Rapper FIRST REACTION to Billy Joel - Piano Man! This is so REAL!
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Rapper "Black Pegasus" First time reaction to Billy Joel's classic "Piano Man" I could not believe I had not seen or heard this before. The perfect video and song. This was a movie!
Rapper FIRST REACTION to Billy Joel - Piano Man! This is so REAL!
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"They're sharing a drink they call loneliness, but its better than drinking alone"
One of the best and most profound lines in all of music, IMHO.
Agree!
Sums up my life
I agree, but unfortunately I think it's an amazing line that gets lost in this video due the guy patting the waitress on her rear, as that distracts the viewer/listener from the song. Other than that one part, I love the video.
This!
@@thehonestman26 This is what I came here to say. The best lyric in the whole song, and it's completely overshadowed by the video creator's interpretation. Almost as bad is John.. In my mind, he's at least passably good looking; which gives some credence to believing he could be a movie star. This guy makes it looks like they're playing it for laughs. That wasn't Billy's intention.
There are two types of people: people who love Billy Joel's songs, and people who don't know they love Billy Joel's songs
I'd say there's 3 types of people.
Those who know they love Billy Joel's songs.
Those who don't know they know Billy Joel's songs.
And those who lead their lives on Twitter hating on everything, because they ain't got anything better to do in their lives apparently.
Hahaha its true!
Exactly!!!
Piano Man-written about his days playing in a piano bar.
Uptown Girl-written about his then wife Christy Brinkley.
We Didn't Start The Fire-written after a younger friend told him nothing important happened historically during his lifetime. He sat down and started naming all the important historical and cultural events that happen since he was born.
He is such an amazing songwriter. Great reaction!! 😊
"Piano Man" written WHILE playing the piano bars.
"Uptown Girl" written about his girlfriends Elle MacPherson and Christie Brinkley BEFORE he got serious enough to propose and marry her.
"We Didn't Start the Fire" written after that history-ignorant statement was said to him by 21yo Julian Lennon.
I love A Matter of Trust
Uptown girl isn’t about Christy it’s about Elle mc something. He dated her first. Sorry I’m a Billy geek.
The song was originally titled "Uptown Girls", plural. Billy Joel was dating both when he wrote it, although he was dating Elle first. By the time he made the video and released the song, he had committed to Christie.@@maryjohnson6796
Didn't start the fire.....cool....did not know.
Great song ...great story teller
Billy Joel is a story teller. I'm a UK RAF Veteran. Billy has a song about the Vietnam war called Goodnight Saigon.
It's a must watch,
yes,yes,yes
Whilst there are songs that resonate deeper in my soul, I 100% judge people that don't like this song.
100% haha. If anyone says this song is crap their taste in music is irrelevant
I agree!
Facts😂
@@YorkshireRippler I hear ya. When I hear someone say they hate this song, I want to ask them "Did it hurt when your soul died?"
Agree!!
Genius songwriter, Billy Joel has a huge catalog-rock, doo-wop, jazzy, bluesy, he has it all. I suggest “only the Good Die Young” as the next Billy Joel reaction.
Nah - @blackpegasusraps knows sound booth, mixing, etc, etc. - "The Longest Time" was *cutting edge* for it's time - it blew our parent's minds - in what, like eighty three? four? - can't remember, but I remember my mother LOVED the harmony in that song and told everyone she met "You know Billy Joel does all the parts on that, right? He's all the voices; they're all him. That's all Billy Joel, and there's no instru ments except a bass. It's all Billy Joel."
@@TruCat I agree with your mom. The Longest Time is my vote for the best Billy Joel song. Although, I love New York State of Mind, too.
Still Rock and Roll to Me, You May Be Right, Movin' Out, Pressure, We Didn't Start the Fire... SO many good songs to choose from.
Definitely that next and basically that whole album
All great but Downeaster Alexa gets me every time. Like my heart soars with that song in a soul memory kind of way that I wonder if everyone feels when hearing it.
If you want your jaw to drop on a Billy Joel song, look up For the Longest Time. He overlays his own voice singing 6 different parts to make it sound like he's a full acapella group. The range of his octive register was legendary. Uptown Girl is also incredible.
Right. For the Longest Time is not one sleep on. Very well layered and amazing that he did it all.
YES!! Forgot that one. It always makes me so happy.
Yes! It’s classic!
Not only does he sing and play them....he writes them all too!! Mega talent 😁😁🇬🇧
My daughter and I were in a random bar/restaurant last year in Pennsylvania, this song came on and I tell you every single person in that place sang this at the top of their lungs. It was superb.
