This is what men are made of. Talent, curiosity, drive, and ability. It's why society exists, it's why we can enjoy this work across the earth completely disconnected.
AN INNOCENT MAN was a Billy Joel concept album and a tribute to Joel's adolescent years with Billy paying homage to doo-wop and soul music from the late 50's and early 60's. The album gave up at least 6 hit songs including Tell Her About It, Uptown Girl, Keeping The Faith, Leave a Tender Moment Alone and more. On Uptown Girl Joel mimics Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons If you can find Hey Girl please do. Billy's cover of that tune is fantastic.
Man, does his music put me back in high school. The 80's were so awesome for music. One time we drove from Wisconsin to Idaho and I brought Billy Joel's "Glass houses" album on 8 TRACK. Yes, 8 track. lol. One thing about 8 track is it sounds really good and it will play it over and over over. It will just flip and play again. About half way through the trip, my dad told me "sonny, if you don't turn that off, it's going out the window!". We laughed cause it was probably the 10th time the tape played already. Such good memories. RIP dad.
Can’t say enough great things about this incredibly talented man. He is soooo good. His music is very diverse to have come from one amazing genius. “Good night Saigon” is another song of his that will tear at your heart. If you decide to react to it, bring your box of tissues. You’ll need them. ✌️
The title track "An Innocent Man" is also an amazing song. The other songs from this album I'd recommend is "This Night" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" and "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" The whole album is a no skip, but these songs just elevate my soul when I hear them. Billy Joel is one of those artists that created a huge catalogue of amazing songs. "Just the Way You Are" "She's Always a Woman" and "She's Got a Way" are some of the most beautiful serenades to a woman you'll ever hear.
Roy, one of his most underrated songs was "Only Human" from 1985. Had a video for it. His lyrics were always fantastic no matter if it was a movie song like "Easy Money". Billy's songs have 4-5 different sets of lyrics. It's impossible not to like his work.
Billy Joel is an icon! He is amazing! He is the Piano Man! I love this song and video, is so sentimental and nostalgic! If you like this one, you'll like "Keeping the Faith" it also has a throwback sound and theme! 💖💖
A friend and I in high school had a couple of classes that we had to go to at the same time a couple of days a week, and we were known for singing this song in the halls to various girls that we knew as we passed by. Always different girls each day. After a couple of weeks people would wait in the halls to hear us and it was mentioned in the yearbook as an "event"! LOL
This was his musical homage to The Doo Wop Sound. This was from his Album An Innocent Man. In the 1950's alot of Male R & B Groups sang A Capella (without Instruments). They practiced in The Bathroom because of The acoustics and sang on Street Corners where the Street Light was their Spotlight. In the 1950's there were so many. The Cadlillacs, Coasters, Crests, Drifters, Flamingos, Penguins, Moonglows, Monotones, and that's just the tip of the Iceburg. Many of them got their start in Church then sang Secular but they would influence the next Generation most notably The Miracles, Temptations, & Four Tops. If you can check them out, they are amaizng.
Love Billy Joel from the beginning. He has many great songs. Always been a fan. Got to see him live with Elton John...What an amazing concert. Love your reaction, and love your giggle.
Billy Joel grew up in the doowop era. He is nodding to the 60's R&B group The Tymes. This song sounds like their hit So Much In Love. Please find it and listen to the comparison.
Hey You say you love harmonies. If you haven't already, you should check out Pentatonix Specifically "Hallelujah" as your first. They also cover "Bohemian Raphsody", "Imagine", "Sound of Silence", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and "Amazing Grace" just to name a few. They are an acapella group (no instruments) and amazing harmonies
First time I heard of Billy Joel was his first hit, Piano Man, back in 73 or 74. That first album is fantastic and he continued to make great music over the next 8 albums (roughly). I was watching a video of Billy Joel just the other day, one I hadn't seen before, and even I was surprised at how good he really can be. Piano man is a catchy song but with deep lyrics about people who are basically not living the lives they wish they could live, including the piano man and those who come to the bar to hear piano man.
