Jason Keller he’s got so many songs that I think could be considered underrated: this, Vienna, And So It Goes, You’re My Home - just to name a few. Speaks to just how truly great and talented Mr. Joel is
Great choices, and I'll also tack on a few of my favorite deep-cuts (in year-order): • Say Goodbye To Hollywood (Turnstiles, 1976) • I've Loved These Days (Turnstiles, 1976) • The Stranger (the actual track, not the album lol) (The Stranger, 1977) • Stiletto (52nd Street, 1978) • Rosalinda's Eyes (52nd Street, 1978) • Half A Mile Away (52nd Street, 1978) • Sleeping With The Television On (Glass Houses, 1980) • She's Right On Time (The Nylon Curtain, 1982) • Laura (The Nylon Curtain, 1982) • You're Only Human (Second Wind) (An extra track on Greatest Hits Volume I & II, 1985) • The Night Is Still Young (An extra track on Greatest Hits Volume I & II, 1985) • Running On Ice (The Bridge, 1986) • Leningrad (Storm Front, 1989) I also love Zanzibar (52nd Street, 1978), Everybody Loves You Now (Cold Spring Harbor, 1971), and Summer Highland, Falls (Turnstiles, 1976), but they aren't as true to the term "deep-cut" anymore due to the fact that he's played them live a lot now, so they are slightly more known. :)
@@KyleCourounis The Stranger, Say Goodbye To Hollywood and Leningrad are all on his greatest hits' albums. Hardly deep cuts either. Sleeping with the Television On, Stiletto were singles. I'm with you on Laura. I always loved "Somewhere Along the Line" too.
@@TheGodYouWishYouKnew true, but rarely played live and so mamy people I meet have no idea when I mention them. Television was not a single iirc. I agree that Somewhere Along The Line is great too, as well as Stop In Nevada, You're My Home and Travelin' Prayer!
THis song gives me the chills. If you listen, you can feel a ship cresting one wave, dipping into the trough and then rising up the next crest. Powerful.
I grew up on Long Island and this is my favorite Billy Joel song. So sad and beautiful and amazing all at once. Gives me chills and makes me smile every time I hear it. Billy you are the best!
What a masterpiece!!! I am from Newfoundland,an island on the east coast of Canada that has much more similarity to Ireland than Canada. This song has such a celtic feel to it,especially the violin! Nfld was devastated by the cod moratorium in the early 1990s so this song resonates very much. A bit of info- pretty much anyone living outside of our capitol city St.John's is called a bay man here. Being from Harbour Grace, that would be me. I introduced this song to my youngest son Liam when he was about 14( 17 now) and he absolutely loves it! We have to keep the younger generation in the know of such sensational music!
@ericdunn555 Yes it is. My maiden name is Hennessey, also Irish! I visited Ireland in 2013 and absolutely loved it! It is very much like here ( Newfoundland culture is very much more like Irish culture, we have little in common with Canada). I also have a daughter, Erin, and another son,Kyle Patrick.🙂
Generally there's a correlation in music: The better the music, the less the image matters. Conversely, when the music is drab, derivative, auto tuned crap, the image is paramount.
@@GuadalupePicasso it’s an AMAZING show. I was in the “cheap seats” but honestly there’s not one bad seat in the Garden for his shows now. We sat behind and above the stage looking down on him with his spinning stage. Incredible show. And Steve Miller made a cameo too!
@@captainkane1984 I was at his last MSG show before the lockdown, in February 2020! Such a great night of nearly 3 hours of music, and with Izhtak Pearlman on guest violin for two songs, including The Downeaster Alexa (the original recording featured Pearlman)!
It was 1994 when I first remember my parents playing Billy Joel. We played him over and over and over again. In 1997 I started playing piano and as the years go on my admiration for Billy has grown. We saw him in 2001 about. What an amazing man.
Absolutely wonderful. This song, to this date, encapsulates the fate of the inshore fisherman. On Canada's and the US East Coasts. I never knew Mr. Perlman was the original violinist on this track. What a joy to hear them together again. Thank you for posting this.
+Christopher Mihalatos Sorta-kinda, yes. He can sing almost as well as he did back in the day because he's changed the keys for all of his songs at least a half step or a full step lower because of his voice getting weaker.
I hear this, i think of the Andrea Gail and those so brave coastguarders that serve our shores without any consideration of their own safety. God bless all at sea.
When I discovered this in the spring of 2015 I was blown away to see the most beloved king of classical music, Itzhak Perlman, sharing the stage with this man who is the prince of rock and roll to me. They came together from two very different musical worlds and created something really special. ☺👏👏👏
The Downeaster Alexa has always been one of my top 5 Joel songs and I was fortunate to have been at this show. We knew it was a special moment but like so many things in life memories fade after a while. Happy to discover there’s an official video on Joel’s very own channel, with everything professionally done. What a wonderful souvenir.
you are correct but I don't feel he gets the honor he deserves too many know him as the guy from "piano man" and "uptown girl" and a few of his other pop hits.
