This is the first reaction I’ve ever seen where the reactor started looking for tickets. Awesome! I recommend seeing him if you can. It’s definitely a fun show.
I think the story behind this is that this was loosely about Mick Jagger's wife at the time 😄 In any case, CBS is (re)airing his 100th residency concert at MSG this Friday (April 19) and it's on Paramount+ if you have that. I highly recommend watching it, even on your own time.
Billy Joel's lyrics: there aren't many who compare in this storytelling type of style, maybe Warren Zevon, Randy Newman, Elton John/Bernie Taupin, a few more. Best part is he put out 12 albums between 1971 and 1993 so you got plenty to check out. He was my first favorite artist as a kid in the 1980s followed by INXS and a couple others
Early 1990s - went and saw Billy Joel (because he was on tour with Elton John). I went to see Elton specifically, left Asa bigger fan of Billy Joel. Dude is a very good showman (early 90s), and this portion was a “happy concert party”.
Billy Joel absolutely is a showman. On top of writing all his own songs and being a phenomenal musician he's also a fantastic performer. Really recommend checking out some early live performances of this song particularly because they're so fun to watch. He just does whatever he feels like in the moment for this song and the feral energy is off the charts. Definitely suits the vibe of the song and it's lyrics.
Billy joel has a lot of personal significance for me. Reminds me of listening to him on the cd player with my dad, and billy joel has the same birthday as me, may 9th (not the same year though😂) his music is just so good. 😊💜💜
Rumor has it the Billy Joel used to buy the front row tickets and then he would call the back road down to sit in the front row. Times have changed my friend I live in Niagara Falls and when he played here it was $5,000 for the first row, good thing Billy and Swift don't tour together it would be all the rich people on their phones
A favorite of mine by Billy Joel is "The Entertainer" You talk about bars... This is a dis track to the Music Industry in general A sarcastic look at life in the industry he chose as his profession 😊
Produced by the late Phil Ramone, RIP. Written by Billy Joel. Howard Stern asked him who the Big Shot is. She is Bianca Jagger, then wife of Sir Mick Jagger. Billy Joel imagined Mick singing this to Bianca. Big Shot is the 1st song from the 1978 album 52nd Street. The 2nd song is Honesty. The 3rd is My Life. Those were the big hits. The rest of the songs were fillers.
This song is from the late '70s. It's not really an '80s song. The "57th Street" album was released in '78. Billy's lyrics here, and his vocal delivery in this song, may have had some *influence* on hip-hop in the '80s, but this song predated '80s hip-hop.
Yes Billy Joel Can Even Rapid Fire Rapp Julian Lennon (John Lennon's of the Beatles -Son) Pissed Billy Joel by Starting Off Nothing Happened on 50s _& 60s Joel's Response was Sonh "We Didn't Start The Fire" which Kicks Modern Rappers Butts !
Dom Perignon is a fancy brand, meaning expensive, champagne. In the seventies when you went to party classy that’s what you drank. Hence showing off with your Dom Perignon and the spoon up your nose was the height of show off partying and pretty much just throwing your money around. Then you wake up in the morning wiped and whipped but it’s your fault don’t come crying to me. Truly a great song.
Have you done any RUSH yet? Greatest band of all time lyrically and musically all 3 are virtuosos on their instruments, try Tom Sawyer, red barchette YYZ limelight witch hunt, freewill spirit of radio, natural science, vital signs, subdivisions, analog kid, digital man, the weapon, far cry, working them angels, clock work angels cut to the chase, half the world, driven, Animate, big money, lock and key, turn the page, mission, marathon, I could go on and on and on and on I've left so much out ,oh 2112 whole album hemispheres whole album A Farwell to kings whole album Any Rush is good!!!!
The Two Sides of Tony McPhee The Hunt 1973. is a single psychedelic art rock electronic composition in four movements, featuring Arp 2600 synthesizers, electric piano, and The Rhythm Ace drum synthesizer it explores McPhee's strong stance against fox and stag hunting ruclips.net/video/BRIUUBlFVZ8/видео.html
Little did we know back in the 70's that pop music would arguably peak in that decade. The 70's is when performers were also their own songwriters which created so much unique music. Fast forward to today and most of what you hear in pop music is written by dedicated professional songwriters to be performed by pretty people (meaning Billy wouldn't have stood a chance), with audio tracks that are (over)produced in the studio by talented engineers. Consuming music only written by songwriters means you'll never move forward because they're simply rehashing what's already been done and proven to sell. Imagine a world without the Beatles, a band that started with "I Want To Hold Your Hand" to eventually writing "Eleanor Rigby". That writing progression only comes from performing musicians developing the art themselves and continually creating something NEW. Those days are gone, sadly. And if we let AI start writing future pop music, that'll definitely be the end of anything new.
