What was Billy Joel's first Top 40 hit?
Correct answer: "Piano Man"
Player Meyer
You can feel the realism in the song. Great lyrics!
WhiteWolf0003
♫ Sing us a song, you're the piano man ♫
Gary
Great singer/songwriter.
Tanya
Amazing piano playing and singing by Billy Joel in this song! So young then. Relatable song.
JimmyLovesQL
A great song no doubt but not my favorite Billy Joel.
Player. Ty
Great Song
slomogeo
Gary, i would have loved to hear billy joel and elton john play together.elton was one the best cocerts i ever heard, it was just him and a giant piano.
Donald
Surprised it didn’t do better on the charts.
Guillermo
the microphone smells like a beer..
Carmelle
Cuz we’re all in the mood for a melody, and you’ve got us feeling alright, Billy!
Bob
There was a piano bar in Honolulu called the Rose and Crown. I drank there in the early 70s when I was in the Navy, but I wasn’t in the Navy for life. The piano man was a great entertainer and probably raked in over $1000/night in tips.
Tugboat
We actually thought he served in the Marine Corps. Found out, it was dedicated to his friend
Tugboat
Great artist, and musician. One of my favorites is Goodnight Saigon. Us Marines who was on the GUAM in Grenada heard it a lot.
Maestro1313
Makes sense that he flashbacked to where it all started and then he skyrocketed.
Player #39447199
He was in a heavy metal band first
Uninitialized
delrio35, To this day, I still want to see one of his MSG gigs.
PINKS #2360380
Player #18639837, the 2 of them together was a fabulous concert!
Martin J. Watkins
Uninitialized, no female part
BOB REILLY ( ROBERT )
who sang the female part of that song?
tunegrabber
Billy Joel has an ongoing rift with the band Phish. every time one of them play multiple shows at MSG in NYC, they set the record for most performances at that venue, but not a friendly rivalry.
MetalMom59
I got sick of hearing it after a trip to Jamaica. The resort had a piano bar which meant Piano Man was done multiple times a night.