WE"RE SHOOK!| FIRST TIME HEARING Billy Joel - Big Shot REACTION

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WE"RE SHOOK!| FIRST TIME HEARING Billy Joel - Big Shot REACTION
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@jcdvt1 2 года назад

This man has not created new music with words in over 20 years and still sells out Madison Square Garden EVERY STINKIN’ NIGHT. Pure GOAT

@edweiss6039 2 года назад

For the piano listen to Stiletto , for the story go with Scenes From An Italian Restaurant.

@iainsmith2434 2 года назад

Show 123 and counting at MSG.

@ilikejohnhurt 2 года назад

Don’t forget the Philadelphia Spectrum/Wells Fargo Center…trails only Springsteen for that honor…great concert!

@DuragMarcAaron 2 года назад

I know u like the piano, please do Angry young man. One of my favorites. Very fast piano

@richarddexter7641 2 года назад

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee That's not exactly true. I'll listen to some newer stuff as long as it's music, not the pop-synth bs that the music industry pretends is music these days.

@otisdylan9532 2 года назад

Joel has said that in this song, he was saying all of that to himself, that it was he that had to be a big shot. For your next Joel song, take your pick between "New York State of Mind", "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant", and "Just the Way You Are". Then there are many more good ones after those.

@davidharbrecht3011 2 года назад

Definitely check out “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant”, please. Multiple tempo changes and a killer saxophone. Iconic Billy Joel song!!

@darlenegattus8190 2 года назад

All 💎 gems

@lindarumsey3109 2 года назад

Fabulous picks!

@DW-vd9mp 2 года назад

Actually he told Howard Stern it was about women living the fast life in NYC. He said he could picture Mick Jagger saying this to Bianca Jagger.

@joelliebler5690 2 года назад

Actually what he said in an interview was that part of it could have been about some friends or sometimes about himself.

@user-or1ye3iz6d 2 года назад

Billy Joel "Goodnight Saigon" and "Scenes from an Italian restaurant" are both AWESOME! ❤️

@7gelis 2 года назад

I love Goodnight Saigon. Tears in my eyes every time I hear it!

@JDdiGriz 2 года назад

I can't listen to Good night saigon and not cry as I sing along. What a song.

@LowcountryJoe2 2 года назад

🎖🪖

@steveduncan9256 2 года назад

Scene from an Italian restaurant is up there with the best

@seanscanlon9067 2 года назад

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Both are great songs, as is The Downeaster Alexa.

@csf7773 2 года назад

Just The Way You Are, She's Got A Way, New York State Of Mind, My Life, Goodnight Saigon, Always A Woman To Me, Say Goodbye To Hollywood, This Is The Time...Billy Joel is a musical genius as much as Prince, just in different ways. y'all just don't know!

@marleneclausen30 2 года назад

Best of the best of Billy Joel . . . Only the Good Die Young. Definitely add to your must react to list.

@elizabethmcmurray968 2 года назад

Absolutely agree. Listened to it about an hour ago, as a matter of fact. Such great lyrics! Virginia, dont let me wait. Lol love her name is virginia. Considering the meaning of the song and all...

@margaretr4869 2 года назад

came here to suggest this one. Only the Good Die Young, one of my favorites by him.

@rayj1011 2 года назад

I also came here to suggest Only the Good Die Young

@ZZ430T56 2 года назад

Yup, one of my favs. Very controversial at the time, especially in the Catholic community.

@margaretr4869 2 года назад

@@ZZ430T56 I remember my grandmother did not like this song when I was a kid, we could not listen to it when she was around, I didn't really get it at the time. Still love it though.

@scottcortmeister4164 2 года назад

Billy Joel is a musical chameleon, a talented shape shifter.. Songs like Rosalinda's Eyes, Summer Highland Falls, Shameless, Say Goodbye To Hollywood, and all the others, it's like he purposefully sets out NOT to be formulaic. His motto could be, "Never Repeat Myself". Btw, that line in BigShot- "You had the Don Perignon in your hand and a spoon up your nose" hit me so hard as 17 year old and was an important message in 1979. All my classmates were talking about cocaine, how harmless, safe and fun it was. But here's Billy telling me it's not cool and warning me about the dangers in life. I was a Senior in highschool when this song came out (I'm 60 now) and Billy Joel's music helped me in so many ways to understand the world. Sorry to go on and on... You know something, I think you two are the cutest couple on RU-vid. Much happiness to you and your wonderful family... I really should become a Patron...

