Billy Joel - Stiletto (Audio)
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- In 1979, Billy Joel earned two Grammys - Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Album of the Year for his 1978 album 52nd Street. Listen to Billy Joel perform 'Stiletto.'
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Lyrics:
She cuts you once, she cuts you twice
But still you believe
The wound is so fresh you can taste the blood
But you don't have strength to leave
You've been bought, you've been sold
You've been locked outside the door
But you stand there pleadin'
With your insides bleedin'
'Cause deep down you want some more
Then she says she wants forgiveness
It's such a clever masquerade
She's so good with her stiletto
You don't even see the blade
Billy Joel's official CZcams channel features music videos, live performances, interviews, TV appearances and more. Best known for his first hit song, 'Piano Man', in 1973, Billy has written and recorded thirty- three Top 40 hits in the United States. He is a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Grammy nominee and one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 150 million records worldwide. Billy Joel is the sixth-best-selling recording artist and the third-best-selling solo artist in the United States. - Hudba
Billy Joel is so fucking brilliant.
It's really not fair
He is my favorite singer
@@aaronzamkoff1238 Same
Yup!
It realy is. The only mistery here is why the world doesn't realize it enough.
If i could only ever listen to one album for the rest of my life, 52 Street might be the winner.
That piano though... chills EVERY time
DJ Polo & Kool G Rap
@@oldirtydasher word.... road to the riches
duh duh duh duh duh duh
I know🤗😱😱🤗
@@JOOSEMAN78 Where do you think they got it?
One of his grooviest songs period. Stiletto is such an under-appreciated banger, especially when Side 1 gets most of the attention imo.
That saxophone sounds so amazing
SammytheTongue oh yes very
Ok Christie Lee
@@feversia5828 lmao
one of the best piano breaks ever
I tried to play it. My fingers broke at the piano break.
And the sax line is pretty awesome as well.
Yes. SIR
Facts yo
Kool G Rap sampled it
just found a 52nd Street vinyl yesterday for a buck 95 at a thrift store Best purchase ever
Great song by Billy Joel that hasn't been grossly overplayed on the radio.
You can never overplay any Billy Joel song
@@edwardcannon9199 *we didn’t start the fire and piano man would like to know your location*
@soarinskies1105 Fair point. Not even close to his best songs either in my opinion, which makes it more unfortunate
lol
The saxophone of Richie Cannata...SIMPLY THE BEST!
absolutley
Fantastic song. The bassline with the piano is ridiculously cool, funky and hauntingly urgent. I can see why Road to the Riches was created.
I used to be able to play Stegmeyer's bass line during the instrumental bridge. I still can, but not as fast w/o practice.
Kool G Rap & Polo
When I was five years old I realized there was a road at the end I would win lotsa pots of gold!
Billy Joel is what a real Musician is supposed to be . I don't want to sound like an old man .
His career has covered almost every genre of Music . What's on the Radio as Pop doesn't compare and he did all this without autotune .
He's a Damn Genius .
Seen him 4 times ..When he toured with Elton John was the Best concert I've been to .
Well of course, he was with Elton John, what can be better than two of the best pop musicians in the damn world on stage together
P!NK is excellent and her concert is by far the best I've ever seen. Anthem rock is hella cool and I love it in spite of being 17 when Joel was in his heyday. I saw him in concert when "Allentown" was his new song. After 25 years of nothing but stinking grunge, how can you not like today's pop? I was like a drowning man getting air!!
I know right and I am 13
Totally agree
TWO GDS AT THE SAME TIME ...I ALSO SAW THEM TOGETHER ...WHAT A PERFECT SHOW ...
"Pushin' all buttons, pullin' all switches -- My name is Kool G Rap, I'm on the road to the riches..."
Ah shit, here we go again.
@@brainsploder4841 yessir
It’s been 3 years. Can you tell me whence this road end
I was thinking the same thing. I also see you have 2 square lames that commented as while.
@@brainsploder4841them white had me high on crystal meth
the 70s and 80s were by far the best era for music. such a good song
YESS!
bro he only has one album that’s isn’t 70’s or 80’s that’s like saying the 60’s was by far the beatles best
It was truly the golden era of music and film
@@God-ud3yo Hes talking music in general
At his peak Elton John outshown Billy Joel in record sales. But Elton was supported by Bernie Taupin's brilliant but often obscure lyrics. Elton would never have achieved his level of success without Bernie, who in my opinion never received enough credit.
