First Time Hearing Billy Joel - Scenes From an Italian Restaurant Reaction - WHAT A PERFORMANCE! 

THE STRANGER is one of those albums with solid gold from start to finish. GETTING OUT, VIENNA WAITS FOR YOU, THE STRANGER. The list goes on. Billy Joel was trained as a classical music composer before becoming a pop/ rock star. Elton John and Billy Joel are, without a doubt, the best pianists of the rock era. Piano Man, New York State of Mind, Uptown Girl, Allentown, Always A Woman. A huge catalog.

From "The Stranger" album, which is a classic. This is one of Billy's best songs. Sad that this kind of music is no longer made. So glad I grew up in this era.

Billy has said that this is probably the best song he ever wrote; certainly his favourite.

This is an amazing live performance, but the studio/album version is FIRE as well.

If I had to choose just one song written by Billy Joel, I would choose this one.

A true storyteller. Saw him 5 or 6 times, always gave a great show. Piano Man is a must.

Billy Joel was a GENIUS song writer. One of the best in the modern era. And this one is an absolute GEM.

There were many songs Billy Joel wrote and performed that were commercially more successful, but this is his masterpiece. Vienna, Piano Man, Only the Good Die Young, You May Be Right, these are all good starts.

Playing with a broken thumb & still kills it. Can't go wrong with Billy Joel.

The first solo played on tenor saxophone, the second solo played on soprano saxophone.

My favorite Billy Joel song and its best version. Check out “Good Night Saigon” from the same concert. “You’re My Home” “Captain Jack” “Honesty” “Only The Good Day Young” “Pressure “ Etc etc etc

Did you notice that Billy's thumb is wrapped up and he was shaking his hand. He was in a motorcycle accident and had broken his wrist etc and still rocked it!

“The Stranger” one of the greatest albums ever.

My mom taught me ALL her music. Thank goodness. That’s American HISTORY.

I saw Billy Joel live a few times, including on his tour with Elton John. One thing to be aware of is that you shouldn't expect the audience to sit quietly while he plays. Prepare to hear a large chorus because everyone, including me, sang along loudly to every word of every song.

Big Shot will always be my favorite Billy Joel song

"Some Love is Just a Lie of the Heart" Billy Joel/A Matter of Trust

My all-time favourite Billy Joel song. Thanks for your reaction. Earned you guys a subscription and a notification plus a like. Well done.

Billy Joel doesn't have one sound or style. He has a huge catalog if you want to ho down that rabbit hole. I love him and I have all his albums

Great vocals , love the piano ❤❤

Thanks for reaching to this great song. Quite honestly, ALL of his songs are concert favorites. Check out a live version of Piano Man. Still gives me chills.

probably his most famous song is Uptown Girl which he wrote about his first wife Christie Brinkley.

Billy Joel is from Long Island New York…..he’s one of us and all Long Islanders love him.

Every single song is a concert favorite. He has so many beloved songs that he can't play them all during one show, so he always asks the audience which ones they'd like to hear most, and plays the choices based off of crowd response. Deep rabbit hole with Billy.

Billy did shows with contemporaries and heroes. He did a tour with Elton John, with both pianos on stage, and did a lot with one of his iconic heroes, the myth that is Ray Charles.

I'm a 64 year old man from England. I've collected Billy's music since I was a teenager. I sat here watching you both, and I said to myself: "I can't wait to see how these kids respond when the sax solo hits them." You were just like I was 47 years ago when I first heard it. So glad to see you enjoying it, and thanks for reviewing it.

Billy Joel was killing it when I was in High School....1000 years ago in the 70's.

The studio version is even better..The words are a lot clearer..I haven't heard it in years, but that's my remembrance of it.

The live version of "A New York State of Mind" is amazing, and really shows off Billy's piano skills

I'm blown away that you guys haven't heard of Billy Joel! Great reaction!

It was said that Billy was snapping the strings in the piano when he played

Him being a NYC Long Island boy and me being a Queens NYC kid I love this. It reminds me if the kids I grew up with in Queens.

All I'm going to say is - 'New York State of Mind' from the Old Grey Whistlestop. - you won't regret it.

Billy Joel is a great singer songwriter & composer from the 70's-90's. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. "Piano Man" is another great storytelling song. The whole "Stranger" album is great & one of my favorites. It has this song "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" on it. Other songs are "Just The Way You Are", "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)", "Only The Good Die Young", "She's Always A Woman" etc.

I’ve always really enjoyed the song. Good night Saigon it’s pretty powerful. Another one that I’d recommend that isn’t as well-known is called stiletto.

So many many great songs… “New York State of mind” live is awesome.

Billy is a Long Island boy... everyone in the audience gets his local references. He's a great story teller.

Appreciate the fact that Billy did this concert with an injured hand; you can see him shaking it around a bit.

You’ve gone up 10k subs in 4 days. You guys are killing it!

In honor of Veterans Day, you should do his song, "Goodnight Saigon." It's a powerful bit of music that pertains to the Vietnam War.

This is one of Billy’s favorite songs!

I'm only like 2 mins into this video so far and I would like to ask the hosts if they are ever gonna invite me over to show off the beautiful Rock they've been living under... or maybe u guys look very big for your age haha I'm stunned, my 5 year old niece seems to know more about Billy Joel... I'm just picking on u guys u know that (but I am stunned) Keep up the great work u guys do!

Angry Young Man live is awesomeness

BJ has countless great songs. His songwriting and lyrics are top tier. The one song that really put him on the map in his earliest days was Piano Man. I suggest the official music video on it. It's story telling at its finest.

This is epic, so glad you found this musical story.

You guys have REALLY been living under a rock! LOL. First BOSTON and now BILLY JOEL. Never walked into a restaurant or a store playing classic rock? Amazing. Once again, listen to the studio version for your own edification.

This is a song about sitting in a restaurant and picking up on pieces of the conversations around you.

This track was a favorite of mine long before I ever heard Joel and his band performing it live. It's just an extraordinarily well constructed track that takes you on a musical journey from old friends getting together over a glass of wine and through their reminiscences of their youth and what happened to the popular couple. Billy Joel has what sometimes seems like an endless supply of great tunes but this one is, for a lot of his fans, his magnum opus; his crowing achievement. While this concert version is a bit faster and the performances are incredibly engaging, the original studio track is WELL worth a listen and, in fact, the entire album - The Stranger - is a banger from start to finish....just like his follow up, 52nd Street.

One of my all time favorite songs by a great man...Thanks for the reaction.

Finally some Mr. Piano Man Billy Joel!!! Ughhhh HE'S PHENOMENAL!!! Grew up listening him on my iPod on the bus to school & have loved him ever since! Piano Man is definitely my favorite but I also love New York State of Mind, She's Always a Woman, We Didn't Start the Fire, Allentown, Uptown Girl & pretty much his entire discography!!! Excited for more Billy!🎉🎉🎉

Billy Joel’s songs always tell a story and his music crosses typical Singer/Songwriter to Rock to Americana. A very talented musician. I have seen him twice in the UK. Once was at Wembley!💖

The wonderful Mark Rivera on sax has been with Billy since the beginning and is still there in his current live band!

I know the song but I don’t think I have ever seen anything from Billy Joel live. It exceeded my expectations ❤

He has much better songs. Piano Man is probably his best known, but my faves include, Keeping the Faith, Matter of Trust and Just The Way You Are. The man is an amazing songwriter, on par with Bob Dylan and Jim Steinman. Another multi-talented performer you should listen to is Bonnie Raitt. Multiple grammy's for best song and all different. For fun try, Let's Give Em Somehitng to Talk About. Enjoy. Thank you for your great reactions and obvious enjoyment of the music and the performances.

I prefer the studio version, especially as a first listen, only because it's clearer. But as a concertgoer, yeah I would love it...

Billy & Elton did a Face to Face tour

Watch any live performance of Big Shot if you want to see him rock out.

Billy Joel has TONS of hits songs and yes, Piano Man is probably the song he is most known for.

Billy Joel is a native Long Islander like me so his music always makes me think of where I grew up. The instrument played by the sax player is the clarinet. Joel says this is his favorite song he ever wrote. The restaurant which inspired the song was in NYC. 90% of Joel's songs talk about life on Long Island, NYC and northern New Jersey area. The places named in his songs are real and people would learn a lot about the people who reside in this area by Billy's songs.

He grew up in the next town over from where I did on Long Island, NY so many of the things he is singing about are things I grew up with. He has a fantastic catalog to go into

Innocent Man, A Room Of Our Own, Pressure, Tell Her About It, Goodnight Saigon, We Didn't Start The Fire, River of Dreams; Matter of Trust (really fun video) and, of course, The Piano Man.

Billy Joel is a storyteller,poet,musician,and all American regular guy from New York! He is a top ten master! By the way,nobody can play the keys like that except him and Elton John.IMHO...😁🎙🎶🎹👊You have only scratched the surface!

2:15. "I didn't think Billy Joe was that influential.".....150 Million records. He is ranked SEVENTH (7th) All Time in record sales only behind: The Beatles, Garth Brooks, Elvis, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, & Michael Jackson...hahaha..... The best concert that I ever attended was on July 24th 1994. I paid $240 (in 1994 (!) for 2 tickets) at Giants Stadium for a DOUBLE concert of Billy Joel & Elton John. Best money that I have ever spent for a concert!!

The entire piece is Brenda and Eddie getting together at their favourite restaurant, years after their relationship ended, and reminiscing. I saw Billy Joel last year in Las Vegas. He filled Allegiant Stadium, and he took selections from his entire catalog to put on a two-hour show. "Not too bad for an old geezer", as he himself said during the show. He's 74 now and still performing, but he just ended a long-standing residency at Madison Square Garden, so I would imagine we'll be hearing of his "official" retirement soon. His daughter is an accomplished musician in her own right. His song "Downeaster Alexa" is named for her.

You MUST do Billy's Joel's "Goodnight Saigon" about the Vietnam War. Bring your Kleenix. It is just as true today as in those years...because we are still depending on our young men to fight evil today. Please review this.

Piano Man unico artista che ha solo gioielli nel suo repertorio.... Live da giovane era un portento ......

