The harmonica was in Bb which is normally the key he does Piano Man in now but the Keyboard was in C so it didn't match up. He normally plays Kurzweil keyboards and this was a Yamaha, and they weren't used to it...
The digital piano has a transpose button. Billy is still playing in C on the keyboards, but it is coming out as B flat. Billy didn't re-learn all his songs in different keys. He uses the transpose feature when he performs live.
Bryan Herber You're right, I was just saying that the button wasn't being used on this one so he was playing in C and it was also coming out in C-but the harmonica was in Bb where the transpose button is usually set to, so that's why it didn't work. :)
Oh gotcha. Yea Billy relies on that dumbass Wayne Williams to come operate the digital piano for him. If Billy can play the piano, he should be able to hit -2 (half steps) on the transpose button, lmao.... He keeps guys around like that Wayne, but ditches Liberty Devitto after over 30 years of good service
@@bherber Not that simple. Billy has said there is another side to the story and out of respect for Liberty, he's not going to tell it. That's class. And as to loyalty, look at the people who work for him who have been there for decades. That's proof of loyalty. (I do miss Lib, though.)
@@faithcurrent658 - I disagree Faith. Billy said in that recent interview that he's not telling his side "because it would ruin Liberty's life." I just don't believe that. I think it's a cop out.
humility and being his own worst critic. It is probably part of the reason so many of his songs are legendary even if they did not do particularly well in the charts.
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The Great Suburban Showdown is truly a hidden gem in Billy's catalog.
Lol not really...
This version of it, live and acoustic, is amazing.
Agreed. The lyrics are brilliant in their observational simplicity.
@@bherber Whatever you say, pal.
Love this album!
I always respect anyone who has the balls to get up and either sing or play with someone like Billy Joel. So cool
Great to hear him sing Piano Man in the original key again!
Great Suburban Showdown!! Be still my racing heart!!
Il più brillante ed eclettico songwriter del suo tempo 🎹👏🎹👏🎹👏
I like the accent he puts on for Suburban showdown
W Billy. Piano MAN
I don't even really care for Great Suburban Showdown but damn if it doesn't sound pretty good solo like this.
The harmonica was in Bb which is normally the key he does Piano Man in now but the Keyboard was in C so it didn't match up. He normally plays Kurzweil keyboards and this was a Yamaha, and they weren't used to it...
The digital piano has a transpose button. Billy is still playing in C on the keyboards, but it is coming out as B flat. Billy didn't re-learn all his songs in different keys. He uses the transpose feature when he performs live.
Bryan Herber You're right, I was just saying that the button wasn't being used on this one so he was playing in C and it was also coming out in C-but the harmonica was in Bb where the transpose button is usually set to, so that's why it didn't work. :)
Oh gotcha. Yea Billy relies on that dumbass Wayne Williams to come operate the digital piano for him. If Billy can play the piano, he should be able to hit -2 (half steps) on the transpose button, lmao.... He keeps guys around like that Wayne, but ditches Liberty Devitto after over 30 years of good service
@@bherber Not that simple. Billy has said there is another side to the story and out of respect for Liberty, he's not going to tell it. That's class. And as to loyalty, look at the people who work for him who have been there for decades. That's proof of loyalty. (I do miss Lib, though.)
@@faithcurrent658 - I disagree Faith. Billy said in that recent interview that he's not telling his side "because it would ruin Liberty's life." I just don't believe that. I think it's a cop out.
Did someone ask him to play this or did he randomly do it?
i hope he did it on his own. A great song, not known well enough.
Someone had to ask him to do this...no way he chose it.
I don’t understand why he down plays his songs.
humility and being his own worst critic. It is probably part of the reason so many of his songs are legendary even if they did not do particularly well in the charts.
Shame the singers were awful though!