@JaDav40 18 дней назад

Case in point...his very next single after this was "Honesty", a total 180 from this.

@bradsullivan2495 2 года назад

This song is on the "52nd Street" album, which had the defiant "My Life" as the first single. One underrated song on the album is "Zanzibar"--which manages to include a jazz solo. I would also strongly endorse doing his song "Goodnight Saigon" on Memorial Day. It's appropriate, powerful and incredibly poignant because it references those who died in Vietnam.

@CPny65 2 года назад

Yes Zanzibar is very underrated

@AB2B 2 года назад

Had this album, played it to death. lol Loved it, still do. Not a bad song on the entire album. Love Zanzibar! Also second the Goodnight Saigon recommendation.

@taradevine6026 2 года назад

Yes! Zanzibar!! Last time I saw him he played it!!!

@steveconger2611 2 года назад

Zanzibar is just one example of Billy Joel songs that are really good even thought they never made it as a hit or even to the radio. His hit are still great too, but his B-sides and rarities are also worth listening as well.

@joeday4293 2 года назад

"Zanzibar" is fantastic. And from the same album, "Stiletto" is an absolutely legendary groove.

@paulcwalina7910 2 года назад

One of his best and most popular songs. This is Billy at his hardest hitting. His best is "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" --- great storytelling, piano, sax....Billy called "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" his best song. Definitely worth your time.

@briansmith48 2 года назад

Another hard-hitting rocking song by Billy Joel is, A Matter of Trust. 👍

@russellatkin4218 2 года назад

Totally agree! You will truly see every side of Billy's talent

@amb2745 2 года назад

"Sometimes A Fantasy" is his hardest rocker from Glass Houses.

@daviddunlop8832 2 года назад

Scenes From an Italian Restaurant!! Fabulous, what a story he tells

@bryanw4637 2 года назад

Billy Joel was one of the greatest artists of the 70s and 80s and early 90s. The reason he was so great is he was so versatile. As you can see in all of the different songs that you’ve already reacted to he knows how to rock, he knows how to do ballads, he knows how to swing, he can get funky, he spans every genre. There aren’t many artists today that you can say that about. You can pretty much take any song off of his greatest hits volumes one through three and do a reaction to those and be blown away by them.

@DracoGuitars 2 года назад

Still is one of the greatest! Saw him live a couple months ago. He's still as good as ever. Would love to see you guys listen to Vienna by Billy Joel. Song means a lot to me.

@christineobrien7707 2 года назад

Joel was one of my faves growing up.I love how he appealed to the old and the young. You really can't say that about too many artists, can ya?!Elton John draws the old& young together also.Very cool thing😎

@seanscanlon9067 2 года назад

He can even do bluegrass, country and also western too, despite being a New Yorker.

@Renkk17 2 года назад

Billy Joel - Pressure - Movin' Out - Just the way you are - Only the Good Die Young - You may be Right - Tell her about it

@rsw1227 2 года назад

BILLY JOEL: "Honesty" "You May Be Right" "Pressure" "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me" "A Matter Of Trust" "I Go To Extremes"

@travis8981 2 года назад

Good choices

@spoodlew 2 года назад

Add Keeping the Faith(favorite video), Innocent Man and River of Dreams.

@whenwordsfailmusicspeaks246 2 года назад

So many people sleep on Pressure when reacting him.

@juanbustamante2575 2 года назад

you are only human, new york state of mind, tell her about it are good too.

@johnashley327 2 года назад

Tell her about it.