Not trying to be a dick here but Piano Man was actually Billy's second album. The first was called Cold Spring Harbor from 1971 and probably the two stand out songs are Everybody Loves You Now and She's Got A Way.
"Always a Woman," "Only the Good Die Young," "My Life," "You May Be Right," "Still Rock 'n' Roll To Me." You cannot go wrong with Billy's catalog and he's a hell of a live performer, too.
Billy actually did all the vocals himself as well as the background percussive sounds. The only instruments were a bass guitar and a snare drum. EVERYTHING else is his voice.
It makes me feel old to know that Billy Joel is now older than he was pretending to be, in this song that came out when I was young. Oh well, I wouldn't trade a single day away.
how I need you and how you needed me to is definitely my favorite part of the song. I mean the whole song is fricking amazing, how anyone COULD NOT LIKE this does not compute in my brain.
My favorite Billy Joel song is "Piano Man," which I'd like to see you react to - but please don't stay too long away from the Bee Gees, because there are still 20 or 30 more Bee Gees songs to go before you get to their lesser known songs.
D O R, check out, 'Piano Man' - another Joel classic.....I have to say - without fear nor favour - you are stunning; were I thirty years younger.... Thank you so much for your reaction :)
There actually was a Doo-wop resurgence in the eighties, here's some titles you should check out. The Stray Cats - "I won't stand in your way" Huey Lewis and the news - "If this is it" Terence Trent D'Arby - "Who's loving you"
Besides composing a catalog of timeless classic pop-rock songs, Billy Joel is also a real down-to-earth friendly guy, especially in his late years. He has a huge motorcycle collection and often is that guy in the full-shell helmet and leathers running the winding northeastern blacktops on some vintage thunderbolt!
Billy Joel has such an awesome body of work. I recommend New York State of Mind, Matter of Trust, and You May be Right. And any other song of his they all are great.
Lot's of great suggestions for songs to listen to and his catalogue is outstanding. Definitely listen to Innocent Man. It may not be true, but the rumour was that he recorded the song at that time in his career as he thought he may not be able to hit those high notes if he left it any longer.
In terms of Billy Joel you have to do piano Man I’d say that’s right at the top of your list and perhaps just the way you are only the good die young and you may be right because they’re all great songs and goodnight my angel is a lullaby he wrote for his daughter and it is absolutely gorgeous…And lastly the song “and so it goes” He’s brilliant lyrically and gorgeous melodically and will bring a tear to your eye
I just became your 300th like with NO dislikes so well done! "Piano Man" with the video is different again and you must see the video featuring Super Model and Billy's future Wife in "Uptown Girl" which is different again..:)
If you like harmonies, check out some Pentatonix. They are all acapella with AMAZING harmonies. They do all genres. Anything by them will make you a fan. ;)
Please react to "It's all right" by Huey Lewis and the news. It's really really great!!!!!! They also have a song called "But it's alright" make sure you get the right one. Thanks.
This song is a homage to Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers like the whole album this came from innocent man is a tribute to the music of the 50's and 60'scenes
Billy actually did all the harmonies himself
Every sound in this song was made by Billy Joel
@@danbarrasso2253 yes he did.
Dude is a musical God.
❤🎶 ❤ You are absolutely correct - What amazing talent and vocal range ❤🎶 ❤
Wow. I didn't know that. I looked it up on wiki to confirm. Amazing.
If you want to know why the harmonies sound so good, it's because he's singing all the parts and harmonizing with himself.
"Just The Way You Are" is a very good one from Billy Joel
Billy Joel is actually singing all the vocal parts on this track.
Billy is a deep dive indeed.
You will love it!!!
He will make you smile, make you cry, and you will always be surprised.
Favorite Billy Joel song....scenes from an Italian restaurant.
Same here.
