Billy Joel – Piano Man

Billy Joel – Piano Man

Billy Joel – Piano Man

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In 1973, Billy Joel released his legendary Piano Man album. Watch the official HD music video for the title track “Piano Man.”

BIOGRAFIA

CHI ERA

Billy Joel è nato a New York, nel Bronx, il 9 maggio 1949, figlio di Rosalind e del pianista tedesco di origine ebraica Helmut Joel. I suoi genitori divorziarono quando aveva 8 anni; cresciuto a HicksvilleLong Island, ha iniziato a suonare nel primo complesso a quattordici anni (The Echoes), dopo avere visto un concerto dei Beatles alla trasmissione televisiva Ed Sullivan Show. Nel 1967 ha fatto parte della band The Hassles (con la quale ha pubblicato due dischi), per poi costituire, nel 1970, il duetto heavy metal denominato Attila (insieme all’ex batterista degli Hassles, Jon Small), col quale pubblicherà un solo album per la Epic Records.

Gli inizi

Fu influenzato dai primi artisti del rock and roll e del rhythm and blues, tra i quali The Four SeasonsThe Drifters e i Beatles. Scriveva brani con melodie ben strutturate e senza pretese.[3] Il suo primo album Cold Spring Harbor, uscito nel 1971, non ebbe successo; si trasferì brevemente a Los Angeles dove si esibì nei piano bar,[4] come quando aveva iniziato i suoi primi passi con lo pseudonimo di “Bill Martin”. Ma sarà con l’album Piano Man (1973), dopo avere stipulato un nuovo contratto con la Columbia Records del leggendario Clive Davis, che Billy inizia a farsi conoscere dal grande pubblico, grazie a canzoni come Captain JackThe Ballad of Billy the Kid e Piano Man, ancora oggi molto conosciute, con cui arriva alla 27ª posizione della hit parade statunitense. Il singolo Piano Man arriverà tra le top 20 e gli procurerà il suo primo disco d’oro. La prima delle menzionate canzoni, Captain Jack, per vero, venne composta l’anno precedente e fu proprio una sua versione dal vivo trasmessa in una stazione radio di Philadelphia (WMMR-FM) ad attirare l’attenzione della prestigiosa casa discografica.

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Billy Joel - Piano Man (Official Video)
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sittin' 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"

La, la-la, di-di-da
La-la di-di-da da-dum

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

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 some place that he'd rather be

He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me"
As a 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"

Oasis – ‘Supersonic’ (Official Video)

Oasis – ‘Supersonic’ (Official Video)

Oasis – ‘Supersonic’ (Official Video)

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Oasis – ‘Supersonic’ (Official Video) [HD Remastered] Taken from the album ‘Definitely Maybe’ Directed by Mark Szaszy

‘Definitely Maybe’ – Deluxe 30th Anniversary Editions, released 30th August 2024. Featuring unheard Monnow Valley versions and Sawmills Studios outtakes. Pre-order now: https://OasisMusic.lnk.to/DM30YP

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Oasis - 'Supersonic' (Official Video)
I need to be myself
I can't be no one else
I'm feeling supersonic
Give me gin and tonic
You can have it all but how much do you want it?
You make me laugh
Give me your autograph
Can I ride with you in your B.M.W?
You can sail with me in my yellow submarine

You need to find out
'Cause no one's gonna tell you what I'm on about
You need to find a way for what you want to say
But before tomorrow

'Cause my friend said he'd take you home
He sits in a corner all alone
He lives under a waterfall
Nobody can see him
Nobody could ever hear him call
Nobody could ever hear him call

You need to be yourself
You can't be no one else
I know a girl called Elsa
She's into Alka Seltzer
She sniffs it through a cane on a supersonic train
And she makes me laugh
I've got her autograph
She done it with a doctor on a helicopter
She's sniffin in her tissue
Sellin' the Big Issue

When she finds out
No one's gonna tell her what I'm on about
You need to find a way for what you wanna say
But before tomorrow

'Cause my friend said he'd take you home
He sits in a corner all alone
He lives under a waterfall
Nobody can see him
Nobody could ever hear him call