# Billy Joel's Piano Man

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joels-piano-man/7084>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [February 9, 2000, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joels-piano-man/7084 "2000-02-09T20:30:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-joels-piano-man/7084/40 "2024-08-19T20:09:55Z")

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> [@mbh](#):
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> This bit stood out for me:

That’s been public knowledge for at least a decade. 🙂

> [@Singers, composers, etc. who came to hate something they created](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singers-composers-etc-who-came-to-hate-something-they-created/689059/43):
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> He also hates perforiming “We Didn’t Start the Fire”. He has trouble remembering which order the lyrics are in and has to focus on someone in the audience. He says that real fans always get it right.

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