Anatomy of a Song: "Piano Man"

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1. The very first line of the song tells us the time. What hour of the night is it? Nine o'clock Five o'clock Ten o'clock Eight o'clock

2. Later in the first verse, we are told about an old man, who is making love! In the bar! Who or what is he making love to? The telephone His reflection His tonic and gin His date

3. We are still with the old man from question 2. He asks the Piano Man to sing him a song that he knew when he was younger. How does the old man describe being younger? When I was single When I was young When I wore a younger man's clothes When I was a young man

4. In the chorus, the crowd at the bar exhort the Piano Man to sing to them, and they say: "Well, we're all in the mood for a ______" Melody Mammary Memory Tenor, see

5. What is the bartender's name? Don Algernon Juan John

6. The bartender has aspirations to be something else, "If (he) could get out of this place". What is it that he wants to be? Disk jockey Taxi driver Airline pilot Movie star

7. One of the men at the bar is named Paul. How is Paul described? A real estate novelist A road worker novelist A rodeo novelist A stockbroking novelist

8. Paul drinks with a friend called Davy. What organisation does Davy work for? Answer: (Think "Village People")

9. On what day of the week is the song set? Friday Saturday Sunday Monday

10. In the last verse, what is it that "smells like a beer"? The microphone The customers The beer The waitresses