Rapper FIRST REACTION to Billy Joel - Piano Man! This is so REAL! 

"They're sharing a drink they call loneliness, but its better than drinking alone" One of the best and most profound lines in all of music, IMHO.

There are two types of people: people who love Billy Joel's songs, and people who don't know they love Billy Joel's songs

Billy Joel is a story teller. I'm a UK RAF Veteran. Billy has a song about the Vietnam war called Goodnight Saigon. It's a must watch,

“Always a woman”, one of the best songs of all time

Whilst there are songs that resonate deeper in my soul, I 100% judge people that don't like this song.

You should watch Billy perform New York State of Mind. It's Amazing!!

"Ima have to look up this Billy Joel guy" I AM DECEASED 💀💀💀😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

Haha ! "how did we go from Piano Man, to Uptown Girl, to We didn't start the fire?" Welcome to the Billy Joel fan club.

My daughter and I were in a random bar/restaurant last year in Pennsylvania, this song came on and I tell you every single person in that place sang this at the top of their lungs. It was superb.

Genius songwriter, Billy Joel has a huge catalog-rock, doo-wop, jazzy, bluesy, he has it all. I suggest “only the Good Die Young” as the next Billy Joel reaction.

If you want your jaw to drop on a Billy Joel song, look up For the Longest Time. He overlays his own voice singing 6 different parts to make it sound like he's a full acapella group. The range of his octive register was legendary. Uptown Girl is also incredible.

It warms my heart to see the young generations discovering the 60s, 70s & early 80s music. Music was made from the Soul back then. I miss it😊

No joke, the best thing is watching you realize you've been sleeping on one of the all-time greats

Piano Man-written about his days playing in a piano bar. Uptown Girl-written about his then wife Christy Brinkley. We Didn't Start The Fire-written after a younger friend told him nothing important happened historically during his lifetime. He sat down and started naming all the important historical and cultural events that happen since he was born. He is such an amazing songwriter. Great reaction!! 😊

Every Billy Joel album is a different genre, this man is a f****** genius and always has been.

Keeping the Faith, Matter of Trust, Still Rock and Roll to Me, Pressure, We Didn’t Start the Fire…I could go on and on. Billy Joel is great.

There's a legend about how this song was written that just adds to the atmosphere even more. Supposedly, this song is a true story, a compilation of tales about people Joel met while doing a residency at a small piano bar. He was trying to get out of a contract with his label at the time, but they refused to let him go. So he spent the rest of the contract period hidden away in this bar, playing for guests instead of doing tours. When he was finally free, this was the very first song he wrote, a tribute to all the people he'd gotten to know.

Billy Joel has been making hits for decades. I'm 58 years old and he has been putting out favorites of mine since I was a kid.

Billy Joel has an epic catalog of music, and so many of them have speak to you on different levels.

Not only does he sing and play them....he writes them all too!! Mega talent 😁😁🇬🇧

When this song came out in 1973, we didn't have internet, youtube, cell phones, etc. We just rode around in our old cars and listened to this on the radio. We had to listen to the words and formulate the movie in our heads. Most artists didn't make music videos until MTV started in 1981.

If you start listening to him you will be listening forever. He wrote it all and plays and sings it all.

I'm 54 and can tell you the bar scene died before Covid. We used to go to bars in the 80's and 90's and socialise and drink, Its gone now, people can't communicate anymore. The video is more about the characters you find in bars that never change.

The variety of his hit songs are the main reason he's in the songwriter's hall of fame! Well deserved!

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant is an epic Billy Joel song, you'll love it.

When you paint with precisely the right words, you can practically smell the room. It's like magic, leaving you feeling nostalgic for a place you've never been to before.

You can never go wrong with Billy Joel. The man is a true legend

Modern artists can take big lessons from Billy Joel. Musically and lyrically brilliant!

His catalog is unreal🔥🔥🔥 New York State of Mind unbelievable! Musical legend ❤️

'Only The Good Die Young' thats my favorite Billy Joel song.

