BILLY JOEL 100. Today: #7. More-  tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè presents:

THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS BY

BILLY JOEL

William Martin Joel was born in The Bronx, New York in 1949. He grew up on Long Island and began studying the piano in 1953. Billy joined his first band 10 years later. In 1971, he signed a recording contract as a soloist. That year, he released his solo debut album. Since then, his music has been the soundtrack for countless fans.

Here are 100 of his best works…

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SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Billy had various portions of songs in his mind and notes. He decided to piece them together in the way The Beatles had in the 1960s. The end result was “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant” on ‘The Stranger’. Starting off in an Italian eatery, the epic track combined three “scenes”: “The Italian Restaurant Song”, “Things Are Okay In Oyster Bay” and “The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie”. Billy again demonstrates the breadth of his storytelling skill as well as his versatility as a musician throughout the 7+ minutes.

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