In an interview with Chuck Klosterman, Billy Joel admitted that this song is about loneliness. "The whole metaphor of that song is that life is a theatrical play, and it's all a tragedy"
@Belish
I have always thought it was about him going out falling in love with a women who just wanted a 1 night stand.
Every romantic comedy / movie has a song – everything I do, I do for you a good example. To have a song you need an orchestra.
@Belish
I have always thought it was about him going out falling in love with a women who just wanted a 1 night stand.
Every romantic comedy / movie has a song – everything I do, I do for you a good example. To have a song you need an orchestra.
How the hell could I have missed the (sexual) overture?
How the hell could I have missed the (sexual) overture?
I like the scenery (she was pretty)
I like the scenery (she was pretty)
What is being said, despite the dialogue, (not getting the double entendre’s)
There's the leading man (Me)
What is being said, despite the dialogue, (not getting the double entendre’s)
There's the leading man (Me)
The movie star who never faced an audience
Where's the orchestra?
After all, this is my big night on...
The movie star who never faced an audience
Where's the orchestra?
After all, this is my big night on the town
My introduction to the theatre crowd (popular crowd)
I assumed that the show would have a (love) song
So I was wrong
At least I understand
All the innuendo and the irony
And I appreciate,
The roles the actors played
The point the author made
And after the closing lines,
And after the curtain calls,
The curtain falls
On empty chairs,
Where's the orchestra?
In an interview with Chuck Klosterman, Billy Joel admitted that this song is about loneliness. "The whole metaphor of that song is that life is a theatrical play, and it's all a tragedy"
@Belish I have always thought it was about him going out falling in love with a women who just wanted a 1 night stand. Every romantic comedy / movie has a song – everything I do, I do for you a good example. To have a song you need an orchestra.
@Belish I have always thought it was about him going out falling in love with a women who just wanted a 1 night stand. Every romantic comedy / movie has a song – everything I do, I do for you a good example. To have a song you need an orchestra.
How the hell could I have missed the (sexual) overture?
How the hell could I have missed the (sexual) overture?
I like the scenery (she was pretty)
I like the scenery (she was pretty)
What is being said, despite the dialogue, (not getting the double entendre’s)
There's the leading man (Me)
What is being said, despite the dialogue, (not getting the double entendre’s)
There's the leading man (Me)
The movie star who never faced an audience Where's the orchestra? After all, this is my big night on...
The movie star who never faced an audience Where's the orchestra? After all, this is my big night on the town My introduction to the theatre crowd (popular crowd)
I assumed that the show would have a (love) song So I was wrong At least I understand All the innuendo and the irony
And I appreciate, The roles the actors played The point the author made And after the closing lines,
And after the curtain calls, The curtain falls On empty chairs, Where's the orchestra?