CALLOUS MAN - A Parody of Piano Man | David Cohen & Don Caron

Parody of Piano Man by Billy Joel - Lyrics provided by David Cohen - Performance by Don Caron | Executive Producers Don Caron and Jerry Pender SUPPORT Visit https://parodyproject.com/supportus CONTRIBUTE to the PROJECT BTC: 33W8cvkCKupG77ChtTFXeAFmEBCaLcjsBJ ETH: 0x1f36edE7A4F06830D0e3d675776607790a2ce636 SHOP Parody Project Store: https://parodyproject.com/shop PATRONAGE To become a Patron of Parody Project please visit our Patreon Page https://www.patreon.com/parodyproject MAILING LIST (Never Shared) https://parodyproject.com/subscribe/ LYRICS by David Cohen It's nine o'clock at his hideaway The burgers and fries are flown in There's a con man pacing nervously Watching Fox and re-tweeting their spin He says, "Sean can you air some chicanery?” “I’m not really sure of the prose.” “Then I'll send out some tweets, to help gin up the heat,” “Before I am forced to depose.” La, la-la, did-e-da La-la did-e-da-da dumb He strings them along, he's a callous man Strings them along for spite 'Cause, they're all in the mood for debauchery And he gets them amped up to fight His lawyers by far are caught in a bind They give him advice for a fee And they're quick with a poke, or to send up some smoke For paychecks that they'll never see He says, “Hey, I believe they'll be grilling me" As he pleads for more help from his base "Well I'm sure that I could be a Russian Czar” “If the Feds would get out of my face" Oh, la, la-la, did-e-da La-la did-e-da da dumb Now he thinks he's a bona-fide populist Who seems to have split from his wife And he's hiding like crazy, some loans that are hazy We hope that he gets ten to life And his minions are practicing dirty tricks As most if not all have been cloned Yes, they're sharing concerns for their "Holiness" And are scared to just stand on their own Strings them along, he's a callous man Strings them along for spite 'Cause, they're all in the mood for debauchery And he gets them amped up to fight It's a pretty sparse crowd for a Saturday As he spews out more hatred that's vile 'Cause he knows those who came all want someone to blame So he picks a new group to defile And his words, they all stick like a barnacle As his pulpit is used to spread fear Yet they stand by this fraud with a view that is flawed And say, “Man, we're so glad you are here.” Oh, la, la-la, did-e-da La-la did-e-da da dumb Strings them along, he's a callous man Strings them along for spite 'Cause, they're all in the mood for debauchery And he gets them amped up to fight ABOUT THE ORIGINAL SONG "Piano Man" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. As his first single in North America, it was included on Joel's 1973 album of the same name and later released as a single on November 2, 1973. The song is sung from Joel's point of view as a piano player at a bar, reminiscing about his experiences there and the people he encountered. "Piano Man" is based on Joel's real-life experiences as a lounge musician in Los Angeles from 1972 to 1973, which he had decided to pursue in an effort to escape his contracted New York City-based record company at the time, Family Productions, following the poor commercial performance of the album Cold Spring Harbor. Joel describes various characters, including a bartender named John and a "real estate novelist" named Paul, all based on real-life individuals. Joel's first major hit and his signature song, "Piano Man" peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in April 1974. Following Joel's breakthrough as a popular musician with the release of The Stranger, it became one of his most well-known songs. It is now a highlight of Joel's live shows, where he usually encourages the audience to sing the chorus. In 2015, the Library of Congress selected "Piano Man" for preservation in the National Recording Registry for its "cultural, historic, or artistic significance".