On the other hand Billy was the complete package. Outstanding musically but oh his lyrics! What incredible stories they told!
Iabrat, you hit it right on the button. 👍
"Obscure"?
labrat or you could’ve just said that billy Joel is great. Don’t need to compare him to Elton.
Why not both?
Both is good.
@@rockinresurrection6542 Yes, obscure. I've started buying EJ albums starting with Elton John and backing up to Empty Sky until the late 70's/early 80's. I read in all those albums a lot of lyrics and they aren't exactly straightforward.
Billy always says the Beatles were really hot during the Help / Rubber Soul / Revolver period. Well IMHO, his Stranger / 52nd Street / Glass Houses period (78-80) was just as amazing. And written all by himself!
And better. I am English but believe BJ is the best.
I agree with you
Billy is the best for me all the time.!!!!
Facts
Don’t forget about The Stranger
Liberty Devitto’s just a wiz on the hi-hats... Crisp and fresh...
THE COLD CRUSH,THE COLD CRUSH,THE COLD CRUSH,THE COLD CRUSH,1982⁉️ WHEN THERE WERE ONLY 6 OR 7 RAP RECORDS 😮😮
I feel like this album was Joel's homage to West Side Story...it's my favorite. Even though I'm 44...my parents have good taste
This was back when Pop music was actually good and had a real meaning to the words. It’s like Billy Joel was telling everyone a message in his songs. Long live the Piano king 🤘
He was a real master in his prime. So many creative ideas in this song.
experience*
He still is a master. Prime? Still in it. Still touring. Still filling huge venues. Still delighting audiences of all ages everywhere.
Can we pleeeez STAHP with the "underrated" claims? The "52nd Street" album was Album Of The Year in '79, won TWO Grammys plus an AMA nom, was one of the biggest albums of the entire decade, & is still ranked as one of the 500 Greatest Albums Of ALL Time....Radio, DJs, & skating rinks across the nation played the living HELL out of this entire album back in '79-'80-'81, so there isn't ONE song on there that can be labeled as "underrated". To this very day, all cuts from album are classic rock station staples -- Go turn on your local classic rock radio station for a couple of hours & i guaran-damn-tee you will hear 2-3 tracks including "Stiletto".....And on top of all that, this supposedly "underrated" song went on to become the basis sample loop for one of the biggest & most classic hip-hop songs of the late '80s-early '90s, "Road To Riches"
In terms of airplay, the facts are in..it's underrated!
Thank you, Tarantulisimo ... I get fed up with the mis-use of the term 'underrated', when they probably mean something like 'played rarely on the radio [probably because it wasn't a single] and appreciated only by [insert name of artist here]'s fans who don't make a song and dance [ha ha] about it, safe in the knowledge that they have impeccable taste in music'.
Of course Top 40 radio played Big Shot, Honesty, & My Life non-stop, but AOR radio & classic rock stations wore out the entire album. And the songs have been covered, remade & sampled numerous times.
This album is in my blood & the grooves in the Lp worn out. Know every word❤️
Don’t forget this is the first album to be pressed into a CD!
This was a popular breakbeat at Hip-Hop jams back in the 70s...
just discovered this. billy joel is so cool.
glad to hear it. he has so much great music over 20 years or so
welcome to Billy Joel fans, I been a fan for over 30 years
It is my impression that he is saying that he likes more than "forty years" of Billy Joel's music. I could be wrong. It happened once before.
:)
loving hearing stuff like this....This is my absolutely favorite Album of his...so much goodness..sweet sounds phenomenal beats and fantastic grooves!
Such an amazing album , this song has a gritty Ray Charles vibe . Never gets old
I saw Billy Joel in Salt Lake City for free a few years back. I won tickets to see him over the radio. Oh yeah, and shout out to Kool G Rap. The hardest in the game.
This is Billy at his best. Kick ass jam by the entire band.
My favorite Billy Joel song. The time signature (s) and tempos are mind blowing
When the best of both worlds collided.. Kool G Rap used this piano riff on his classic hip hop banger - Road to the Riches.. Thanks Billy Joel for birthing those songs. [posted June 20, 2021]
One of Billy's very best. Highly underrated.
