I've seen Billy Joel perform live a couple of times, but never seen him play Root Beer Rag live. Which is a shame, because I've liked this goofy instrumental from the moment I first heard it. Billy's dismissed it in the past as filler and fluff, characterizing it as something one might hear as the soundtrack to a Keystone Cops film. Maybe so, but it's still a nifty piece of piano work, and if he's playing it more in his live shows, maybe I'll get a chance to hear it one of these days.
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