Billy Joel's song "Piano Man" is semi-autobiographical: Joel wrote the song about his time working as a piano player at the Executive Room bar in Los Angeles from 1972-73. He used the stage name "Bill Martin" while working at the bar to avoid conflicts with his recording company. The song is a fictionalized account of Joel's experiences, but he says all the characters are based on real people. The song explores themes of loneliness, growth, sadness, and bitterness, and suggests that people can find comfort in each other. "Piano Man" was released in 1973 as the title track on Joel's second album. It became his first hit, peaking at number 25 on the US charts.
@tomhiggins87515 күн бұрын
Thanks for the backstory.
@robertlerman789215 күн бұрын
Such a beautiful family ❤ your baby is so precious and adorable.❤️🙏
@ScaredDawgProductions15 күн бұрын
Love seeing the two of you together. Such a great couple, and having the baby come in at the last was simply precious. You have a beautiful family. God bless.
@angelark2011Ай бұрын
I love when your wife is the special guest. It is nice watching the two of you together. Billy Joel is my favorite, I went to 3 of his concerts a long time ago, one of them with Elton John.
@kathywilson265015 күн бұрын
Hi wifey, welcome back. You guys are too cute together. ❤ Piano man one of Billy Joel's best hits. He released this song in 1973. Your baby is adorable. God Bless you and your family❤️❤️
@StacyMoore24116 күн бұрын
What a beautiful family you have!!!! Oh the baby!!!! Too much cuteness ❤🤗💝
@marinemike155916 күн бұрын
Wifey is not only a beautiful woman, but you can tell she knows what it means to be a lady. You've struck gold brother. In today's world, women like her are hard to come by. May God Bless you and your family
@tjo341015 күн бұрын
Its her misogynistic husband who sucks.
@Mrspegasus814 күн бұрын
Thank you 😊
@sarahjenkins435616 күн бұрын
You got THE LOOK from wifey there at the beginning and deserved it! lol. But you have a beautiful family and the babies reaction to Billy Joel was absolutely priceless - she was clearly watching and entranced, he held her attention. You have a beautiful family! Bet I'm not the only one who will keep watching hoping to get another glimpse of them occasionally. But good that you are protective of them.
@MusicLover-dt7ic16 күн бұрын
Yes wifey come back...Your baby is adorable.
@belenalcantar907516 күн бұрын
I crack up the way BP side eyes his wife the whole time on pins and needles waiting for her response. 😂 I hope you react to Billy Joel's Lullaby for your girls if you haven't already. That is a beautiful song for your beautiful family. 😊
@conniekungfu20612 күн бұрын
It's such a beautiful song! And he was painting a picture with this song of a scene in a bar. And he did do a gig at a nyc bar at the beginning of his career! This is a beautiful song to me as a nyc kid.
@marciapeterson60616 күн бұрын
Your baby is beautiful! One of my favorite songs. Happy New Year! You made my morning.💘
@Constance872213 күн бұрын
Precious baby!! So wide-eyed and full of wonder. Oh, gosh. Takes me back to when I had little babies of my own, about 36 - 40 years ago. (All grown up now!)
@readingonmybreaks252333 минут бұрын
I have fallen straight down a rabbit hole with your videos and have been crying and laughing - i appreciate you guys!!
@CJBW13 күн бұрын
❤when wifey puts BP in his place😂. Having that precious baby listening and looking around - so curious about everything. This was awesome. BTW BP-she knows you very well!!!
@martinl857416 күн бұрын
I was in bars where everyone actually sang and swayed when this was released. Magical
@tonyneal91013 күн бұрын
Know I'm late to the party here but by watching the music video you miss seeing Billy do something that to me is just awesome. Now don't get me wrong I've always really enjoyed watching his music videos, however there is wonderful concert footage of him doing this song where he's playing both the piano and a harmonica simultaneously. Yes the harmonica is in a holder. Still it's just freaking amazing to watch him play both parts at the same time. Anyway nice vid, keep having Wifey on and that little girl is just adorable. Loved seeing her wide eyed wonder at everything in the room. So sweet. 😊
@leslierobertson539716 күн бұрын
Beautiful child❤
@Jude_19615 күн бұрын
LOVE WHEN YOUR WIFE'S ON!!! ...and, OMG - BABY is getting SO BIG!!! JUST SO PRECIOUS!! HUGS & LOVE to YOU, ALL!!! Thanks for this one - ALWAYS up for some BILLY JOEL!!!
