Piano Man es un álbum de Billy Joel, publicado en 1973 por Columbia. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Travelin' Prayer», «Piano Man», «Ain't No Crime» y «You're My Home».
Sobre el álbum
El aclamado Piano Man es el álbum que presentó a Billy Joel al mundo y lo convirtió en una estrella. Con este trabajo de 1973, el artista neoyorquino perfecciona su estilo de cantautor, creando historias y personajes extraídos de la vida cotidiana con una maestría literaria y musical. La canción que da título al disco, un relato agridulce sobre los clientes de un bar, se convirtió en su tema insignia y en un himno inmortal de la música popular.
El álbum contiene otras joyas como la enérgica "Captain Jack" o la tierna "You're My Home", que demuestran su increíble versatilidad como compositor. "Piano Man" no solo fue un éxito comercial, sino que también estableció a Joel como una de las grandes voces narrativas de su generación. Es una obra fundamental, el disco que encendió la mecha de una carrera legendaria y que sigue emocionando décadas después.
Listado de Canciones
- Travelin' Prayer4:10
- Piano Man5:37
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." La la la, di da da La la, di da 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 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" Oh, la la la, di da da La la, di da da da dum 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 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 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 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?" Oh, la la la, di da da La la, di da 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 got us feeling alright - Ain't No Crime3:20
- You're My Home3:14
- The Ballad of Billy the Kid5:35
- Worse Comes to Worst3:28
Letra
Today I'm livin' like a rich man's son Tomorrow mornin' I could be a bum It doesn't matter which direction, though I know a woman in New Mexico Chorus: Worse comes to worst I'll get along I don't know how, but sometimes I can be strong Oh, and if I don't have a car, I'll hitch I got a thumb and she's a son of a bitch I do my writing on my road guitar And make a living at a piano bar, oh Chorus Lightning and thunder Flashed across the roads we drove upon Oh, but it's clear skies we're under When I am together, when I sing the song Chorus Oh, fun ain't easy if it ain't free Too many people got a hold on me But I know something that they don't know I know a woman in New Mexico Chorus 3x and fade - Stop in Nevada3:40
Letra
He always found it hard to take her She wouldn't listen to advice And though he never tried to make her She often thought it would be nice Oh, and now she's headin' out to California It's been a long time comin' but she's feeling like a woman tonight And she left a little letter said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada Goodbye, goodbye. She tried for years to be a good wife It never quite got off the ground And all those stories of the good life Convinced her not to hang around Oh, and now she's heading out to California And she doesn't know what's comin' but she's sure of what she's leaving behind And she left a little letter said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada Goodbye, goodbye. And though she finds it hard to leave him She knows it would be worse to stay He wouldn't understand the reasons That make a woman run away Oh, and now she's heading out to California With some money in her pocket she's a rocket on the fourth of July And she left a little letter said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada Goodbye, goodbye. Oh, and now she's heading out to California With some money in her pocket she's a rocket on the fourth of July And she left a little letter said she's gonna make a stop in Nevada Goodbye, goodbye. - If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)3:35
- Somewhere Along the Line3:17
Letra
Well, it's a rainy night in Paris, And I'm sitting by the Seine, It's a pleasure to be soaking in the European rain, Now my belly's full of fancy food and wine Oh but in the morning there'll be hell to pay Somewhere along the line In the morning there'll be hell hell to pay Somewhere along the line Sweet Virginia cigarette burin' in my hand Well you used to be a friend of mine but now I understand You've been eating up inside me for some time Oh and I know you're gonna get me Somewhere along the line Well I know you're gonna get me Somewhere along the line Somewhere along the line Well I know it's just a matter of time Well the fun falls through and the rent comes due Somewhere along the line Well you know I love my woman, And I would not let her down, And I did my share of lovin' when I used to get around Now I'm satisfied, And she is lookin' fine Oh but you pay for your satisfaction Somewhere along the line But you pay for your satisfaction Somewhere along the line Hey it's good to be a young man And to live the way you please Yes a young man is the king of ev'ry kingdom that he sees But there's an old and feeble man not far behind Oh that surely will catch up to him Somewhere along the line That surely will catch up to him Somewhere along the line - Captain Jack6:55
Letra
Saturday night and you're still hangin' around Tired of living in your one horse town You'd like to find a little hole in the ground For a while So you go to the village in your tie dyed jeans And you stare at the junkies and the closet queens It's like some pornographic magazine And you smile Captain Jack will get you high tonight And take you to your special island Captain Jack will get you by tonight Just a little push, and you'll be smilin' Oh yeah Your sister's gone out, she's on a date You just sit at home and masturbate Your phone is gonna ring soon, but you just can't wait For that call So you stand on the corner in your New English clothes And you look so polished from your hair down to your toes Ah but still your fingers gonna pick your nose After all,... Captain Jack will get you high tonight And take you to your special island Captain Jack will get you by tonight Just a little push, and you'll be smilin' So you decide to take a holiday You got your tape deck and your brand new Chevrolet Ah, there ain't no place to go anyway What for? So you got everything, ah, but nothing's cool They just found your father in the swimming pool And you guess you won't be going back to school Anymore. Captain Jack will get you high tonight And take you to your special island Captain Jack will get you by tonight Just a little push, and you'll be smilin' So you play your albums, and you smoke your pot And you meet your girlfriend in the parking lot Oh but still you're aching for the things you haven't got What went wrong? And if you can't understand why your world is so dead, Why you've got to keep in style and feed your head Well you're 21 and still your mother makes your bed, And that's too long Captain Jack will get you high tonight And take you to your special island Captain Jack will get you by tonight Just a little push, and you'll be smilin' Captain Jack will get you high tonight And take you to your special island Captain Jack will get you by tonight Just a little push, and you'll be smilin'