Billy Joel Talks About The Album "The Stranger" - SiriusXM 2016

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  • čas přidán 17. 04. 2016
  • Billy talks about the album "The Stranger"
    00:00 - The Stranger Album
    01:20 - Movin' Out
    02:24 - Just The Way You Are
    04:26 - Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
    11:22 - Vienna
    12:28 - Only The Good Die Young
    14:24 - She's Always A Woman (Influenced By Gordon Lightfoot)
    15:15 - She's Always A Woman - Part 2
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Komentáře • 20

  • @elizabethwitt2621
    @elizabethwitt2621 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Love his whole thought process and the history behind each song. Billy has such an incredible creative mind. Absolutely fascinating!
    Thanks for posting this!

  • @reggieInside2023
    @reggieInside2023 Před 6 lety +17

    His explanation/demo of the roots of Scenes From an Italian Restaurant is mesmerizing! What a joy to have a glimpse into his creative process. Genius.

    • @CrisKRA
      @CrisKRA Před 2 lety

      I'm amazed at how good his musical memory is, like him remembering parts of a song that he ditched. And he has a great sense of humor as well!

  • @ianwatkins6202
    @ianwatkins6202 Před 6 lety +10

    Billy Joel, The Stranger is the greatest album of all time, in my opinion! 😀😀

    • @kathconserv
      @kathconserv Před 6 měsíci +1

      It’s a great album. Agreed.

  • @scottharrison3391
    @scottharrison3391 Před 6 lety +22

    it took balls for him to pass on G Martin as producer.

    • @fabianryan9192
      @fabianryan9192 Před 3 lety

      a tip: you can watch movies at InstaFlixxer. Been using it for watching a lot of movies lately.

    • @memphisgraham7986
      @memphisgraham7986 Před 3 lety

      @Fabian Ryan definitely, I have been watching on InstaFlixxer for since december myself =)

  • @Materva-hv6sz
    @Materva-hv6sz Před 9 měsíci +1

    It's unimaginable that an album this good would come out now and even if it did it would just languish on Spotify with no recognition. Maybe there are albums this good out there, but I doubt it
    Thanks for the upload fascinating stuff

    • @ForceMaximus84
      @ForceMaximus84 Před 3 měsíci

      I’m frankly surprised “Turn the Lights Back On” has any recognition despite his legendary status.

  • @davidmehnert6206
    @davidmehnert6206 Před 5 lety +3

    The first time he says “pentameter”, he really means “dactyl” - “Anthony works in the grocerry store.”
    The second time he says “pentameter”, he means “anapest” - “she can kill with a smile”, etc.
    With all those “dactyls” flying over Tara - they’re not gonna burn it down but still, a scary scene - and those Hapsburg “anapests” hungry to root out the little bonbon child, probably staring intently at him, squinty and bald, through pince-nez in their Viennese clinics, happy to have him carted off to Terezín with the rest of the cast of Threepennyopera, it’s no small wonder Bullied Joel probably sticks to the word “pentameter”, because Shakespeare, “I Am What Iamb” and all that, might have groused about spinach back in his salad days but never hurt anyone, at least anyone we’ve ever heard of or have heard about since.
    “The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie” (Scenes from an Italian Restaurant) is, for entirely personal reasons, the lyric that cuts me to the bone, like a knife through a pork cutlet. I’m glad it wasn’t sent to him in a dream.
    “Just The Way You Are”, iwith its godsent (unconscious) melodic origins? That story just fascinates me. Have to say: this interview is like getting to know him! I’d never correct him on that pedantic stuff, never in person. That would be like throwing my drumsticks at him -
    but I would have ordered the parmigiana, obviously, before making up my mind about the wine....
    Thank you for posting this wonderful excerpt; here we are now waving goodbye, Oh Oh Oh O-Woe Oh....

  • @danielmarra1555
    @danielmarra1555 Před 5 lety +5

    What about the last two songs on the album?

  • @ForceMaximus84
    @ForceMaximus84 Před 3 měsíci

    Easily his best album.

  • @carloscardova4221
    @carloscardova4221 Před 3 lety

    Meravigliosa
    ☝ ,,,,
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    🎽🎹👈

  • @kathconserv
    @kathconserv Před 6 měsíci +1

    Neil Sedaka. Lmfao! Shit.

  • @sithlordmikeyp
    @sithlordmikeyp Před 5 lety +4

    Sure am glad he skipped over the two rare songs that rock.

    • @lordgarmadon2598
      @lordgarmadon2598 Před 3 lety

      They are the two least known songs on the album, not helped by being the final two tracks on the album.

    • @Tolstoy111
      @Tolstoy111 Před 3 lety

      Everybody Has a Dream rocks?

    • @lordgarmadon2598
      @lordgarmadon2598 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Tolstoy111 Never been a huge fan of "Everybody Has A Dream". The ending with that reprise of "The Stranger" is brilliant though.

    • @howtodoitdude1662
      @howtodoitdude1662 Před 2 lety +1

      Those are not popular but very creative songs. ‘Get in right’ is amazing how he wrote a song based on a moment. ‘Dream’ shows his versatility in his song writing, time signature and feel. The whole album is 👍