My girlfriend (now my Wife) saw this show together, and to this day is the BEST concert we have seen. Billy Joel was incredible (duh!) and we were really impressed with his drummer Liberty DiVito who gets hidden in the hit recordings, but is a powerful monster live.
I know that Billy Joel has made a lot of live albums, but, IMHO, Songs in the Attic is his best live album; in fact, it’s my favorite Billy Joel album.
From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand And his daring life of crime Made him a legend in his time East and West of the Rio Grande Well, he started with a bank in Colorado In the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid And his age and his size Took the teller by surprise And the word spread of Billy the Kid Well he never travelled heavy Yes, he always rode alone And he soon put many older guns to shame And he never had a sweetheart And he never had a home But the cowboys and the ranchers knew his name Well he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma And the law just could not seem to track him down And it served his legend well For the folks they love to tell 'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy And the judge said, ''"String 'im up for what he did."'' And the cowboys and their kin Like the sea came pourin' in To watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid Well he never travel'ed heavy Yes, he always rode alone And he soon put many older guns to shame Well he never had a sweetheart But he finally found a home Underneath the Boot Hill grave that bears his name
Got the LP in 1982, a second copy for newly untouched tracks then the CD. Supreme live album from different gigs. Each piece carefully selected and produced. This is one of the best in it.
From Wikipedia: In the last verse of the song, the lyrics switch from Billy the Kid to a "Billy" from Oyster Bay, Long Island. The writer Ken Bielen has interpreted the "Billy" in the final verse as being a portrait of Billy Joel himself since Joel was from Oyster Bay. However, in the liner notes to his album Songs in the Attic Joel claims that the "Billy" in the final verse is not himself but rather a bartender who worked in Oyster Bay, by the name of Billy Nastri.
De un pueblo conocido como Wheeling West Virginia Rode, un niño con una pistola de seis en la mano y su audaz vida criminal lo convirtió en una leyenda en su tiempo al este y al oeste del Río Grande . Bueno, él comenzó con un banco en Colorado. En el bolsillo de su chaleco, un potro que escondió. Y su edad y su tamaño tomaron al cajero por sorpresa y se corrió la voz de Billy the Kid. Bueno, nunca viajó pesado Sí, siempre cabalgó solo Y pronto avergonzó a otras armas viejas Y nunca tuvo un amor Y nunca tuvo un hogar Pero el vaquero y el ranchero sabían su nombre . Bueno, él robó su camino desde Utah a Oklahoma Y la ley simplemente no podía rastrearlo Y sirvió bien a su leyenda Para la gente a la que les encantaría contar cuando Billy the Kid llegó a la ciudad Bueno, un día frío, una pandilla capturó a Billy y el juez dijo: "¡Me encanta lo que hizo!" Y los vaqueros y sus parientes como el mar, vinieron a ver cómo colgaban Billy the Kid . Bueno, nunca viajó pesado Sí, siempre cabalgó solo Y pronto avergonzó a otras armas más antiguas Y nunca tuvo un amor Pero finalmente encontró un hogar Debajo de la tumba de boot hill que lleva su nombre . De una ciudad conocida como Oyster Bay, Long Island Rode un niño con un paquete de seis en la mano Y su audaz vida de crimen Lo convirtió en una leyenda en su tiempo al Este y al Oeste del Río Grande
My girlfriend (now my Wife) saw this show together, and to this day is the BEST concert we have seen. Billy Joel was incredible (duh!) and we were really impressed with his drummer Liberty DiVito who gets hidden in the hit recordings, but is a powerful monster live.
I know that Billy Joel has made a lot of live albums, but, IMHO, Songs in the Attic is his best live album; in fact, it’s my favorite Billy Joel album.
Every tune on this CD is DAMN FANTASTIC!!!!!
My Favorite Album
Best billy Joel album right here.
I’m only 12 I love this music
Good music doesn't discriminate based on age.
Im 14 and i love it too. Rock on man
It just means you have good taste and a good ear music
I had this album on 8 track. Takes me back to 1979. I was only 7 years old and this was my favorite song! Still is to this day! Billy Joel ROCKS!
It is my favorite song to.
Decades later and still blows me away.
The piano melodies on this at the end of this are indescribably beautiful.
Liberty's drumming is awesome on this song
great album from start to finish every track is excellent
Best song on the album , drums and piano , amazing
From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia
Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand
And his daring life of crime
Made him a legend in his time
East and West of the Rio Grande
Well, he started with a bank in Colorado
In the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid
And his age and his size
Took the teller by surprise
And the word spread of Billy the Kid
Well he never travelled heavy
Yes, he always rode alone
And he soon put many older guns to shame
And he never had a sweetheart
And he never had a home
But the cowboys and the ranchers knew his name
Well he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma
And the law just could not seem to track him down
And it served his legend well
For the folks they love to tell
'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town
Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy
And the judge said, ''"String 'im up for what he did."''
