Here's a warning for you about Billy Joel - he had *a ton* of hits that have become standard love ballads, like Just the Way You Are, She's Always a Woman, She's Got a Way, Honesty, and so on. You might get the wrong idea that he writes a lot of elevator music love songs. And he has written some good ones. But don't get the impression that he doesn't know how to rock. He totally does. Billy Joel fans can tell you what else he's got - Big Shot, Angry Young Man, Pressure, Only the Good Die Young, A Matter of Trust, River of Dreams, My Life ... and some of the album cuts like Stiletto and Close to the Borderline. Don't put this guy in a box, and you'll find a ton of music that you'll probably like.
Good post. Yes, I love Billy Joel and I've seen him in concert twice. But I have to say my two favorite songs of his is "A Matter of Trust" (the video is fun too) and "River of Dreams"... so, so many great ones though.
WELL SAID, and you are SO CORRECT, he does it ALL, slow love songs, rockers and songs that tell great stories. I LOVE BILLY JOEL, he is my favorite AFTER the BEATLES.
All for Leyna Captain Jack It's Still Rock And Roll To Me Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) Pressure The Ballad Of Billy The Kid (Songs in the Attic live version) Until The Night You May Be Right Zanzibar to mention just a few of Billy's more upbeat songs.. He has a deep, deep library !
Billy Joel has resumed his residency at Madison Square Garden, where he's been selling out since 2014. He's performed roughly 180 concerts and every one is sold out. Where other acts retire to Las Vegas, Billy holds it down at the concert mecca, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK CITY 😎🎶🎤
My sister and I still bless my mother for letting us go see the "52nd Street" tour in OKC. Billy destroyed that night! We found out much later in life my mother was a fixture at the Louisiana Hayride concert scene during the 50's. She knew Elvis through a mutual friend in Shreveport (we have the photo) and conned her way backstage at a Ricky Nelson concert by posing as a high school newspaper reporter with granny glasses that burst into tears when told her name wasn't on the list. After high school she moved to New Orleans and became a dance instructor. Carol Ann was a very cool chick and I can't listen to Bill Joel without thinking of her.
The sax part on this track wasn't played by Billy's longtime bandmate, Richie Cannata - it was jazz legend Phil Woods. That dude swings HARD, man. Richie's a fine player, too, but Phil is just a whole new level.
RIP to Mr. Woods. He took a little flack from some mainstream jazz artists for sitting in on this recording; ironically it might be his most remembered solo.
Which means Billy Joel is high on his own pedestal, because he writes the lyrics and the music , Elton only ever writes the music score. Bernie Taupin does the vast majority of his lyrics. There are a lot of musicians that do both but not as well!
@@iainsmith2434 True but Elton did write songs Bernie Taupin wrote the Lyrics to most of them..Harry Chapin was a fellow Long Island singer songwriter that Billy Joel adored..The Piano man was written in Harry’s style..also another great one was Jim Croce!
As you get older, and are married for years, this song carries a lot more weight. This was popular when my wife and I were teens. We’ve been married 41 years, I’ve gone through a Marine Corps career of 22 years, she’s been a banker for 30. I have leukemia from Camp Lejeune, neither of us are they way we were, but we still love each other like back then.
@@lisas572 I had a situation at work today where I typed a customer's name in an email and it autocorrected to Tampax. 😳 Thankfully we all had a good laugh. 🤣😂🤣
Billy Joel could be a major rabbit hole for you. So many great songs. If you want some more of the slower Billy Joel songs, any of these would be great to react to next: Honesty, She's Always A Woman, New York State of Mind, Honesty, Innocent Man, Vienna, She's Got A Way. Moving away from the slower songs, here are some other great Billy songs to react: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, Only The Good Die Young, You May Be Right, My Life, Tell Her About It, Say Goodbye to Hollywood, The Stranger, Pressure, Big Shot, Movin Out, and A Matter of Trust. Even with all those suggestions, there are still quite a few more great songs worth reacting to.
... I love these days. Summer Highland falls. Leave a tender moment alone. All about soul. Miami 2017. Surprises. A motter of trust Scenes from an italian Restaurant. And so it Goes. Leningrad Downeaster Alexa. Baby Grand. E altre 50 ...
When I was in the Navy I was stationed at COMNAVFORJAPAN in Yokosuka Japan which is outside of Tokyo. I was fortunate enough to see Billy Joel May 1984 live at the Budokan in Tokyo. The Budokan at that time had some of the best acoustics in the world. It was fantastic and the sax player was out of this world. I even got to meet his wife at that time Christie Brinkley.
I was born in 1964, which means my love for Billy Joel is absolute down to my musical DNA. My favorite Bill Joel deep track is "Stiletto" because up tempo songs about heartbreak are among my favorites and this tune SHREDS!!!!!
