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@seanscanlon9067

2 ай бұрын

This show was being filmed and I think broadcast live but also to go out on VHS video later on for home viewing, and that part where you laughed at Billy mouthing something to his drummer Liberty Devitto, was when he flubbed the lyrics. This concert was from 1982 and earlier on in the year Billy had been knocked off his motorcycle by a car and broke his right wrist and left thumb and needed surgery, that ended up with the bone in the tip of his left thumb being removed. He then had to tape it up to support it and that is him shaking out his hand because of that. And the bloke in the "pink" shirt (I think it is actually white but the lights might be changing the colour) is Mark Rivera, who at the time was the newest member of Billy's band and had not yet played on any studio recordings of any Billy Joel albums and this was his first tour too, so he was probably quite hyped up to have got the job. Mark is now the only member of this group of musicians still in Billy's band and is currently the longest serving band member at 42 years. I have seen Billy several times here in London, England and hope to see him again later on in the year in Cardiff, Wales but he and his band (regardless of the member line-up) always put on a great show and from some of your adorable facial expressions, you seemed to quite enjoy this performance too.

@markvanderstelt8999

2 ай бұрын

he loves motorcycles and he crashed his bike and hurt his hand that is why it taped and he is shaking it.

@jamishops

2 ай бұрын

@@seanscanlon9067have you been able to see the CBS concert?

@seanscanlon9067

2 ай бұрын

@@jamishops Hello jami, not yet so far because when I went to Paramount it was saying for US subscribers only, but I understand it is being shown again today so will have another search for it. If I have no joy, perhaps it will become available somewhere else at a later date. Maybe I can go over to Harri's and watch it at his. 😄 What about you, have you seen it? I did see the outcry over Piano Man getting cut short at the end, and Stephen Colbert did a bit about that on his show. A case perhaps from CBS of: It was a beautiful song but it ran too long If you're gonna have a hit you gotta make it fit So they cut it down to three-0-five:

@jamishops

2 ай бұрын

@@seanscanlon9067 I watched it last Sunday. I was one of the ones who got cut short. Airing it again tonight. I managed to make an mp4 off Paramount +. If you can file share through mediafire I might be able to get it to you. Mike Stutz has shared a lot of things that way with me, but I’m new to uploading it. KZread would definitely block it.

Oh boy, did you just open a BIG rabbit hole Stacey! You just started a journey into a musician whose storytelling and wordsmithing is rarely equaled, and NEVER rivaled. He has this rare ability to write songs that are almost universally relatable, while still making you feel that he's singing just to you. Amazingly talented artist!

@mikeymutual5489

2 ай бұрын

I am a big Billy Joel fan, but he certainly HAS been rivaled. By Elton John for one. By dozens of other singer-songwriters for another. Don't let your love of Billy's work turn you into a slobbering suck-up.

@TowGunner

2 ай бұрын

@@mikeymutual5489 Elton had Bernie Taupin and Gary Osborne writing his hit songs unlike Billy Joel who wrote his own lyrics and music. And as far as I am aware, Billy Joel never donned a Donald Duck outfit.

@Mister_Samsonite

2 ай бұрын

@@TowGunner Thank you for sparing me the effort of an objective and scathing reply. People like what they like, but I still think Billy is the ultimate entertainer. If that makes me a suck-up, I can live with that.

@mikeymutual5489

2 ай бұрын

@@TowGunner Your first point is incorrect and your second point is irrelevant.

@mikeymutual5489

2 ай бұрын

@@Mister_Samsonite "An objective and scathing reply"? Don't bother if you know nothing about rock music history.

Glad you discovered Billy Joel, such a talent, great music. His single, 'She's always a woman', will bring you to tears

@markvanderstelt8999

2 ай бұрын

yes i am crying now 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

@louisenglish8069

2 ай бұрын

@@markvanderstelt8999 Glad you agree 🙂

"That's all I heard about Brenda and Eddie, can't tell you more, cause I told you already, and here we are waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye" Brilliant line.

@BiffMan42

2 ай бұрын

Billy's lyrics are amazing. Nearly every song of his would stand as a great poem without music, but along with his amazing melodies, singing, and musicianship... Wow.

The sax player/multi-instrumentalist is Mark Rivera, who still plays with Billy to this day. He's an incredibly talented and charismatic dude.

