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.
Is the producer Bruce Dickinson, but instead of more cowbell he needs “more harmonica” 😂
“I got an illness and the only cure is more harmonica”
yeah what’s with the dude with the harmonica singing the whole goddamn song
Sing us a song, you’re the singy man.
and we won’t ever.
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
REE RE REEE RA REEEE REE REE REE!
God damnit, John! you better be glad you get me my drinks for free, isn’t there some place you’d rather be?
I think that I could be a movie star if I could get out of this place.
My favorite interpretation of this song is that Billy Joel was unknowingly playing piano in a gay bar. Give it another listen with that thought in mind. Some lyrics that hit differently:
- John at the bar flirting with free drinks
- Paul never had time for a wife
- “Man what are you doing here?”
Paul may have never had a wife, but he sure knew how to write novels about real estate.
Damn, “When I wore a younger man’s clothes” was literal.
Then you got the guy who’ll be “in the Navy” for life
Wait until you listen to any James Taylor song again.
I was born on Long Island in the '70s and have a congenital predisposition to fucking LOVE Billy Joel. Also, it’s illegal to be from Long Island and not like Billy Joel. I love Billy Joel.
Turns out, I also love memes calling him out for how much harmonica there is in fucking Piano Man
I have family on Long Island. I don’t think I’ve ever gone into a restaurant there that didn’t have a signed photo of Billy Joel hanging up. That motherfucker eats out.
That’s how he landed Christie Brinkley
Hahaha guy used to tip with concert tickets! They were such a hot commodity
I saw a video of Billy Joel playing Piano Man, and he sang, and also played both the piano and the harmonica, using one of those harmonica holders around his neck.
This, harmonica dude is the piano man
Oh you mean like a benzite
HEEEeey Mr Tamborine man, play a soowwng for me, I’m nat SLEEPEEE ASDF FALAAaaaaa
Origins of “the epic sax guy” has a lot of violin.
No no, you do make a fine point… 🎹
I gotta have more
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it’s a bad song and this is part of it