@anthonyvalentine96857 күн бұрын
Piano Man is one of my all time favorite songs. You guys did a great reaction and the family was great too. Such an inquisitive baby you have. That's going to be fun for you.
@SunShine-qk4rb7 күн бұрын
Great song.Great reaction from both of you.very cute special surprise guest
@candicantsleep16 күн бұрын
Omg... She is so frickin cute!
@brandonpuckrin751414 күн бұрын
Got Billy Joel tickets for Christmas. Seeing him this March. Gonna be a fantastic concert.
@BarbaraPryor-Smith16 күн бұрын
Adorable family, wonderful song, loved every minute! Thank you! 💜
@gpal8612 күн бұрын
There are clips of him playing the piano and the harmonica. So much talent and his songs paint the story.
@lindalaming513814 күн бұрын
Love it! What a precious baby!
@johnathanstruble106412 күн бұрын
So much to share with the World. With Wifey, and family. ❤
@Reiki052513 күн бұрын
I’ve seen Billy Joel several times. He saves Piano Man for the encore & everyone sings with him. Sometimes he’ll stop singing & let 15,000 people sing. So awesome. Great performer, great music.
@a.johnson178515 күн бұрын
You have a beautiful family. Thank you for sharing them with us.❤
@gennyyelton439216 күн бұрын
Hi Wifey!! Hi BP!! Thank you for spreading love and joy and may your New Year be blessed
@avoncalling788613 күн бұрын
Baby Pegasus was mesmerized by Piano Man 🥰🤗
@HelenLighthouse-rj4zz16 күн бұрын
Your baby is soooo cute! This is what separates you from all the rest on KZbin, you have charm and personality that’s really shines when you have your wifey on with you. And, for today it was sweet and touching how your wife brought your baby daughter on and the love and kindness of your family interaction is the heart of your show. I started watching a few reactors in the beginning but I always came back to your channel and eventually just stayed on yours, thank you and don’t hesitate to bring your beautiful family on .
@threekidzmom0416 күн бұрын
I think baby liked it! ❤
@conniekungfu20612 күн бұрын
Billy is also playing the harmonica!
@CBB6726 күн бұрын
Great song about bar flies, your baby is beautiful 🩷
@rickeyjohnson640416 күн бұрын
You have a beautiful family thanks for the reaction Billy Joel has so many hits it would be worth your while to check as many as you can
@HeavySixer16 күн бұрын
Beautiful daughter. She will rock and change your world....for the better. Enjoy it.
@rhondaserges513616 күн бұрын
Awwww cuteness overload. Your ladies are precious.
@MitziAA13 күн бұрын
Beautiful Baby! Precious!
@x0539p14 күн бұрын
Always reminds me of my brother who passed away 18 months ago of lung cancer. He looked like Billy Joel and wore a suite in the 80’s like the one Billy is wearing. Love your reactions with Wifey, thanks for sharing. Edit: Brightly is gorgeous!
@exeterpeg480916 күн бұрын
Another great reaction, and what a beautiful family
@gregg15712 күн бұрын
I was at the Billy Joel and Elton John concert in 1994 at giant's stadium in NJ. 76,000 people in the stands and 20,000 people on the field singing Piano Man. It was truly incredible.
@johnbordach419516 күн бұрын
You guys are what America should be.
@kylesummers156516 күн бұрын
Cute Kid!! Peace, Love!!
@victormolina360115 күн бұрын
Please don't separate from your love! Just saw Rob Squads relationship dissolve in front of our eyes! Broke my heart. Stay true brother.
@sarahdixon194315 күн бұрын
😔 😔 I've watched Rob Squad since he was doing it alone, and then she came on. They're my favorite reactors, and it's just sad to see that happen. 😔
@fastecp115 күн бұрын
Yeah, that surprised me. I didn't see that coming.
@rodfinlay33314 күн бұрын
Been watching them since pandemic. Truly sad. Reports are they were making 7 figures yearly. Money can sometimes change people
@Mrspegasus814 күн бұрын
He’s stuck with me don’t worry! We are bonded on a deeper level after loosing our first two babies ❤ Nothing can replace him!
