Sunset

I was in the car one night while Billy Joel was playing on the radio and part way through the second verse I realized that the song evoked very similar emotions as many of the short stories we have read this semester. For anyone who has not heard his popular “Piano Man,” go listen to it. Not only will you understand this blog post better, but you will also get to enjoy the work of a very talented musician. I use this piece to introduce my point because it so perfectly captures the nostalgia and loneliness that can be seen in so many of the stories we have read this semester. The song itself is about Billy Joel himself and his typical night performing at a bar. It starts, “It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday/The regular crowd shuffles in”. While most people would be out and about on a Saturday night, this group of people frequents this bar, reflecting the monotonous routine of life that is portrayed in Antrim’s “Another Manhattan,” as the characters go through the motions of life withi