Rapper FIRST REACTION to Billy Joel - Piano Man! This is so REAL!

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  @alleneh · 2 years ago

  Billy Joel is one cool guy... he doesn't sell front row seats to his concerts. He has his people go up to the cheap seats and brings what he calls his true fans down to the front.

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• RL

  @RLKmedic0315 · 2 years ago

  &quot;They&apos;re sharing a drink they call loneliness, but its better than drinking alone&quot;<br><br>One of the best and most profound lines in all of music, IMHO.

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• CE

  @centaurfdc · 1 year ago

  What i got from the song is that &quot;The Piano Man&quot; knew everyones story in the bar, but everyone only knew him as &quot;The Piano Man&quot;, which in a way, put him on a lonely island in a bar full of people

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• MO

  @Moshinoki · 2 years ago

  There are two types of people: people who love Billy Joel&apos;s songs, and people who don&apos;t know they love Billy Joel&apos;s songs

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• MU

  @murrannlehovitch6204 · 2 years ago

  My daughter and I were in a random bar/restaurant last year in Pennsylvania, this song came on and I tell you every single person in that place sang this at the top of their lungs. It was superb.

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• JA

  @JasonMBroyles · 1 year ago

  The fact that you thought &quot;Uptown Girl&quot; was recorded by Frankie Valli is a huge compliment to Billy Joel. &nbsp;Valli is one of Joel&apos;s musical heroes, and Joel wrote &quot;Uptown Girl&quot; in Valli&apos;s style.

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• DI

  @diamondstud322 · 2 years ago

  Genius songwriter, Billy Joel has a huge catalog—rock, doo-wop, jazzy, bluesy, he has it all. &nbsp;I suggest “only the Good Die Young” as the next Billy Joel reaction.

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• IV

  @IvIidnight · 2 years ago

  Whilst there are songs that resonate deeper in my soul, I 100% judge people that don&apos;t like this song.

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• GI

  @givadogabone · 2 years ago

  I heard Billy Joel tell this story in an interview. His father was adamant that Billy become a classical pianist and was very disappointed when Billy took his classical training and turned it into a Pop/Rock career. His father would never really admit that Billy was successful since his success wasn&apos;t in the Classical music world. One day Billy and his father were walking down Fifth Avenue in NYC and they noticed a limousine parked at the curb half way up the block. As they were standing there, Itzhak Perlman came out of the building and was headed for the car. Billy&apos;s father got so excited to see the world-renowned violinist, and he said to Billy &quot;Look! Oh my god! It&apos;s Itzhak Perlman!!&quot; Perlman glanced their direction and recognized Billy. The three gathered and Itzhak was incredibly excited to meet &quot;The Billy Joel!&quot; He told him how much he enjoyed his music and that he listened to it constantly and that he was Billy&apos;s biggest fan. They spoke for a few minutes and then Itzhak said he had to leave to make a meeting. As he was leaving, he told Billy, &quot;we must work together! Let&apos;s stay in touch!&quot; He got in the limo and departed leaving Billy and his father completely stunned. Billy&apos;s father turned to him and said, &quot;I guess you really ARE a big deal.&quot; His father completely supported his career choices after that and Billy and Itzhak ended up performing together in each other&apos;s concerts. <br>Billy Joel is an institution. He calls Madison Square Gardens &quot;his house.&quot; He has courageously reinvented himself with every album, venturing into different musical styles and periods. If all musicians were this courageous and inventive we would all be richer for it. Thank God he still performs so we can still get a taste every once in a while!

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• RA

  @raymondmeyer6747 · 2 years ago

  Every Billy Joel album is a different genre, this man is a f*<b>***</b> genius and always has been.

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• AH

  @ahsmart · 2 years ago

  If you start listening to him you will be listening forever. &nbsp;He wrote it all and plays and sings it all.

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• CO

  @colleencomments9831 · 2 years ago (edited)

  Billy Joel has always had a way with words. “It’s sad and it’s sweet and I knew it complete, when I wore a younger man’s clothes” genius.

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