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MerahPutih.com - Pernahkah kamu merasakan kesepian di tengah kehidupan dewasa? Billy Joel menangkap emosi itu dan menuangkannya dalam lagu berjudul “Piano Man”, yang pertama kali dirilis pada 1973 silam.
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Kini, “Piano Man” kembali populer berkat TikTok. Lagu berdurasi 5 menit 39 detik itu banyak digunakan dalam berbagai konten, terutama yang menggambarkan angan-angan berada di tempat yang diimpikan.
Tercatat sedikitnya lebih dari 200 ribu konten TikTok menggunakan lagu ini sebagai latar, menjadikannya tren baru di kalangan generasi muda.
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Piano Man dirilis sebagai bagian dari album dengan judul yang sama, yang melekat erat dengan identitasnya, bahkan dijuluki sebagai “signature song” Billy Joel. Lagu ini bercerita tentang kehidupan orang-orang di sebuah bar, dengan lirik yang menggambarkan kerinduan, kesepian, dan harapan sederhana.
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Piano Man - Billy Joel
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Making love to his tonic and gin
He says, "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."
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 feeling alright
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 some place 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 star
If I could get out of this place."
Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talking with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life
And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call "Loneliness"
But it's better than drinking alone
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 feeling alright
It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano. It sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doing here?"
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 feeling alright.
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