The Piano Man
BABY GRAND LATE AT NIGHT WHEN IT'S DARK AND COLD IN MY TIME, I'VE WONDERED EVERYWHERE THEY SAY, NO ONE'S GONNA PLAY THIS ON THE RADIO I'VE COME FAR FROM THE LIFE I STRAYED IN BILLY JOEL, BABY GRAND, THE BRIDGE ALBUM
I know this is small and blurry
But this is me (Laura) on the left (arm extended)
Giving Mr. Joel flowers at a concert in 1996!!!
I was thrilled to say the least!!!
Thank you, Patrick, for taking me to this show!!!Click here to see My Favorite Concert Pictures and hear Billy Joel on the piano!
I REACH OUT FOR SOMEONE TO HOLD
WHEN I'M BLUE, WHEN I'M LONLEY
SHE COMES THROUGH, SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN,
MY BABY GRAND IS ALL I NEED
'ROUND THIS WORLD
SHE WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE
ANY DAY, ANY HOUR
ALL IT TAKES IS THE POWER IN MY HANDS, THIS BABY GRAND'S
BEEN GOOD TO ME
THEY SAID THE MELANCOLY BLUES ARE DEAD AND GONE
BUT ONLY SONGS LIKE THESE, PLAYED IN MINOR KEYS
KEEP THOSE MEMORIES HOLDING ON
AND I'VE GOT THE SCARS FROM THOSE DIVES I'VE PLAYED IN
NOW I'M HOME AND I'M WEARY
IN MY BONES, EVERY DREARY ONE NIGHT NIGHT STAND
MY BABY'S GRAND BEEN GOOD TO ME
EVER SINCE THIS GIG'S BEGAN, MY BABY'S GRAND'S
BEEN GOOD TO ME
For fun, I blended a few pictures together so
Billy Joel and I (Laura) are "playing" a duet!
I suppose this is as close to the real thing I will know!
"I knew from the time I was fourteen, when I started being a professional musician, making money as a musician, that I was not going to live an ordinary kinda life...I knew I could make a living as a musician. Money, I never had a desire for..."
BILLY JOEL
William Martin Joel was born in the Bronx on May 9, 1949 and grew up in Hicksville, Long Island. His parents noticed his interest in classical music when he was four years old and signed him up immediately for piano lessons. His extraordinary talent was obvious and he continued his study of classical music for about a dozen years.
He joined his first rock band, the "Echoes" in 1964. The "Echoes" became the "Lost Souls," and then the "Emerald Lords." His parents had divorced when Billy was seven and he decided he needed the income the music provided to assist with the bills. As a teen-ager, he was known to frequently play piano at night clubs.
Billy Joel and his bass player then joined a group called "The Hassles" and recorded two songs for United Artist. In 1970, he was part of a duo named "Attila." Realizing his dream was to be a songwriter, he created his first solo album, entitled "Cold Spring Harbor" which was released in 1972.
Billy Joel has recorded 12 albums since the beginning of his long career. He is the recipient of five Grammys, The Grammy Legend Award, and one American Music Award. He is noted for his humanitarian efforts and has been the recipient of The President's Humanitarian Award two years in a row. He was inducted into the Song Writer's Hall of Fame in 1992.
She's Got A Way
You Can Make Me Free
Everybody Loves You Now
Why Judy Why
Falling of The Rain
Turn Around
You Look So Good To Me
Tomorrow is Today
Got To Begin Again
Piano Man (1973)
Travellin' Prayer
Piano Man
Ain't No Crime
You're My Home
The Ballard Of Billy The Kid
Worse Comes to Worse
Stop In Nevada
If I Only Had The Words (To Tell You)
Somewhere Along The Line
Captain Jack
Streetlife Serenade (1974)
Streetlife Serenader
Los Angelenos
The Great Suburban Showdown
Root Beer Rag
Roberta
The Entertainer
Last Of The Big Time Spenders
Weekend Song
Souvenir
The Mexican Connection
Turnstiles (1976)
Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Summer, Highland Falls
All You Wanna Do Is Dance
New York State Of Mind
James
Prelude/Angry Young Man
I've Loved These Days
Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway
The Stranger (1977)
Movin'Out (Anthony's Song)
The Stranger
Just The Way You Are
Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
Vienna
Only The Good Die Young
She's Always A Woman
Get It Right The First Time
Everybody Has A Dream
52nd Street (1978)
Big Shot
Honesty
My Life
Zanzibar
Stiletto
Rosalinda's Eyes
Half A Mile Away
Until The Night
52nd Street
Glass Houses (1980)
You May Be Right
Sometimes A Fantasy
Don't Ask Me Why
It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
All For Leyna
I Don't Want To Be Alone
Sleeping With The Television On
C'Etait Toi (You Were The One)
Close To The Borderline
Through The Long Night
The Nylon Curtain (1982)
Allentown
Laura
Pressure
Goodnight Saigon
She's Right On Time
A Room Of Our Own
Surprises
Scandinavian Skies
Where's The Orchestra?
An Innocent Man (1983)
Easy Money
An Innocent Man
Uptown Girl
This Night
Tell Her About It
The Longest Time
Careless Talk
Christie Lee
Leave A Tender Moment Alone
Keeping The Faith
The Bridge (1986)
Running On Ice
This Is The Time
A Matter Of Trust
Modern Woman
Baby Grand
Big Man On Mulbery Street
Temptation
Code of Silence
Getting Closer
Storm Front (1989)
That's Not Her Style
We Didn't Start The Fire
The Downeaster "Alexa"
I Go To Extremes
Shameless
Storm Front
Leningrad
State Of Grace
When In Rome
And So It Goes
River Of Dreams (1993)
No Man's Land
The Great Wall of China
Blonde Over Blue
A Minor Variation
Shades of Grey
All About Soul
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
The River Of Dreams
Two Thousand Years
Famous Last Words
Concert Albums
Songs In The Attic (1981)
KOHUEPT (1987, Concert, Russia)
Greatest Hits
Billy Joel Greatest Hits, Volume I & II (1985)
Greatest Hits, Volume III (1997)
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