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(Piano Man) (1973)   
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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 di 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 all feelin' all right

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke and or a light of your smoke
But there's some place that he'd rather be

He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As his 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 businessman slowly gets 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've got us all 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 their 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've got us all feeling alright
Studio and Live Versions
Studio version of "Piano Man" (1973). Several photos from Bob Egan's Popspots.  "Piano Man" © 1973 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
This is the original promotional music video for "Piano Man" from 1973, years before MTV launched.
Billy performs "Piano Man" on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert in 1973.

Billy on the BBC UK program, The Old Grey Whistle Test, with mustache in or about 1975.
Live at the Capital Theater in 1976.
Live from Long Island (1982)
Live in London (Wembley) (1984)
The video for "Piano Man" which was made in 1986 for The Video Album, Volume I.  © 1985 Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Live at Yankee Stadium (1990)
Live in Frankfurt, Germany (1994)
Face to Face Tour with Elton John, Tokyo (1998)
On the PBS Special, Piano Grand! (2000)
On the Tonight Show, with Elton John (2001)
Live at the Tokyo Dome (2006)
Live at Shea Stadium (2008)
Live performance at the ceremony for the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2014)
The Making of "Piano Man"
Billy, in his usual sarcastic humor, discusses the origin of the song at a Master Class in 1994 (audio only), from Disc 4 of The Complete Hits Collection.
At a 1996 Master Class, Billy discusses "Piano Man" and pokes fun at it and people's reaction to the song.
Billy discusses the origins of the song "Piano Man" at a Master Class at Harvard University in 1994, and tells s a few jokes.
Billy on Inside The Actor's Studio in 1999.  He discusses his gig as a piano man at The Executive Lounge.
Billy talks about "Piano Man" at a Master Class in 2001 that was aired on the A&E Network.
Mets fans serenade Billy with "Piano Man" (2015)
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