Cannot agree more.
+longport26 All of them are amazing! Who are we all kidding? :)
My favorite musician hands down!
100%. He's the GOAT.
longport26 this songs a hit single lol but definitely still is under rated
One of my favorites albums. Piano, saxophone played so brilliantly. Still listening in the 21st century.
Should have 232 million views
She cuts you once, she cuts you twice
But still you believe
The wound is so fresh you can taste the blood
But you don't have strength to leave
You've been bought, you've been sold
You've been locked outside the door
But you stand there pleadin',
With your insides bleedin',
'Cause you deep down want some more
Then she says she wants forgiveness
It's such a clever masquerade
She's so good with her stiletto
You don't even see the blade
She cuts you hard, she cuts you deep,
She's got so much skill
She's so fascinating that you're still there waiting
When she comes back for the kill
You've been slashed in the face
You've been left there to bleed
You want to run away
But you know you're gonna stay
'Cause she gives you what you need
Then she says she wants affection
While she searches for the vein
She's so good with her stiletto
You don't really mind the pain
She cuts you out, she cuts you down
She carves up your life
But you won't do nothng
As she keeps on cutting
'Cause you know you love the knife
You've been bought, you've been sold
You've been locked outside the door
But you stand there pleadin'
With your insides bleedin'
'Cause you deep down want some more
Then she says she needs affection
While she searches for the vein
She's so good with her stiletto,
You don't really mind the pain
What's up Dude great
Total Genius . 12 Albums
Billy Joel is a GENIUS
Thank you lyric bro.
Amazing lyrics. True Genius
My father had the record of 52nd St. back when it was out in 1978-79. I loved this song then. I was a senior in high school.
This uptempo piece is about an irresistible but dangerous woman who wields emotional manipulation like a sharp blade.
On “52nd Street” (1978), a jazzy send-up to Manhattan’s nightlife, Billy Joel reunited with Phil Ramone, producer of his breakthrough LP “The Stranger” in 1977. For its follow-up, Ramone encouraged Joel to shift his musical direction and experiment jazz. The album won two Grammy Awards in 1980 : Best Male Pop Vocal Performance & Album of the Year.
The funky bass lines, finger snaps and cliffhanger breaks were added after Joel listened to the first playbacks and decided the song needed a visceral hook to create the right tension. Ramone wrote : “Memorable fills, phrases and breaks - such as the one on ‘Stiletto’ - are what set the best records apart. These devices are especially effective when they’re heard at the beginning of a song […].”
Ramone explained how drummer Liberty DeVitto nailed the sound effect of a switchblade clicking open : “It had rained that day, so we got an umbrella and Liberty practiced opening it so the timing would be right. We begin recording … here comes the take… and SNAP! The umbrella flew right off the top of the handle. The timing - and the sound - couldn’t have been better.” 💚☂️💛
52nd street was such a great album,every song was great! It defined our times very underrated
One of the greatest music creations ever. 52nd Street is where it’s at. They just don’t write em like that anymore! No, they don’t!
very underrated song
Underrated by whom?
By the general public at this point in time
Some don’t know what the word means. It’s used all over CZcams.
One of the greatest songs of all time.
Illest piano break ever.
Kool G. Rap sampled it on Road to the Riches. So sick. I always liked Billy Joel too
Damn straight up , 40 years later I still know all the lyrics , long live Billy Joel
I sing along every TIME I listen
This song always reminds me of playing GTA: San Andreas whenever I hear that one piano solo in this song! Especially when I was a teenager.
Just Sick! the Trumpet & Piano intro epic! Billy's music definitely had influenced on the golden era of Hip Hop!
Chunky C I believe the beginning is a tenor saxophone... but I do really enjoy it
Aanish Puri Good point!
Chunky C I believe that that's Ritchie Cantana on playing the sax and horns on this album. I love how he plays. Mark Rivera was a great replacement for Rico!!!!
"When I was five years old, I realized there was a road
at the end, I will win lots of pots of gold.
Never took a break, never made a mistake
took time to create 'cause there's money to make.
To be a billionaire takes hard work for years,
some nights I shed a tear while I said a prayer.