@richardhenderson9767 2 года назад

"Just the Way You Are", "Scenes From the Italian Restaurant", "Allentown", "She's Always A Woman", "The Stranger", Lulabye", "This Is the Time", "River of Dreams", "The Night Is Still Young", "Vienna", "Only the Good Die Young".... try these by Billy Joel

@calliestephen 2 года назад

I love all of these so much and would add ‘Goodnight Saigon’ to the list too. I don’t know what it is about the song either, but ‘This is the time’ is a song that always hits me right in the feels every time I hear it. Such a brilliant song.

@guitarzan5328 2 года назад

I will also add "Pressure" to that list if you don't mind. My favourite by him. 🙂

@richardhenderson9767 2 года назад

@@calliestephen "This Is the Time", was my Junior Prom theme in high school

@dawngipe6324 2 года назад

Vienna is probably one of my absolute favorite slower songs from Billy

@seanscanlon9067 2 года назад

I am adding Everybody Loves You Now, Travelin' Prayer, Ain't No Crime, Souvenir, Weekend Song, I've Loved These Days, Everybody Has A Dream, Until The Night, Don't Ask Me Why, Where's The Orchestra, Leave A Tender Moment Alone, Temptation, When In Rome and All About Soul to the list.

@tgzmrhat 2 года назад

Growing up in New York I think it is a mandatory law to have Billy piped into every crib so we are all fans. Try "moving out" by Billy. I love Billy Joel he is one of my favorites of all time.

@josephdurham6051 2 года назад

"only the good die young" is my favorite from billy Joel. Definitely worth a listen

@mikennem9077 2 года назад

"You May Be Right" and "It's Still Rock n Roll To Me" are 2 Billy Joel BANGERS!

@kurtpflegl9724 2 года назад

"You May Be Right" please!

@Cindrbell 2 года назад

They r bangers.. but dude.. Dude, really?? Vienna waits for u. Good night Saigon??

@wiiztec Год назад

uptown girl

@pwitherspoon100 Год назад

You may be right, is great! Love Billy Joel!

@tommcdonough6086 11 месяцев назад

Close to the borderline lost classic.

@jamesrobertson2361 2 года назад

" Just the way you are" is one of the greatest songs ever written.

@csf7773 2 года назад

Truth!!

@AB2B 2 года назад

Two Billy Joel songs I'd recommend are "Pressure" and "Don't Ask Me Why". Both are really strong songs, but with very different vibes. Fun fact: Billy Joel has an "historic residency" at Madison Square Garden because he has the most lifetime and consecutive performances at the Garden. His performances at the Garden are generally sold out no matter the date or time.

@ujohnlynch2341 Год назад

Only the Good Die Young

@kevindowd31021 2 года назад

I think that "The Stranger" was his best album.

@CPny65 2 года назад

I can't argue with that. Though every album had its share of hits.

@otisdylan9532 2 года назад

I agree. Every song on it is good.

@scottcortmeister4164 2 года назад

I'm torn between "The Stranger" and "Glass Houses"...

@seanscanlon9067 2 года назад

I would go for Turnstiles.

@Johnny_Socko 2 года назад

It's definitely special to me because that album never left the cassette player in my dad's car that year, and we did a LOT of miles on road trips. Any song from The Stranger will take me back to that time.

@jenniferworley775 2 года назад

New York state of mind, great piano and best saxophone solo, imo, in a Billy Joel song. Great reaction. Thanks so much. Peace and blessings.

@michaellynch5254 2 года назад

Vienna, honesty, New York State of mind, the longest time, she's got a way, Allentown, don't ask me why. Just some more greats from Billy for you guys to cover.

@andreawalter9212 2 года назад

Billy wrote this song after a first/last date with Bianca Jagger-Mick Jagger's first wife. This was written back when Studio 54 was THE place to go to see and be seen. This has always been one of my favorite songs from The Piano Man-loved your reaction to it!

@rarelycares8416 2 года назад

You haven't even started the Billy Joel rabbit hole. One of the most prolific and talented song writers. So many styles, so many stories. He writes the music first then works out lyrics later. Try Innocent Man or Keepin the Faith next.

@imsirius2 2 года назад

Billy Joel isn't a rabbit hole........it's a giant cavern.

@DaBigRMV 2 года назад

Saw him in concert about 8 years back with my teenage sons. They were pleasantly overwhelmed.

