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Billy Joel wrote and performed this composition, which appeared on his 1973 album of the same name before being released as a single in the United States in 1974. The song emerged from Joel's period working as a lounge musician in Los Angeles between 1972 and 1973, a time when he was attempting to distance himself from his record label, Family Productions, after his debut album achieved limited commercial success.
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A piano player performing in a bar setting and observing the various people around him.
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