@davidtullis2810

Ай бұрын

Billy writes his music to take advantage of Mark's talent

@sgtpep

Ай бұрын

Mark also played quite a few times with Ringo on his All-Star tours. Always brought the house down!! He's amazing!

One of the greatest musicians of all time

"New York State of Mind", "Vienna", "Just the Way You Are", and "Uptown Girl" are a few of his enormous catalog that you need to hit. Incidentally, Billy was married to the supermodel Christie Brinkley, and he wrote 'Uptown Girl' for her. They have a grown daughter who sometimes plays Billy's shows with him, and just recently Christie was in the audience for one of his shows, and he sang the song while they put her picture on the big screen. Even though both have remarried, they remain very close friends to this day.

He had been in a motorcycle accident several months earlier that had injured both his hands. He'd actually had the tip of the bone removed from that thumb which is why he had it wrapped up and was shaking it out a few times after piano heavy bits. Still recovering.

Each timing change is the introduction to another scene from the Italian Restaurant.

100th Madison Square Garden performance repeated on TV Friday night.

Billy's favorite song to play in concert. Pair this with Goodnight Saigon and you have two of the best productions presented live.

Now we’re talking! One of the best singer song writers in the world. A fellow Long Island boy.

If you want to see more Billy Joel Live “Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden will be rebroadcast in its entirety on CBS on April 19th at 9:00PM ET/PT.”

The most amazing thing about this track is that you could totally picture everything in the song unfolding as exactly Billy Joel describes. How many real life Brenda and Eddies must there be of marriages that started out beautifully, but ended badly. Sad.😭

"The Stranger" is generally regarded as his best album, and there's not a bad song on it, including this one. Some later gems include "Allentown" and "And So It Goes."

@markvanderstelt8999

2 ай бұрын

depends on who you are talking to i love this album but i will take 52ND St such a great Album.

Billy Joel is a HUGE talent and has been for AGES! Play all of Billy Joel that you want, you will NOT be disappointed! This song is like a three act play! If you listen again, the song is about the same couple at different stages in their life!!! GREAT song!

As I understand it, this song began as a compilation of several songs, The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie being one of them. Absolute masterpiece. I've heard him rank it as one he's most proud of. Great post.

@wordgiesworld5483

Ай бұрын

The way he told it on a snippet from an interview, it was three different songs he couldn’t finish; The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie, Things are OK in Oyster Bay and another one. He took inspiration from the Beatles, his biggest music idols to put them together. The B-Side of Abbey Road is a collection of short songs weaved together so that’s what he did. And it’s brilliant. I actually think the studio version is better.

Some of his best consist of “Piano man” and “A New York State of mind”, but you must also hear “Just the way you are”❤❤ and “Goodnigh Saigon” !! He never disappoints. His “live” versions are superb !!❤ This is the only concert I have ever seen “Front Row center”.

@mikematusek4233

2 ай бұрын

Allentown, We didn't start the fire, Still Rock and roll.

Hi Stacey, Piano Man should be the next one. Excellent reaction as always.

His songwriting is immaculate 👌🏼

Billy Joel is a top 5 artist of all-time!!! His 70's albums are masterpieces. If you go down this amazing rabbit hole, I will definitely watch!

@llanitedave

2 ай бұрын

So are his 80's albums. And his 90's albums. And he knew when to quit. And when to restart!

Great reaction, Stacey. Billy Joel is an icon and has an extensive library of hit songs. I had the amazing good fortune of seeing Billy in concert several times. At one show in early 1984, Christie Brinkley, who would marry Billy a year later, was in the audience and was in my direct line of view. I do not recall ever seeing Billy or the stage. The music sounded great though! 😁 For anyone interested, here was the setlist: The Mexican Connection Prelude/Angry Young Man My Life The Stranger Piano Man Don't Ask Me Why Allentown Goodnight Saigon Pressure Just the Way You Are Scenes From an Italian Restaurant An Innocent Man The Longest Time Stiletto Sometimes a Fantasy It's Still Rock and Roll to Me Uptown Girl Big Shot Encore: Tell Her About It You May Be Right Encore 2: Only the Good Die Young

@riccardoangeli802

2 ай бұрын

Ecc ecc ecc ecc

Love your reaction Stacey. Billy has always been lovingly called the Piano Man. Sit down and stay awhile, you will love his other mega hits!