No one ever" slept on" Billy Joel's lyric writing or singing ability. Billy Joel is an undisputed superstar and musical genius.
You can HEAR the ‘I’m so over your bullshit’ in his voice.. he NEVER misses.
Billy Joel is a musical novelist. His three minute character sketches are unbeatable.
Billy Joel was writing these lyrics in the 1970's. This song was released on his 52nd Street album in 1978.
Gotta love when you like a song so much you're looking for tickets before reaction is over. 😂
Go!! see him live. he's amazing. and he's getting old- so probably getting to the end of his touring.. so, if you get a chance, GO!
The entire 52nd Street album is fire!!
To be fair, that describes pretty much every Billy Joel album.
@@ArtofFreeSpeech To each his own.
I am 50 years old. My 12th birthday present was watching him live. Peace.
All of Billy's stuff from the 70s and 80s is amazing.
Billy is a writing genius and amazing singer! Legend! ❤
I love seeing young people discover the music of my youth.
he's a true poet.. :)
His range is huge and songs can go from one sound to something completely different! He and Elton John are both similar in that way!
Everything Is Amazing!!! Yes, Billy wrote & composed all.
Next….The Stranger
This is the first reaction I’ve ever seen where the reactor started looking for tickets. Awesome! I recommend seeing him if you can. It’s definitely a fun show.
I think the story behind this is that this was loosely about Mick Jagger's wife at the time 😄 In any case, CBS is (re)airing his 100th residency concert at MSG this Friday (April 19) and it's on Paramount+ if you have that. I highly recommend watching it, even on your own time.
I love early Billy Joel. I was a kid when this came out. It's part of my early soundtrack.
Same! Born in 72 and love this song!
Same!
He just played at Madison Square Gardens and it was aired on tv
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE BILLY JOEL 🌸
Check out "Movin' Out" and "Allentown"
Billy Joel's lyrics: there aren't many who compare in this storytelling type of style, maybe Warren Zevon, Randy Newman, Elton John/Bernie Taupin, a few more. Best part is he put out 12 albums between 1971 and 1993 so you got plenty to check out. He was my first favorite artist as a kid in the 1980s followed by INXS and a couple others
Early 70s my friend
Enjoyed the review ,late 70's this came out love his old stuff ,
This song was the quintessential life of 1970s New York the song was released in 1978 listen to it again and you will get a feel of the 1970s New York
Early 1990s - went and saw Billy Joel (because he was on tour with Elton John). I went to see Elton specifically, left Asa bigger fan of Billy Joel. Dude is a very good showman (early 90s), and this portion was a “happy concert party”.
A couple of weeks ago, one of Billy Joels' concerts was broadcast live.
Watch “We didn’t Start the Fire 🔥 “ it’s Billy Joel lyrics at its finest! 😊
Billy Joel absolutely is a showman. On top of writing all his own songs and being a phenomenal musician he's also a fantastic performer. Really recommend checking out some early live performances of this song particularly because they're so fun to watch. He just does whatever he feels like in the moment for this song and the feral energy is off the charts. Definitely suits the vibe of the song and it's lyrics.
Billy joel has a lot of personal significance for me. Reminds me of listening to him on the cd player with my dad, and billy joel has the same birthday as me, may 9th (not the same year though😂) his music is just so good. 😊💜💜
You be "hittin it " too, i like you !
I love this song for its biting sarcasm and condescending tone.
Glad you like him Mugs
Rumor has it the Billy Joel used to buy the front row tickets and then he would call the back road down to sit in the front row. Times have changed my friend I live in Niagara Falls and when he played here it was $5,000 for the first row, good thing Billy and Swift don't tour together it would be all the rich people on their phones
Mugnify: I wonder if Billy Joel closely aligned himself with hip hop themed music...
Billy: It's still rock and roll to me
He is on tour with Sting of the band the police what a bill.