We called him "the storyteller" when I was young! His poetry is off the charts -- although it put him on the charts! 😅 He hid out in a piano bar for a period and wrote this homage to all the souls he met. Also, look up one of his B-sides, called "Vienna.'

Billy Joel is an American icon and national treasure. His music has spanned decades and his piano skills are incomparable. 23 Grammy nominations, 6 wins. His album The Bridge is one of my favorites. "Turn the Lights Back On" is a song he just released in 2023. His first new song in 16 years or something like that. He's been bringing it for 50+ years.

Billy Joel is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. And he can make the piano sound like rock and roll! He has also has an ongoing residency at Madison Square Garden and has sold out over 100 times in a row. Definitely check him and his band out live, “Big Shot”, “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant”, “Only the Good Die Young”, “Good isn’t Saigon”.

I actually prefer it without the video. So this is a video long after this song made him famous. He was only 24 when he wrote this.

Blly Joel is eternal. My 52 year old daughter and 23 year old granddaughter asked for tickets to a Blly Joel and Stevie Nicks concert for Christmas last year. They know great music.

He's been doing this since the 70s! His catalog has to be massive. He's so, so good. Do yourself a favor and check out his songs. "She's Always a Woman", for one, is gorgeous. ❤

If your dad served, you should check out “Good Night Saigon” by Billy Joel

Billy Joel- “She’s Always a Woman” & “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”

❤❤❤ it was so amazing growing up in the 80's. Our music was everything.

River of Dreams will blow your mind. Also I was stationed in Germany in the late 70s. Mad props to your dad for his service and for raising you. He did a great job.

Billy Joel was awarded a lifetime achievement award.

Saw him 4 times in concert. Chills everytime he plays this , 50,000 people singing the chorus . Amazing

You must see Billy live. He plays the harmonica and the piano at the same time. When he does piano man, the audience joins in on the chorus. When I saw him at Madison Square Garden, for the last verse, they turned the house, lights up, stopped playing, and faced the audience and the audience sang the third verse. There are people from 12 to 80 there. I saw him in Philadelphia and at one point boy Ii men came up on stage and did a set with him. He is one of their big influencers.

Billy is signing about his own real experiences as a piano player for years, his observations of the clients tipping and blending into the background

You are right. It doesn't matter what a woman wears, a man has no right to touch her body.

"Piano Man" was Billy Joel's breakout hit, released back in 1973. He's a brilliant songwriter and the breadth of his subjects and musical styles over the decades is tremendous. One of my favorites is a song about the facades we show to others called, "The Stranger," from his 1977 album of the same name . To clarify, Billy Joel didn't start with "Uptown Girl." That was a song was released in 1983, after he was very established. It was included on an album (An Innocent Man) that basically represented an homage to the music of his youth. "We Didn't Start The Fire" is more recent still (1989) but again, he is looking back on events that took place throughout his lifetime.

Billy wrote this song while in California, hiding from his record company and dodging a bad deal from them. Similar to Prince changing his name to something nobody could pronounce until the contract expired. He did this gig in a small bar to pay the bills until he could go back to New York and re-establish himself. And yes, all of those songs were his, as well as a LOT more. His storytelling was, and is exceptional. How else could he do so many shows at Madison Square Garden? He's just that good.

What makes those 3 songs so different, yet so amazing is Billy Joel’s STORYTELLING!

My favorite Billy Joel moment is when he stopped playing in the middle of the Grammys to protest them playing Sinatra off the stage.

BP. Ya gotta catch up. Billy Joel is one of the most prolific singer/songwriters in pop history. Great in concert. One of the things that makes him so unique is the wide variety of styles he writes/sings in. Also has written a full blown symphony. All the best and keep up the great work.

Love watching him discover songs and artists many of us have been listening to for years.

The comments of "this looks like a movie" .... Just reminds me of when MTV 1st came about and actually had music videos...