You want to break my fingers, typing up ALL his best songs? I can tell you this. He’s named after his most famous. PIANO MAN. Elton John is another legend.

She's always a woman to me is absolutely beautiful. Its actually my parents' wedding song. Another artist with a huge catalog of hits

Try “You’re My Home.” It’s an early song of his and one of the sweetest love songs ever.

My favorite concert ever. And this is my favorite song & performance. So, so much talent

Great first introduction to Billy Joel. With so many hits that he has this one usually flies under the radar and doesn't get the props it deserves.

Billy Joel “IS” The Piano Man!!! He is a master. No bad songs. Nothing cute, OBTW Puppies are cute. Many say Billy was the King of Pop Love your earnestness of this endeavor ❤️

Next: „Piano Man“ (Probably his most famous song, as it was his musical breakthrough) But you should do the music video - it‘s like a movie!

This song is so nostalgic, I grew up with my dad playing Billy Joel anytime we would go on road trips. All his songs are masterpieces. Love that you have discovered him. Billy Joel has said that this is his favourite song that he has written.

Now you MUST see/hear "Piano Man"!

I'd love to see more Billy Joel reactions - this concert video in particular is amazing. The live versions of his music is so good, paritcularly in the 70s and 80s.

I know your young but this man is one of the greatest singer songwriters of all time.I had the pleasure of seeing him live twice in the seventies.He had a bunch. Of number 1 hits and a lot of Grammys including 1 for album of the year.

You'll really like "We Didn't Start The Fire". Addictively catchy. I'm glad you discovered this.. Enjoy!

@StaceyRPGReacts

2 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to explore more :)

@markvanderstelt8999

2 ай бұрын

i like the song but he has way better to pick from.

Drummer is Liberty Divitto, a legend in his class. Russel Javors , Doug Stegmeyer, and Richie Cannata made up his band for a long time.

Great review! Billy’s piano playing and singing on this song is indeed top tier. It’s a deep cut that wasn’t released as a single but is beloved by fans and is a concert favorite. Billy had injured his hand in a motorcycle accident which I’m sure affected his playing. But I can attest as a pianist myself that when you are playing a fast driving rhythm the hands can cramp. An unbelievable talent and a true American treasure.

He began over 50 years ago and has tons of top 40 hits with a massive variety of styles and amazing songs. The rabbit hole is huge for this amazing artist

My parents, both lifelong professional musicians from 1930-1990, & their generation of musicians, respected Billy Joel for his songwriting more than anything else, but they never saw his concerts, which I think was his strongest asset.

He had so many hits and hidden gems one could have a whole Billy Joel channel.

Have fun with the Billy Joel rabbit hole, you'll be there awhile... Great musicianship and great story teller!

Stacey’s voice is so relaxing

@StaceyRPGReacts

2 ай бұрын

Aww thank you!!

I'm glad that you are broadening your horizons. Billy Joel is the ultimate storyteller with his music. As someone that grew up on long island new York, I can relate to every song. That was the way it was. Congratulations and enjoy the ride.

Elton John, Bruce Hornsby, Jackson Browne all play piano and sing. Great artists. Also Carole King

@qikca

2 ай бұрын

And Ray Charles, there are quite a few.

@philipkudrna5643

2 ай бұрын

Add Sarah McLachlan to the list (eg her song „Angel“)!

He injured his hand in a motorbike accident a few months before this concert which is why he's shaking it. The guy in the pink shirt is Mark Rivera. He's still in Billy's band.

He's a big man on Mulberry Street ;0

Billy wrote a LOT of great songs. Really hard to go wrong listening to him.

As others have mentioned, this concert came after a layoff as a result of a motorcycle accident. His left hand was severely damaged and there were concerns he might not regain total use of the hand. You’ll notice the tape around his left thumb. Part of the bone is gone. That’s why he was often seen shaking his hand during this concert

Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction. A great first sample of the Billy Joel library of hits. For your next stops.....Billy's signature song is "Piano Man"....most romantic song is "Just the Way You Are".....get through those two and there are 50 or so more to sample.

Billy Joel makes any song sound beautiful

The only concert I’ve ever seen front row center !! It took me a week to close my mouth !!❤❤

You need to listen to a song of his called Goodnight Saigon. The most profound anti-war song that I have ever heard or ever will hear. A stunning work.