Most people know Billy as a music god. He is not underrated by any means and maybe by anyone born in 2000 and above but not by anyone else. He is known worldwide by almost everyone.
I have zero interest in fish or fishing, but hot damn that Billy can weave a tale. I get emotional with some of those lines...beautiful poetry. Great melody and also I have a soft spot for a good waltz.
It is a great song, but it's not a waltz. Waltzes are in 3/4 time (and are meant to be danced to with a specific kind of dance), and this is in 4/4 time.
Their friendship is so beautiful. It's also very obvious that they respect each other's musical talent very much. Itzhak Perlman, one of the greatest violinist of all time, and Billy Joel, who has great talent in piano&lyrics writing. Precious performance.
I have no connection to the fishing community, heck english isn't even my 1st language. And yet I think this is about the most perfect pop song. Great music, icredible meaningful lyrics w/o constant repeats. Thank you Billy. Looking forward to see you live again.
This song is amazing, and it speaks to me on a deep level. My family were farmers in Norway for as long back as anyone can remember (at least 800 years). My uncle recently sold the family farm because it wasn't enough any more. This song is a tribute to anyone doing a job that'd been made obsolete by large-scale corporate involvement.
my uncle was a farmer in Ireland and they made him sell his cattle during the winter because they said his drainage wasn't up to code- such a load of crap- he had a fine farm , the government was trying to put the small farmers out of business, it broke his heart. He could only keep cattle on his farm for about 8 months a year, they wanted him to pay about 80,000 euro to install new drainage systems, the whole farm wasn't worth that price, I can so relate to this song. They had this farm for about 400 years or so, at least
Loving this and.. Holy smokes, the way Itzhak can talk with that violin. Seeing how much emotion it puts into his own soul through his facial expressions is just beautiful! So clear to see that he is enjoying every single second of this and it honestly puts a tear in my eye.. Brilliant performance this is!
@@SamDeLamb it was out of tune in one place, you could see it in Itzhak's face. Other instruments and sound were louder, I don't think he cold hear himself very well. Still-amazing moment.
As a former Long Island resident and Striper fisherman this is a truly heartbreaking song. I have always wanted a Down Easter style boat. Steady, very seaworthy and a joy to handle.
Joel’s ability to write a song that immerses you into the story and Pearlman’s incredible ability to shred a violin makes for the most amazing song ever.
Nach 55 Jahren habe ich verstanden, was klassische Musik bewirken kann. Billy Joel ist ein perfekt ausgebildeter Pianist, aber was Perlman dem Lied zufügt ist außerhalb dieser Welt. Fantastisch.
just saw billy in Cardiff. we couldn't believe he actually played this song, as its one of our favorites but somewhat underrated. proof of this is that we were pretty much the only ones who applauded and went nuts
These "slice of life" songs are where Joel's songwriting talent really shines. Downeaster Alexa, Allentown, Scenes From An Italian Restaurant, Leningrad etc. His ability to take the seemingly mundane everyday life of the working man and spin it into a captivating song is masterful.
Billy Joel I love all your songs ,but this is my favorite, I lived on Great Island, and Galilee was my favorite place I knew all the fishing family's ,we would walk down to Galilee every night with my summer friends ❤
It's funny -- so many people waxing poetic over how great this song and Billy are. When all the violinists are thinking how lucky he is to have gotten to be on stage with Itzhak Perlman. He has been the king of the violin world ever since Heifitz died.
I wonder if they are brilliant because of their joyous love of playing, or they are joyous because their music is brilliant...legendary talents either way.
Seeing Billy next Thursday! I wasn't that psyched as I thought maybe his voice had gone but I hear it's still as good as it can possibly be for his age. God bless him for still touring so much at his age. Will be my first time seeing anyone , esp Billy as MSG and I had the pleasure to be at the 1st Shea concert!
Were you man? It was! I was in section 115 i think it was, stage left with my brother. I really got excited when he played one of my favorites "Sometimes a Fantasy" even though "All for Leyna" got more cheers quite obviously.. haha. any favorite songs or moments of the concert for you? I know his stuff so well and oh one other thing, the sound of Gavin DeGraw was so bad compared with Billy's band.. it really showed what good sound engineering is and isn't :P
Lol.. I was far away... Like in the 200's... But it was still very enjoyable.. When he hit that high note in Innocent man... i was going to faint lmao... I was happy he played Summer, highlands fall, and Downeastern Alexa