Same. I love The Long Island Version
This is what men are made of. Talent, curiosity, drive, and ability. It's why society exists, it's why we can enjoy this work across the earth completely disconnected.
"Keeping The Faith" sums up how Billy was feeling about the music of his past. Terrific vocals and horns.
Every voice in this song is Billy Joel
I love this one. It is so easy to sing along with. But you’ve just scratched the surface. Definitely check out Piano Man & Just The Way You Are.
What a gorgeous woman!
AN INNOCENT MAN was a Billy Joel concept album and a tribute to Joel's adolescent years with Billy paying homage to doo-wop and soul music from the late 50's and early 60's. The album gave up at least 6 hit songs including Tell Her About It, Uptown Girl, Keeping The Faith, Leave a Tender Moment Alone and more. On Uptown Girl Joel mimics Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons If you can find Hey Girl please do. Billy's cover of that tune is fantastic.
He’s just so good. Actually a musical genius
The bom bom bom apart, then the ooh wah wha ooh together is great harmony.
Billy Joel is my favorite artist. Everything he did is great.
According to Billy’s daughter, Alexa Ray, he wrote this song and sang it for her mom, Christie Brinkley, the night he proposed. So sweet.
The Billy Joel rabbit hole goes deep.... enjoy the ride young lady!!
Billy Joel is a gifted singer/songwriter. His lyrics are crystal clear
Remind me I have to go back listening to Billy!
You have to listen to Billy Joel “She’s always a women to me!” A very heart felt song about being really in love with a women….
Billy's music spans all genre's. "We didn't start the fire", "Only the good die young" are 2 very different than you've seen. Fun reaction.
Man, does his music put me back in high school. The 80's were so awesome for music. One time we drove from Wisconsin to Idaho and I brought Billy Joel's "Glass houses" album on 8 TRACK. Yes, 8 track. lol. One thing about 8 track is it sounds really good and it will play it over and over over. It will just flip and play again. About half way through the trip, my dad told me "sonny, if you don't turn that off, it's going out the window!". We laughed cause it was probably the 10th time the tape played already. Such good memories. RIP dad.
"Tell Her About It" and "Uptown Girl" are both great Billy Joel songs, and "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" is a masterpiece.
Can’t say enough great things about this incredibly talented man. He is soooo good. His music is very diverse to have come from one amazing genius. “Good night Saigon” is another song of his that will tear at your heart. If you decide to react to it, bring your box of tissues. You’ll need them. ✌️
The doo-wop and the harmonies in the bathroom we're like a classical way to get that perfect Acoustic sound
One of his first hits was "Always a Woman"
Coming from a Metalhead Billie is one of the greatest entertainers of his time and this song is top 5 greatest tunes in human history.
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Thx for lovely childhood memories, take care, be happy healthy and safe
The title track "An Innocent Man" is also an amazing song. The other songs from this album I'd recommend is "This Night" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" and "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" The whole album is a no skip, but these songs just elevate my soul when I hear them. Billy Joel is one of those artists that created a huge catalogue of amazing songs. "Just the Way You Are" "She's Always a Woman" and "She's Got a Way" are some of the most beautiful serenades to a woman you'll ever hear.
Roy, one of his most underrated songs was "Only Human" from 1985. Had a video for it. His lyrics were always fantastic no matter if it was a movie song like "Easy Money". Billy's songs have 4-5 different sets of lyrics. It's impossible not to like his work.
Uptown girl….love me some Christie Brinkley!!!
Billy Joel is an icon! He is amazing! He is the Piano Man! I love this song and video, is so sentimental and nostalgic! If you like this one, you'll like "Keeping the Faith" it also has a throwback sound and theme! 💖💖
I think we forget sometimes the extent of this mans talent.Billy Joel is a legend and should be recognized as such.He could do it all.
That luminous smile brings me back.
Billy is a musicologist and a real lyricist.
