Hard to beat Scenes from an Italian Restaurant… so many great tunes Billy

@jimmyscott7414

2 ай бұрын

Always been my favourite.

@up2top

Ай бұрын

That's tops for me, but there are so many to choose from. His latest will no doubt become top three for me.

@caiusKeys

Ай бұрын

...and "Movin' Out"

With Billy, there is no “best”, because they’re all great! There are “favorites”.

When I was around 18, "For the Longest Time" hit the airwaves. My friends and I learned the various harmonies and would drive around for hours singing the song.

@littlejoe9381

3 ай бұрын

I still love to sing that song. 🙂

@Lpm920

Ай бұрын

Amazing tune…

Billy Joel is the Master of Melancholy. Adore him.

I think he's one of the best musical composers, ever. Massively, massively talented.

Vienna waits for you

@FloatingOnAZephyr

2 ай бұрын

Ridiculously under-known song.

@kitcoffey7194

Ай бұрын

Amazing song

Billy Joel is such a genius.

one of the best of his...."and you can have this heart to break..." grew up with Billy and still do...

Within five seconds of him playing that intro I was in tears. Five seconds, no more!

@mathiasklein8143

3 ай бұрын

exactly!

@jkrasney1

3 ай бұрын

Discordant note - truly captivating

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant is the best song he ever wrote

@cranez006

3 ай бұрын

He could have made 3 songs out of that.

@kcosh1509

3 ай бұрын

​@@cranez006 that's the magic

@jeffwolinski2659

3 ай бұрын

Yep

@AndreaCostantini-pl7ck

3 ай бұрын

Definitely

@kitcoffey7194

Ай бұрын

New York State of Mind is his best song.

When I heard captain jack for the first time, I was waiting in the car with a nice BUZZ as my friends were getting beer.. I still Remember that time.. my favorite song, so vivid

For me it's "New York State of Mind", which is a masterpiece.

@jeshkam

3 ай бұрын

Agreed.

And So It Goes came out in 89' but he had written part of it years before and shelved it. I think this is about his relationship with Elle McPherson before he seriously started dating Christie Brinkley. They lived together in NYC for a while

@miami2017

3 ай бұрын

Yes it is, I believe it is supposed to be released on An Innocent Album.

@XXX.0X

3 ай бұрын

He spoke openly about that relationship with Howard before. So it wouldn't make sense for him to make Elle anonymous during this interview. So it's very doubtful it's about her. Billy pretty much exclusively dated models, so it can be anyone really.

One of my favorite songs So beautifully sad 💙

Allentown is my favorite.

So many great songs. He is such a genius. I've been a fan since the 70's and had only in recent years accidently heard And So It Goes on the radio and I was in the car crying. The heartbreak of this song is real.

Nice little quick music theory lesson by Billy for Howard on what dissonant and suspended notes are. With quick illustrations. Why we "feel what we feel".

So many classic songs but among my favorite is Vienna

Dissidence and Suspended chords tell the story as much as the words in this song. A masterpiece of music.

Billy, I know EXACTLY how that feels

I think that Billy Joel accommodated Howard Stern in order to illustrate techniques that evoke emotion, but there is no single song of his which outranks every song in his large catalog. This Is The Time is an equally good song on its own in that it is uniquely evocative.

Listen to the demos of "Rosalinda's Eyes". The first demo is my absolute favorite. That's a musically brilliant mind in the works.

@shevetlevi2821

2 ай бұрын

Love that song.

Billy Joel is in a great mood these days!!!

He's fascinating. I love hearing about how he wrote songs. And he has so many great ones.

I became a fan of Billy Joel around the age of 10, in ‘83. I was camping with family and this kid around 8 was listening to his music and I was “what is this, it resonated with me”. 40 years on and still and always will be a HUGE fan.

Billy Joel is a national treasure........

So many great songs, but the one that hits hard, to me, is Goodnight Saigon.

@kitcoffey7194

Ай бұрын

Allentown

@kitcoffey7194

Ай бұрын

Allentown

@kitcoffey7194

Ай бұрын

Also You're only human

And So It Goes is a fantastic song!

I love so many Billy Joel songs… but this one just captures my heart ❤

I love Allentown because it seems so unique to his catalog.

My favorite song by him...

@theJohnGaltLine

3 ай бұрын

Mine too, and it's not close. Which is really saying something cause I love a ton of his songs.

His best song is Lullaby. The music, the meaning behind the song and the production make it untouchable imo

@franklintorresvillarte2400

3 ай бұрын

Agree

@Eddie-oc2se

3 ай бұрын

Hell NO

Tearful... yet incredibly beautiful. ❤

He is the ultimate musician - saw him in concert and it was so awesome!❤

Its always Incredible to Learn the construction of a familiar song! Lova you Billy

I saw him give a lecture in Princeton about his songwriting and he brought his notebook and it’s a foot thick maybe thicker now. He also said that scenes from…. Was influenced from the Beatles golden slumbers because of the many different parts to it.

And So It Goes is fantastic. I agree that it is his best song, of many great songs....

An emotional masterpiece. It just gets you.

Billy has sooo many great songs. Personally I think Honesty is the best.

I miss these interviews!!

Scandinavian Skies is one that sticks out for me. Such a great song.