I have been in a bar where people weren’t really paying attention to the piano player. He started this song and the room filled up so quickly with everyone singing along. This song gets a crowd going, at least it used to, I don’t know if it does now.
If you are ever in a bar and this song plays and people don’t sing along you are in the wrong kind of bar lol
He's from Long Island. I used to go to Fire Island a lot in the summer. In a bar in Ocean Beach, when this song somes on everyone's sings at the top of their lungs and swings the pendant lamps hanging over the horseshoe shaped bar to the song. Great time.
Nice! ❤
No joke, the best thing is watching you realize you've been sleeping on one of the all-time greats
I'm 54 and can tell you the bar scene died before Covid. We used to go to bars in the 80's and 90's and socialise and drink, Its gone now, people can't communicate anymore. The video is more about the characters you find in bars that never change.
yep. I miss it
Every Billy Joel album is a different genre, this man is a f****** genius and always has been.
There's a legend about how this song was written that just adds to the atmosphere even more. Supposedly, this song is a true story, a compilation of tales about people Joel met while doing a residency at a small piano bar. He was trying to get out of a contract with his label at the time, but they refused to let him go. So he spent the rest of the contract period hidden away in this bar, playing for guests instead of doing tours. When he was finally free, this was the very first song he wrote, a tribute to all the people he'd gotten to know.
And there's the thematic resonance of all the people trapped by circumstances while Billy's trapped in his contract.
@malcolmrowe9003 "and they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar and say 'Man, what are you doing here?'"
@@paulp9274 Exactly. Cause they KNEW it was Billy Joel who could pack 40k+ venues and he is playing piano in some crummy "dive bar"????
Under an assumed name.
When this song came out in 1973, we didn't have internet, youtube, cell phones, etc. We just rode around in our old cars and listened to this on the radio. We had to listen to the words and formulate the movie in our heads. Most artists didn't make music videos until MTV started in 1981.
I know you said "most artists" and you are right that videos took off much more after MTV came along and this particular version of the Piano Man video came out in around 1985, but there was an earlier original from 1973 that is also on TH-cam that I think was filmed in Australia where Billy also plays the harmonica too.
Thanks! I'll try to find it..@@seanscanlon9067
Love your comment. For me, it was 1984 with MTV, but Billy was there before MTV. And you know what? he didn't give a damn. He has always been dedicated to the music and that's it, end of story.
Crazy to think I was 9 when this was released and I'll be 60 this year.
@@williamh4172 Yep, exactly the same for me. I'll be 60 in August.
We called him "the storyteller" when I was young! His poetry is off the charts -- although it put him on the charts! 😅
He hid out in a piano bar for a period and wrote this homage to all the souls he met. Also, look up one of his B-sides, called "Vienna.'
It warms my heart to see the young generations discovering the 60s, 70s & early 80s music.
Music was made from the Soul back then.
I miss it😊
Billy Joel has been making hits for decades. I'm 58 years old and he has been putting out favorites of mine since I was a kid.
I have him to thank for my existence, probably. My parents met because my mom (who was in the Air Force at the time) refused to dance to Goodnight Saigon out of respect, and my dad, a Vietnam Vet, thought that was really classy and went over to talk to her. She LOVES that song, of course, it's just more a song to sing and listen to than dance to.
hes in his 70s
I'm 55 and yeah, my mother had his records, so I grew up on his music. I've seen him live twice and would happily go again.
I'm 58 as well..I think I still have one of his 8-tracks down in my basement somewhere! Just love his whole collection.
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant is an epic Billy Joel song, you'll love it.
incredible!
But you need to do the Live version.
There's not a bad or even so-so song on his album The Stranger.
Ooh yeah, that’s a good one.
I think that's my favorite song, inspired by the Beatles, a day in the life. 3 songs came together for one incredible song
Keeping the Faith, Matter of Trust, Still Rock and Roll to Me, Pressure, We Didn’t Start the Fire…I could go on and on. Billy Joel is great.
Matter of Trust is one of my favorite videos, much less songs!
"Ima have to look up this Billy Joel guy" I AM DECEASED 💀💀💀😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣
If you start listening to him you will be listening forever. He wrote it all and plays and sings it all.
Billy Joel- “She’s Always a Woman” & “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”
Yes and New York State of Mind! All 🔥🔥
I actually prefer it without the video. So this is a video long after this song made him famous. He was only 24 when he wrote this.