A friend and I in high school had a couple of classes that we had to go to at the same time a couple of days a week, and we were known for singing this song in the halls to various girls that we knew as we passed by. Always different girls each day. After a couple of weeks people would wait in the halls to hear us and it was mentioned in the yearbook as an "event"! LOL
One of the biggest catalogs ever
This was his musical homage to The Doo Wop Sound. This was from his Album An Innocent Man. In the 1950's alot of Male R & B Groups sang A Capella (without Instruments). They practiced in The Bathroom because of The acoustics and sang on Street Corners where the Street Light was their Spotlight. In the 1950's there were so many. The Cadlillacs, Coasters, Crests, Drifters, Flamingos, Penguins, Moonglows, Monotones, and that's just the tip of the Iceburg. Many of them got their start in Church then sang Secular but they would influence the next Generation most notably The Miracles, Temptations, & Four Tops. If you can check them out, they are amaizng.
"Only the Good Die Young", "Tell Her About It", "New York State of Mind" and the list of great Billy Joel songs just keeps going...
Billy Joel is Rock n Roll Jazz Do Wop Country. Love ballads he did it all.Brillant story teller
"Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel is another good one that you might like.
Love Billy Joel from the beginning. He has many great songs. Always been a fan. Got to see him live with Elton John...What an amazing concert. Love your reaction, and love your giggle.
One of my favorite songs. Love the throwback to Doo Wop
Billy Joel grew up in the doowop era. He is nodding to the 60's R&B group The Tymes. This song sounds like their hit So Much In Love. Please find it and listen to the comparison.
He loved to write in all styles of music even wrote a symphony
Scenes of an Italian Restaurant and River of Dreams are some great songs from Billy Joel.
Hey You say you love harmonies. If you haven't already, you should check out Pentatonix Specifically "Hallelujah" as your first. They also cover "Bohemian Raphsody", "Imagine", "Sound of Silence", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" and "Amazing Grace" just to name a few. They are an acapella group (no instruments) and amazing harmonies
Listen to keeping the faith...billy joel
Billy is actually singing all of the different harmonies.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐WOW! So awesome. My favorite.
First time I heard of Billy Joel was his first hit, Piano Man, back in 73 or 74. That first album is fantastic and he continued to make great music over the next 8 albums (roughly).
I was watching a video of Billy Joel just the other day, one I hadn't seen before, and even I was surprised at how good he really can be.
Piano man is a catchy song but with deep lyrics about people who are basically not living the lives they wish they could live, including the piano man and those who come to the bar to hear piano man.
Not trying to be a dick here but Piano Man was actually Billy's second album.
The first was called Cold Spring Harbor from 1971 and probably the two stand out songs are Everybody Loves You Now and She's Got A Way.
Even in concert they do this acapella. All members of the backup group contribute.
"Always a Woman," "Only the Good Die Young," "My Life," "You May Be Right," "Still Rock 'n' Roll To Me." You cannot go wrong with Billy's catalog and he's a hell of a live performer, too.
Billy actually did all the vocals himself as well as the background percussive sounds. The only instruments were a bass guitar and a snare drum. EVERYTHING else is his voice.
He such a great songwriter. I saw him in concert and he was unbelievable!
Listen to EVERY song Billy Joel has done. You will never be disappointed. He makes me proud to say that I am also from Long Island.
It makes me feel old to know that Billy Joel is now older than he was pretending to be, in this song that came out when I was young. Oh well, I wouldn't trade a single day away.
Billy did all of the vocals.
You have a beautiful smile!! 😊
Hey, thanks for taking me back. This feels good 😃.
how I need you and how you needed me to is definitely my favorite part of the song. I mean the whole song is fricking amazing, how anyone COULD NOT LIKE this does not compute in my brain.
Great reaction! So many great Billy Joel songs!!!
Nice Doo Wop feel. I always liked this tune! 👍👍😁😁😁😁😁
My favorite Billy Joel song is "Piano Man," which I'd like to see you react to - but please don't stay too long away from the Bee Gees, because there are still 20 or 30 more Bee Gees songs to go before you get to their lesser known songs.