Billy Joel has a ton of beautiful romantic songs, as well as iconic melodies that makes you think, reflect and cry. Songs like: "Goodnight Saigon" (About the Vietnam War), "New York State of Mind", "River of dreams" and of course "Piano Man".
Billy is such a masterful song writer..His life story is amazing, he was cranking out these MONSTER hits and starving...the reason and rest of the story is the amazing part! Lovely reaction.
Billy Joel has an excellent voice is a superb musician and on top of it all is it master crafter of lyrics. That's a whole lot of talent. His lyrics actually makes sense they're not just a bunch of sentences is that rhyme.
I love this song. I love Billy Joel. This song reminds me of 10cc's I`m Not in Love because of the otherworldly quality and the multitrack vocal in the background.
I have seen Billy over 30 times in concert...one of my all time favorites.....New Your State of Mind, Shes Got A Way(greatest hits version) and You May Be Right absolute musts
Ahhhhhh Billy... one of the great song writers, piano players, & singers. I saw him & Elton John in concert together. One white & one black grand piano on stage facing each other. Respect between two of the greatest.
We I was a kid my grandmother had a keyboard which had this song as its demo song. All us kids loved just letting it play over and over. Fond memories.
BJ, your humming was on point! Love the sax in this one. Billy Joel has so many great music. If you want to hear something a little different from him, “ goodnight Saigon “ is an amazing song.
the drummer had the idea to set the lyrics to a "bossa nova" Latin beat; that's what made the song so different from a standard love song; it's that BEAT that informs the sax solo too; genius Bossa Beat
Great reaction to a great Billy Joel song....Mmmmhmmm (see I can do it too, lol) You two are great! Can't wait until the next live stream. Have a great day.
Billy Joel, Bob Seger, Prince, John Lennon (among others), professional musicians and song writers that one can always turn to to find a different sound, like it or not.
I Love this Song. has been a favorite of mine from Billy Joel. It's just so smooth and warm to listen to. seek out a better recording of it and you will be pleasantly surprised how great this tune is. Have a wonderful day! thanks for the reaction
I love the background vocals , there are several songs from this era that have those same type "aaaaaaahs" in the background that I love in a song , the band 10cc has a similar sound.
I always chuckle with this song because this is one of the few songs my mom and her friends were visabley goo goo gaaga...when it came on the radio!!! ❤💛💙
My wife and I got tickets for our anniversary from our daughter to see Elton John and Billy Joel in their Face to Face tour years ago in Los Angeles, . Amazing! The Sax player is the same guy that was on stage during that show. Still sounds amazing.
When I was little (I was born late 1068), this was one of the multitudinous artists spinning on out buffet turntable. My brothers and I ate it up. Billy is an enormous influence on my poeticism. So happy to see it go into you both!
hey you guys...... that was just a REAL... "back n forth" between you two.... respect for each others feelings.... not just our own agenda... what works for us both... US BOTH... and working in ernist to achieve THAT goal... BOTH... not just his or hers or "MY"(selfish)... but goals you BOTH have.... you guys are a very sweet couple... peace
I played tenor sax 8th - 12th grades and practiced more with Billy Joel than any other artist because he had more tenor saxophone usage in his songs than anyone else. Richie Cannata was Billy's saxophonist from 1975 to 1981, which was the timeframe of greatest sax solos in Billy's recording career. They were his best albums in my opinion, and he was consistently in the top ten for album sales. If you want to see Billy and his band performing live back in those days, check out "Billy Joel - New York State of Mind (from Old Grey Whistle Test.)" It was filmed in England on BBC in 1978. It really shows off Billy's skills on piano and Richie's sax skills in extended solos. You'll probably hear the influence of Ray Charles on Billy.
You can't go wrong with Billy Joel, and you cannot touch him musically as far as I'm concerned. He has something for everyone and it's genius. in my book he's up there with the songwriting greats, and performers, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Lerner and Lowe, Rogers and Hammerstein, Carole King, Carly Simon, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Lennon, McCartney Harrison, Jimmy Webb, any of them....loo them all up and read about them, and see what I mean...there are a variety of elements in his music - jazz, rock, soul classical, reggae, blues, or rhythm and blues, Broadway musicals, doo-wop singers...you name it, it;s there, and a poetic lyricist, and story telling, not just words lapped together for a catchy phrase. Or cussing your butt off to impress the mass of idiots how many swear words you know. this is total class.
Hey , you guys are great , love your reactions specially the one from Billy Joel... and talking about billy I have one for you guys by Billy Joel and the song its called Vienna it's a beautiful song and you will love it as always keep on Rocking... enjoy 🙂👍