70s ;)
Great song and loved the reaction!❤️
Yup. The G is silent in "perignon", as is the last N :)
He does write them, excellant piano player and performer....ALL his songs are great lyrically and musically!🎵💟
A favorite of mine by Billy Joel is "The Entertainer"
You talk about bars...
This is a dis track to the Music Industry in general
A sarcastic look at life in the industry he chose as his profession 😊
This song was from 78 so not even the 80’s yet!
I’ve always wondered how this song would sound reworked into rap
Produced by the late Phil Ramone, RIP. Written by Billy Joel. Howard Stern asked him who the Big Shot is. She is Bianca Jagger, then wife of Sir Mick Jagger. Billy Joel imagined Mick singing this to Bianca.
Big Shot is the 1st song from the 1978 album 52nd Street. The 2nd song is Honesty. The 3rd is My Life. Those were the big hits. The rest of the songs were fillers.
Anything from Glass Houses or 42 street is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
[[IT'S TIME TO BE A BIG SHOT!!!]]
Flashback
Billy Joel is so talented -
Billy Joel writes the music first then lyrics
Please react to Zanzibar off this same album 🙏
This song is from the late '70s. It's not really an '80s song. The "57th Street" album was released in '78. Billy's lyrics here, and his vocal delivery in this song, may have had some *influence* on hip-hop in the '80s, but this song predated '80s hip-hop.
Yes Billy Joel Can Even Rapid Fire Rapp Julian Lennon (John Lennon's of the Beatles -Son) Pissed Billy Joel by Starting Off Nothing Happened on 50s _& 60s Joel's Response was Sonh "We Didn't Start The Fire" which Kicks Modern Rappers Butts !
Dom Perignon is a fancy brand, meaning expensive, champagne. In the seventies when you went to party classy that’s what you drank. Hence showing off with your Dom Perignon and the spoon up your nose was the height of show off partying and pretty much just throwing your money around. Then you wake up in the morning wiped and whipped but it’s your fault don’t come crying to me. Truly a great song.
The "spoon up your nose" meant snorting coke.
@@browncoat13 I wasn’t sure if RUclips would let me say that.
@@stevedavis5704 It seems to be okay as long as you don't use the full name. I guess.
😅he's e genius musician ehbro
Friday April 19th CBS Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden 100th sellout concert
Piano Man unico artista che ha solo gioielli nel suo repertorio.... Live era un portento ....
Have you done any RUSH yet? Greatest band of all time lyrically and musically all 3 are virtuosos on their instruments, try Tom Sawyer, red barchette YYZ limelight witch hunt, freewill spirit of radio, natural science, vital signs, subdivisions, analog kid, digital man, the weapon, far cry, working them angels, clock work angels cut to the chase, half the world, driven, Animate, big money, lock and key, turn the page, mission, marathon, I could go on and on and on and on I've left so much out ,oh 2112 whole album hemispheres whole album A Farwell to kings whole album Any Rush is good!!!!
That’s arguable, as all 4 members of Led Zeppelin are esteemed all over the world as being some of the greatest musicians to ever perform.
Bruce Springsteen is my #1 Billy Joel is close behind.
Actually this song is from 1978.
The Two Sides of Tony McPhee The Hunt 1973. is a single psychedelic art rock electronic composition in four movements, featuring Arp 2600 synthesizers, electric piano, and The Rhythm Ace drum synthesizer it explores McPhee's strong stance against fox and stag hunting ruclips.net/video/BRIUUBlFVZ8/видео.html
Little did we know back in the 70's that pop music would arguably peak in that decade. The 70's is when performers were also their own songwriters which created so much unique music. Fast forward to today and most of what you hear in pop music is written by dedicated professional songwriters to be performed by pretty people (meaning Billy wouldn't have stood a chance), with audio tracks that are (over)produced in the studio by talented engineers. Consuming music only written by songwriters means you'll never move forward because they're simply rehashing what's already been done and proven to sell. Imagine a world without the Beatles, a band that started with "I Want To Hold Your Hand" to eventually writing "Eleanor Rigby". That writing progression only comes from performing musicians developing the art themselves and continually creating something NEW. Those days are gone, sadly. And if we let AI start writing future pop music, that'll definitely be the end of anything new.
He had a tv special last week on CBS