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Billy Joel appreciation thread
Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:27 pm
I was trying to remember a BJ song from my childhood but couldn't remember the name of the song but knew a lyric and found the song on YouTube (The Downeaster Alexa). GREAT SONG!!! I got on a kick and was on YouTube for a while. He really is an amazing songwriter.
Piano Man
Always A Woman
You Oughta Know by Now
Pressure
Allentown
Matter of Trust
Moving Out
This is the Time
All About Soul
We Didn't Start The Fire
and many others.......and yet there are people that somehow think it 's uncool to like his music. I say
to those people
Piano Man
Always A Woman
You Oughta Know by Now
Pressure
Allentown
Matter of Trust
Moving Out
This is the Time
All About Soul
We Didn't Start The Fire
and many others.......and yet there are people that somehow think it 's uncool to like his music. I say
to those people
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Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:30 pm to Govt Tide
He was absolutely amazing at Jazz Fest last weekend. One of the greatest songwriters and performers of all-time.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:32 pm to Govt Tide
The Entertainer, New York State of Mind & Captain jack are his 3 best IMO
Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:49 pm to AtlBrett
Billy Joel 
ehh
now that's a good one
quote:
The Entertainer
quote:
New York State of Mind
ehh
quote:
Captain jack
now that's a good one
Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:51 pm to The Boat
Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:54 pm to AtlBrett
Those were great songs but I think so many rock purists write off all his non 70s music so he gets pigeon holed as being a has been which is kinda my point. So many people seem to write off a lot of very good music the great musicians of the 60s and 70s did in the 80s and early 90s for some reason. Billy Joel is a perfect example of this.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:56 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Can't frickin believe I left that one out. I deserve a 
for that omission.
for that omission.Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:58 pm to Govt Tide
I was a huge Billy Joel fan, but his music hasn't aged well outside of his early stuff.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:06 pm to Tigah in the ATL
Explain how his non 70s music hasn't aged well. I thought he had some fantastic stuff throughout the 80s all the way through the "Storm Front" album in 1990. 
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:14 pm to Govt Tide
Didn't love as much of his post 70s stuff-though there were some gems, but I honor that sumbitch's devotion to his chops. He takes pride in kicking a$$ to this day, probably a Bronx thing.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:14 pm to Govt Tide
"Don't Ask Me Why" is definitely his best song.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:15 pm to Govt Tide
Movin Out is a great song. I also have been on a a Billy Joel kick for the last month.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:19 pm to Govt Tide
Dude married Christie Brinkley. He was doing something right.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:24 pm to WDE85
Another GREAT GREAT song I forgot about which proves my point. There are very few solo artists with as good a run as BJ had from 1970 thru 1992.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:37 pm to Govt Tide
Well, gotta throw this in since it could not only make a booty mixtape, but has an all-time Rhodes track w/NYC all over it (very Richard Tee), and likely helped him land that premium tail.
Just the Way You Are
Just the Way You Are
This post was edited on 5/3/13 at 10:39 pm
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:45 pm to Backinthe615
Another excellent song which further validates his 70s/very early 80s song writing greatness.
I must admit that I have a fondness for his 80s and early 90s songs because they encompass all my childhood and adolescence. I graduated high school in 1993 and loved his songs that were popular when I was growing up which is why I appreciate his later music more than others do.
I must admit that I have a fondness for his 80s and early 90s songs because they encompass all my childhood and adolescence. I graduated high school in 1993 and loved his songs that were popular when I was growing up which is why I appreciate his later music more than others do.
This post was edited on 5/3/13 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:57 pm to Govt Tide
He's talented, but I wouldn't call myself a fan.
Piano Man, though, is a song that will remain awesome in perpetuity.
Piano Man, though, is a song that will remain awesome in perpetuity.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:58 pm to Govt Tide
quote:
We Didn't Start The Fire
I really like this one as well.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 10:59 pm to Choupique19
quote:
Dude married Christie Brinkley. He was doing something right.
Doesn't mean a damn thing. Rod Stewart married Rachel Hunter. Doesn't make him not suck.
Posted on 5/3/13 at 11:07 pm to bobbyray21
Don't knock Rod Stewart. He was a respectable solo artist as well although nowhere near Billy Joel's level.
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