Exactly what I was going to tell her!
YES!! Piano Man, great song. MUST watch original TV music video though. It gives it so much more power and shows you Billy's piano strength.
D O R, check out, 'Piano Man' - another Joel classic.....I have to say - without fear nor favour - you are stunning; were I thirty years younger....
Thank you so much for your reaction :)
There actually was a Doo-wop resurgence in the eighties, here's some titles you should check out.
The Stray Cats - "I won't stand in your way"
Huey Lewis and the news - "If this is it"
Terence Trent D'Arby - "Who's loving you"
I love Billy Joel - and it's really great to see a young woman reacting to and enjoying his music 🎵🎶 You're One Cool Chick 💖
Billy has some great albums “glass house”, “Allen town”, “strangers”.
This whole Album is fire !!
A brilliant classic.
Nothing like the lost art of Acapella.
Besides composing a catalog of timeless classic pop-rock songs, Billy Joel is also a real down-to-earth friendly guy, especially in his late years. He has a huge motorcycle collection and often is that guy in the full-shell helmet and leathers running the winding northeastern blacktops on some vintage thunderbolt!
billy joel is one of my favorite all time artists, so many good songs with of course piano man being the all time best
"Uptown Girl" is another great DooWop by Billy Joel
Billy Joel has such an awesome body of work. I recommend New York State of Mind, Matter of Trust, and You May be Right. And any other song of his they all are great.
absolute classic
Chris Stapleton.... Sometimes I Cry
He does all the voices in the song he is his own doo wop group in this song
Try Gilbert O'Sullivan singing, 'Nothing rhymed' and 'Alone again'
Great song and another honest felt reaction..thank you ! 😁
Only the good die young by Billy Rocks 🎸
"My Life" and "It's Still Rock 'n' Roll To Me" are two must do's from Billy Joel
Lot's of great suggestions for songs to listen to and his catalogue is outstanding. Definitely listen to Innocent Man. It may not be true, but the rumour was that he recorded the song at that time in his career as he thought he may not be able to hit those high notes if he left it any longer.
In terms of Billy Joel you have to do piano Man I’d say that’s right at the top of your list and perhaps just the way you are only the good die young and you may be right because they’re all great songs and goodnight my angel is a lullaby he wrote for his daughter and it is absolutely gorgeous…And lastly the song “and so it goes” He’s brilliant lyrically and gorgeous melodically and will bring a tear to your eye
I just became your 300th like with NO dislikes so well done!
"Piano Man" with the video is different again and you must see the video featuring Super Model and Billy's future Wife in "Uptown Girl" which is different again..:)
That smile really brightens up the room!!
Love your reactions. Nice to see enthusiasm for all music!! Keep it up..Billy Joel is most famous for piano man! You'll love it..
My favorite Billy Joel song is Hey Girl
If you like harmonies, check out some Pentatonix. They are all acapella with AMAZING harmonies. They do all genres. Anything by them will make you a fan. ;)
And so it goes will rip your heart out…
ok these will get you..."I've done enough dying today" Larry Gatlin ....."I can't make you love me" bonnie Raitt
U gotta check out his rendition with Boys to Men! Live.
Billy Joel Best - "Only The Good Die Young" a True Masterpiece.
Piano man and seens from an Italian restaurant are very good.
Please react to "It's all right" by Huey Lewis and the news. It's really really great!!!!!! They also have a song called "But it's alright" make sure you get the right one. Thanks.
I love your Channel you listen and review all the songs I loved when I was a younger man high school and after keep up the good work dear
This song is a homage to Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers like the whole album this came from innocent man is a tribute to the music of the 50's and 60'scenes
billy joel is actually the only vocalist you are hearing. the video implies other singers, but its only him.
Listen to Billy Joel’s “In the Middle of the Night”, I think you’ll like it!
Love the channel, keep up the good work.
Love me some doo wop!