First time hearing BILLY JOEL - THE PIANO MAN | The healing magic and power of music
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- Billy Joel Piano man music video reaction.Till today,i didn't realise Joel was called the piano man because of this song.I thought it was because he played the piano.
This will probably be the greatest song of his career,in terms of the amount of lives it would have touched.
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The guy is a musical genius. GOD blessed him beyond his imagination.
He is kind to the people. He is not thrilled with his job and the manager, but he is kind to all of them.
Billy Joel wrote another song about his career called "The Entertainer." Another one - of many- is one called "Keeping The Faith."
When he plays this in concert, he plays the piano, harmonica, and sings the song. It’s amazing.
...and the whole crowd sing-a-long. Fantastic!
I think Cheers was based on this song... the spirit of the song influences it.. Norm never wanted to go home! :)
Based on his true life experiences !!
The imagery Billy Joel’s paints in this song is brilliant.
I daresay, "brilliant", is not a strong enough word. It's genius.
It's brilliant because it's about him. I've seen him live 7 times and he talks about the song he's preparing to sing, and when he does this you can pin drop. He could actually do a concert and do nothing but tells stories and I'd be satisfied....lol
This song is a true story. These are all characters he met when playing at a dive bar as Bill Martin.
I love Billy Joel! I just wish he’d write some new music! He still plays and tours but hasn’t released a new album for 28 years!
Know John at the bar’s niece.
When I heard that he has written songs for fun since then but just hasn't recorded or released them I lost it lol. I really want him to release a new album or at least pass the songs he's written onto his daughter. Since his last album the only thing I can find that he's written was that weird christmas song.
Some of Billy Joel's songs are better than the others. This is his masterpiece.
Billy fought alcoholism for quite a while. Bravo Billy on your recovery. Such a great artist. Thanks for posting
You can never go wrong with Billy Joel,the consummate storyteller!
"They're sharing a drink they call Loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone." Oh hell yes.
I so am on the same page as you, Matthew Teague
Shared misery is decreased, shared joy increased - Robert Heinlein. Same message.
The whole song is great poetry really...but the line you mention about "sharing a drink they called loneliness, but it's better than drinking alone " is one of my all time favorites. Hands Down.
JESUS is coming back VERY soon ... Is every body ready
I prefer to drink alone. I don't trust people. Alone means no last call and no rejection. I also have penned 155 poems and drinking alone is part of my process. I have Parkinson's disease and drinking helps me write poetry that you can read.
Don't ever forget that the piano man is lonely too. Such lyrical brilliance.
When this songs plays at a bar everyone breaks into song & sways back & forth. ‘They’re sharing a drink they call loneliness but it’s better than drinking alone.’
You know , Harri , this is the power of music 🎶 I'm an Italian-American Man , you're a Black-British Man , but WE BOTH love and connect with THIS song 🎵 and THAT makes US Brothers
Billy Joel Best - "Only The Good Die Young" a True Masterpiece.
Love how Billy turned the focus on himself for the last verse and described how he’s also a tragic figure like the rest; not a holier than thou like it sounded earlier.
indeed since in one way or another we were all a tragic figure
You can never go wrong with Billy Joel. I've never heard a song of his I didn't like.
This song came out in the 70s When times were much more swee the people were more friendly and Feared God more What happened ?
The lyric is even more genius, because it is "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."
My favorite verse from this song.
There’s nothing he has written that you would not like! He’s an icon
Thank you
He's an icon but he has a lot of bad music, even he admitted it.
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He has a lot of songs some are shit but I do love Billy Joel
Billy Joel, IS the Piano Man, no doubts about it.
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant! One of the best live performers ever. Oh yes, he was the Piano Man!
Had the pleasure to see him when he was a warm up band for Loggins and Messina. He introduced this song at that concert and we were all blown away!!
What a great experience!
Loggins has so many different soundtracks.
Billy Joel is memories of marrying my husband. Played the album over & over on his small console record player. 50 years ago now. Still love Billy. Fortunate to see him in concert, best concert ever. 5 encores! 🎶💙🎶💙
He actually did work in a piano bar in his earlier days. Such a genius songwriter/storyteller/musician! A well deserved standing ovation from Harri is a great honor! 🌺✌️
his signature song, and his live performances at Shea Stadium and the tribute when he was presented the Kennedy Center Honors are priceless performances.
Billy Joel was a piano man before he became one of the best composers and singers of music. Piano men in that era were in most communities. It was a wonderful feeling of togetherness that you got from there presence.
"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" is another absolute great song.
YES!!!! My favorite!
It’s Billy Joel’s personal favorite that he wrote and performed.
I like the line "and he knows that it's me they've been coming to see to forget about life for awhile" Like this regular gig is yours as long as you want it. People will offer you money if you shine above average with talent.
I still remember the first time I heard this song on the radio. It was 1974. I was thirteen years old. I knew I was hearing something special.
BEST Billy Joel song in my opinion.
Thank you for your intelligent and engaging commentary on all your reaction videos. Too many reactors have seen this video as "funny," instead of a song filled with pathos, which of course it was.
