Billy Joel

I was cruising the web and happened across MOG's Billy Joel page.   I work for Rocks Off, New York City's sweetest independent concert promoter.  We're best known for running (totally sweet) concerts on boats that circle Manhattan during the summer, but we're also running cruises to the Billy Joel shows at Shea Stadium on July 16 and 18, and I thought you guys should know about these awesome parties.  There's going to be booze, snacks, music, and a refreshing breeze, as we... MORE

BJ does this song absolute justice I may be a billy joel apologist but the man deserves his props If I could have half his body of work

Video mashup of Billy Joel performing mostly in the 70s, some 80s - Everybody Loves You Now, Movin' Out, Say Goodbye to Hollywood. Good stuff. Have a listen.

I searched for this song (written by Billy Joel) and finally found it with iTunes power search. The album and single are by Cass Dillon. You can find it by searching under Cass Dillon, and not Billy Joel. You can't hear very much of it unless you buy it, but maybe enough :-)) And there's some interesting stuff from an album by the same name performed by Jefferson Pepper. Hope this helps anyone trying to find the song. Links, guys?

Billy Joel's new song "Christmas in Fallujah" is an anti-war song written to remind us about the turmoil in the Middle East as we approach our holiday season. The 58 year old Piano Man feels he is too old to sing the song, which was inspired by letters Joel received from soldiers in Iraq. So he gave it to Cass Dillon, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Long Island. "I thought it should be somebody young, about a soldier's age," Joel said in a statement on his Web sit... MORE

Billy Joel's 1987 concert in Leningrad is now available in Wolfgang's Vault.

Just in case you're feeling nostalgic. Liberty DeVitto - drumsKevin Dukes - electric guitarPeter Hewlett - backing vocalsRussell Javors - acoustic guitarBilly Joel - vocals, piano, guitar (on Back In The USSR)David LeBolt - keyboardsMark Rivera - alto & tenor saxophoneGeorge Simms - backing vocalsDoug Stegmeyer - bass, vocalsOleg Smirnoff - onstage translator The year following the adoption of... MORE

I'm blatantly ripping this off of The Times Online, but this is MOG, and we know how to cuss and stuff. Visit the link to do a legit update or post a line or lyric to Billy Joel's song "We Didn't Start The Fire" Here's the video in case you need a refresher. I'll post the lyrics of the ones I deem the best.

The incredibly great Literary Quarterly McSweeney's has this great piece by John Moe on it's website:
JOHN MOE'S POP-SONGCORRESPONDENCES,VOLUME XVII.BY JOHN MOE A NOTE PLACED INTHE PAY ENVELOPE OFBILLY "THE PIANO MAN" JOEL. Hi, Billy, It's hard to find time to talk at the club since I'm busy managing the place and you're at the piano. And we need to talk. I've occasionally given you a nervous smile hoping it would initiate a conversation, but that hasn't worked out.... MORE

My highschool sweetheart recently contacted me after a number of years without any communication. I won't go into that though, since I'm trying to keep this musically related. However, it has given me an idea for a new series. Since I have always really been into music, I've taken notice of the musical preferences of my significant others. In retrospect, I'm noticing that there is no solid connection between similar tastes in music and the longevity of a relationship, ... MORE

So, I rang in the New Year with Sean Nelson and the rest of Harvey Danger at The Crocodile Cafe in Seattle. It was a great show where he sang the whole 2nd side of Abbey Road and a bunch of his stuff and what he said was the best of the best--Jet by Wings. What disturbed me was that he covered what he called "the best of the worst" songs and that was Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel. Now, in the 80's , I thoughly enjoyed Billy and I knew every single freaking word to t... MORE

Actual converstation: [singing along to radio] "...Sargeant O'Leary is walking the beat, Tiny becomes a bartender..." "What'd you say?" "What?" "Did you just say, 'Tiny becomes a bartender'?" "Yeah, you know, like this guy named Tiny, he becomes a bartender." "It's 'At night he becomes a bartender', not 'Tiny becomes a bartender'." "Oh." "Dumbass."

Writing papers is the bane of my existence. Seriously. I mean, at least this is an intersting topic and something that I am writing more for fun than for serious, academic knowledge. In fact, it's something that, once finished, I would even share here, and that you might even be interested in. Anyway, at least I have lots of things to distract me (like the cutest kitty in the world, Marlowe), MOG, the internet in general, and of course, Billy Joel.

Another unpleasant evening in the airport is finally over. On the plane, I decided to compile a soundtrack for my "typical" travel experience. I started with parking. Easier than other places, but often a long trek is involved. I decided that my "long trek with a luggage" song would have to be Billy Joel's "Captain Jack". Seem like a strange choice? I suppose it is. Yet I can honestly see it playing as I stand on the endless moving sidewalk or trudging head down th... MORE