1. Billy Joel
Piano Man
Travis Drumm

2. Speaker of the song
The speaker of the song is anybody that plays music in a bar.
He is someone who listens to patrons and plays songs to allow them to forget about life for awhile.
The speaker inspires people to lift above their current daily lives and dream for something bigger, even if it's only for the night.

3. Lyrics It's nine o'clock on a Saturday The Regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin
He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes."

4. Lyrics La la la, di da da La la, di da da da dum Chorus:
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

5. Lyrics Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As the smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"

6. Lyrics Oh, la la la, di da da La la, di da da da dum
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone

7. Lyrics (Chorus) 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 got us feeling alright

8. Lyrics Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life

9. Lyrics It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

10. Lyrics Oh, la la la, di da da La la, di da da da dum Chorus:
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 got us feeling alright

11. Literary Devices
Connotation- The singer uses suggested meanings to describe that every day person who goes to a bar looking to release, inspiration, and or socialization.
"There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin"...
Connotation for anybody that visits a bar..

12. Literary Devices
Symbol- symbol in this song is a combination of the piano and the bar. They represent a feeling of acceptance, of remembrance, and joy.
"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"

13. Literary Devices
Imagery- In the song Billy Joel uses imagery to depict the common feeling of how people are lonely within their selves while surrounded by others.

14. Film/TV Connection
If I was to compare this song to a movie or a sitcom I would compare it to Cheers.
This sitcom was about a collection of lonely individuals who come together for the very reasons this song describes. There were people from all walks of life who wanted to find others who made them feel wanted, feel important, and feel needed. They become friends and the bar made this possible. In this song it is a combination of the bar and piano which causes this to happen.

16. Lyrics- http://www. lyricsfreak. com/b/billy+joel/piano+man_10034 829
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