Re: Piano Man
hito wrote:
One of the most ubiquitous and THE most arrogant song ever. "Cos he knows that its me they've been comin to see", "the piano sounds like a carnival", "Man, what are you doing here?". If you do say so yourself
There were a number of songs like this at that time in history and, like the other 'artistes', Joel is taking a pop at himself; it is not a song of arrogance, it is a lament - if you were alive (and not in nappies), at that time in the 70's, you would perhaps appreciate it a little more :-)
~8^)>
