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Hidden Meaning Of The Piano Man

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Analyzing the Hidden Meaning of the Piano Man
Many artists write songs about what is going on in their lives. This can be seen in Billy Joel’s “Piano Man”. During the time when he wrote this song, Joel was in disagreements with his first record company and was performing at a local bar in Los Angeles, as Bill Martin. We find out when reading the lyrics to this song that, Bill, the piano man, is actually Billy Joel himself. It is known to many that Mr. Joel is a piano player. Throughout the song, there is an overall theme of depression with the employees and patrons of the bar. Many of them, he explains, come to listen to the piano man to feel better and to forget about their daily lives.
First we have the locals at the bar. The first person

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