@Fuzcapp

7 күн бұрын

Agreed. But then - he has so many ...

I have to agree with Billy. In his vast catalogue of wonderful songs (MANY of which I adore), my favorite is “And so it goes”. It speaks such depth and truth.

Totally agree with Billy. This is his best song.......and I love all his stuff.

I know that I'm in the minority here but I think his best song is "This is the Time"

@dr3putt62

3 ай бұрын

Another great song!

@skiinian85

3 ай бұрын

Great hook!!

@Amero2323

3 ай бұрын

"Downeaster Alexa" is my all-time favorite.

@briandeschene8424

3 ай бұрын

What you think is his best song *is* what you think is his best song. That’s what differentiates the arts from everything else. It’s up to you and you can’t be wrong.

@jimmymiller5465

3 ай бұрын

I love that entire album.

“my notebook had a lot of spare parts in it…”. How can you express it any better?

A literal genius.

Billy Joel Is One of The Best!

I agree this song is so beautiful

SO DAMN INTERESTING. GOOD INTERVIEW, HOWARD!

Howard is a superb interviewer…great questions in a conversation form.

Elle McPherson

My favorite song of billy’s is the downeaster alexa

Need Howard back in the studio full time

This was my favourite too. Superb song.😢

It is my favorite song of his.

UNREAL and beautiful tune!!

This is my favorite of his as well. Hands down.

What a great talent.

Derek Tufnel explained this in Spinal Tap

This IS my favorite Billy Joel song. Sang it as a lullaby for my kids. Hope they don’t have issues later 🤔

“And so it goes and so it goes and so will you soon, I suppose.” Elle Macpherson

This guy's a musical genius. I am a musician too, but I wish I had his talent!

I love this song

Always favored "Tomorrow is Today"

By far my favorite billy joel song.

What a brilliant songwriter

And So It Goes… pretty fair choice, considering it’s in my top 10 and my favourite on Storm Front.

she’s got a way always gets to me

My top Billy Joel song, too.

THIS WAS/ IS ! MY FAVORITE SONG OF HIS I KNEW WAS SPECIAL THEN , AND NOT KNOWING IT WAS HIS TOO ! TO ME WHEN ONE HEARS SOME A JOEL SONG YOU CAN FEEL THE TOIL AND THE THINKING OF IT .I DONT KNOW EXACTLY WHY BUT I CAN FEEL THE "TOSSING AND TURNING AT NIGHT "AND WHEN HE JUST IN THIS VIDIO TALKS ABOUT IT YOU CAN SEE AND FEEL IT WAS WHAT IT WAS .

@misterhumerus

3 ай бұрын

OKAY!

State of grace ...is a killer song.

One of my favorite BJ songs.

I agree - one of his best

Billy Joel is one of the best songwriters

@cranez006

3 ай бұрын

Writing just one hit is almost a miracle. Writing 50 hits? Truly a 1 in a billion talent.

@ernestocarulla8114

3 ай бұрын

Probably he is the very best

@leehaslam5751

3 ай бұрын

@@cranez00650 hits???

@cranez006

3 ай бұрын

@@leehaslam5751 33 hit the top 40. 50 hit the top 100.

@leehaslam5751

3 ай бұрын

@@cranez006 is a hit making the top 100?Id struggle to name 6 billy joel songs and so would 98% of people

Not much of a Billy Joel fan, but this was a great listen. I love how he’s in touch with pianists from the past.

As much as I've always loved this song, I've always thought it evokes the folksong "Barbra Allen"

My favorite

I love to tell my oldest child that she is the way she is because she went to an Elton John/Billy Joel concert a month before she was born.

My favourite Billy Joel song.

I love how hosed dogs into how he writes songs. It’s inspiring.

Ready for his March 28 100th residency show 🔥🔥🔥

‘Sanctuary’ is a great J. Giles Band song… That whole album is amazing 🎉…

The phrase So It Goes always reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut,

Traveling Prayer is the one I'm mostly in awe of.

Billy Joel - AKA musical genius!!!!!

Honesty 🤗

"a sour note." Perfect description. 🎹

Please, dear Billy: add a couple of shows at the MSG in July!!! So we can all see you one last time!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

52nd St....my fav

Stern, you're a great interviewer.

Vienna is me and seth meyers favorite billy joel song....yep look it up.

@JillKnapp

3 ай бұрын

Mine too! We all have great taste. 😊

New York State of Mind

@gregsolo666

3 ай бұрын

Yes.

For me, there are two really great Billy Joel songs: Baby Grand and Honesty

AI summary: and you wrote a sad song.... yes.... and you sat down and wrote it... yes... and you felt sad and you played some sad chords... yes... and you knew you were going to do it... yes.... and when you played the sad chords you knew you were writing about heartbreak... yes... because your heart was broken... yes... [JK I love Billy Joel and this song!!]

Billy Joel being inducted into the Kennedy Center Honors, is amazing

@viper100200

3 ай бұрын

Definitely a highlight of my life!

Allentown and Matter Of Trust are my favorites. The slower ballads feel kind of seventies schlocky.

@conradce

3 ай бұрын

Seventies schlocky is my jam.

❤

Captain Jack!!

its just contrast, the notes want to resolve, they tell a story

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant