i love billy joel. anyone else? whats your favorite song of his? i like scenes from an italian restaurant, only the good die young and baby grand!
2006-07-12 12:52:35 · 21 answers · asked by softballkid4ever 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
We didnt start the fire
2006-07-12 12:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Here are a few hidden gems:
Miami 2017 - When the city of New York was essentially bankrupt (early 80s?) and there were all sorts of dire prections as to its future, he fast-forwarded to the year 2017 and wrote this song as if he were retired in Florida remembering the end of New York City.
Downeaster Alexa - The tough life of blue collar fisherman on the upper east coast. Similar theme is the song Allentown about the life of Penn factor workers after plant closure.
Sleeping With The Television On. Contains one of my all time favorite lines, "I really wish I were less of a thinking man and more a fool who's not afraid of rejection".
An of course.....Only The Good Die Young, Baby Grand, New York State of Mind and Scenes From An Italian Restaurant.
Many people probably have only heard his Top-40 stuff, but his best music was the more obscure stuff that wasn't about the old worn-out song themes (love, teenage aingst, somebody done me wrong, etc). He was able to write interesting songs about everyday life, current events, and what was going on around him. I think at the core of his being he is just an average Joe, as opposed to the more typical self-absorbed, egomaniac rock star.
2006-07-14 10:54:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 0⤋
Billy Joel is one of my favorite singers. I saw him w/Elton John a few years back here in Boston. The show was the best ever!!!
My favorite Billy Joel songs are...
She's Always A Woman
Honesty
I Go To Extremes
Allentown
Pressure
2006-07-12 20:05:00 · answer #3 · answered by B-Money 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I love Billy Joel, among my favorites are New York State of Mind, Lullabye, and Always a Woman.
2006-07-12 20:02:28 · answer #4 · answered by nicole 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
The freaky part of this question is that I'm listening to him right now on my computer. I saw him in Vegas with Elton John and he was 1000 times better.
Best song:
While the Night is Still Young
No Mans Land
Modern Woman
Piano Man...the best ever.
Nice to see someone on here write about a good singer for a change.
2006-07-12 19:55:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 0⤋
Good Die Young
Piano Man
Uptown Girl
You May Be Right
We Didn't Start The Fire
2006-07-12 20:02:41 · answer #6 · answered by hamc322 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I love billy joel!!!!!
I basicly love the whole The stranger and 52 street albums
2006-07-12 21:06:39 · answer #7 · answered by iluvjohnnydepp92 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
its gotta be Only The Good Die Young. i could never get tired of that song
2006-07-12 19:55:19 · answer #8 · answered by hpascare 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I like some of his stuff. I most like: We Didn't Start the Fire, Movin' Out, The Downeaster "Alexa", and Piano Man.
2006-07-12 19:58:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Goodnight Saigon. It's a very moving tribute song to those that faught and died in Vietnam. I also really like the song Pressure (really cool video for that one).
2006-07-12 20:00:19 · answer #10 · answered by Rob 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
We didn't start the fire is my favorite.
First I heard was Piano man.
Leningrad and The River of Dreams are very good, too.
2006-07-12 20:16:29 · answer #11 · answered by Andi Rolf 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