For me, Piano Man by Billy Joel is a perfect example of a song about the working class without it being communist or anything.

It’s just a song about the regular people at the bar, from all walks of life. A bar is one of the quintessential working class symbols around here in my opinion, and the songs perfectly captures the joys and the loneliness one may find in a bar. The drunks, the people remembering the old days, the party folks, etc. all coming together to have a laugh, a drink and a song. It’s such a cliche song but it always makes me emotional lol.

You guys got any suggestions?

  • @Abraman
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    1 year ago

    16 tons

    St Peter don’t you call me cause I can’t go/I owe my soul to the company store

    I also really like The Workers Song by The Longest Johns