Glee Cast - Piano Man Lyrics






It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
the regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' 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

La la la de de da
la la de de da da dum

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 feelin' 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 someplace that he'd rather be

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

The piano 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 doin' here?"

Oh la la la de de da
la la de de da da dum

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 feelin' alright.





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  1. J.... a....

    It would have been great if Will sang this with artie and blaine backing up and the storyline was Brad felt under appreciated :)

  2. Y.... L....

    Fuck glee for this.

  3. I.... C....

    Melhor canção do mundo!❤❤❤❤

  4. T.... C....

    One of my favorite covers of Blaine

  5. J.... G....

    To bad Daren not gay. He is super cute and sexy.

  6. I.... o....

    Fast 1M views :) (less than 1k left )

  7. S.... ....

    This is good but Billy does it best

    S.... ....

    Sub to pewds TRUTH

  8. M.... R....

    It cut out literally half the song

  9. t.... ....

    No Blaine, that’s my necklace

  10. K.... B....

    I played this while on a call. My girlfriend called it "church shit." What do I do

    K.... B....

    Break up with your girlfriend!

  11. M.... S....

    Darren is Perfect he is better than Billy Joel

    M.... S....

    Madison Sticker Gleek for life no freaking way

  12. H.... M....

    I don't get it why everyone is hating Darren's cover. This cover is absolutely eargasm. <3

    H.... M....

    Halp Me i think because they shortened or cut some lyrics

  13. p.... 6....

    Lovely. ❤😢

  14. M.... M....

    I love this

  15. A.... N....

    He missed some parts of the real song

  16. �.... ....

    名曲という言葉かしっくりくる

  17. B.... M....

    Blaine is mine

  18. M.... S....

    I love Darren and Blaine this is way better than Billy Joel Darren Criss is really Great love him he is my 2nd Favorite Glee dude along with Corey he is #1 Favorite Glee dude

  19. L.... C....

    A good cover, but something is bugging me about skipped lyrics.

  20. I.... C....

    Who sang I better? Billy Joel, Neil Patrick Harris or Darren Criss? I think Neil Patrick Harris.

  21. A.... L....

    Love this song

  22. M.... ....

    No no no anything but Piano man

  23. D.... I....

    Open inglish me a servidou muchou ahourra pudei entinder a la perfecshion la song de principiou a the end :v

  24. M.... B....

    My actual favorite song that Blaine sings! 😻

  25. T.... M....

    Love this song and so happy that Darren got to do it

  26. K.... G....

    I love this song and I love Darren Criss.

  27. B.... A....

    Glee is the reason people cut themselves

    B.... A....

    Damn chill...

  28. I.... E....

    Glee ruined way too many good songs

    I.... E....

    They don't ruin it. 1) ur choice to listen to it that's not glee's fault if you dislike it 2) it's a cover, covers are supposed to be different

    I.... E....

    Champion Urbosa *improved

  29. D.... N....

    Is no original in the piano man of glee the original In billy joel piano man

  30. �.... ....

    いい歌やー

    �.... ....

    A Weed 。いい意味?デンマーク語かな?だったらありがとう😃
    勉強します。

    �.... ....

    その英語とそれはあなた自身を殺すことを意味する

    �.... ....

    Ayla Ryan 。そうなの?俺死ぬの?まぁいいや実際もうすぐ死ぬしw

  31. A.... W....

    I love glee covers but this does no justice to the original

  32. G.... J....

    Nopenopenopenope

  33. j.... ....

    this is a disgrace, no emotion and not even that good singing

    j.... ....

    it happens

    j.... ....

    jordonkry "good" music is entirely based on opinion

    j.... ....

    Darren is the perfect baritone, it's a goal for the baritones

  34. S.... L....

    real good song for Blaine love it

  35. V.... ....

    this one guy who used to go to my school sang this for the talent show and he was really good

    V.... ....

    Ok yea like I believe that

    V.... ....

    +Jesel Gamaro what do you not believe?

    V.... ....

    I'm just saying a guy from my school sang this song, just as this guy from Glee sang the song

  36. e.... k....

    He kinda sounds like Neil Patrick Harris

    e.... k....

    Of course not, it's Darren Criss

  37. R.... B....

    why is it a picture of blaine?

    R.... B....

    +Kristell Bailey it is Blaine. you can search on YouTube.

    R.... B....

    Blaine sings it x

    R.... B....

    +Kristell Bailey he sang it in the bar/pub/restaurant

    R.... B....

    Kristell Bailey cause he's singing it

    R.... B....

    Kristell Bailey but so did Blaine... that’s his voice...

  38. P.... ....

    this is like my fave song how do i not remember it being sang on the show?!!!

    P.... ....

    +Emily Rothwell It's also in "Dream on"

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    Vincent P.DiBenedetto, I'll have to check you out, I'll let you know ;)

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    @Nicole Neira Cárdenas
    I completely forgeot, thank you for reminding me. It's there but not like Blaine does it. Mr Schue is amazing, Neil too, but Blaine does it better. But, thank you for pointing that out, actually, in this version, I can still hear Billy thankfully. :)

    P.... ....

    Haha, true, you're not bad ;)
    Have you put on the video of ou singing?

    P.... ....

    Is there any way you oculd let me know when you've uploaded it, I'd really like to check it out :)

  39. T.... D....

    Is this Darren Criss playing piano on the recording? Wouldn't it be COOL if he was playing the Whole Song??

