Song Review: Piano Man By Billy Joel

I tried to get out of a bad record deal,” (Song Facts). During his time at the piano

Returning from Phillip Island was a bit emotional for everyone else minus Lauren and me, as we had no clue who this man everyone was sad about was. As we arrived at the huge two storey house, already the small gathering had begun with meat on the grill, Harleys lined in a row at the front of the house and music on blast. The mood suddenly shifted as we joined more people and gathered around a table containing a photo frame. Sausages and burgers were handed around and the music was decreased in volume as people began to take turns in speaking about the man who had recently

“Not bad,” replied Gabby, who had thrown her bag up on the counter and was trying to fish out a lighter, “just got off!” Both of her stockings had a run in them and flicks of discarded food stuck to the sides of her tennis shoes. Her dress was black and sparkling. Vernon could tell she worked at another diner the moment she got out of the cab. The waitress flipped over an empty cup and poured out what was leftover of the coffee. Gabby had lite her cigarette, inhaled a drag, took a sip, and exhaled out a thick cloud of smoke in one single breath. “Ended up pulling a double?” The swirls in the smoke seemed to actuate Gaby's words. “Don’t remind me!” replied the waitress, who had removed one of her flats and was rubbing her heel, “I’ve been on and off my feet since 9:30 this morning.” Gabby looked towards the front of the diner at the back of Vernon’s head and then back at the waitress. “Rough night?” “Nope,” replied the waitress, “he’s been coming in here late for the last month or so, keeps to himself.” They both could see that Vernon was moving his hands while he was talking to himself. “We still on for tonight,” asked Gabby. “Maybe,” said the waitress, “as long we can get a table.” The band aids on the back of her heels needed to be replaced with new ones. Gabby

You are another kind, John. Clasp his hand, make you peace.” Says Rebecca, “I have a crop to sow and lumber to drag home. He goes angrily to the door and turns to Corey with a smile. What say you, Giles, let’s find the party. He says there’s a party.” Says John. (1102- 1103)

Every song has a story to tell, and some contain hidden stories or lessons, while others are completely blatant. In Billy Joel’s song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” he does not hesitate to be very obvious with what he tries to prove, which is how all of the events in his song contribute to one large fire. I chose to remediate Joel’s song because it spoke to me with historical context. When researching the song, I read a majority of the history behind it and decided to reflect upon it in a visual picture collage, combining a majority of the elements he mentions with pictures--all circled around a fire in the middle. I decided to also make red-dyed cupcakes reflecting the fire Joel speaks of and ice them with a flame, yet placing an X over it,

About eleven o 'clock, Lucille Henderson, observing that her party was soaring at the proper height, and just having been smiled at by Jack Delroy, forced herself to glance over in the direction of Edna Phillips, who since eight o 'clock had been sitting in the big red chair, smoking cigarettes and yodeling hellos and wearing a very bright eye which young men were not bothering to catch. Edna 's direction still the same, Lucille Henderson sighed as heavily as her dress would allow, and then, knitting what there was of her brows, gazed about the room at the noisy young people she had invited to drink up her father 's Scotch. Then abruptly she swished to where William Jameson Junior sat, biting his fingernails and staring at a small blonde girl sitting on the floor with three young men from Rutgers.

Montag entered into the parlour and pulled the switch to the television we were viewing. I invited my friends Mrs. Phelps, and Mrs. Bowles over to view the evening show and to have a couple of drinks. Montag stared into our eyes and asked my ladies “ When do you suppose the war will start?” why was he speaking this gibberish talk? The evening show is on. He then continued, “ I notice your husbands aren’t here tonight?” I looked at him to silence but before he did Mrs. Phelps responded, “Oh, they come and go, come and go,” she continued blabbering on. I tried to end the conversation between the two by agreeing with Mrs. Phelps; I quickly responded, “Let old Pete do the worrying”. By this time my evening show was about over so I decided I might

It was the year 1922 and life hadn’t been this good in a while, times had taken a big change for the best. In Manhattan, New York, there were extravagant parties every weekend; the whole city shows up and doesn't leave until they see the sun. There was once this wealthy family living right in the middle of the roaring twenties. There was a mom, a dad, an older sister named Alice, and a younger sister named Anna. Alice loved to go to all of the huge parties, meet new people, and not come home until the morning. Every time Alice would get ready to go out for the night, Anna would watch her get ready as if she was picturing that was herself. Anna looked up at her sister and wanted to do everything she did. Alice had been talking about this party for a long time, and the night

