Thursday, March 10, 2011

Ten Ways to Look at a Piano # 9


As Nightclub Centerpiece


It's there . . . you just have to listen. Somewhere stage left, or in the pit, or behind the curtain, the piano lurks. And if not center stage with the nightclub singer, you can bet the manager has one stashed in a closet waiting for the next voice to surround it.

In fact, many can't eat unless they are being serenaded by the piano, and there are those who, like bats, inhabit the night places in search of another drink and a song to get them through to the morning. The piano has saved more people than we might imagine and, as Billy Joel would remind us, the piano man can make everyone feel all right.

One doesn't have to be a nightclub hound to embrace the piano's magic, however. Day will do. And a song played beautifully can make any experience more palatable and any drab day bright.

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