Been through hard times, even worked part time
in a Key Food store sweeping floors for dimes.
I was sort of a porter taking the next man's orders
breaking my back for a shack from headquarters.
All my manpower for four bucks an hour,
took my time and wrote rhymes in the shower.
Shoes are scuffed 'cause the road gets rough
but I'mma rock it 'cause my pockets ain't stuffed enough.
All the freaks wouldn't speak 'cause my checks were weak,
they would turn the other cheek, so I started to seek...
a way to get a play, and maybe one day
I'll be performing up a storm for a decent pay.
No matter how it seems, I always kept the dream
all the girlies screamed and suckers get creamed.
Dreamed about it for five years straight...
finally, I got a break to cut my first plate.
The road ain't yellow and it ain't no witches
My name is Kool G Rap, I'm on the Road To The Riches."
very good. love it. Congrats. Nice work. However, it could be polished better. Don't think your work is sacred the way it comes off the top of your head. A guy like Billy Joel gets that excellence by polishing it. Here's few improvements for you:
Billionaires work for years so they can be a player.
Some nights I shed tears while I say a prayer.
Been through hard times, even worked part time
At the "Loco Lime" sweepin floors for thin dimes.
...
Bidin' time and writin' rhymes...
...
All the freaks wouldn't speak cuz my rhymes were weak
...
It ain't got no witches
Free of charge just for you!!!!!
Real lyrics by a real Emcee
@@tonybaloney5922 lyricism from the greatest
This was my favourite album above all others back in the 70s; it still remains unsurpassed. The music is pure genius and very missed. 💔
One of the greatest breaks in music history
When I was a kid, I just loved the piano/drum break. As a grown man, the lyrics remind me so much of a past relationship it's like I wrote them myself. Amazing...
I always wondered what inspired this song.
@@brucerye255 his first wife Elizabeth I think
@@donnalepore7618
Every woman who's ever lived I think.
When I saw Billy Joel´s My Life video, I heard this song and I thought it was like a little introduction. I was sooooo wrong!
Nacho Gallardo me too, I tought that it was a really cool intro
Como cuando hablás en inglés pero tus nombres y los de tus contertulios son en español
Jajajajaja
@@NachooGallardo54 Latinos can speak english too, you know. It's not just for Brits anymore.
How the hell am i, at 45; just listening to this track for the first time? Shame on me.
You ain't the only one Sir.
djdrives better late than not at all right. Cheers man!
Same here. I just heard it for the first time today on Sirius XM's The Bridge.
My first time also thanks to the intro from his music video "It's My Life". Love that killer opening!!!
@@TunedInMusic mate*
I love the piano in the intro and the lead, all throughout!
His lyrics are genius!
Why does this song resonate with me so much 😭
Do have a fetish for stiletto heels?
Same, and I’m a hetero chick.
Because every man alive has been there at least once.
@@ZekeMan62 Yep. Wish THAT was a lie, haha
Totally! and a part of us misses the whole experience.
I remember when i first heard this I couldn’t believe it was a Billy Joel song… This is still one of the hardest break beats to this day..
Big ole facts
Every song on this album was a gem -- I wore the album out in '78 when I was 16!
I did the same thing. Same time. Same age. Greatest. Wasnt it fun!
I'm with ya girl. I was one year outta H.S. in 78' and bought this album. Wore it out so I bought another one. Hee Hee.
Best part was definitely the saxophone and piano in the middle, gives you chills
Road to the Riches
When I was five years old, I realized there was a road, at the end I would listen to lots of Billy Joel.
Heck yeah. I always wondered where they sampled it from. Thank you internet and Billy Joe.l
Kool G Rap haha
back when mainstream music had dope ass music and talented musicians (funk, soul, blues, jazz, rock)...and rap had dope ass rappers who sampled all these dope tracks. RIP music.
The Coldcrush , The Coldcrush, The Coldcrush.............
“When I was five years old I realized there was a road
At the end I will win lots of pots of gold”
The piano solo is badass. The drums are slammin' and Billy does some lovely chord vamping over those key changes and the walking bass lines. :) ----> 2:03
This guy right here. Musical genius!
BTW, super excellent, under appreciated drum track on this song! Wow! You are hearing excellence!
