Favorite Billy Joel song?

[Taltarzac725]

I saw him with a number of University of Denver graduate students around Spring of 1984.

He had his downtown girlfriend Christie Brinkley in tow.

[Bethieg1]

An innocent man

[Ecuadog]

New York State of Mind

[Stu from NYC]

Piano man

[Dusty_Star]

Captain Jack

[AMB444]

Traveling Prayer, You're my Home, Nevada. Most of Piano Man album.

[tophcfa]

I saw him with a number of University of Denver graduate students around Spring of 1984.

He had his downtown girlfriend Christie Brinkley in tow.

Small world, I saw him and Christine Brinkley walking hand and hand in downtown Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard around the summer of 1984 (I worked a summer job on the Vineyard that summer during graduate school). Piano man is my favorite.

[Tamsin]

I worked at McDonalds as a teenager on Long Island (1988? 1989?) and Billie Joel came through drive thru with Christie Brinkley in the passenger seat. We were so excited to see him we crowded in the little drive thru to gawk and they drove off without their drinks.

As for favorite song, too hard to pick. I love them all, he's the soundtrack of my life. I saw him at Madison Square Garden a couple of years back. Fantastic show.

[retiredguy123]

Piano Man

[Kelevision]

Piano Man

Vienna but I also love Piano Man

[LeRoySmith]

It's still Rock and roll to me

[retired guy]

Goodnight Saigon. Saw him do this in the 80's in Pgh. Very moving gave me chills. I'm not a vet. A great show, really enjoy his music.

[bgnn54]

We didn't start the fire.

[Shipping up to Boston]

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

[Taltarzac725]

We didn't start the fire.

That would probably be my pick for my favorite song of his.

[Carla B]

"I Love You Just the Way You Are."

[LeRoySmith]

Moving out and only the Good die Young remind me of vacation for some reason.

[JMintzer]

Captain Jack

The ONLY correct answer!

[MorTech]

You're My Home and Captain Jack are the only songs that don't make me think "Ugh, not another Billy Droll song"

[LeRoySmith]

The ONLY correct answer!

For me its just the opposite. I had an uncle that just returned from Vietnam Nam as a junkie, I think he was booted due to drug use. He loved Captain Jack and a few Cat Stevens songs, maybe he thought they ok'd the drug use? In any case, he emptied his head with a 12 gangue in my grandmas house where we were living at the time. So there are a couple of songs from that time period he played nonstop that I don't care for. My grand parents always thought someone helped him do it because of poor drug deals/debts but I think he was just a loon.

[Stu from NYC]

Piano Man for sure

[JMintzer]

For me its just the opposite. I had an uncle that just returned from Vietnam Nam as a junkie, I think he was booted due to drug use. He loved Captain Jack and a few Cat Stevens songs, maybe he thought they ok'd the drug use? In any case, he emptied his head with a 12 gangue in my grandmas house where we were living at the time. So there are a couple of songs from that time period he played nonstop that I don't care for. My grand parents always thought someone helped him do it because of poor drug deals/debts but I think he was just a loon.

Maybe?

Sorry about your uncle, but what a way to bring down a fun thread...

[LeRoySmith]

Maybe?

Sorry about your uncle, but what a way to bring down a fun thread...

I'm sorry🥺

[LeRoySmith]

Good story about Billy Joel this morning on NBC Sunday sit-down

[ThirdOfFive]

We didn't start the fire.
Yep. Great song.

My granddaughter tells of a time in high school, when a teacher used the lyrics of this song to teach recent history. She got a good number right but had no clue about "children of thalidomide". When I told her about thalidomide babies of the 50s and 60s she was sort of shocked. Unknown history to her. Part of the lives of most Villagers.

[LeRoySmith]

Yep. Great song.

My granddaughter tells of a time in high school, when a teacher used the lyrics of this song to teach recent history. She got a good number right but had no clue about "children of thalidomide". When I told her about thalidomide babies of the 50s and 60s she was sort of shocked. Unknown history to her. Part of the lives of most Villagers.

There's also an old b side song that's very popular with teens/early teens - Vienna. I heard one of them playing it a few weeks ago and I was shocked that they knew it, let alone that its made a big comeback.

[Flyers999]

The ONLY correct answer!

I agree. Captain Jack is da man!

One thing about going to a Billy Joel concert, you are going to hear the music you want to hear. Although earlier this year he released his first new song in nearly 20 years.