“I am the entertainer and I know just where I stand
Another serenader and another long haired band
Today I am your champion, I may have won your hearts,
But I know the game, you'll forget my name,
And I won't be here in another year
If I don't stay on the charts.”

— Billy Joel

The Entertainer.
Song lyrics, Streetlife Serenade (1974)

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American singer-songwriter and pianist 1949

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