Billy Joel has an epic catalog of music, and so many of them have speak to you on different levels.
And he also wrote symphonic music.
When you paint with precisely the right words, you can practically smell the room. It's like magic, leaving you feeling nostalgic for a place you've never been to before.
Billy Joel is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. And he can make the piano sound like rock and roll! He has also has an ongoing residency at Madison Square Garden and has sold out over 100 times in a row.
Definitely check him and his band out live, “Big Shot”, “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant”, “Only the Good Die Young”, “Good isn’t Saigon”.
"Goodnight Saigon"
I think you got a little over-excited there...
Been listening to him since 1978
He's been doing this since the 70s! His catalog has to be massive. He's so, so good. Do yourself a favor and check out his songs. "She's Always a Woman", for one, is gorgeous. ❤
Billy Joel is an American icon and national treasure. His music has spanned decades and his piano skills are incomparable. 23 Grammy nominations, 6 wins. His album The Bridge is one of my favorites. "Turn the Lights Back On" is a song he just released in 2023. His first new song in 16 years or something like that. He's been bringing it for 50+ years.
'Only The Good Die Young' thats my favorite Billy Joel song.
Agreed
If your dad served, you should check out “Good Night Saigon” by Billy Joel
Totally. Amazing song
Biilly Joel was able to jump around because was writing about things he or friends have experienced in life--and he is a feakin', flaming GENIUS.
You can never go wrong with Billy Joel. The man is a true legend
His catalog is unreal🔥🔥🔥 New York State of Mind unbelievable! Musical legend ❤️
Totally second New York state of mind.
"Piano Man" was Billy Joel's breakout hit, released back in 1973. He's a brilliant songwriter and the breadth of his subjects and musical styles over the decades is tremendous. One of my favorites is a song about the facades we show to others called, "The Stranger," from his 1977 album of the same name .
To clarify, Billy Joel didn't start with "Uptown Girl." That was a song was released in 1983, after he was very established. It was included on an album (An Innocent Man) that basically represented an homage to the music of his youth. "We Didn't Start The Fire" is more recent still (1989) but again, he is looking back on events that took place throughout his lifetime.
I thought Uptown Girl was for Christie Brinkley ? supermodel that he was dating and eventually married ?
Modern artists can take big lessons from Billy Joel. Musically and lyrically brilliant!
"Scenes from An Italian Restaurant" will blow your mind. And you could throw darts at his music library and come up with pure gold each time.
But I still say "Leningrad" is one of the best songs ever produced. The world needs more like it.
My favorite Billy Joel moment is when he stopped playing in the middle of the Grammys to protest them playing Sinatra off the stage.
Billy Joel was awarded a lifetime achievement award.
He deserves it.
The variety of his hit songs are the main reason he's in the songwriter's hall of fame! Well deserved!
River of Dreams will blow your mind. Also I was stationed in Germany in the late 70s. Mad props to your dad for his service and for raising you. He did a great job.
You are right. It doesn't matter what a woman wears, a man has no right to touch her body.
What if she wears a shirt that says "You have my consent to touch my body." on the front and back of the shirt?
She threw his drink in his lap-girl got moves. Way to cool him off fast. There’s so many characters here and you can find them in any bar anywhere in the US.
You have got a D dive in the Billy Joel. He is absolutely incredible. I saw him play live in the piano, two piano tour with Elton John and they played for over four hours. It was incredible and they can play each other songs just at the drop of a beat there wasn’t any kind of autotune, there wasn’t any kind of lip-synching Elton could sing Billy songs they could play one another songs they were just!
"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"
Poetry
❤❤❤ it was so amazing growing up in the 80's. Our music was everything.
Saw him 4 times in concert. Chills everytime he plays this , 50,000 people singing the chorus . Amazing
BP. Ya gotta catch up. Billy Joel is one of the most prolific singer/songwriters in pop history. Great in concert.
One of the things that makes him so unique is the wide variety of styles he writes/sings in. Also has written a full blown symphony.
All the best and keep up the great work.
Billy Joel is one of the most versatile artists out there. He excels at storytelling and he is not confined to any single genre. Recommendations for Billy Joel songs to show the breadth of his songwriting and musicianship: The Longest Time, The Downeaster Alexa, Christie Lee, Lullaby, The Ballad Of Billy The Kid, The River Of Dreams.
innocent man, uptown girl, river of dreams, only the good die young. so many greats
My Favorite Billy Joel songs are - Pressure - Only the Good Die Young - Movin Out - Just the way you are - Still Rock and Roll to me
So I was fortunate enough to talk to Billy for a minute and there were a few key things he had mentioned.
