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Billy Joel’s hit song “We Didn’t Start The Fire” has been updated by rockersFall Out Boy. While Billy’s song covered current events from 1949 to 1989, the new take recounts the years 1989 to 2023. For example, where Billy’s hit gave shoutouts toBuddy Holly,Marilyn MonroeandElvis...
(SOTM) Billy Joel's version of "the day the music died". Very clever stuff. Tim Mayfield - September 27, 2005 - Report this comment (SOTM) The key to any piano ban is the organ donors, I'd say. But it's not my forte nor my formata so I'll just hold on to it quietly. Scat...
I've been going through aBilly Joelphase, and subjecting my family to many of his greatest hits. While I seem to still be the only person who enjoys "I Go to Extremes," my daughter was taken by "We Didn't Start the Fire." She is a bit of a history nerd, like her dad, and ...
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The Last Word: Billy Joel on Self-Doubt, Trump and Finally Becoming Cool Billy Joel's 'The Stranger' at 40: A Track-by-Track Guide Your own father left when you were about seven. Do you think much about what kind of father you want to be to Alexa Ray?
live band practiced, practiced, practiced and got this Manhattan gig a month before recording his breakthrough albumThe Strangerwith producer Phil Ramone (whom Joel met that night). Highlights include early renditions of "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" and future hit "Just the Way You Are."...
Billy Joel's greatest album also happens to be the smash breakthrough hit that transformed a brilliant schlub from Hicksville into a worldwide musical sensation. Six weeks at No. 2 on the chart, two Grammy awards for "Just the Way You Are" (Record of the Year and Song of the Year), ...
live band practiced, practiced, practiced and got this Manhattan gig a month before recording his breakthrough albumThe Strangerwith producer Phil Ramone (whom Joel met that night). Highlights include early renditions of "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" and future hit "Just the Way You Are."...
Having performed for nearly 150 lifetime shows, the 'Uptown Girl' hitmaker is set to deliver the first of his final 10 concerts at the storied New York City venue on October 20. AceShowbiz-Billy Joelcould not help but shed his tears over the upcoming end of his decade-long residency. A...