![]() ![]() Following Joel's breakthrough as a popular musician with the release of The Stranger, it became one of his most well-known songs. ![]() Joel's first major hit and his signature song, "Piano Man" peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 1974. Joel describes various characters, including a bartender named John and a "real estate novelist" named Paul, all based on real-life individuals. "Piano Man" is based on Joel's real-life experiences as a lounge musician in Los Angeles from 1972 to 1973, which he had decided to pursue in an effort to escape his contracted New York City-based record company at the time, Family Productions, following the poor commercial performance of the album Cold Spring Harbor. The song is sung from Joel's point of view as a piano player at a bar, reminiscing about his experiences there and the people he encountered. ![]() As 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. " Piano Man" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. ![]()
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