1. His favorite song of his own is “Scenes from an Italian restaurant”.
2. One song he always plays that he thought for sure would win an award but never did is “Summer, Highland Falls”.
3. He owes a lot of success to a radio station in Philadelphia called “WMMR”. No radio stations would play his music. WMMR did and he exploded.
4. He ALWAYS ends his concerts with the same statement everytime. He always says “Thank you for coming and remember, don’t take any $hit from anyone!”
Billy Joel is one of the greatest and most successful songwriters of all times. And he experimented with style. I think he said he wanted to be the next Bob Dylan when he wrote "Piano Man."
Billy Joel is considered a legend. He has so many amazing songs. Loved this review!
Billy Joel is amazing, not just because of his performance and composition skills, but for the sheer breadth of his style. His songs range from cheery pop, to ballads, to zydeco, to folk, to hard rock. He even dabbled his feet in classical composing.
'Dabbled his feet in classical composing'?
Well, considering he began classical piano lessons at age 4, and his father was ALSO a classical musician...
@@chris...9497 Oh yeah, I'm fully aware of his training and performance chops. I was referring to his Fantasies & Delusions album, where he was playing classical music of his own composing.
Billy's repertoire is extensive. His style is undefinable and his skill and artistry are unequalled. New York State of mind live and the Old Grey Whistle is epic!
The story behind this song is great. Conflict with the record company. Dude basically went underground and hid to sit out his contract. Played piano bars and that’s where the song comes from
Billy Joel has been an amazing artist for most of my life. I was born in 72. I absolutely love his newest song turn the lights back on its beautiful. My dad was an army Vietnam vet passed a little over a year ago. I love it. Take care ❤❤❤
Billy Joel has three Greatest Hits Albums, not one duplicate on them, I own all three. He is an amazing artist, and yes he writes his own songs.
You could spend a week listening to his music. He writes his own lyrics, music and arrangements. He is a singer-songwriter-
musician extraordinaire!
“She’s always a women to me” is probably my favorite. Honesty and New York State of Mind are such classics too. He was definitely edgy when he was younger, and by mig 80’s things were a little more ‘produced’. I think he wrote Uptown Girl when he was dating the model Christy Brinkley. But earlier there were the more ‘naughty’ songs like Captain Jack and Only the Good Die Young. My BFF and 80’s college roommate adored Billy Joel and these songs take me right back to road tripping home for the weekend in her old VW Bug with the windows open, desert wind in our faces shouting along to Piano Man at the top of our lungs.
I've been to close to 200 concerts & I can honestly say, Billy Joel is EXCELLENT in concert, a great showman WELL WORTH the money!!
Every song written tells a story. Every song. Billy is a great writer/singer.
When this comes on at the bar and karaoke, and the whole bar sings along. It feels good ❤❤❤
When it comes to the lyrics of a song, this is in my top 10. It makes you feel like you're there-or at least want to be there.
And he has composed classical pieces as well. The man has *range.*
Billy Joel anything. Pick anything.
Perfectly said 👍🎶🙂
Truly a legend. His first albumb was released in 1971 and his last in 2001. He continued to perform but stopped creating new music because in his words "i've had my say". Even with no new music he has been selling out MSG in NYC every month since January 2014 and is due to finally end his residency this year. I was lucky enough to see him there, in Fenway park in Boston and with Elton John in Hartford CT. I could name 50 songs you should check out but you should start with "Scenes from and Italian Restaurant"
Billy recently released a new song and video to go with it and performed it at this year's Grammy Awards show, and also closed out the night with an abridged playing of You May Be Right.
The new song is called Turn the Lights Back On and is the one mentioned at the end of this reaction.
@@seanscanlon9067 I've seen his story of the new song and him playing it. Let's hope it leads to a new album.
🥹my childhood was filled up with brilliant music and I will be thankful for this till the end of (my) time
Listen to 'Cause she's always a women to me', I love Billy Joel
Billy Joel was the first real concert I went to back in 1991 in Houston. 17000 people singing Piano Man and Goodnight Saigon. He was -everywhere- in the 70s-90s. He actually retired from making new music back in the mid 90s and apparently released his first new song a few weeks ago.
He wrote this song from his personal experience singing in a bar when he was struggling a bit. The people in the bar were real people at the time he sang in the bar.
