Disgruntled Worker
Professional
Billy Joel makes a rare appearance on Jimmy Fallon's late night talk show: http://www.billyjoel.com/news/billy-joel-appears-jimmy-fallon-show
I started off as more of an Elton John fan. But nobody beats Billy when it comes to lyrics. His somber, melancholic approach to writing is up there with the best.
my favorite Billy Joel song has always been Piano Man
He's sittin' with Davey who's still in the Navy and probably will beee for LIIIFFFEE!
I wasn't born in that era and am extremely jealous of anyone who was, I hate the music that my generation has created.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g
My favorite
I wasn't born in that era and am extremely jealous of anyone who was, I hate the music that my generation has created.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g
My favorite
Ah, yes. "We didn't start the fire". Perhaps one of the worst Billy Joel Songs ever -- and that's saying something!
For the record, Billy Joel's 40 years of music making have produced exactly four worthwhile songs as far as I can tell, as opposed to four hundred horrible ones.
These worthwhile songs are, in order:
Captain Jack - brilliant song, and the best Joel song of all.
Piano Man - excellent song
New York State of Mind - Very good song
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant - Good song
And that is IT. And you may be right -- I may be crazy. But it just might be a lunatic this thread is looking for.
Many more than four chestnuts...River of Dreams from his later career stage mixes a lively rhythm with some soul-searching lyrics...She's Always A Woman and the wedding song staple Just The Way You Are are classic love songs...Allentown is a solid socioballad...Only the Good Die Young flat out rocks and begs me still to turn up the car radio. The guy's creative range speaks for itself!
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Funny thing is that, he himself has said that his pop music is all crap, but it paid really, really well.
He has a brother Alexander of some fame that is a conductor in Europe. People **seem** to suggest that he is 10 times the musician that Billy is.
B]She's Always A Woman[/B] and the wedding song staple Just The Way You Are are classic love songs...Allentown is a solid socioballad...Only the Good Die Young flat out rocks
I came to see after a while the anger and misogyny in his music and began to find it simply creepy a decade or so ago. An article about him in "Slate" appeared a few years ago, entitled "The Worst Pop Singer Ever." It's worth reading, as it really hits on the disturbing and somewhat pointless rage of much of his work. Maybe he particularly appeals to the "disgruntled"?
There were 5 fans here, then Billy Joel accidentally ran over them