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The longer version is so good. I always felt the one a listened to was really short

Man I wish these were released on vinyl

Didn’t know that the Manhattan’s version was a cover. I like this original also just a totally different vibe.

Never heard this before! Wow!

Liberty was right 😂

The jam being cut out of this song in the re-release of the album is a god damn crime. This is a treasure. Thank you

This is a first for me- and I’m an avid Joel fan… this is hilarious😂

I prefer this to the Carnegie Hall 1977 version and that's immense.... Thank's for sharing.❤❤❤❤❤

Clamorettica

Where can you buy this song?

Billy Joel is a better sounding Paul McCartney with less vocal range.

I forgot about this one, i just found your channel man!!!! Thank you, im a huge Billy joel fan , and this channel is fucking aweome!!

A Time Gone By (Louis Colli) When the road is dark And I walk alone With only the moon to light my way I stop and think Of a time gone by Of a picnic that we shared in May How your red hair moved From the slightest breeze And your sweet and perfect smile Gave me a warmth Down to my soul That I had not felt in quite a while Refrain: How I wish that I could Go back to that day When the world felt right Nothing standing in our way And I wish that Isaid All I had to say I'd give anything To go back that day in May I held your hand tight Got down on one knee And said what I had to say You smiled at me And then said, “Of course” When I asked for your hand that day Then when it is done The memory fades Reality spins me back around I finish my walk Down this lonely road And enter these hallowed grounds I find the dark spot Where you finally rest And I drop to my knees and pray Then I ask God Why did he take you So soon after that picnic in May Here lies my Annie Buried at twenty-two Who left this world last July Leaving me behind A burned out man Who dreams of a time gone by copyright 2001 by Louis M. Colli Jr.

I wish this was available elsewhere. I've liked it better since the first time I heard it. It's the original written in 4/4 time as opposed to the 6/8 version that was released.

"Just a little push and you'll be smiling", such a great line.

One of my favourite BJ songs.

Was a beautiful song, but it ran to long.

I do not know any one here's it. but as a fan of both Bee gees and Billy Joel. Does anyone else here something very like Stayin' alive in the music of this demo. May be it is just me.

It's truly sad how professional sound and recording engineers, paid big bucks, screwed up this album's recordings. It could have been one amazing debut.

I really like this arrangement-the song itself is strong enough to be played acoustically. Lyrically this is my favourite song of his along with Summer, Highland Falls. And I will tell anyone that wants to know that the conversation we had when I met him (41 years ago! Sheesh) was the BEST therapy I ever had from anyone. Including professional therapists…. What a gift.

BS, he never did that song. But it is a very good BS song. Nice editing!

This is a great fake, but it is fake.

Always interesting to listen to how songs evolve.

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Brilliant! Thank you for sharing..

Love this! Thank you for sharing..

特に好きな歌です。 聴けてよかったです！ありがとうございます。

Che talento Piano Man .... Non ha confini ....

聴けてよかったです。ありがとうございます

スティレットのデモ段階でのタイトルですか。聴けてよかったです！ありがとうございます！

Call me weird but I think I may like this better than Stiletto!

Tutto buono ciò che fa Piano Man ...., ha la musicalità nel sangue

One of my fav unreleased tracks... Def in my top 10 Billy overall... Thanks for posting!

I wanted to hear the audience reaction!

May 2024 ~ Both Billy & Dave still performing to sold out venues 50 years later both singing & playing fantastically !They are & will always be the real deal !! ❤❤

Love this version. Thank you for sharing. ❤❤❤

I love Billy, but some of his early stuff was kind of hokey.

Until now I was always confused on what he meant by “drum machine” In the album “inter-chords an interview with Billy Joel” he talks about messing around with a drum machine, this would inspire “the stranger” If i remember correctly he said “the stranger” is about a schizophrenic person lol

So catchy! I've been humming this since I first heard it almost 30 years ago😮

Probably my favorite unreleased track

Definitely prefer instrumental here 😂

Billy is such an amazing but Louis you are too for posting this much love

I actually like it as he’s slowly creating a masterpiece

Pure shit

trimming it down was a good idea.

Very cool woww

I never knew where he got this original vocal style although it definitely has some kind of lineage. Vibrato laden and overly Anglocized...

Another gem from the Piano Man LP. I like this demo version.

Billy’s answer to Elton John’s “Texan Love Song” 😉