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Mother fuckin'

Miami 2017
Uptown Girl
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
New York State of Mind
She's Got a Way
Captain Jack
Angry Young Man
She's Always a Woman
Etc.

Sheeet. The fuckin' best.

 

[BertramCooper]

Yuuuuuup.

 

[I3rand0]

Love all his albums prior to An Innocent Man.

 

[Atlagev]

David Bowie is the best, but Billy Joel's up there. Just wish he hadn't essentially stopped writing pop music after "River of Dreams".

 

[shadyspace]

Only the Good Die Young
Just the Way You Are
My Life
Don't Ask Me Why
Allentown
Tell Her About It
We Didn't Start the Fire
A Matter of Trust

 

[Deleted member 8095]

Haha, I almost made this thread the other day! Billy Joel is awesome!

 

[UrokeJoe]

I was a late bloomer, but yeah he's pretty awesome.

 

[Parallax]

Rosalindas eyes is my favorite song that he's made

 

[shadyspace]

Add your favorites!

 

[NGAMER9]

Why has Movin' Out not been mentioned yet?

 

[Mumei]

He's great, but there are better.

 

[shadyspace]

Keeping the Faith!

 

[UrokeJoe]

Add your favorites!

Big Shot

 

[Malvolio]

My ringtone.

 

[Guzim]

The Stranger is such a great album.

Also, while not his best or even my favorite song, I've always enjoyed The Longest Time.

 

[jamesinclair]

I listen to The Longest Time at least once a week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ&ob=av2e

 

[MisterNoisy]

I so miss driving around in my old roommate's Galaxie 500 sedan to Billy Joel on the cassette deck. - Sunday evenings were amazing in that car.

 

[bounchfx]

he's a freakin boss.
Big Shot.

 

[D.Lo]

I agree, and find it very strange that the greatest song ever written has not yet been mentioned...

Other favourites apart from the obvious GSEW:

The Entertainer
All for Leyna
She's got a way
My Life
It's Still Rock and Roll
You're My Home
Always a Woman

 

[shadyspace]

I thought I was the Duke of Earl when I made it with a red head girl in the back of a Chevrolet.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

We were contractually obligated to like him growing up on Long Island.

I got really, really, really tired of him after a while. He certainly knew how to write a catchy adult-oriented lite rock hit though. And Downeaster Alexa is underrated.

 

[UrokeJoe]

I agree, and find it very strange that the greatest song ever written has not yet been mentioned...

Piano Man?

 

[Count Dookkake]

His contribution to Phantasy Star 2 is pretty great, too.

 

[slider]

Misread as Billy Idol who I quite like. Don't know much about Joel unfortunately.

 

[D.Lo]

Piano Man?

One of only three songs that get five stars in my 8000 song iTunes library.

 

[Salsa]

he's boss

 

[Qasiel]

My brother and I loved "We Didn't Start The Fire" growing up and still give it a listen to now and then. He also managed to win a radio competition to meet the man himself and got a special presentation "gold disc" type thing for one of his albums.

 

[Griegite]

Love all his albums prior to An Innocent Man.

I pretty much agree with you. I even own the albums after An Innocent Man but they don't compare to his earlier work. It was probably around the time he starting changing his band in the mid 80s.

My favorite song of his is one I don't see mentioned very often but it's a tribute to Righteous Brothers and Phil Spector off 52nd Street called Until the Night.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHWX_cdzFFU

 

[ThisWreckage]

He's awesome. I have an affinity for Bowie, Elton John, and Bruce Springsteen too. If you work in retail, every time one of their songs plays you appreciate the reprieve from all of the shitty manufactured pop music of today.

 

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[kylej]

wait wait no Goodnight Saigon mention yet? That song is beautiful.

 

[blame space]

i just watched the music video for piano man.. i'd never seen it before. it's hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEPV4kolz0

it's just a literal interpretation of the song

 

[Chris R]

Last Play at Shea is an awesome documentary about Joel and his relationship with NYC along with some stuff about Shea Stadium too. Watch it if you haven't!

 

[richiek]

The Simpsons' tribute to We Didn't Start the Fire:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0PJYqzht3s&feature=related

 

[UrokeJoe]

i just watched the music video for piano man.. i'd never seen it before. it's hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEPV4kolz0

it's just a literal interpretation of the song

and done so well..

 

[Typographenia]

blame space is back!


The Longest Time = <3

Really like his work. Not one of my favorite artists, but always a pleasure to listen to.

 

[AlexMogil]

The entire album of 52nt Street is listenable. Honesty, Rosalinda's Eyes, Stiletto! So good.

I love Stiletto.

 

[D.Lo]

I pretty much agree with you. I even own the albums after An Innocent Man but they don't compare to his earlier work. It was probably around the time he starting changing his band in the mid 80s.

Yeah I'll give you that actually. He went a bit too pop/guitar-y.

There are song good songs on the Bridge and Stormfront though.

 

[-COOLIO-]

goodnight saigon and piano man are definitely my faves

 

[ToLateToLove]

And Downeaster Alexa is underrated.

Definitely one of my favourites, how he uses his voice in that song is great.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

i just watched the music video for piano man.. i'd never seen it before. it's hilarious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEPV4kolz0

it's just a literal interpretation of the song

The real estate novelist bears a passing resemblance to Tommy Lee Jones.

 

[Baconsammy]

Goodbye Saigon and Vienna.

 

[D.Lo]

There's so much Paul McCartney DNA in Billy Joel's music too. He's like what McCartney should have been post-Beatles.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

There's no much Paul McCartney DNA in Billy Joel's music too. He's like what McCartney should have been post-Beatles.

Huh! That's a neat observation. '70s Joel is definitely better than post-Beatles McCartney, Live And Let Die excepted... which could totally have been a Billy Joel song.

 

[Vilix]

Working too hard can give you a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack. You outta know by now Who needs a house out in Hackensack if that's all you get for your money? Well, it seems such a waist of time if that's what it's all about. If that's moving up then I'm moving out.

 

[Griegite]

There's so much Paul McCartney DNA in Billy Joel's music too. He's like what McCartney should have been post-Beatles.

There's the Where's the Orchestra off the Nylon Curtain that sounds like it could be a McCartney song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLGqY3fNl1I

Scandinavian Skies off the same album is also an interesting song.

 

[SouthernDragon]

I love Billy Joel's music. Even learned Piano Man on the piano.

 

[Blearth]

No thanks. I'm not a 50 year old suburban dad.

 

[AlexMogil]

No thanks. I'm not a 50 year old suburban dad.

Kid Rock 4 Ever

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

I grew up on Billy Joel. I think his music is awesome and based on the youtube interviews Ive seen of him, he seems like a good guy too.
My favs...

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant - I love how the tempo changes so much during parts in the song, the way it sounds in general and the vivid picture it creates.

Big Shot - Most people know or have known someone like the guy this song is about. A loud obnoxious dickhead. I find this song funny because it rings so true to me.

You May Be Right - It just has a great 80's sound to it. The lyrics are sharp and funny too IMO.

The Downeaster "Älexa" - I dont know anything about (or give a shit about) fishing but I love this song. Again I think it paints a very vivid picture of the tough lifestyle those fisherman have.

Leningrad - I used to find this song quite emotional. That poor Russian clown *sniff*


He's got so many great songs. These are just my absolute top ones.