My daughter, now 40 LOVES this song. One of her all time favs. She knows every word
Billy Joel is one of the best musical artists of all time. You need to listen to his entire catalog
His range is amazing. Only the Good Die Young. And so much more.
I'm so happy for you to have discovered Billy Joel!
These lyrics are such a vivid human story. So special & relatable let alone poignant. Love it!
Still Rock and Roll to Me, great Billy Joel song.
Not just hits, but classics..
One of the biggest catalog ever, all his songs are originals. He is a human jukebox
So, I recently figured out I know way more Billy Joel than I thought. He had hits in several decades. Songs I knew but did not realize was him.
Billy Joel- "You're Only Human" has a laugh in it that was a mistake during recording, and Billy wanted to have it edited out, but his wife convinced him to leave it in because the song was about being human and we make mistakes.
Garth Brooks Hit Shameless was Billy Joel's song. Garth had a concert in Central Park, which was fire, especially when Billy walked on stage to preform as well. I have that concert in a box set now I am gonna watch it again this weekend.
That was SO FUN watching you realize how MANY songs Billy Joel sang. YES, all of his songs are so different, he's a genius.
Blly Joel is eternal. My 52 year old daughter and 23 year old granddaughter asked for tickets to a Blly Joel and Stevie Nicks concert for Christmas last year. They know great music.
When he plays this song in concert, he also plays the harmonica, as well as the piano and singing.
He does a residence at Madison Square Garden. Once a month he sells the place out. Billy Joel is indeed a legend.
Since you mentions "Sweet Caroline" please do react to Neil Diamond who has 38 top 10 songs and 10 number one's and 10 Grammy's. Sweet Caroline is one of them; Crackling Rosie is another; "I am...I said" is one of my favorites; he wrote most of his songs and a lot of songs for others such as the Monkees "I'm A Believer" and he covered "The Last Thing on My Mind" which is probably my favorite of his covers. I guarantee you'll love his voice and his work is deep and wide and all good.
Billy's career has spanned over 50 years, and he is such an incredible musician that he grew and evolved through the years. I'm sure his life experiences informed his music growth.
"We didn't Start The Final" for me is my fave of Billy Joel
It's "We didn't Start The Fire" in case that wasn't a typo :)
I saw Billy Joel in concert at the peak of his career. It was mind blowing. His band had loads of talent. No autotune back then. He was pitch perfect.
I grew up on Long Island, NY, Billy’s hometown. Billy was and is everything to us. It was practically a requirement to know every word of his “Stranger” album. He is a one man phenomenon.
Talent is very evident in this singers songs.
Billy Joel wrote this song from a time when he worked as a piano man at a bar. This is what inspired this song and video.
So glad you found him !!! Billy is an American icon in the music industry. He was married to a super model, they had a baby girl, got divorced. He's never remarried. Wrote a lullaby for his daughter.. BIG HIT !!!!
Goodnight, My Angel is one of the greatest lullabies of all time 🥰😭
Billy has been huge for years. At the time of his starting to write uptown girls he was dating super model Elle McPherson. He found himself at a club or party and the 3 people around him chatting were Elle, Whitney Houston and supermodel Christie Brinkley. He was inspired to write Uptown Girls. Before it was finished he his relationship with Elle ended and he started dating Christie, who he later married. He changed the title to Uptown Girl. Great voice. Great writer and musician.
He has released 13 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 10 video albums, 82 singles, three promotional singles and 45 music videos. Throughout his career, he has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history.
I love seeing these videos where modern artists can appreciate and show true love and respect to some of the historical greats.
So much great music from the 70's and 80's.
His piano playing is amazing
Yes, please watch the live performance of New York State of Mind from The Old Grey Whistle Test show. Mind-blowing!
And Billy Joel tells amazing stories. Some of my favorites are Only the Good Die Young, Big Shot, and Stiletto.
In regards to his storytelling, “Downeaster Alexa” is up there at the top of my list.
I love Pressure by Billy Joel and just about everything else he did.
When this song comes on at a karaoke bar.. it's such a good time. EVERYONE gets involved.
BILLY JOEL ❤❤ he is the piano man. Its his actual nickname. My mom also called him bedroom eyes 😅He is one of the best selling artist, selling 160 million records world wide. ❤ Uptown Girl and We Didnt Start the Fire is both his. I want to Thank you for going back in time. I am only 34 but have a love for the oldies as much as my hip hop. 😂 YOU ROCK
Next cover JOHN MELLENCAM, he is great as well, Billy Idol too lol 😆 I could go on forever ❤