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[3] [4] According to producer Phil Ramone, Joel had written the music and had decided he liked the title "Zanzibar" for the piece, but had not figured out what to say about Zanzibar. [4] Hearing the music conjured up for Ramone images of people watching television in a bar, and as a result Joel decided to make the song about activity in a ...
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man", he has been making music since the 1960s ...
American singer-songwriter Billy Joel has released 13 studio albums, seven live albums, 18 compilation albums, 10 video albums, 82 singles, three promotional singles, and 45 music videos. Throughout his career, he has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists in history .
Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert is the fifth live album as well as a CD and DVD music compilation of songs performed by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel during two concerts at Shea Stadium in New York City on July 16 and 18, 2008. It was released on March 8, 2011. [1]
Billy Joel is taking fans back in time. On Feb. 16, the music video for the Grammy Award winner's new single, “Turn The Lights Back On,” was released, transforming the “Piano Man” singer ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Ultimate Collection is a double-disc compilation album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel.It was first released by Sony Music Entertainment Japan in December 2000, and subsequently issued in the most of European and Oceanian countries with slightly different track listings (replacing Japanese top-3 charting hit "The Stranger" with live version of "You're My Home").