@okigi-wo5zm Месяц назад

@@DaBigRMVTicketmaster robbery prices?

@mikeciboroski3849 2 года назад

I love how his new York slang comes through in his accent while he's singing

@FreedomsRealm 2 года назад

Billy Joel was my teenage acting out partner growing up lol. Moving Out, You might be right, My Life, still rock and roll to me. All fulfilled the rebel in me. My poor parents.

@marleneclausen30 2 года назад

My Life was/is my "divorce song" and my daughter will sing it with me every time we hear it! People have divorce songs, don't they???

@teknikel 2 года назад

"You Might Be Right" MAY have been a better title.

@heidibrown3854 2 года назад

The Best of Billy Joel was my driving jam when I drove the 7 hours to and from college to home… I still wasn’t 100% out of the teenage angst. You really can’t go wrong with him. If you want something totally different- listen to Saigon… breaks my heart every time.

@davey3884 2 года назад

Billy has claimed this song was written about Mick Jaggers socialite wife Bianca, told from Mick's perspective.

@axltyler 2 года назад

Every song Billy Joel writes is inspired by a song he heard from his past, on music that cultivated his sense of music. Behind every one of his songs is a story, a lot of the lyrics are biographical or autobiographical. I also love the poetry of the word choices in his lyrics. He's very articulate in getting his points of argument across.

@willdwyer6782 2 года назад

He wrote this song about Bianca Jagger as told from Mick Jagger's perspective.

@raetimothy935 2 года назад

My friend and I always put on our Billy Joel record and dance every time she comes over.

@bertisjordan1085 2 года назад

You have to react to "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" it's a hidden gem!

@donnalawrence4666 2 года назад

You need to do “Only the good die young”. Also “Always a Woman”. Billy has so many great songs.

@debbiejohnson3418 2 года назад

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, You’re My Home or Only the Good Die Young are a must from Bill🎹 He is a musical genius!!!!

@CB-gr1uk 2 года назад

He can do anything and has! He has many sides to him!

@jeanninemiller6584 2 года назад

The Piano man does so many styles of music and they are all great.

@aresee2003 2 года назад

"JUST THE WAY YOU ARE"........must be your next Joel reaction....pleeese

@ronnix23 2 года назад

Billy Joel has so many great songs. You guys have only scratched the surface. Here are a few more you should listen to: Only The Good Die Young, You May Be Right, It's Still Rock And Roll To Me, For The Longest Time, Honesty, New York State Of Mind, and Just The Way You Are.

@cheryljackson5659 2 года назад

OMG! You've listed all of my Billy Joel favorites! Hoping that Amber & Jay take heed!

@enchantedwooddesigns3462 2 года назад

You May Be Right definitely I LOVE that song )

@sarahdixon1943 2 года назад

You have SOOOO MUCH to look forward to. He has so many great, beautiful, fantastic and amazing songs. His love songs are just ... perfect 🥰 💞

@jamishops 2 года назад

Billy Joel has one of the most eclectic catalogs you will find from a singer/songwriter. He is amazingly talented. His most rocking album is Glass Houses. Check out anything on there for more like this one.

@gregstilwell7760 2 года назад

Next up.. 'scenes from an Italian restaurant', which, with it's many transitions, is like 5 songs in one

@gillian5005 2 года назад

Yay! Thanks guys, back to Billy. I feel lucky to have seen him live a few times. He really puts on a great show. When the kids were old enough, and I heard that Billy was coming to our country, I told the kids they were going to see Billy, and they loved it! 😄

@darlenegattus8190 2 года назад

A phenomenal performer that has stood the test of time and a tough New Yorker. You're just scratching the surface.

@lanceschluter7449 2 года назад

As others have said, you need to react to “scenes from an Italian restaurant” and “goodnight Saigon”

@vincentjoyce5100 2 года назад

The Billy Joel catalog is one of the deepest you’ll ever run across.

@tedszweb5268 2 года назад

I saw him live every year he toured from 1976 to about 1985 . This was his Glass Houses tour he opened it with the sound of glass breaking & this song. He like Bruce Springsteen & Elton John had an all star band behind behind him . The drummer Liberty DeVito was great to watch & Richie Cannatta on sax was fantastic.

