Billy Joel, "Piano Man" y los parroquianos que bebían soledad, 1973

William Martin "Billy" Joel (Bronx; 9 de mayo de 1949) es un cantante, compositor y pianista estadounidense.

Billy Joel ha grabado muchos éxitos populares y logrado más de 40 hits desde 1973 (empezando con el sencillo "Piano Man") hasta su retirada en 1993, aunque sigue haciendo tours. Es uno de los pocos artistas de rock y pop que consiguieron éxitos en el "Top Ten" de los 70, 80, y 90. Ganador del Premio Grammy en seis ocasiones, ha vendido más de 100 millones de discos en el mundo y es el sexto artista con más ventas en Estados Unidos, de acuerdo con la RIAA.2​ Ha realizado exitosas giras artísticas, algunas veces con Elton John3​ además de escribir y grabar música clásica. Fue incluido en el salón de la fama del rock and roll en 1999, así como también, en el salón de la fama de los compositores y cantantes en 1992.4​


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1973


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… 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


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