Billy Joel has three Greatest Hits Albums, not one duplicate on them, I own all three. He is an amazing artist, and yes he writes his own songs.

My Favorite Billy Joel songs are - Pressure - Only the Good Die Young - Movin Out - Just the way you are - Still Rock and Roll to me

innocent man, uptown girl, river of dreams, only the good die young. so many greats

This song is from the 80’s, but I started listening to Billy Joel on my brothers’ album, The Stranger, which was from the 70’s. Here are just some of Billy Joel’s greats, since you asked. Listen to all of these, you'll be happy: You're My Home Captain Jack The Entertainer New York State Of Mind She's Always A Woman Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) Only The Good Die Young Just The Way You Are Honesty My Life It's Still Rock And Roll To Me Scenes from an Italian Restaurant You May Be Right Don't Ask Me Why She's Got A Way Allentown You May Be Right Always a Woman All for Leyna Vienna He's a true poet, a painter with words, and a great storyteller. Enjoy the journey. Love how you’re articulate, your enthusiasm and that you always get it.

Every song written tells a story. Every song. Billy is a great writer/singer.

"Scenes from An Italian Restaurant" will blow your mind. And you could throw darts at his music library and come up with pure gold each time. But I still say "Leningrad" is one of the best songs ever produced. The world needs more like it.

Billy Joel is considered a legend. He has so many amazing songs. Loved this review!

Very well accepted and liked by fans too.

Billy's repertoire is extensive. His style is undefinable and his skill and artistry are unequalled. New York State of mind live and the Old Grey Whistle is epic!

Billy Joel is amazing, not just because of his performance and composition skills, but for the sheer breadth of his style. His songs range from cheery pop, to ballads, to zydeco, to folk, to hard rock. He even dabbled his feet in classical composing.

Biilly Joel was able to jump around because was writing about things he or friends have experienced in life--and he is a feakin', flaming GENIUS.

I'm so happy for you to have discovered Billy Joel!

You have got a D dive in the Billy Joel. He is absolutely incredible. I saw him play live in the piano, two piano tour with Elton John and they played for over four hours. It was incredible and they can play each other songs just at the drop of a beat there wasn’t any kind of autotune, there wasn’t any kind of lip-synching Elton could sing Billy songs they could play one another songs they were just!

Truly a legend. His first albumb was released in 1971 and his last in 2001. He continued to perform but stopped creating new music because in his words "i've had my say". Even with no new music he has been selling out MSG in NYC every month since January 2014 and is due to finally end his residency this year. I was lucky enough to see him there, in Fenway park in Boston and with Elton John in Hartford CT. I could name 50 songs you should check out but you should start with "Scenes from and Italian Restaurant"

Billy Joel is one of the most versatile artists out there. He excels at storytelling and he is not confined to any single genre. Recommendations for Billy Joel songs to show the breadth of his songwriting and musicianship: The Longest Time, The Downeaster Alexa, Christie Lee, Lullaby, The Ballad Of Billy The Kid, The River Of Dreams.

"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" Poetry

Billy Joel anything. Pick anything.

When this comes on at the bar and karaoke, and the whole bar sings along. It feels good ❤❤❤

Billy Joel is a very diversely talented singer. He has some of the best songs of our generation. Love him!

“She’s always a women to me” is probably my favorite. Honesty and New York State of Mind are such classics too. He was definitely edgy when he was younger, and by mig 80’s things were a little more ‘produced’. I think he wrote Uptown Girl when he was dating the model Christy Brinkley. But earlier there were the more ‘naughty’ songs like Captain Jack and Only the Good Die Young. My BFF and 80’s college roommate adored Billy Joel and these songs take me right back to road tripping home for the weekend in her old VW Bug with the windows open, desert wind in our faces shouting along to Piano Man at the top of our lungs.

Still Rock and Roll to Me, great Billy Joel song.

His range is amazing. Only the Good Die Young. And so much more.