@debbiejohnson3418 2 года назад

Same here. I have been to every Georgia concert from 1977 to now. Musical genius!

@seanscanlon9067 2 года назад

+Ted Szweb - Genuinely not trying to be a dick here but could you be mixing up 52nd Street and Glass Houses and Big Shot and You May Be Right?

@tedszweb5268 2 года назад

@@seanscanlon9067 Good catch .

@christopherfcunha Год назад

glade you liked it. There are a few interviews0 out there that explain this song....he is actually singing about himself in this song not someone else!

@elizabethmcmurray968 2 года назад

Oh such an amazing catalog. Next i recommend Only The Good Die Young, scenes from an italian restaurant, river of dreams, billy joel is a friggin genius. And he can sing anything. I *think* he wrote all his own stuff, too. I love him so much. I am in a phase where i ask alexa to play billy joel every time im in the shower. And i BELT. lol. It aint pretty. ;)

@appletree6898 2 года назад

Kind of funny considering his daughter's name is Alexa!

@elizabethmcmurray968 2 года назад

@@appletree6898 right?? I think that every time Downeaster Alexa is coming on and i have to say "Alexa, skip" because i'm doing UPBEAT Billy Joel not LULLABY Billy Joel lmbo.

@acecombatter6620 2 года назад

Uptown Girl is about his Super Model girl friend Christie Brinkley. As I recall, she's in the video. Also as I recall, Big Shot was inspired by his soon to be Super Model ex-wife Christie Brinkley.

@markatkinson6248 2 года назад

Billy Joel is one the Greats...I have loved his music for years...A pure all around great artist!!!

@pudder68 2 года назад

"New York State of MInd" live from the Old Grey Whistle Test is out of this world .. Billy Joel was the coolest cat around at the time ...

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@suzanneprock7286 2 года назад

You May Be Right is another great song by Billy Joel! He was on fire in the 70's, love him. Only The Good Die Young is another, he has so many great hits.

@angelarasmussen1800 2 года назад

This is your favorite Billy Joel... Over Italian restaurant??? You must hear that one!!!

@rayniecox7683 2 года назад

Waaay back in the late 70s I saw Billy Joel and Eric Clapton in the same year. Eric Clapton sucked with his back to the audience for most of the concert and Billy Joel put on one of the best concerts I have ever seen in my life. Squatting on top of a baby grand and playing it backwards!!!😎😎😎😎

@rayniecox7683 2 года назад

@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee , big difference dude. Gotta love sarcasm.😎😎😎😎

@mikevandenboom5958 2 года назад

One of his best . Love his realism

@armorer94 2 года назад

The very first album I owned, "52nd Street". This song was on the album. Great song for when you're pissed off and need to get it out of your system.

@juliewhite7469 2 года назад

Billy Joel has sooo many great hits ! 💕💕💕

@Renkk17 2 года назад

Billy Joel - Pressure - Movin' Out - Just the way you are - Only the Good Die Young - You may be Right - Tell her about it

@enerparzie6127 2 года назад

The why he is one of thd greatest. So many genre of music...

@stevetanner3019 2 года назад

Billy Joel - “You May Be Right”, and “Only The Good Die Young”. You’ll absolutely LOVE them.

@kmach1000 2 года назад

For a totally different vibe, "And so it goes". Beautiful!

@sabredesatanas518 2 года назад

Only The Good Die Young! And yeah, this song rocks the in your face!

@johndalessandro6433 5 месяцев назад

One of the best song writers EVER! Im 55 and get a smile on my face when he comes on the radio.

@marebear875 2 года назад

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant is a MUST!!!!! The storytelling in that and the composition of the song is perfection. Also you guys have to see him live - PLEASE watch the performance of New York State of Mind at Grey Whistle Test!!! You will love it, his piano skills and live vocals are next level!!

@christineyetman640 10 месяцев назад

I have been a fan of Billy Joel for many years...To pick a favorite song is near impossible to me...Where to begin.......

