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    Piano Man" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. It was included on his 1973 album of the same name and released as a single in November 1973. The song is sung from Joel's perspective working as a piano player in a bar, reminiscing about his experiences and the characters he encountered there. "Piano Man" is based on Joel's real experiences working as a lounge musician in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. It became Joel's first major hit and signature song, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.

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    Piano Man" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. It was included on his 1973 album of the same name and released as a single in November 1973. The song is sung from Joel's perspective working as a piano player in a bar, reminiscing about his experiences and the characters he encountered there. "Piano Man" is based on Joel's real experiences working as a lounge musician in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. It became Joel's first major hit and signature song, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.

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    Pianoman: "Piano Man"

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    Piano Man" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. It was included on his 1973 album of the same name and released as a single in November 1973. The song is sung from Joel's perspective working as a piano player in a bar, reminiscing about his experiences and the characters he encountered there. "Piano Man" is based on Joel's real experiences working as a lounge musician in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. It became Joel's first major hit and signature song, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974.

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    Pianoman

    For the Billy Joel album of the same name, see Piano Man (album). For the EP and song
    by Mamamoo, see Piano Man (EP).

    "Piano Man"

    Single by Billy Joel

    from the album Piano Man

    B-side "You're My Home"

    Released November 2, 1973

    Format 45 rpm single

    Recorded September 1973

     Soft rock[1]
    Genre
     folk rock

    Length 5:40 (Album version)

    4:30 (Single version)

    Label Columbia

    Songwriter(s) Billy Joel

    Producer(s) Michael Stewart


    Billy Joel singles chronology

    "She's Got a "Piano Man" "Worse Comes


    Way" (1973) to Worst"
    (1972) (1974)

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    "Piano Man" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel.
    His first single in North America, it was included on Joel's 1973 album of the same
    name and later released as a single on November 2, 1973. The song is sung from Joel's
    point-of-view working as a piano player at a bar, reminiscing on his experiences working
    there and the people that he encountered. "Piano Man" is based on Joel's real-life
    experiences working as a lounge musician in Los Angeles from 1972-73, in an effort to
    escape his contracted New York-based record company at the time, Family Productions,
    following the poor commercial performance of the album Cold Spring Harbor. Joel
    describes various characters, including a bartender named John and a "real-estate
    novelist" named Paul, all based on real-life individuals.
    Joel's first major hit and his signature song, "Piano Man" peaked at #25 on
    the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 1974.[2][3] Following Joel's breakthrough as a popular
    musician with the release of The Stranger, it became one of his most well-known songs.
    It is now a highlight of Joel's live shows, where he usually allows the audience to sing the
    chorus. In 2016, the Library of Congress selected "Piano Man" for preservation in
    the National Recording Registry for its "cultural, historic, or artistic significance."[4]

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