BILLY JOEL 100. Today: #60-56. More-  Sunday.

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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60

I GO TO EXTREMES

While recording “I Go To Extremes” for the ‘Storm Front’ album, Billy was pounding on the piano so hard that he broke some keys.

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59

EVERYBODY LOVES YOU NOW

“Everybody Loves You Now” is one of the standout tracks on ‘Cold Spring Harbor’. Billy chose to re-record this and “She’s Got A Way” from the LP on his ‘Songs In The Attic’ album.

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58

THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG

The 1985 compilation ‘Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II’ included 2 new tracks. One of them was “The Night Is Still Young”. Billy uses two different vocal approaches in the song, one representing his younger self and the other the older Billy Joel.

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57

MIAMI 2017 (SEEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT ON BROADWAY)

Science fiction is the theme for “Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)”, a popular track on ‘Turnstiles’. Billy is recounting the destruction of New York by aliens.

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56

SOMETIMES A FANTASY

Billy tackles the subject of phone sex on “Sometimes A Fantasy” a track on his ‘Glass Houses’ album.

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Hear the songs as updated on this blog via the new Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rYz7gZBJy1zHNoITZ8HwV?si=7ba2b1960f404546