@richardb6260 2 года назад

So many great Billy Joel songs. I'll add "The Angry Young Man", "Matter of Trust", "Allentown", "Sleeping With the Television On", and "Shades of Gray".

@spoodlew 2 года назад

The version of Angry Young Man from the Russian concert is my favorite.

@robertmiller374 2 года назад

Sleeping …underrated…correct

@naomiparnell4332 2 года назад

Saw him in concert back in the 70s...played his heart out....fantastic concert

@leannewilson7184 2 года назад

I have to vote for “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” too… 🗳 a must listen too next.

@lizzie6638 2 года назад

If you do "Scenes" please do the live version from the Long Island concert. You'll love it.

@hannahl8 2 года назад

My Life, Vienna, Movin Out, And So It Goes, Goodnight Saigon, The Stranger, Pressure, This is the Time... so many amazing songs. Please continue down the Billy Joel rabbit hole 🙏

@sourisvoleur4854 2 года назад

I suggest his gospel number, "River of Dreams". He really tried to do every style, and he pulled off so many before he stopped writing. A truly amazing songwriter and performer.

@lisalynes8140 2 года назад

Just scratching the surface!! Keep going. So many gems in his music catalog🔥

@rondecker3695 2 года назад

You could do nothing but Beatles and Billy Joel songs for months and never run out of great songs.

@gradyrocks 2 года назад

My favorite Billy Joel song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@throwabrick 2 года назад

If you like this, I think you will really like "Still Rock N Roll To Me"... it is almost a New Wave track with a great chunky muted guitar riff that never gets old. Much love!

@TeflonBilly73 2 года назад

He's one of my all time favorites. Anything by Billy Joel is a winner.

@josephscally6270 2 года назад

The thing about Billy Joel is that his lyrics actually make sense. The songs are well constructed. He has MANY sides. You have only scratched the surface. I agree though, of ALL of his songs, "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" is such an excellent choice.

@workingman6681 2 года назад

"Just The Way You Are" should be your next reaction.

@elizabethforrest1336 Год назад

I've always loved Billy Joel, you really need to listen to "You May Be Right" and "Only the Good Die Young"

@adriannecote5319 2 года назад

One of my favorite artists. Saw him in concert in the early 80s and it was an amazing show.

@ScottDeBerg 2 года назад

“Goodnight Saigon” is one fine piece of writing, poignant, tragic and meaningful all at the same time. Heartily suggested. Thanks for the reactions - keep up the good work!

@delisamarchetti5926 2 года назад

Hi Rob and Amber! I sure enjoyed your reaction tonight! I love Billy Joel, and had several of his albums. I think my favorite was probably 52nd. Street. Some of my favorite Billy Joel songs are: She's Got a Way About Her, Only A Woman, Only the Good Die Young, Allentown, and Good Night Saigon. Good Night Saigon was not a song they often played on the radio but it is so deep, about a young marine in Vietnam. His lyrics and the theatricality of this song is flawless. It transports you to another world. When you listen to that song from start to finish it is like you have seen a movie. That's the only way I can describe it. Have a great evening guys.

@johnroberts5637 2 года назад

Believe it or not, in his pre-"Uptown Girl" days, Billy Joel was a freakin' Rock Star. He went on a multi album run in the mid seventies that probably made him one of the highest grossing live acts around. Not ashamed to say that a couple of his 160 million albums sold reside in my record collection. A very talented guy.

@joeday4293 2 года назад

As a songwriter, I put him straight up there at the top with names like Bob Dylan. Some people would disagree. I will fight those people.

@seanscanlon9067 2 года назад

@@joeday4293 I will hold your beer.

@merlball8520 2 года назад

@@joeday4293 Billy Joel is better than Bob Dylan, and it isn't even close. Not even Bob Dylan likes his early stuff, which is what most people remember, and hasn't since the late 70s.

@ssr1963 2 года назад

You will never be disappointed with any Billy Joel!!!! He is amazing!! One of the best piano players ever!