Growing up listening to billy joel is a privilege. He has a song for every stage of life and it almost feels as though he is by your side as you experience it. If there are some songs that werent your fav the first time through go back and revisit them . Maybe you just werent there yet.
The range of emotions and soothing sounds from the vinyl late at night got so many of us through our formative years. He is comforting like home....family....friends youve had since kindergarten....
Thank you for sharing the sounds of your soul with us bill, you will always play the keys to our hearts😊
"she carves up your life"...been there, done that...see Billy knows
One of my favorite BJ songs. The piano in this is phenomenal!
Back when Grammy's meant something as I see it. Tremendous, and wish more was placed on such incredible musical prowess now.
Timeless classic. Whenever I listen to Billy Joel I think of New York and love both in equal measure.
Billy Joel at the height of his powers-lyrics, melody, band all on the next level.This song is just so tight. Amazingly well produced for 1978
Intellectual lyrics.. but straight NYC... that's y people r still catching up... A GENIUS
the road aint yellow and it aint no witches....
Loved this album as a kid, still do now!
Summer of 79???
Around then.
'Crazy Bout Cars' (intro) by Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew ('88) and 'Road To The Riches' by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo ('89)
I will pay good money to sit through a LIVE 12-minute version of Stiletto.
To me, it is easily worth $5,000 to have that once-in-a-lifetime
experience captured in my brain forever.
My favorite Billy Joel song!
Joel wrote some great hits. But this tune is still my absolute favorite of his.
He is my mind definitely one of best piano players along with the other great pianists in modern music.
this song, and so many of billy's, just sounds like something I've been listening to all my life even on the first listen. like an extremely comfy t-shirt.
Will always remember this song from my sophomore year in college and dancing around inside my room...one of my favorites of his along with Root Beer Rag. Got to see him the following year (1981?) and loved when he started playing "Live and Let Die" and the crowd went crazy.
I just discovered this track yesterday. I can't believe I have been missing out for so long. Thank God for SiriusXM's 70s channel.
His peak, imho; edging out only slightly, "Turnstiles", "The Stranger" and "Glass Houses". "52nd Street" is utterly brilliant!
This brings back Childhood Memories! It is so good to be able to see him at the GARDEN!
alicia rosenfeld even his shoes and sweat are sexy
Gangsta Lyryics ( real talk ) .. but brilliantly phrased
It’s a crime that this hasn’t more views. Only 9k likes!?
I forgot about this song. This is hard core for billy Joel.
I love the out of nowhere saxophone solo in the middle of the song.
love all billy joel songs never heard this song till my wife played it for me
Hmmm... might be a bit worrisome there.
@@TubeGnu It seems to get overlooked despite it's brilliance.
With her stiletto?
The vocal/piano call/response is just cool. Love the song
HUH? I didn't notice that! I need to listen again. Thanks!
@@TheLarryBrown I think they're talking about the part at (for example) 3:15
That's the joint that made me respect the piano man Billy Joel I always go back to this album masterpiece
I love this so much ..billy is a genius
Criminally underrated, now I get why my parents think this guy is the real shit
This song is the shit forever and ever.
❤aniel larry I Aye remember this Song From High School when me and my 2 Italian buddies used to go Hunting 1965 baby blue 💙🔵 Ford Pickup 🛻 Truck 3 Shotguns Rack😊😊😊
The rhythm of this song does not disappoint.
Before G Rap and Polo got a hold of it, it was....THE COLD CRUSH....THE COLD CRUSH....THE COLD CRUSH...
私もビリｰジョエルとクィｰンが好きです。この曲の意味が最初はわかりませんでしたがザンジバルは国でしたね😃
Liberty de vitto. What a drummer!
My favorite Billy Joel Album!!
Every song great, put it on, play it, (flip it over), play it. Perfection.
You can always count on a Taurus to come with some great music!
I love this song. I L❤ve it! I L❤ve it! I L❤ve it! I L❤ve it! .I L❤ve it! .....
Killer Album……Played the Hell out of Side 2 💕🎹
if you love this song, you gotta check out the song that flips this beat from the breakdown, the break, Road To The Riches by Kool G Rap from 1989, he spits straight fire on it!!
this is better
Awesome Billy , what a great guy also , talking bikes and music at his bike collection on L.I 👍💵🚬🥃