Talk:Piano Man (song)

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This needs NPOVing to all hell. Djbrianuk 22:48, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Time signature inaccuracy

The current version says the song is a slow 6/8 time. However, anyone listening to the song will notice it has a strong beat every 3 beats, more characteristic of 3/4 time. Technically this is original research, so i wont edit it, but if anyone wants to cite a reliable source for it, go ahead 70.48.0.59 (talk) 07:38, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Not Very Accurate

"Joel's early career was as a piano player in bars." I don't think this is the case. Joel only played at the Executive Room for six months while he was sitting out a bad record company contract. Otherwise, there's no mention of him being a piano player in bars, though that's certainly his reputation.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.86.23.99 (talk) 15:22, 9 December 2006 (UTC).

Did Billy Joel himself write this article? It's talking about "Piano Man" (nice little pop song) like it's Beethoven's 9th Symphony. 4.230.159.199 08:05, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I think that by now all the puffery has been edited out... -- PKtm 19:42, 1 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Well, It's a start

I know it's not there yet, but I added an infobox, updated a link, and added more material jj 19:57, 27 June 2006 (UTC)


Was Piano Man actually cut down to 3:05? Or was 3:05 just used for the sake of a rhyme? Is the 5:37 version we all know not actually the edited version, or is this the "proper" one?

  • 3:05 for the single, 5:37 in album versions. --YankeeDoodle14 23:58, 25 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Check the History

While reading the overview of this song, I couldn't help but see that it says "Piano Man" was created during the time of Billy Joel's "lounge singing in Los Angeles". Being a native of the city of Troy, NY, I find it hard not to state where this song actually came from. It was made about a bar called the "Hendrick Hudson Hotel Bar" in Troy, NY. Look it up. Ask Billy Joel. My older relatives are friends with many of the people mentioned in the song and they would have no problem telling anyone their real last names. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lilmick7 (talk • contribs) 00:30, 25 January 2007 (UTC). Lilmick7 00:51, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I added the release date, recording dates/place, producer, and the part in the Trivia section that mentions The Hassles. The info was all taken from the inside of an album called "Rock Classics of the 70s". So anyone who has that can check it. I did that all ages ago, but never thought of mentioning it. And I know this isn't the place to talk about references but I just thought I would anyway. Hope that's ok, guys. :) Rforsite01 17:24, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Los Angeles!?

This song was written LONG before he went over to the west coast, my aunt's good friend dated joel's bass guitarist and it is said that the song is written about an English pub in Huntington, NY near Cold Spring Harbor. The name of the pub is "Canerbury Ales" and it was located (when the song was written) on New York Avenue just south of Main Street.

I think that the notion that the song was written about a bar in LA is highly inaccurate. I would enjoy to see hard evidence of that. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by FloppyDiskMan (talk • contribs) 14:48, 8 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Real estate novelist

"Now Paul is a real estate novelist" Anybody knows what the expression "real estate novelist" means? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Phoenix7731 (talk • contribs) 07:13, 26 October 2007 (UTC)