@LuvTadnDixie 2 года назад

I highly recommend "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel. It's one of those songs that keeps surprising you . . . changes up a lot . . . kind of like Bohemian Rhapsody, LOL! It's about someone who meets an old friend in an Italian Restaurant and the lyrics are about their conversation and catching up with each other and reminiscing. It's a favorite. "Goodnight Saigon" is also amazing . . . about the bond between soldiers during Vietnam. It's a very moving song. In fact, at the Kennedy Honors a few years back when they honored Billy Joel, some of the old soldiers helped sing the chorus on stage and it was incredibly touching.

@islandgreenstrong 2 года назад

From May of 1980 try Billy Joel's song "It's Still Rock n' Roll To Me". This came out just when vacation was starting after school let out. I remember driving from Maryland to South Carolina with every radio station on the way playing this almost every half hour. It's a BANGER and could be your new favorite. It's definitely my favorite!!

@chrismcdonagh688 2 года назад

Seen him 11 times, never disappoints! My Life, Until The Night, Summer Highland Falls, River Of Dreams, Famous Last Words, Only The Good Die Young, Goodnight Saigon, Scenes From An Italian Restaurant, Travellin Prayer, Anthony's Song, All For Leyna....the list of great songs is endless.

@davidtullis2810 2 года назад

He wrote in many styles alot of his songs are in the style of a singer he admired

@jonsher7682 2 года назад

Nice to see you finally getting to a more typical Billy Joel song that features passions, great vocals and lyrics and strong musical composition, because We Didn't Start The Fire is the worst song he ever wrote, one that makes him cringe, and Piano Man, while great, is quite unlike most of his other work. Joel has some of the best vocal chops in the business with a versatility that is mind-blowing, he writes smart lyrics and composes fantastic songs, and he delivers all of them with passion, from rockers to ballads to songs about real people and real events. Among the many dozens of great songs: Vienna, Zanzibar, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, She's Always a Women, Only the Good Die Young, You May Be Right, New York State of Mind (live), Baby Grand (with Ray Charles), Honesty, The Stranger, Allentown and Goodnight Saigon.

@seanscanlon9067 2 года назад

Not trying to be a dick here but I personally am not sure if there is such a thing as a typical Billy Joel song. As far as I am aware too, Billy has only really said that We Didn't Start the Fire does not have much of a melody and is the only song where he has written the words first, in response to turning 40 and as a mental exercise listed in chronological order many of the key events and people in his first 40 years, from 1949 to 1989 after being told by some kids around half his age at the time that nothing historical really happened when Billy was their age.

@jonsher7682 2 года назад

@@seanscanlon9067 Billy doesn't have a typical style and instead borrows from musicians who have influenced him whether that be from blues, rock, jazz or singer-songwriters. But most of his songs share these attributes: The music is thoughtfully composed and engaging, the lyrics smart, the story-telling stellar, the band tight and powerful, and the lyrics showcase Joel's range and ability to mimic a lot of styles. But We Didn't Start The Fire checks off one of those boxes at best; smart lyrics, and lacks all the other qualities of most of Joel's songs. I take no offence if you have a different take of course. Cheers.

@seanscanlon9067 2 года назад

@@jonsher7682 I was more suggesting I was not sure if there is such a thing as a typical Billy Joel song, due to the diverse number of genres and/or styles of his songs, such as ballads, bluegrass, blues, classical, country, doo-wop, folk, gospel, jazz, pop, reggae, rock and western. And I was just really covering how We Didn't Start the Fire came to be, as it is not a great melody and the chorus started out as a country song initially, but it is clever lyrically and I was just highlighting the story behind why he wrote it. I do not really disagree with you on your views of the song though and even if I did, you are more than entitled to hold whatever views you have anyway.

@tjrivers 8 месяцев назад

Such an amazing talent, a great composer, brilliant, poetic words and a great voice…play “Honesty” and enjoy more!

@danielhaynes2373 2 года назад

You should react to Joel's song, "Stiletto" (also from this "52nd Street" album) if you love saxophone intros. STILL my all-time FAVORITE Billy Joel song!

@ivylady13 2 года назад

Saw Billy Joel LIVE a few years ago. Wow! He is a real talent!!

