Piano Man is a song by Billy Joel, released in 1973 as the title track of his second studio album, and it has remained one of his most enduring and widely sung songs. The track tells the story of a piano player performing in a bar, and its chorus has become a familiar singalong moment across generations. Short cover versions circulate widely online, where creators use brief clips to evoke nostalgia, humour, or a shared musical memory without needing the full song.