@mewzishun

2 ай бұрын

That song live had me in tears.

Mark Rivera is an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, singer, musical director and corporate entertainment provider who is mostly known for his work with Billy Joel.

Billy is Rock/Pop royalty of the highest level: 160 million albums sold, 23 Grammy nominations, 33 self-composed Top 40 hits in the U.S. Gifted (brilliant) songwriter and classically trained pianist. Too many great songs to single out a recommendation, but "Piano Man" could be the starting point and is considered a signature song ...

@billmuller1469

2 ай бұрын

But some of his best songs were not one of those 33 hits. Such as this one!

My all time favorite of his songs!

Great reaction, Stacey! Billy has so many great songs for you to get to!! No rush for these ones, but please put them on your list of "Billy Joel songs to get to one day". Please react one day to "Until The Night" and "An Innocent Man"!!

This is one of his personal favorite songs of his.

its one of his best songs. i have seen him live 3 times.

Billy Joel is a magnificent storyteller in his songs. He is also a great pianist and vocalist.

His songs have a wide range of styles, He's a National Treasure one of the best Singer Songwriters ever. Great piano player. Massive number of hit songs. Loved your reaction Stacey!

Love the music you bring to the table and your reactions are like 🍒s on top keep up the outstanding work darlin 👍

Two of the most beautiful love songs ever written (in my opinion) were Billy's "You're My Home", and "Rosalinda's Eyes". I hope you get to experience them.

💚🎹💚 .. okay Stacey , you found one of the best musicians of all time. He has about 143 great songs .. it is hard to believe that you don't know his tunes. I will give you a few excellent tunes .. try .... "Vienna" .. or ... "Honesty" . For starters. Very happy to see you vibing to Billy Joel. 🎼

I love how he says "Brender". My grandfather was from Long Island just like Billy Joel, and he would have pronounced it "Brender" too. 😃

That you found this song first is great. Never got much radio time because of the length, but it counts as one of the favorites of true fans of Billy Joel who know all his songs, even those not generally known. Thus the audience going crazy when they hear the opening notes. Check out New York State of Mind.

This was so great. I'm really happy you enjoyed it. Billy is a master storyteller. He paints masterpieces that need no pictures or video. He's unmatched!

I’ve seen them live in the early 80s ; he was amazing!!❤❤❤

One of my fav live performances ever. Somewhere along the line old grey whistle is a quick fun song.

You should also experience River of Dreams, which is one of his last singles and his most recent - Turn Out The Lights, which he did early in 2024 at 73 years old.

The guy in the pink shirt is Mark Rivera. He’s also played with Ringo Star, Hall & Oates, John Lennon, and Simon and Garfunkel among others. He is amazing and we love him to pieces.

ICON. Mister Piano Man was arguably the King of Pop. Billys got soul. An amazing musician 💪

Great reaction to a fantastic storyteller. He has a large array of hits spanning decades. You should check out Piano Man.

Yeah I love Billy Joel. He has "more" than a way about him.

You've discovered Billy's first of many masterpiece songs. Most were not hits due to their length. Others to listen to are Until the Night, I've Loved These Days, Miami 2017 and Captain Jack. Mark Rivera (pink shirt) is the sax player who upped the energy of this band...this was his first tour.

“Up and coming artist”😁 Glad you like Billy Joel. He is a fantastic musician with a huge back catalogue. He has been entertaining the masses since the 70s and possibly earlier.

5:48 The reason Billy was shaking his hand was due to a bad motorcycle accident he had a few months prior to this concert. For awhile, it was unknown if the piano man was going to have full use of his fingers.

Don't stop here KEEP going!!!!!!!!!!!

@StaceyRPGReacts

2 ай бұрын

Oh I will!!

So about his hand, earlier that year in 1982, Billy got into a motorcycle accident and crushed his hands, thankfully he made a full recovery but here you can see hes still dealing with his thumb a little and has to shake it out every once and a while.

Great reaction, and it's so enheartening to see you really "get" the various aspects and styles of rock'n'roll. Billy is one of the great storyteller/showman players, similar to Elton John (whom he has toured with in a double-piano bill). Billy's end-of-the-party major classic is "Piano Man." It's the song that has literally had people holding hands and swaying together at 3am across america for decades. Common staple of late-night campus. Tender love song: "Always a Woman". Wild rocker-biker song: "You May Be Right". 1950's doo-op revival tune "For the Longest Time" (studio version is all him harmonizing). Pop-vocal radio pleaser "Uptown Girl" and so many others. To get your love of piano rock ultimate song even more embedded in your soul, also check Elton John's "Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding" combo track. It's just... just all that.

