文档介绍：在70年代，Billy Joel常被和Bruce Springsteen、Bob Seger相提并论，那两位是HEARTLAND的超级巨星，他们彰显的是蓝领阶层的价值观，做的是中年人的摇滚乐。与之相比，Billy Joel更为多样，他有缠绵的情歌，爵士味的小调，也有简单强劲的青少年音乐，以及大气的抗议歌曲，他唱落寞的钢琴手，美国梦，越战，异教徒，黑手党，人类历史，也唱无聊的郊区生活，不着边际的初恋，相貌平平的女孩。
《Piano Man》，最好的钢琴手之歌，Billy Joel的成名曲，用细致的笔触描绘了酒吧中的各色人等，追忆往昔的老头，梦想成为明星的酒保，海军士兵，小职员，等等，他们分享一杯孤独的酒，这好过一个人孤单地喝酒，他们来听钢琴手，短暂地忘却一下生活。
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday 现在是星期六早上九点钟
The regular crowd shuffles in 老顾客们成群涌入
There's an old man sitting next to me 有个老人坐在我身边
Makin' love to his tonic and gin 正在与他手中的汤力混琴酒缠绵
He says, "Son, can you play me a melody?
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"
他说：“孩子，你能为我弹段旋律不？
我不太记得是怎么哼的了
它带着些甜蜜又有点忧伤，这我记得很清楚
当我还是年轻小伙子的时候。”
La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
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
为我们唱一首吧，钢琴手
今晚为我们唱一首
我们都期待着你的旋律
你懂得我们的感情
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 s