@victormolina360114 күн бұрын
@Mrspegasus8 You just hit me like a ton of bricks! I'm shaking. I had no idea. I feel like I'm about to cry. I have so much more respect for my man Black Pegasus and you. I can only imagine your combined pain. But my mind won't allow for how it feels for you. There is no pain worse. None. I will pray to our Heavenly Father right now, for continued joy in your lives. Your connection is palpable. Love you guys.
@Libragirl236913 күн бұрын
Love his song You May be right great tune
@shadow167416 күн бұрын
Anything you want to do we always enjoy anything we enjoy you and enjoy your family❤❤❤❤❤
@razorgee287313 күн бұрын
Piano bars were actually a thing. Most times, with a solo performer where there were bar stools placed around the piano to sit. Some high-end hotels had rooms where they brought in quartets. As young adults, we always got fully dressed up and felt like big shots going to those places. We had many first dates in those types of places to impress the lady.
@pittsburghchip464516 күн бұрын
Awesome family reaction ❤
@anitawright716915 күн бұрын
Billy Joel is fire! Love this song. Your family is so very precious! Always bring wifey back! Love your reactions! ♥
@chrissyhoran40415 күн бұрын
Billy Joel has a great song for your baby called “Lullabye” (Goodnight, My Angel)
@Crownd1_16 күн бұрын
Son, you've been truly blessed. Your wife is absolutely beautiful and your young one is adorable!!! She's so attentive already. Cherish these days young man. Time flies by. Embrace it and enjoy it. Oh and absolutely bring your beautiful wife back. Lord knows she's got her hands full with you. 🤣🙏🇺🇸✌️😎
@beckiramsey956116 күн бұрын
One of my favorites by Billy Joel!!❤❤❤
@jamesmcdaniel960113 күн бұрын
Good morning, Mr. BP!!! Another Billy Joel song you should absolutely react to with your wonderful wife is Innocent Man. Imo, it's one of the best songs ever written. You both will love it.
@Angus_McGyver16 күн бұрын
What a doll you have there! And the baby is cute too.
@dorothyirby574015 күн бұрын
She got "the look" down!! You guys are great!! Remind me of my man and I - together 30 years!
@jayarr96114 күн бұрын
Can't help but mention that another big Bily Joel song is titled 'Uptown Girl" . ree Perhaps. . : HNY to you both. Lost my mom (92 yrs) 3 days ago. We can argue about anything, but we have to agree on the importance others have been to us, The world only gets better if we also agree that we should do our best to ceate great memories for others. Cheers.
@ordiekelleher264116 күн бұрын
Love Billy Joel !😊😊❤❤
@jrafel170716 күн бұрын
Is it my imagination, Or did his smile get noticeably bigger while he was swaying to the beat of the music once the little one showed up? Beatiful family!
@seeingthruyou15 күн бұрын
Billy Joel Live in Moscow 1980 is something to see!! He's a hell of a showman!
@bidwell139 күн бұрын
Billy Joel is such an amazing performer. He never sells the front row or the front two rows at his concerts. He has his road crew take tickets and go find people in the nosebleeds and bring them up. He got so tired of watching rich people in the front row not caring about the concert just there to impress someone so he wanted to see his actual fans. This song is based on a real place. Early in his career he was trying to get out of a crappy contract (his previous label didn’t promote his album “Cold Spring Harbor” properly) and his manager had him hide out in Los Angeles. He was playing in a piano bar under Bill Martin (real name William Martin Joel) because he couldn’t use his common name due to the contract issue and his label would’ve found him performing. The waitress in this song was his first wife and she waited on tables and he sang at the piano to cover bills until his contract was terminated. Every person he mentions was based on what he saw in while playing the piano. Another one of his songs you should check out especially to promote mental health awareness is his song “You’re Only Human (Second Wind)”. He wrote it based on his issues he had. 11:46 one of our local Indian casinos have a piano bar in their casino.
@megandavies859013 күн бұрын
She looks just like you BP. Lovely little thing. I miss my babies as babies.💛
@MarcEdmunds-n4g13 күн бұрын
always bring wifey back , she keeps you under control
@rebeccajoseph693510 күн бұрын
Beautiful baby!