I see an Elton John reaction in your future. This was probably the 4th or 5th popular single on "The Stranger" album but was always my favorite from this album. Basically 3 songs rolled into 1 and was a great deal of fun to see in concert.

Great choice and reaction, Stacey! I almost spit out my coffee when you described him as an up and coming artist 😅. Of course, your next sentence revealed that you were only kidding. He has lots of fantastic music to check out.

@StaceyRPGReacts

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣 yes just a little joke!

Billy is a MASTER songwriter and story-teller. The man has THREE greatest hits albums! In addition to love songs, Billy also writes about the real world. He wrote "Allentown" about the plight of the steel-workers in the Pennsylvania mining town. He wrote "Goodnight Saigon" about vets returning home from Viet Nam. He wrote "The Down'Easter Alexa" about how the North Atlantic fishing grounds are being over-fished, and fishermen like the ones Billy grew up around now can't make a living. He wrote "Uptown Girl" while he was romancing Christie Brinkley, he wrote "Leningrad" about a family he met while being the first American artist allowed to tour the old Soviet Union. And he wrote the classic homage to his hometown, "New York State Of Mind", which you may have heard sampled. And these are just his HITS! This might be the deepest rabbit hole you go down. If I might make two suggestions: the first is one you'll hear from everybody, because it's a fabulous song ~ "Piano Man", which he wrote about his time playing lounge piano under an assumed name, while he waited for his terrible record contract to expire. The other suggestion is a song you may not hear played much, but Billy called it one of his five favorite songs. It's a quiet, moving song about the risks of giving your heart to another, and It's called "And So It Goes".

At 5:40 when he's shaking his hand, it's because he's banging the living 💩out of the keys and he has to shake it off between sections.

@numbersasaname2291

2 ай бұрын

Actually … before this show he had broken a bone in that hand and he was nursing it.

Billy is a GOAT, therefore, a Billy Goat.

He is great in concert too

A key to understanding Billy Joel's music is New York City and Long Island. So many songs deal with the NYC, LI and New Jersey area. I listened to him while living overseas whenever I was homesick. I grew up on Long Island.

Boy do I feel old - I saw Billy Joel live 40 years ago! Please react to his live version of "New York State of Mind" from "The Old Grey Whistle Test" tv show. Amazing!

Nothing better than someone discovering Billy Joel's music for the first time! This is my favorite Billy Joel song and performance of it -- even though there IS a lyric flub, but I suppose it's only noticeable if you know it word for word, but he plays it off fine. He was actually playing with a recently healed broken thumb which he injured in a motorcycle accident. I think you'd really enjoy his other music, as he covers so many genres and his lyricism is masterful. For something really romantic, you could try "She's Got a Way" (live from Songs in the Attic) or "Just the Way You Are."

My favorite Billy Joel song

For another „song with piano“ I recommend Olivia Rodrigo: either her live performance of „Driver‘s license“ on a piano or her music video of „All I want“!

Mark Rivera is the Saxophone player for Billy's band.

Strongly recommend the studio version, too! Great reaction!

Awesome,Stacey--you will LOVE diving into Billy Joel's music. Can't wait to see you react to more. Piano Man is his biggest hit,but he has many and even album cuts can be fantastic! Enjoy the journey...regards,T

Totally unrelated, but when it comes down to „songs one should have reacted to“, I recommend: Dire Straights: Sultans of Swing (But only the Alchemy live version!!!), Metallica: Nothing else Matters and Alanis Morissette: You oughta know or Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit!

He's one of the best lyricists in music. Kind of an every persons songwriter. you might want to check out Piano Man, Angry Young Man and, well... everything.

Stacey, this past Sunday on CBS, they aired Joel’s 100th consecutive (monthly) concert at MSG! As in this footage, he still has the same band members.

Looking wonderful tonight. Cheers from a finn in Sweden.❤

You need to play "Always a women & Just the way you are" two of my favourite Billy songs.

Singing and playing the Piano: See Billy playing with Sir Elton John (I did once) that is an experience.

Wonderful reaction...thank you! Good journey :) Peace!