And the cowboys and their kin
Like the sea came pourin' in
To watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid
Well he never travel'ed heavy
Yes, he always rode alone
And he soon put many older guns to shame
Well he never had a sweetheart
But he finally found a home
Underneath the Boot Hill grave that bears his name
From a town known as Oyster Bay Long Island!
Got the LP in 1982, a second copy for newly untouched tracks then the CD.
Supreme live album from different gigs. Each piece carefully selected and produced. This is one of the best in it.
4:50 nanananana nana nananaaaah 😂
Happy Birthday Billy Joel
despite the fact that Mr. Joel got most of the story all wrong, it's still a great song!
Dan Berndtson its not about billy the kid, mate!!
Go on then...Give us your version !!!
From Wikipedia: In the last verse of the song, the lyrics switch from Billy the Kid to a "Billy" from Oyster Bay, Long Island. The writer Ken Bielen has interpreted the "Billy" in the final verse as being a portrait of Billy Joel himself since Joel was from Oyster Bay. However, in the liner notes to his album Songs in the Attic Joel claims that the "Billy" in the final verse is not himself but rather a bartender who worked in Oyster Bay, by the name of Billy Nastri.
He said he wanted to write a movie track but couldn’t find a movie, so he made this. His explanation can be found on the album Q/A
It is about Billy the Kid but Billy Joel used a little artistic licence and was not overly fussed about the finer detail.
4:50 Na na na na na na naa naa!
Liberty DeVito creating a one man wall of sound. An impeccable band.
De un pueblo conocido como Wheeling West Virginia
Rode, un niño con una pistola de seis en la mano
y su audaz vida criminal
lo convirtió en una leyenda en su tiempo al
este y al oeste del Río Grande
.
Bueno, él comenzó con un banco en Colorado.
En el bolsillo de su chaleco, un potro que escondió.
Y su edad y su tamaño tomaron al cajero por sorpresa
y se corrió la voz de Billy the Kid.
Bueno, nunca viajó pesado
Sí, siempre cabalgó solo
Y pronto avergonzó a otras armas viejas
Y nunca tuvo un amor
Y nunca tuvo un hogar
Pero el vaquero y el ranchero sabían su nombre
.
Bueno, él robó su camino desde Utah a Oklahoma
Y la ley simplemente no podía rastrearlo
Y sirvió bien a su leyenda
Para la gente a la que les encantaría contar cuando Billy the Kid llegó a la ciudad
Bueno, un día frío, una pandilla capturó a Billy
y el juez dijo: "¡Me encanta lo que hizo!"
Y los vaqueros y sus parientes como el mar, vinieron a ver cómo colgaban Billy the Kid
.
Bueno, nunca viajó pesado
Sí, siempre cabalgó solo
Y pronto avergonzó a otras armas más antiguas
Y nunca tuvo un amor
Pero finalmente encontró un hogar
Debajo de la tumba de boot hill que lleva su nombre
.
De una ciudad conocida como Oyster Bay, Long Island
Rode un niño con un paquete de seis en la mano
Y su audaz vida de crimen Lo
convirtió en una leyenda en su tiempo al
Este y al Oeste del Río Grande
😅😊😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
This song right here makes me want to go back to the time of the Wild West. It's interesting. I give this song many thumbs up! :)
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To NOT like this song, it must be great going through life completely CLUELESS!
I know right!
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Not heard this track before; really good song. Please listen to " Ballad of Robert and Harry the writers ". Thanks.
This is about Billy the Bartender
El amor para ti estar en tu lado que la fuerza te acompañe isabella mi amor cada like para que estemos juntos
聴けてよかったです！ありがとうございます
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LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WANT TO MEET YOU BEFORE WE BOTH "SLIP AWAY" FOREVER.
Did you meet him?
i can see Lucky Luke bevor my eyes.. what a wonderfull humor!
Billy Joel?
No its true
Nahh nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
+Ethan Barton Everybody in the room would sing that part...those were the days
Ethan Barton Buh buh buh-buh, buh buh buh-buh-buh...
I think he's actually better live than in studio.
I’m back everyone
It’s a great song but barely anything in this song is true including his death 😂 edit! ah never mind it looks like it was about someone else
If you read the liner notes of this album, he writes about how the lyrics of this song are not really accurate