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"Turn the Lights Back On" is a single by American musician Billy Joel. It was released on February 1, 2024, through Columbia Records, and was Joel's first new single since "Christmas in Fallujah" was released in 2007. [2] The song was written by Joel, Freddy Wexler (who also produced the track), Arthur Bacon, and Wayne Hector. [3]
Billy Joel is officially back!On Thursday, the legendary singer, 74, dropped "Turn the Lights Back On," his first official song since 2007. The single features Joel's piano skills, voice, and ...
Billy Joel has announced the forthcoming release of his first single in decades, “Turn the Lights Back On”.. The Grammy-winning musician, 74, will release the song on Thursday 1 February to ...
Joel co-wrote “Turn the Lights Back On” with its Wexler, as well as Wayne Hector and Arthur Bacon. The 74-year-old last released “All My Life” as a standalone single in 2007. Prior to that ...
The end of the chorus cadences back to the tonic of B ♭ with the chords C, G ♭, F, B ♭. G ♭ is the tritone substitution of the V chord for F, and F to B ♭ forms another authentic cadence. Lyrically, Joel was inspired by visiting the city of Vienna and his father, who left the family when Joel was a child. [5]
Joel performed "Christmas in Fallujah" live in Australia in November 2008, marking the first time he sang the lyrics to the song instead of Dillon. On December 11, 2008, Joel announced that a new recording of the song that day at Sydney's Acer Arena concert would be released as a download and CD single in honor of the American and Australian soldiers serving in the Middle East.
Billy Joel is back with new music for the first time in 17 years. The singer-songwriter has announced the release of “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first solo song since 2007 and second since ...
In an interview, Joel stated that the lyrics to the song "James" referred to various different people he knew in real life, with the title character being a "composite" of those people. [3] In the song " Prelude/Angry Young Man ", Joel opens and closes the song rapidly hammering the piano, which was meant to simulate the drum part in the song ...