My theory, it was supposed to all be a piano song, but Harmonica Man showed up and just started playing. Now, the song that was just supposed to be a piano song has the harmonica in it. It’s so famous that Billy Joel can’t do the song without the harmonica part now.
For years, Billy Joel has been trying to get his revenge, interrupting a song about the harmonica man with his piano playing. But, he’s never going to be able to do it. The harmonica can be just slipped into a pocket so Harmonica Man can easily slip into anywhere with his instrument, ready to add his playing to the song. Meanwhile, Billy Joel can’t haul around a piano with him, and even when he does something like take a keyboard or a keytar it is still much more easily spotted than a harmonica.
My theory, it was supposed to all be a piano song, but Harmonica Man showed up and just started playing. Now, the song that was just supposed to be a piano song has the harmonica in it. It’s so famous that Billy Joel can’t do the song without the harmonica part now.
For years, Billy Joel has been trying to get his revenge, interrupting a song about the harmonica man with his piano playing. But, he’s never going to be able to do it. The harmonica can be just slipped into a pocket so Harmonica Man can easily slip into anywhere with his instrument, ready to add his playing to the song. Meanwhile, Billy Joel can’t haul around a piano with him, and even when he does something like take a keyboard or a keytar it is still much more easily spotted than a harmonica.