Billy Joel - Piano Man (single edit) (1974)

Sing us a song, Billy Joel, you’re the Piano Man! The first single, and the first of many big hits, for the Entertainer himself. In 1974, this autobiographical pop masterpiece made it to #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and made the Top 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart where it went to #4. The song did better on the Cash Box Top 100, where it peaked at #16. “Piano Man“ ranked #421 on Rolling Stone’s Top 500 Greatest Songs. This is the 45 version, which runs 1:07 shorter than the album version.