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Billy Joel in 1994 "We Didn't Start the Fire" is a 1989 hit single by American musician Billy Joel in which the lyrics tell the history of the United States from 1949 to 1989 through a series of cultural references. [1] [a] In total, the song contains 118 [2] [3] or 119 [4] [5] [b] references to historical people, places, events, and phenomena. [6]
Rock journalist Lisa Torem said that "The inner rhymes and soaring melody uphold the tender lyric" and called the song "profound" despite being short. [6] Torem particularly praised the drumming of Liberty DeVitto, saying that his "passion for the story is clearly evident in his laid-back performance – a true professional he can always be counted on to allow space for sensitive lyrics while ...
"James" is a song written and performed by Billy Joel from his fourth studio album Turnstiles (1976). It was released as the album's first single in July 1976, backed with " Travelin' Prayer ". [ 2 ] One Final serenade described the song as "a wistful song about growing up and trying to balance pursuing one's dreams while balancing family and ...
Music critic Mark Bego praises Joel's "keyboard dexterity" and the drumming on the song, saying that it "perfectly confronts the ironic duality of a life in show business." [2] According to Rolling Stone Album Guide critic Paul Evans, "Everybody Loves You Now" was a precursor for the sarcasm Joel would incorporate in his songs throughout his ...
A demo, included in the box set My Lives, is a slower, reggae version of the song.Joel reprised the song's motif in this version with a church organ. Joel has stated publicly that he changed the reggae beat to a shuffle beat at the request of his long time drummer, Liberty DeVitto, who hated reggae music.
Joel biographer Fred Schruers describes the lyrics as a "plainspoken, never-quite-corny adoration of a loved one." [6] According to a friend of the couple, Bruce Gentile, the song was written about Joel's first wife Elizabeth. [7] Joel's liner notes for Songs in the Attic seem to agree with this, commenting, "Written in 1970, I still feel the ...
At the beginning of the video, Joel plays "Piano Man" on his harmonica.The entire video pays homage to the film It's a Wonderful Life, [2] as the angelic Joel shows a suicidal young man named George Young, (played by Jason Andrews) [6] threatening to jump off a bridge because of a break-up with his girlfriend what life will be like without him, as his family and friends mourn his death—as ...
"Allentown" is a song by American singer Billy Joel and the lead track on Joel's 1982 album The Nylon Curtain. Released as the album's second single, it was accompanied by a conceptual music video . Upon its release, and especially in subsequent years, "Allentown" emerged as an anthem of blue-collar America, representing both the aspirations ...