He is unable to play because he will give himself away so we instead watch his fingers move across the air above the piano’s keys as whilst the sound plays in his head and too the viewer. Throughout the film we also see Szpilman pretending to play the piano as he taps his finger across his legs. It is moments such as these that help to maintain Szpilman’s willingness to survive by keeping silent, but also how piano gives fills him with the hope that is instrumental in his survival. In other scenes such as when a German officer asks Szpilman to play piano for him, and allows him to live because of his immense talent we begin to realise that Szpilman’s hope – music, does not only help him to survive mentally, but also physically as he can share the gift that he has to others. It is also important to note that Polanski only music by the Polish composer, Chopin is used throughout ‘The Pianist’. His sad and evocative music brings upon a sad mood, yet one with a hint of hope and with this, the director can more vividly express his ideas a way that dialogue or action cannot.

During the week, John is with his mom which basically means she asks him the same old questions of "How was your day?" or "Do you want take out?" then ending with what his mom refers to "resting" which is sitting in the dark in the living room. Every weekend, John goes to Boston and has the same routine of getting ignored by his Dad. Yet, while John is in Boston, turning in his first zine going by the name "Gio", he reads one that he is fairly interested in and waits for the writer to come in the next day and talk about her zine and the writer would be no other than Marisol Guzman

It was noon when John Dover showed up to court, and he would fain to leave. It could’ve been because of his less than amorous relationship with the judge, a result of his past impious behavior, or it could be how perfidious his client was, an abject man he felt no ruth for, but it was most probably due to the fact that the woman he was betrothed to was waiting for him to finish this trial so they could go on vacation. And god, did he need one.

Billy Joel is one of the best selling solo artists of all time in the United States. Amongst his most popular songs are “Piano Man,” “We Didn’t Start the Fire” and “She’s Always a Woman,” all with good reason. Having written a plethora of memorable songs that could easily be added to the soundtrack of our lives, Billy Joel’s undoubtedly one of the most talented musicians and songwriters of all time.

“I just tried a little Twitter experiment,” Seinfeld said. His appearance, at Gotham Comedy Club, had so far been kept secret, but just before leaving home, he’d announced the gig online on a whim. “They’ve only got a half-hour to get there, so I’m not expecting a flash mob,” he said. Gotham was an opportunity for Seinfeld to audition brand-new material and fine-tune older bits in a relatively low-stakes context. In two days, he would perform for nearly 3,000 people at Manhattan’s Beacon Theater, and that show loomed large. It would be Seinfeld’s first performance in New York City since 1998, not counting impromptu club appearances and the odd private event, and it would kick off a citywide tour, with performances in each of the other boroughs. Born in Brooklyn, educated in Queens and famous for a fictional Manhattan apartment, Seinfeld called the tour “a valentine,” but he was, on one level, ambivalent about it. “ ‘The Hometown Hero Returns’ is not my narrative of being a stand-up,” he said. “For me, it’s the hotel. It’s ‘I Don’t Belong Here.’ It’s ‘The Stranger Rides Into Town.’ That’s the proper form of this

It was now after six in the evening, and he hadn’t stopped all day…had barely stopped all week. In addition to dealing with new work commitments, he’d been fielding calls from his wife’s – soon to be ex-wife’s – lawyer. And his own lawyer. The divorce was going to be settled quickly, at least. He wanted that much, and Alisa was good for that much; she didn’t want it to drag on, either. He knew he should eat and relax…he needed to freshen up, first. He pulled his suit coat off and headed into the bathroom…and just looked at himself in the

According to Douglas’ wife, Mrs. Douglas, John was always cheery even in his socially awkward moments, but Douglas has a secret. Douglas isn’t really dead, he just left clues to think he was, but in reality he was trying to hide from the people who were trying to kill him to protect his wife. Throughout the story he had three major identities, John Douglas, Jack McMurdo, and Birdy Edwards. Even with all three characters his personality stayed the same with him being good humored, compassionate, and intelligent. This text supports Douglas being compassionate and protecting his wife from his secret old life, “‘... I heard my wife coming, and I ran to the door and stopped her. It was no sight for a woman.’” Here is an example proving that McMurdo was educated, “McMurdo had obtained a temporary job as a bookkeeper; for he was a well educated man.” Finally, evidence to back-up Douglas’ good humor is when people react to a story he had told them, “They laughed and jeered as he was pushed into the police station.” Although Douglas lied about his old life; people appreciated his company toward