Billy Joel is one of the greatest and most successful songwriters of all times. And he experimented with style. I think he said he wanted to be the next Bob Dylan when he wrote "Piano Man."

You could spend a week listening to his music. He writes his own lyrics, music and arrangements. He is a singer-songwriter- musician extraordinaire!

So I was fortunate enough to talk to Billy for a minute and there were a few key things he had mentioned. 1. His favorite song of his own is “Scenes from an Italian restaurant”. 2. One song he always plays that he thought for sure would win an award but never did is “Summer, Highland Falls”. 3. He owes a lot of success to a radio station in Philadelphia called “WMMR”. No radio stations would play his music. WMMR did and he exploded. 4. He ALWAYS ends his concerts with the same statement everytime. He always says “Thank you for coming and remember, don’t take any $hit from anyone!”

I've been to close to 200 concerts & I can honestly say, Billy Joel is EXCELLENT in concert, a great showman WELL WORTH the money!!

🥹my childhood was filled up with brilliant music and I will be thankful for this till the end of (my) time

Billy Joel is one of the best musical artists of all time. You need to listen to his entire catalog

Billy Joel was the first real concert I went to back in 1991 in Houston. 17000 people singing Piano Man and Goodnight Saigon. He was -everywhere- in the 70s-90s. He actually retired from making new music back in the mid 90s and apparently released his first new song a few weeks ago.

Billy Joel is one of the greats. Many, many hits. He writes his songs. And all are great.

The story behind this song is great. Conflict with the record company. Dude basically went underground and hid to sit out his contract. Played piano bars and that’s where the song comes from

Hearing Billy Idol and Billy Joel in the same sentence 😂😂😂😂

He does a residence at Madison Square Garden. Once a month he sells the place out. Billy Joel is indeed a legend. Since you mentions "Sweet Caroline" please do react to Neil Diamond who has 38 top 10 songs and 10 number one's and 10 Grammy's. Sweet Caroline is one of them; Crackling Rosie is another; "I am...I said" is one of my favorites; he wrote most of his songs and a lot of songs for others such as the Monkees "I'm A Believer" and he covered "The Last Thing on My Mind" which is probably my favorite of his covers. I guarantee you'll love his voice and his work is deep and wide and all good.

When it comes to the lyrics of a song, this is in my top 10. It makes you feel like you're there-or at least want to be there.

And he has composed classical pieces as well. The man has *range.*

In regards to his storytelling, “Downeaster Alexa” is up there at the top of my list.

Billy Joel is THE best! Dig deeper. He's is extremely talented and unbelievable live.

He's had an amazing career and gave us so many wonderful songs

Garth Brooks Hit Shameless was Billy Joel's song. Garth had a concert in Central Park, which was fire, especially when Billy walked on stage to preform as well. I have that concert in a box set now I am gonna watch it again this weekend.

One of the greatest songwriters of all time!

These lyrics are such a vivid human story. So special & relatable let alone poignant. Love it!

One of the greatest musicans, song writers of his time Plays the piano well. Respected among his peers.

Yes, please watch the live performance of New York State of Mind from The Old Grey Whistle Test show. Mind-blowing! And Billy Joel tells amazing stories. Some of my favorites are Only the Good Die Young, Big Shot, and Stiletto.

Listen to 'Cause she's always a women to me', I love Billy Joel

Billy Joel is very special people who are into many genres of music love billy Joel … btw he was a huge Beatles fan

Billie Joel is a force of nature. He is brilliant.

Billy has been huge for years. At the time of his starting to write uptown girls he was dating super model Elle McPherson. He found himself at a club or party and the 3 people around him chatting were Elle, Whitney Houston and supermodel Christie Brinkley. He was inspired to write Uptown Girls. Before it was finished he his relationship with Elle ended and he started dating Christie, who he later married. He changed the title to Uptown Girl. Great voice. Great writer and musician.

So much fun watching you discover/rediscover Billy Joel. He is incredible.