@Bill-c8k16 күн бұрын
I love your chemistry 👦 and ❤❤
@danastordalen62315 күн бұрын
Brightly is a very pretty name.😊
@travishall773416 күн бұрын
Ahhhhhhh the BABY! Absolutely love your family, wish you guys nothing but the best, Happy New Years. 🎉
@stevemartin193411 күн бұрын
Love how quick you realized you just needed to tell her she was right. Just like at my house! Lol!😂😂
@vandalayindustries305716 күн бұрын
Beautiful family. You're a lucky man. God Bless.
@amymeier123915 күн бұрын
Billy Joel! As an 18 year old girl from Shell Rock, IA population 1200 on a good day….got to see Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden in NYC in 1987! I still remember that feeling of awe and wonder!
@TheGlitzyGigi16 күн бұрын
This song is one of the greats ❤
@theoddityshoppe16 күн бұрын
***IT'S STILL ROCK N ROLL TO ME***
@chelseahaley8350Ай бұрын
1:04 BP, if looks could kill, u would be a goner! 🤣 U have to show her everything she's never heard! Billy Joel has so many good songs! And I can't get over how stinkin cute Brightly is! Beautiful family! ❤
@CBB6726 күн бұрын
Billy Joel, one of his best songs Just the way you are, beautiful song
@Lakeshore1416 күн бұрын
You have a beautiful family.
@malcolmpeacock24843 күн бұрын
Hello my first comment on your channel. Wow Billy Joel Piano man fantastic song.
@michaelmccain822713 күн бұрын
Yes!! Love to see her on here.
@evelyneb695516 күн бұрын
@Marinemike1559, you're right. I think they fit so well together. A great balance between her quietness and BlackPegasus energy.❤ This little baby girl is sooo pretty!🥰
@chuckvelten533712 күн бұрын
From my hometown of Hicksville Long Island New York !
@dana-dane15 күн бұрын
I can't call ya wifey..look more like an Annie or Angela. Beautiful inside and out. Love the husband and wife❤ Happy New year🎉 reactions❤
@karenbliss871916 күн бұрын
Awwww your baby is so beautiful!!!❤
@general-cromwell663912 күн бұрын
Wondering what you wife would think of the song, "Honesty" by Billy? ;-) All the best to you and yours. Cheers.
@karencolley-smidt864Ай бұрын
I love every song Billy Joel has ever made. Brightly is so precious! She looks like her big sister. I so miss our 3 adult children being babies, especially at Christmas. They are all in their 30s now.
@kimberlygolden818216 күн бұрын
I want you just they way you are! The best Billy song.
@yalandafishАй бұрын
You have such a beautiful family. And I love seeing you all together when you react. It fills my heart with so much love and soul ❤❤❤❤
@stevesharp613813 күн бұрын
Awesome ballade is a true great song!!!!!
@laurasutherland892815 күн бұрын
Awe Billy Joel ❤true piano man !!!
@jackieblue126712 күн бұрын
Adorable baby. Lovely family.
@tomcallahan590716 күн бұрын
Your daughter is so cute ! I have a granddaughter a little younger than her. Enjoy every moment! They grow up so fast!
@Cristozen115 күн бұрын
What a beautiful baby! Congratulations on a lovely family!
@StacyMoore24116 күн бұрын
Yes bring your wife back!! Nice touch!
@Nathan-h5i15 күн бұрын
Christ.......thats the cutest damned baby Ive ever seen. 😂
@dougskriver621615 күн бұрын
Brightly is amazing. you three are a wonderful family.
@redddo116 күн бұрын
I like how your wife immediately started to sway from the first bar. It's that type of song.
@debbowers576915 күн бұрын
DEFINITELY bring "wifey" back! Y'all are too cute, especially Briteley, hope I spelled that correctly. She is so beautiful!
@mikeleenlaurent969116 күн бұрын
What a beautiful daughter and wife 😁
@Flagg79516 күн бұрын
I am always down for more Billy Joel! ❤
@Songbird-5916 күн бұрын
I love his song Until The Night. You can play that one with Wifey. I love it when she's here with you.
@paranoiaaa41268 күн бұрын
He is truly a great artist. So many good songs over the years. ❤❤❤
@annieh547915 күн бұрын
My husband's favorite song. - I remember those days......