I agree. It's my favorite reaction channel.
Mine too; the only one I've actually subscribed to.
Yes! Why we love Harri, right?
Pathos. Yes! Pathos. Thank you for sharing with us the perfect word.
I love this song. It's pure storytelling at it's best. My favorite line is, "But it's sad and it's sweet, and I knew it complete, when I wore a younger man's clothes"
He has many great songs. But the Piano Man is sheer genius.
I love Billy Joel. He's a great songwriter/singer and a poetic storyteller in a real way that people can understand.
I suggest his "New York State of mind", or "We didn't start the fire". I have never heard a bad song from him.
One of the greatest artists of our time...
"Man, what are YOU doing here?" What a great, pithy, almost venomous line. Billy knew he had the goods! When would the world realize it? As perfect a song as ever could be. 💗💗💗
Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel) will tear you apart if you are a parent or were. Billy Joel was/is a genius.
This song is so well written. The brilliance is in what's not said, the back story you can glean from so few words. Genius.
"Talking with Davey whos is still in the Navy and probably will be for life"
This could very well be a happy story. He obviously loves the Navy.
Pretty sure he didn't mean it that way. He's saying he's stuck there. Not really any options
Well, it’s sad and it’s sweet and I knew it complete, when I wore a younger mans clothes.
I can’t think of words more poignant or profound. He is such a wordsmith. ❤️🔥❤️🔥
This is a song that makes you picture the bar and the occupants he describes. You don't just listen you also experience.
This was the Song that Launched Billy Joels Career into the Stratosphere !
Welcome aboard! As a fan of Billy Joel, I'm glad that you understood the excellent story that Billy was telling. Billy has been writing great songs for decades.
Every song you hear from this guy will show you a different side of his artistry. Multi talented. It doesn't matter what you choose next from him, I reckon you will like it.
Did you know he plays the harmonica and the piano at the same time when he does this live . I don’t know anyone else that can do that
Yes, he started out doing this. Isn't it amazing how he's so good at the piano, at singing, at writing the music, and at storytelling, that he could do just one of those things as a vocation; but he does them all. Every song on every album he wrote.
"Zanzibar" is another great bar/story song by Billy Joel, I recommend it over the hits everyone else plays to death.
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This was inspired by Joel's experiences playing at The Executive Room, a piano bar in Los Angeles. He worked there for six months in 1972 after his first solo album, Cold Spring Harbor, tanked. The characters in the song are based on real people Joel encountered while working at The Executive Room.
The "waitress practicing politics" is Elizabeth Weber, who ended up becoming his first wife when Joel married her in 1973 (they divorced in 1982).
Joel played under the name Bill Martin, which explains why the patrons in the song call him Bill. Martin is his middle name.
thanks!
It only sank because the producer recorded the album at the wrong speed otherwise some of his best tunes are on that album and when it was re-recorded decade or 2 later that became evident!
This reminds me of folk singers like Harry Chapin-- love these songs that tell a story about everyday people.
One of the Best songs written by a musician in lew of what he does, plays a piano.
Could listen to this song all day, every day. A classic.
One of the greatest songs ever written. Takes you to a different time
This song is a Masterpiece!
He wrote it at 23!
Early in his career Billy Joel played piano in bars just like this in Los Angeles. That experience provided inspiration for this song.
' Captain Jack ' live in New York is an absolute must see.
Quite right. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" Has always been one of my favorites.
Agreed!
I find it amazing that you're only discovering these songs now. Many people have lived their entire lives listening to Billy
Billy Joel provided a huge part of the soundtrack of my youth. Just a few suggestions: Big Shot, Goodnight Saigon, Allentown, Just the Way You Are, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant and New York State of Mind.👍🔥🎧
@Jim Tatro --- I heard Joel asked by a talk show host what his favorite song was. Without much hesitation he said it was "Scenes.." --- It's mine as well. Although they're not the same genres, I always liken it to Meatloaf's "Paradise" in that they both tell that same melancholy story that the idealism of youth is gone and we're getting old.
Definitely Scenes From an Italian Restaurant. The piano is absolutely amazing.
He also does a duet with Ray Charles called Baby Grand that is so good..
My life from Bosom Buddies?
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Big Shot! What a song! It’s about his ex-wife! 🤣😂🤣
The Stranger, Goodnight Saigon and Allentown are all more serious well written songs.
Every word of this song is autobiographical. Joel did work in a piano bar and all the names and lives of the people in the song are real according to him.
Billy Joel plays the harmonica too.
"Captain Jack."
I dunno if you can get thru that one Harri; you've an abundance of compassion and the lyrics will devastate you!
I think this is my favorite Billy Joel song. His voice is so clear. I hear every word. It bothers me when I hear a song and can't understand the words. Billy is perfection. I'm glad you listened to him. Another favorite of mine is by Aerosmith, "Dream On". I think you'd love it too.
"As the smile ran away from his face" so poetic.
I was a doorman in college when the drinking age was 18. Mostly kids looking to hook-up. The bartenders and waitresses were the ones with the sadness... and the fighters... and the family that owned the bar, a MESS!
