前陣子有位很吸引我的歌手是 Billy Joel， 他一首我愛的歌是 Piano Man.

這首歌的聲音乾淨，洪亮。 伴奏有鋼琴，口風琴，手風琴，再加上一些電子琴的合成音樂吧！ 歌詞很隨意，寫到一個鋼琴師在小酒吧中看到的人生。 輕鬆也好像隨便的表達方式，不知怎地令我感動。

歌詞提到了： ...they're sharing a drink they call loneliness.. ..."Man, what are you doin' here?"

小酒館裡人生百態， 我們都醉醺醺， 也許因為沒有更好的去處， 可能也孤單， 在這裡分享酒與音樂， 彼此笑著說， "Man, what are you doin' here?"

Hey，對吧！這是人生吧！ 清醒與計較有何必要， 頭眼昏花口琴與手風琴的聲音一樣美， 昏黃燈下都長一個樣， 一如 the regular crowd shuffles in， 曲終人散也總會來到。 "Man, what are you doin' here?" 不過是句玩笑話以及不必認真的問候。

Piano Man

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 melody? 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 da

Chorus: 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 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" Oh, la la la, de de da La la, de de da da da

Now Paul is a real estate novelist Who never had time for a wife And he's talkin' 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 drinkin' alone

Chorus 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 comin' 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 doin' here?" Oh, la la la, de de da La la, de de da da da Chorus