Vienna is my favorite song.
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What says you?
OT: Billy Joel
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Everybody Loves You Now, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, Only the Good Die Young, Don't Ask Me Why
Yep....Vienna and Scenes from an Italian Restaurant are my two faves.
Until the Night, Goodnight Saigon and of course Piano Man
There are a few songs that no matter how many times I've heard it I'm going to listen very carefully every time.
One of these is Piano Man and another one is Taxi.
On Until the Night, Billy sings both parts, trying to sound like the Righteous Brothers
There are a few songs that no matter how many times I've heard it I'm going to listen very carefully every time.
One of these is Piano Man and another one is Taxi.
On Until the Night, Billy sings both parts, trying to sound like the Righteous Brothers
The Stranger and Nylon Curtain are my two favorite albums.
Italian Restaurant is probably my single favorite song. She's Right On Time and Laura from Nylon Curtain are really good. Piano Man is kind of a cliche from overplay at this point, but it is a really good tune.
Others I like:
Movin' Out
All For Leyna
Zanzibar
The Stranger
Only The Good Die Young
Vienna
Angry Young Man
My Life
Sleeping With The Televsion On
Allentown
I'm sure there are more I've forgotten.
Italian Restaurant is probably my single favorite song. She's Right On Time and Laura from Nylon Curtain are really good. Piano Man is kind of a cliche from overplay at this point, but it is a really good tune.
Others I like:
Movin' Out
All For Leyna
Zanzibar
The Stranger
Only The Good Die Young
Vienna
Angry Young Man
My Life
Sleeping With The Televsion On
Allentown
I'm sure there are more I've forgotten.
Scenes
Vienna
Pressure
Piano Man if it was not so overplayed is an amazing song
I consider Joel to be like MASH. Early on he was great. But when he passed that point he is brutal to me. For a favorite I’ll go with Zanzibar.
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Allentown because I live in Allentown. I realize that it wasn't the best portrayal, but it gave the city recognition. I remember that our mayor at the time, Joe Daddona, asked for royalties.
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Piano Man. Then Allentown.
As an aside, who was the best/your favorite 80s-era adult contemporary performer?
Elton John
Billy Joel
Phil Collins
Sting
Lionel Ritchie
Rod Stewart
Kenny Loggins
Hall & Oates
Bryan Adams
As an aside, who was the best/your favorite 80s-era adult contemporary performer?
Elton John
Billy Joel
Phil Collins
Sting
Lionel Ritchie
Rod Stewart
Kenny Loggins
Hall & Oates
Bryan Adams
Slow down you crazy child
There are so many great Billy Joel songs. Piano Man, NY State of Mind, My Life, Only the Good Die Young, We Didn't Start the Fire, and Uptown Girl are some of my favorites.
My number 1 is You're my Home. My wife and I listened to that song over and over on my car's 8 track player and we had the title engraved onto our wedding rings.
Oh man....you're going to draw the ire of the music critics here by picking We Didn't Start the Fire
Funny thing about that song is that it wasn't super popular when it was initially released. It evolved into his trademark song after he became more populate later in the 70s.
If he did an updated version of 'We didn't start the fire' he'd have to add another 50 verses for all that's happened the last 20 years.
That is an interesting bit of information.
Reminds me of a converation I had at a bar with I guess a millenial.
She was talking about Bon Jovi and Bruce. She was saying how Bon Jovi is way bigger and better. I was like... uh no. There is no comparison.
Reality changes over time.
LdN
Goodnight Saigon .......I think of all the guys/ gals who did not survive and those who made it home as well. Thanks to all for serving then and now .
Billy Joel......he was my escape from the world in 1972 when my brother was killed. There are so many of his songs which cause flashbacks for me. Have seen him in NYC, Atlanta, Shea Stadium, and the best was Philadelphia with Elton John (Back to Back) concert. If you get the chance see the musical "Moving Out" which won a Tony Award on Broadway. Favorite songs of course are Captain Jack, NY State of Mind, and his duet with Ray Charles....Baby Grand.
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Reminds me of 1982 my last semester when the radio stations were playing some old Doors songs....I took English 102 finally and a young freshman was talking about this great new band called the Doors....she was shocked when I told her that Jim Morrison died 1971.
Billy Joel was familiar with Allentown because he played in the Lehigh Valley when he was an unknown. IIRC, he played at the Roxy Theatre in Northampton.
He also played at many frat parties at Lehigh...in an interview he spoke of those days and how he wanted to make a song about Bethlehem.....but Allentown rhymed better.
This song got so much abuse which I think is totally unfair. It's Billy's riff on Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Love the video too, thought it was a great effect when the engines on the motorcycles rev, and the bike headlights and the headlights of the cars on the lifts come on. A little thing but I always thought it was well done.
Of course Christine Brinkley doesn't do anything to detract from the performance.
This is my favorite I think. A very sad one. From Storm Front.
"And So It Goes".
"And So It Goes".
Angry young man live was about the best opening song at any concert I ever went to.
This is off the beaten path, but I’ve always liked this one.
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