Best bar song ever
Have seen Billy in concert twice. His shows are fantastic. For Piano Man he plays the harmonica. His songs are legendary and too numerous to mention. Thanks for your reaction.
The brilliance of this song is the ending. He goes through one sad story after another. Each person is in transition or is stuck in life. But notice that it all culminates with the lyric, "man, what are you doing here?" Meaning, it's him too. He is better than his circumstances. He's a musician who is great, yet here he is too.
Billy plays both the harmonica and the piano!
One of the greatest songs ever written.
Friday and Saturday night in the bars of America, hundred's of life's story's and a thousand dreams and wishes, some
fulfilled and others dashed.
another great song is tomorrow is today.
You my friend have the most accurate and intelligent reaction to this song ,compared to the others who have reacted that I've heard who didn't have a clue about the sadness of this song....for this I subscribed to your channel.
Billy Joel has played Madison Square gardens about 130 times.
Also has wrote 33 top 40 hits and still playing.
I saw Billy Joel at the 14th St Academy of Music in NYC in early 72. He was the opening act for J.Giels Band and Captain Beefheart. It was just before "Piano Man" was released. He played a very bitter medley of songs by piano players, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John, Leon Russell etc. He knew he was better than all of them but had yet to make it. In a few months his whole life would change!
Billy Joel
Keeping The Faith
The most elegant way to say "life can suck"
A Masterpiece for the ages.
Billy Joel is a genius.
Harri Billy Joel songs "" Poetry In Motion "". What a gift to have grown up listening to Billy's music. 🎹👍😎
Such a pleasure to hear this gem again. It stands for what music does for us. Billy Joel is just a great artist.
Two of his best thought provoking songs are "And So It Goes" and "Goodnight Saigon."
Love me some Billy Joel! His catalogue is fantastic! Some highlights of his include "Uptown Girl", "The Longest Time", "New York State of Mind", "Only the Good Die Young", and "Just the Way You Are". There are a lot more, but to keep this post short, I'll stop it there.
One of his best
Yes.... Joel’s early career was playing piano in little bars and this is him reminiscing the people he had encountered.
The first time I saw Billy Joel, was back in the early 70's at the Baltimore Civic Center. He was an unheard of opening act, (the crowd Loved him) and he blew us away. He was opening for an act named Alice Cooper... The whole show was great ! Plus one of my friends might of brought some LSD... it was the 70's after all. lol
He had a ton of great songs. Most of my classmates in the 80's weren't very interested, but I loved "I Love You Just The Way You Are", "You May Be Right, I May Be Crazy", "The Longest Time", "She's Always a Woman", "My Life", "IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME", "Honesty". And, He held on to Christy Brinkley for a long time, so He had something going on.
My life and this song were from the 70s ,, and shes all ways a woman was 1978
@@theodoreritola9758 Touché, but I graduated in 84, so my classmates encompassed the 70s and 80s. They were mostly either all "groove", all "country", or all "rock" (a little ALT/Techno, but that was really just getting started, and Rap was in it's infancy). BJ was an intermediary for me.
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no doubt that billy is 1 of the goats, brilliant lyrics served with soul
Watch one of his last live performances, the crowd sings the chorus back to him…very, very moving indeed. Billy gets very emotional…
i.ve met him a few times, as when he bought my book WALT WHITMAN'S AMERICA at a book fair for his then-girlfriend. He was down to earth. Real nice guy. By the way, he's an absolute musical genius--of course!
Check out his song "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" - my favourite. However, any of his songs are worth hearing!
Why is it that most songs from the 70s are TIMLESS Like Piano Man
My wife and I were out at a piano bar for a get together for some old school friends one night. All night long the crowd ignored this guy playing the piano they were a really tough crowd. Then he started to play this song and the people stopped in there tracks and started singing along and by the end of the song they were cheering and clapping.
We Didn’t Start the Fire is worth a listen, he has many great songs.
Uptown Girl and Tell Her About It are two other fantastic songs by Billy Joel. River Of Dreams, as well. He is immensely talented and versatile.
Agree with the comments, this is painting a picture of the variety of people he knows at this bar. Their stories are kinda sad and nostalgic.... and he’s there playing the piano for all of them and lifting their spirits.
Life is lived out in quiet desperation. 🎶Hey Mr Tambourine Man, play a song for me. I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to..🎶
Billy actually did play at a bar in LA, he went under a different name, and this song is about real people he met there.
I remember a number of evenings sitting in a loud, smoke filled bar pretending to have a good time and wondering if there wasn’t a better place to be. And you’re right, it made you drink more. Thankfully I moved on to a marvelous wife and a beautiful daughter and a more meaningful life. This song came out at about the same time as my bar days and it stopped some of us in our tracks and made us think about it. Thanks, Harri! Try his Good Ship Alexa.
If you like the blues and jazz, you'd love Billy Joel's " New York State of Mind", the saxophone and piano are INSANE!!❤️❤️❤️
👉 ... " - Fantastic !!! " ... 👈