@maureencollins5177 2 года назад

Billy Joel's breadth of talent is super-wide. Listen to "New York State of Mind" and "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant". When he does "Goodnight Saigon" live he gets active military that are stationed locally to do the chorus of the song. One of the best artists to see in concert.

@sabrinapittsley2304 2 года назад

He has such a collection of wonderful songs. He quite the talented songwriter, for sure, and an exceptional piano player.

@dalebohland 2 года назад

If you haven't reacted to it yet, I suggest Billy Joel's "The Longest Time". The song & video are both amazing. Another good one is "Baby Grand" with the legendary Ray Charles.

@raycooper8024 2 года назад

Was trying to remember the name of the duet with Ray Charles. I second it as a great song roblisten to. In the album liner notes he says of the song that he was really uptight recording it and Ray Charles told him he needed to stop trying to sing like a white kid from the city.

@krikorajemian8524 2 года назад

The three Billy Joel songs that give me literal goosebumps whenever I hear them are "Goodnight Saigon", "Leningrad", and "Downeaster Alexa".

@65chevelle44 2 года назад

I definitely recommend Goodnight Saigon for your Memorial day reactions , such a stirring song and video. My dad who passed in 2006 from the effects of Agent Orange loved that song it would bring tears to his eyes . He was a Army Sgt in Vietnam and served 2 tours of duty Nam 1966-1968 and was in Saigon when it was attacked during the Tet Offensive by the North Vietnamese and Vietcong, he left Nam for stateside just a few weeks after his 22nd birthday. The chorus is sung by a group of Vietnam Veterans if you can react to the official video I highly recommend it. Love what you both do and the sincerity and love you do it with for your fans👍🙏❤️🇺🇲

@legionkahn 2 года назад

This is my favorite Billy Joel. That late 70s rocking Billy. He had that rougher rocking sound. Also look for You May Be Right, My Life, and Only The Good Die Young

@Skywalker567 2 года назад

Billy joel is probably my all time favorite. Saw him again in MSG in March 2022. Wish you'd react to Only the Good Die Young which is my favorite

@christinecumpston7791 2 года назад

He's a great storyteller through his music.

@CPny65 2 года назад

Each of his albums are an adventure. Many of his B side songs are very underrated. Like Vienna, and Zanzibar. However I will always be partial to NY State of Mind; though Miami 2017 is a very close second. I saw a video of him doing Piano man in Japan, and he stopped singing and the entire crowd was singing the song in English. It was a sight to see/hear. You wouldn't know it was Japan.

@danwingo7512 2 года назад

You have to react to Billy Joel's "Movin' Out". Great song.

@misterdoe 2 года назад

I always liked this. I'm guessing, from your reaction, that you haven't heard "A Matter of Trust." "You May Be Right," or "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me." You should definitely check those out when you can. Also check out "An Innocent Man" (or "Just the Way You Are") to hear him croon, and "The Longest Time" to hear his doo-wop chops.

@merlball8520 2 года назад

"Innocent Man" is definitely one of his best songs in terms of vocal performance.

@r.p.3490 2 года назад

One of the reasons I love watching your channel is being reminded of just how truly great certain artists are. Billy Joel is definitely one of those amazing, enduring talents. He has so many awesome songs but I'd highly suggest listening to It's Still Rock and Roll to Me at some point. Thanks for the fun!

@gwensnyder8313 2 года назад

Y’all need to react to the official video of “I Go to Extremes”. He plays the heck out of the piano.

@jcdvt1 2 года назад

Probably my favorite song by him! So disappointed that he didn’t play it a few years ago when I saw him, but my understanding is that he only sings that one if he has any voice left at the end of the night because it requires so much more out of him.

@csf7773 2 года назад

oh my goodness I forgot all about that great song

@seanscanlon9067 2 года назад

I have seen Billy several times in concert and what tended to happen is he will tour when promoting a new album and his set list will consist of his past hit singles plus several of the new songs from his then latest album. So, I Go To Extremes will have been played on the Storm Front tour but by the time his next album was being toured, perhaps only We Didn't Start the Fire which was the main hit single from the Storm Front album remained part of his set list, bar maybe a few times when it was mixed up so as Billy and his band did not get bored of the same songs all of the time.