  40. e.... ....

    anyone else remember Bryan Ryan (Neil Patrick Harris) Version in I think season 2? or it could have been 1........ omg those memories

    e.... ....

    i wish it had a full version of neil singing this

    e.... ....

    Season 1 episode 19 - Dream On

    e.... ....

    watching that,episode right now

    e.... ....

    i'll remember. in season 1, with Will (mattew morrison)

  41. S.... M....

    Omigosh I love glee and Billy Joel and especially when they are mixed together!!!!

    S.... M....

    @Seanachai Moonfyre I hope you know they did a whole episode in the 5th? season.

    S.... M....

    The raps music

  42. s.... ....

    tis song is sinngin on season 1 wiil and ryen singin this

  43. B.... A....

    Not the same as the original, but I still love it! :)

  44. F.... 1....

    Blaine is gorgeous. Also I heard the first note my jaw dropped and I started singing along also when they introduce the Billy Joel concert I was like I they don't do piano man I would be extremely disappointed then when he was at the piano I was like if they don't piano man that would be the most wasted opportunity also that is me and my dad song ilism finally my life was performed well
    (p.s. I am 13 lol)

    F.... 1....

    glee Blaine Kurt

  45. t.... ....

    I don't want glee to end

  46. m.... ....

    TF IS THIS? DOES BILLY KNOW

    m.... ....

    +michaelmcgcp Emm.. yes he does, if he wouldn't then this would be called copyright infringement or some crap like that. The point is, he allowed Glee to perform his beautiful song, and of course this is not as good as the original (I mean, there isn't a Billy cover that is as good as Billy himself), but you wish you could sing like Darren Criss! :D

    m.... ....

    Don’t ever disrespect my Darren ever again he amazing in his own ways ofc he isn’t billy but Darren sang this amazingly so stfu

  47. L.... :....

    What a beautiful song!

  48. M.... !....

    This dude can not sing this song. its not anywhere as good as the original. he doesnt have the right voice for this song. now i dont watch glee but man, if your gonna cover a song by a guy with a raspy voice at least cover it with a guy with a raspy voice like come on. step up your game byes'

    M.... !....

    It's funny how these ppl are defending this guy

    But it is true, the original is way better

    M.... !....

    +Madison Penney You do offend Glee fandoms considering I'm one and if you don't have anything nice to say don't say it

    M.... !....

    @vanessa munoz Dude. It's been months. But its not like I said it to criticize him or be mean. I didn't even say I didn't like him I said that his voice doesn't really suit this song . I wasn't commenting on the Show it'sself as I realize now like one of the other people said it's situational not dependent on who can sing it better. I like most other Glee covers just not this one. It's not a matter of "If you don't have anything nice to say don't say it at all". That's not how the real world works. I can express my opinion and you can express yours. You can like the show doesn't mean I have to.

    M.... !....

    Isn't that the beauty of covers?

    M.... !....

    A legend in the same way Billy Joel is a legend? I doubt it. 1-This is the horrible radio cut that Billy despised; he even wrote a song about it. 2-They cramped up the autotune to the max; I barely hear a human being singing anymore. 3- No fucking emotion... A song that is all about the power of music sang by a guy who, apparently, can't emote for sh*t. Great!

  49. �.... ....

    AMAZING!!

  50. L.... B....

    Darren is just so amazing with this song. He has my favorite voice out of anybody in this world, and that's saying a lot because I LOVE Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith. And Chris Colfer of course.:) He will always be my favorite artist.

    L.... B....

    Vincent P. DiBenedetto bit pretentious

    L.... B....

    @Vincent P. DiBenedetto just bc you think you sing better than Darren doesn't mean you actually do sing better than him lmao

    L.... B....

    @Vincent P. DiBenedetto then that's their opinion but don't state that you're better as if it's a fact.

    L.... B....

    Vincent P. DiBenedetto Prove it, make a video then let us know.

    L.... B....

    Glee Blaine going you too and miss you too and see you soon thanks again for all your family have been

  51. T.... ....

    It's good but it sounds like karaoke, he's just singing it and not meaning it. No one can do it better than Billy Joel.

  52. A.... D....

    Who else just saw the Lea Michele commercial right now??

  53. �.... ....

    i love this version, but the original is still awesome despite being very old :)

    �.... ....

    lol you have a video of your band playing that song? i'd totally check it off.

    �.... ....

    daaaaaaaang

  54. M.... ....

    Wow they sang this twice on glee!!

  55. S.... 1....

    Love this song. 

  56. R.... C....

    when does he sing it?

    R.... C....

    5x06 ''moving out''

    R.... C....

    Thanks

  57. C.... M....

    Omg I love Ur account !! :D

  58. J.... D....

    i love IT

  59. c.... k....

    I love song

  60. c.... k....

    I love blain

  61. J.... d....

    I love it

  62. �.... ....

    perfect 
    love you
     Darren 

    �.... ....

    me too 

  63. J.... M....

    i love this

  64. m.... ....

    Darren is amazing but the cut of the song is awful

  65. S.... A....

    I love this! good job with the video!

  66. L.... .....

    This is amazing I seriously love this

  67. R.... A....

    please check out my lyric for this c: 

  68. R.... N....

    Sorry but I prefer NPH

  69. a.... m....

    Great! His voice is really good <3

    a.... m....

    Wow aren't u just amazing

  70. l.... t....

    first comment! wow he did great on  this!

    l.... t....

    Blue shell.