Where’s the Orchestra?
Billy Joel * Track #9 On The Nylon Curtain
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Where's the Orchestra? by Billy Joel
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The final song of The Nylon Curtain is often considered one of Joel’s best works. It tells the story of a man who came to see a play believing it to be a musical, and his disappointment in the lack of music.
Where’s the Orchestra? Lyrics
Where's the orchestra?
Wasn't this supposed to be a musical?
Here I am, in the balcony
How the hell could I have missed the overture?
I like the scenery
Even though I have absolutely no
Idea at all
What is being said
Despite the dialogue
There's the leading man
The movie star who never faced an audience
Where's the orchestra?
After all
This is my big night on the town
My introduction to the theater crowd
I assumed that the show would have a song
So I was wrong
At least I understand
All the innuendo and the irony
And I appreciate
The roles the actors played
The point the author made
And after the closing lines
And after the curtain calls
The curtain falls
On empty chairs
Where's the orchestra?
[Outro]
Where’s the Orchestra? Q&A
Who wrote Where’s the Orchestra?'s ?
Where’s the Orchestra? was written by Billy Joel.
Who produced Where’s the Orchestra?'s ?
Where’s the Orchestra? was produced by Phil Ramone.
When did Billy Joel release Where’s the Orchestra??
Billy Joel released Where’s the Orchestra? on Thu Sep 23 1982.