THIS SHOULD BE ON BROADWAY!! | "Scenes From an Italian Restraunt" BY Billy Joel
64K views · Jan 28, 2024 · Entertainment
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@rodneysisco6364 · 2 years ago
Maybe 30 years or more ago I was in an Italian restaurant in the Hamptons on a cold ,rainy weekday March night .I was meeting with the owner to sample him on a bunch of wines to put on his wine list for the coming summer season .There was only one couple in the restaurant,sitting over by the window . When I started pulling the corks on the wine the owner said " Would you mind if I invited the couple over there to join us in the tasting ? They're regulars here and I would like to put some wines they pick out on the list " I said I thought that was a good idea , so he invited them over . They tasted through the wines with us and picked out several which they liked .The couple was Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley
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@LightsForDarlene47 · 2 years ago (edited)
He actually saves the first 2 rows at all his concerts and at some point before the show starts, he has his staff go and pick random people from the back rows to come to the front. He does this because he wants people who are truly fans who otherwise could never afford front row tickets to have an amazing experience. Plus, historically, the first 2 rows were usually sold by scalpers for way too much money to people who didn't really appreciate it. He truly is a peoples artist.
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@etc7070 · 2 years ago
Billy is 74 and has been playing 1 concert a month at Madison Sq Garden for the past several years! He's ending his tenure there this summer after a hundred shows or so, but will continue to play intermittently around the country. He recently played in Tokyo. Lately he's double-billing with other artists like Stevie Nicks, Sting, and Rod Stewart. You should definitely go see him if you can! Btw, the woman with the spectacular fro is Crystal Taliefero, she's been with the band since around 1990 -- she's a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist; and Mark Rivera the sax player (also multi-instrumentalist) has been with him since the '80s. Both incredible assets to his live performances.
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@armadillotoe · 2 years ago
His "Always a Woman" would blow you away.
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@frank_in_s_jersey · 2 years ago
Billy admitted this was originally three different song ideas at one point. Brilliant songwriting!
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@cliftonparago4547 · 4 months ago
The song is about meeting up with an old highschool girlfriend and catching up.
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@carrolllaw · 2 years ago
Growing up a piano player, I fell in love with Billy’s music in college. I’m overjoyed reliving that journey — watching you absorb and experience his music.
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@carriemichelle322 · 2 years ago
GOODNIGHT SIAGNON really needs to be on your list!!! It's about Vietnam and he has veterans on stage singing the chorus at every concert!! Lyrics are Bars and so raw!!!
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@juliewatson7492 · 2 years ago
Movin Out was a Broadway play using Billy Joel’s songs. It follows the life of Brenda and Eddie. It was choreographed by Twyla Tharp and is more like a very acrobatic ballet. I loved it.
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@anonymous19844 · 2 years ago
Billie's performance of this tune at his Long Island Concert in 1982, which is on YouTube, was a lot better because he didn't ridiculously rush the lyrics as he does in this performance. That was 42 years ago & he has the same saxophone player in both performances, which is a good thing. That 1982 concert was one of the best concerts of all time. BRITT SHOULD WATCH IT in its entirety.
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@davidcohen4595 · 2 years ago
He has a residency at MSG since 2014. Once a month. He has sold out 100 consecutive shows. I've been to 9 of them. All the same section. I'd say about 1/4 of the section did what I did. So we see each from time to time. You see couples, parents with their kids ,friends. We have our arms around one another. Everybody is singing along together. We all know the words. The atmosphere is incredible! There is such joy in the air! It's really remarkable!
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@horton5715 · 2 years ago (edited)
Please watch Billy Joel’s New York state of mind, at the old gray whistle test
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