not normal for everyone. Trust me...the least "normal" I am the happier I become
@coreyrush88944 жыл бұрын
Y’all hating the harmonica, but it ain’t that bad I can’t imagine the song without out. It almost makes the song.
@lambsaucefinder74074 жыл бұрын
Who would hate that though
@sirvillar0074 жыл бұрын
@@lambsaucefinder7407 yeah why
@lambsaucefinder74074 жыл бұрын
@@sirvillar007 ikr
@coreyrush88944 жыл бұрын
Lambsauce Finder yeah I truly could not imagine it without. It just brings out the mood of the time they are in
@nerfshooter42164 жыл бұрын
Nice comment but I disagree with the Account username and your profile picture
@davidbaltovski76513 жыл бұрын
This song makes me nostalgic about things i have never experienced nor was born to experience.
@artz503 жыл бұрын
Hey you can experience these things you were born to experience what comes as well as what you want too;):)
@DroneR003 жыл бұрын
Relatable.
@AbhijithKini23 жыл бұрын
Me too good man, me too. It's called fauxtalgia
@alcat95523 жыл бұрын
LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
@biancagarcia46243 жыл бұрын
I literally used nostalgia as a way to describe this song too in college music appreciation class
@AntoniusTyasАй бұрын
"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.
@mondes21963 жыл бұрын
It's 2021, and Davy's still in the navy.. and probably will be for life
@TammoKorsai3 жыл бұрын
I reckon he's probably a retired Admiral by now.
@doctorstrange92023 жыл бұрын
stay strong davy
@Derrick-12093 жыл бұрын
He acttually is the people in his song were based off of real life : p
@apenaseu67773 жыл бұрын
I love this comment
@tico99513 жыл бұрын
I was expecting the 'for life' comment to mean he'd die at sea soon
@SameBasicRiff8 жыл бұрын
holy shit, its actually 9 o clock on a Saturday exactly right now for me. What a trip.
@hermannsamuelsen1088 жыл бұрын
Then you live in USA
@stephenwethling11188 жыл бұрын
+Hermann Samuelsen wrong
@speedy838 жыл бұрын
9:30 on Saturday for me :D
@IAmHoTSHoTzz8 жыл бұрын
+SameBasicRiff What a trip indeed, that only happens once a week!
@joeymorse3658 жыл бұрын
+SameBasicRiff ...i just also realized its 9 o clock on a Saturday night for me too
@AlBruce-m8j4 күн бұрын
His heart was in Vienna. I am a 65 year old Viennese. This song makes me crying ... as it is so taken out of real live of real people, waiting for whatever ....
@AmazingGamerSquadd4 жыл бұрын
POV: You're chilling in your local bar and the guy on piano starts spilling all of your depressing tea to everyone in a catchy song.
@sheikhspeare66374 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I wouldn't even be mad if that happened.
@Myshkal4 жыл бұрын
Tfw a stranger capitalizes on your sadness
@samfederman74694 жыл бұрын
@@Myshkal Not a stranger, The Stranger
@ditto597s64 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't mind and I would buy a drink for him
@sheikhspeare66374 жыл бұрын
@@ditto597s6 I would put bread in his jar.
@JacquiCrawford9 жыл бұрын
an old classic that never losses it's popularity...every smoky piano bar with a pianist plays this song.... great lyrics..
@andyfarm61699 жыл бұрын
I smoke in bar in usa ? =(
@Miranda-vj8yy9 жыл бұрын
soo true :)
@briancoxall39039 жыл бұрын
Jacqui Crawford So, we meet again, here.
@JacquiCrawford9 жыл бұрын
brian coxall well hello again....how's life in sunny Spain?
@briancoxall39039 жыл бұрын
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.
@rickkraus48532 жыл бұрын
The line 'He says: Bill, I believe this is killing me, as a smile ran away from his face' always gets me.
@kellvynbriceno45692 жыл бұрын
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.
@pattypuddister87232 жыл бұрын
Me too
@cumba35512 жыл бұрын
same here
@roxzhdez892 жыл бұрын
Totally agree 💯
@Shay-vj3wh2 жыл бұрын
man oh man that line.. so deep in the soul
@andrewtaylor2009Ай бұрын
Still one of the most amazing artists of all our time
@Billyjoel-c8c17 күн бұрын
I really appreciate your support and comment thanks
@andrewtaylor200916 күн бұрын
You are welcome good sir thank you for helping my parents raise me. @@Billyjoel-c8c
@barkleyu4 жыл бұрын
John looks like a guy you would be friends with immidiately.
@kdufjdmdifjdjdkckxl83894 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, is that the real son of car?
@lambsauce48884 жыл бұрын
*immediately
@fbi10634 жыл бұрын
But there’s someplace that he’d rather be
@samycerbet4 жыл бұрын
Who wouldn't? Since he gets you drinks for free...
@mattydsmowershop27304 жыл бұрын
I agree! He’s like the jolly fat guy you see in every movie with comic relief!