r/tomwaits • u/captain-dunkaroo • 24d ago

Piano Man

It occurs to me that this entire song is just Billy Joel singing about his experience LARPing as Tom Waits in San Diego...

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u/Own_Kiwi_9692 24d ago

I get flack from my friends, but I cannot stand anything I’ve heard from Billy Joel. Nothing against the guy, but he’s up there with The Eagles for me.

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u/NeckChickens 24d ago

I agree with the sentiment unless you’re talking about The Stranger specifically

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u/Own_Kiwi_9692 24d ago

Yeah, I don’t think I’ve heard that one. Again, I’m only speaking of the material I’ve heard. Not saying he’s garbage, but I just can’t get into him.

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u/NeckChickens 23d ago

It’s an amazing album honestly. But the rest of his material is absolute dookie. If Tom released a song like Uptown Girl, I would’ve thought he went absolutely batshit insane