Song named after Billy's daughter Billy Joel/Alexa

Truly one of his underappreciated masterpieces!

Billy Joel is a legendary artist. Many people say that Billy Joel has helped change the rock genre by introducing piano playing as a dominant instrument in rock music. The song you referenced "Piano Man" was one of his earlier hits. Here's a studio version, if interested. "Billy Joel - Piano Man (Audio)" --this song was one of his first major success's and was a stepping stone for him, but it wasn't until the mid-1980's that Joel saw his biggest success. Here's another artist that is similar in style mainly because they're both G.O.A.T pianists. Here's a studio version, if interested. "Elton John - Rocket Man (Official Music Video)" --this song was written by English musician and singer Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin. Both Joel and John are absolute legends. (IMO) Again great analysis really fun listening to this great tune with you both, thanks for sharing.peace out~

I love your channel ever since I subscribed at least a few months ago, but saying that we all know Samantha because she's so beautiful just seems a little odd to me, like she's only on here for that reason. And as much as I like your reactions, and I really do, I can tell that you are really engaged and they are insightful for sure, I actually like her brief part of the reactions even more. She says more in fewer words and she is always just so observant and spot-on. It's like she always just naturally fully gets it.

Two saxophones in this one. I don't know if it's Richie Cannata, someone else sure will, but he swaps his tenor sax for a soprano sax and then back to tenor again. Don't think there is a trumpet anywhere to be found.

Absolutely hands down his masterpiece ✌️

Great reaction. New here and the hook was Billy. Love seeing 1st time reactions to his classics, and you both were fun to see. He is playing hurt as mentioned, he screwed the lyric early, but it is still a priceless performance. Great band too. A favorite memory from a Billy quote that he plays piano as a percussion instrument! Sounds melodic to me...

VIENNA!

I like allentown,pressure,and we didn't start the fire

One of Joel;s best songs!!

You're starting with possibly his best song and a fantastic performance.

First I want just say that his music is not really my (top) music choice (my scene is more the symphonic rock, like Pink Floyd, Genesis, etc.), but I really admire him. What comes to my mind first about his music is that he is a very good and versatile composer; he really wrote many songs that are different from each other. Many times you can hear quickly from a cerain style who the artist is; that's not the case with Billy Joel. My (most) favorite song of him is Piano man, in which he awesomely describes the vibe of a bar/pub. but I appreciate many more songs from him.

Once saw Billy interviewed and he was asked what his best song was. He said Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.

And he was playing that piano with a broken thumb (see the bandage).

His piano skills are simply amazing! Try watching Prelude/Angry Young Man also from the Long Island concert, It's simply amazing! He is a wonderful storyteller and writes songs over a wide genre of musical styles. My very favorite is Goodbye Saigon, also done in the Long Island Concert, and it just brings me to tears every time.

Love your reactions! Suggestion - Save the Planet by The Edgar Winter Group…studio version off the White Trash album

Prelude/Angry Young Man from the same concert

Tenor saxophone, then soprano saxophone. This is a pure storytelling song. BJ does mood songs, and vibe songs, and storytelling songs, and homage songs, and does them all superbly. Top 5 all time American songwriters, easily, even without the virtuoso piano and genius arrangements.

So mamy great songs/performaces! Give a listen to "New York State of Mind"...😊

Billy is the Man! I love at the end he shakes his fist, like "Hell yeah we nailed it!"

Well, that’s another rock lifted off you guys lol! The Billy Joel rock belongs on the shelf with all the other ones from the 1970s, the greatest decade ever for music!

My favorite of his. Thanks for reminding me of this man's talent!

Best Track Billy Joel ever did!

I’ve seen Billy Joel in concert, three times. While this is my favorite song by him, he has a most impressive catalogue to check out. A GREAT, GREAT songwriter!! He’s my favorite musical act, after the Beatles!!

This is my favourite song from Billy, and it’s not even close.

Much of Joels music is autobiographical .....Piano Man , Uptown Girl , a song written about his soon-to-be wife , Supermodel Christie Brinkley , or this tune Joels experience growing up in an Italian area of NYC .

oh God The whole album is amazing! he has so many great ones! "Miami 2017 (I've Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" from his Songs in The attic Album was not a chart topper but it will blow you away!

Vienna is another great Billy Joel song

Piano man, We didn't start the fire, Only the good die young, River of Dreams....you really cannot go wrong with a Billy Joel song!

Another cool reaction video from you guys and gals, how about doing a reaction video to the Irish guitar legend. Rory Gallagher (Shin Kicker) live at Montreux 1979, Rory's concerts are legendary, very high energy, kick ass guitar playing, in your face rock and roll. He sold over 30 million albums thru the 1970's. Thank you and I really hope you check out Rory Gallagher, you won't be disappointed.

He kept shaking his hand out at the beginning, noticed the bandage on his thumb. "How'd that happen?" "Piano accident."

Try Ballad of Billy the Kid, or Captain Jack. Both excellent songs.

Angry young Man - Billy Joel

I thought this Patreon member was foolish for requesting a live version of this. I’m so happy to admit I was wrong. Beautiful reaction guys, thank you :)