The importance of a dad can never be overestimated. How precious is this??? I don't know how he could keep it together after that song. Bless them both!

I was in the audience for this and was extremely shocked, because I had no idea that she has a beautiful singing voice. Her father can sing, her mother isn’t known to sing, so there was no reason to assume she would be born with a great singing voice. She also is clearly comfortable performing in front of thousands of people, and she has something else that can’t be taught: a magnetic stage presence.

I'll never forget the response I received from the beautiful Alexa Ray Joel, when I left a comment on her Facebook page several years ago. She was truly humble and appreciative and I'll always treasure her reply. So, Alexa Ray, if you read this, what a priceless gift and memory you shared with your Dad. Thank you for doing that.

I buried my dad last Friday. Officer of the law among many other things. He worked with children and families. His first priority was everyone's safety. Terry Chinn is a legend where we are. Hes priceless. Im the luckiest girl in the world ❤❤❤ love you dad. RIP Hey boy! Ill see you soon. 💙💙💙

A beautiful tribute! If you've never seen the move 'To Sir, with Love' (1967) with Sidney Poiter - and Lulu singing this famously iconic song - you owe yourself a treat!

All the autotune and performers who can’t actually sing…Alexa Rae…you nailed it. No autotune and a full, rich delivery of that iconic song.

This young woman obviously inherited dad's musical ability. No auto tune or computer tricks. Just pure singing talent. And this kid has talent

Billy Joel is a very lucky man to have his daughter sing that song for him. That was Amazing. I’m a father and it just for a moment, wished my daughter was still here with me.❤

what a beautiful tribute to her father. !! I am stunned at all he negative comments. She loves and adores her father ....and sang to him to show her love for him. And sang in front of thousands of people to boot. Give her a break and just enjoy the tribute for what it is. Isn't it nice to see LOVE in the world instead of hate????? Alexa....you go girl.....and thanks for the memories......

The brings back a fond memory of Billy Joel and Alexa. In 2006, my wife and I stopped late one night to say hello to Norman, the long-time bartender and fixture at the Ritz in NYC. While sipping a drink at the bar, my wife asked me to ask the pianist to play "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (a favorite request of hers). The piano was behind a column so I couldn't see the pianist. When I went to ask, I realized why we were hearing a lot of Billy Joel tunes, it was Billy sitting at the piano playing with Alexa on the bench with him. I went back to explain to my wife that it was Billy Joel playing and she said, well, he's a piano player, marched over and asked him to play it. Sure enough, he did with my wife sitting on the bench with him and Alexa. Of course, this left me with the question "what do you tip Pianoman?" Needless to say, we (and everyone else) stayed for more than one drink as Billy played for over an hour.

One of the sweetest living tributes to a father that I have ever seen.

You can't put a price on that. A daughter's love is priceless. Well done, Alexa!

If i could have sang to my father, he would have been so proud and cried, my Dad loved me so. Miss you Dad❤

The amount of love & pride that he has on his face is priceless. She truly is talented & sings beautifully❤❤

It’s so rare to see genuine loving and respectful relationship between a young celebrity millennial and a father these days. So heart warming to see this.

I never imagined Billy being anything, but the star he’s always been. This father sitting on the piano bench brings tears.🙏🏾

I can’t believe a lot of these comments here. Just shaking my head. She’s very talented. Sings beautifully. It seems like she’s singing live without a back track, which is rare now, and which means she’s a very talented vocalist.

Daddy s girl..let her have a moment in her home town..peace *

She’s a star and doesn’t realize she is. It has nothing to do with who her father is. This girl has had mountains to climb to get to this stage. I applaud her for her dedication to her dream, and her talent goes far beyond what we see here. Bravo! 🙏🌸❤️

Today would have been my dad’s 97th birthday. He died last year. It was so special coming across this today. Miss you Dad.

One of my most beloved songs ever She nailed it! ❤️ Beautiful

can we all just applaud her platform with her father - I think she did great but the look of pride on Billy's face makes me happiest!

This was just absolutely beautiful. I don't think I've ever seen Billy Joel as emotionally involved in anything more than this. I know he's proud of her and I know how much he loves his children.

This song has always given me chills. How special to have your own child sing it to you. Nothing in the world can equal that! Beautifully sung!

As my face is soaked in tears..I can just imagine this is the best gift any dad could ever hope for...Guess you did good mr.joel..cuz she sure loves you!

She's a legitimate talent. She's not just getting by on her Father's name.

So beautiful. Billy Joel has always been one of my favorite singers. He is so lucky to have such a beautiful relationship with his daughter. She shows that she loves him very much.

The apple does not fall far from the tree /Billy Alexa is amazing because she has an amazing dad. I look forward to many more years of entertainment thank you a million times

She has stage presence. Just charming. Dad is so proud. Voice is average. Listen to Lulu sing this.

I love this song, SO much. Since I was a kid too. It's beautiful and sweet. I lost my father to cancer when I was sixteen. I'm so happy this young woman has her father here to do this.

So sweet. I always liked her. She was always her own person. She has both Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel in her. Her voice is wonderful and her happiness made me smile the whole time she sang.

This was my sister's father-daughter dance at her wedding. It was perfection.

She's just a doll! Beautiful and talented and I love how he looks at her! I legit had tears! ♥️♥️♥️

Today 4/30 is the 17th anniversary of my father’s sudden death….he was USAF and we are Texan so he was always Sir to me - beautiful song and tribute❤

Alexa your father will remember this time forever. That was so sweet of you to sing to him.😊

Dad's going to cry if he looks at her. Beautiful. He must be so proud!

He just adores her!

A most beautiful moment in time for this father and daughter. Great tribute Alexa!!! ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

Beautiful daughter, beautiful singer. Made me want to cry making me think of my own dad. Love it!

she is an absolute sweetheart 💖💖

A perfect tribute to her father!!!

What a nice song to sing to her father. I have ALWAYS loved this sing. Alexa Ray, did a wonderful job singing it. 🥰

Billy Joel is the Spirit Animal of my youth. How his music makes me feel is beyond words God Bless him and his sweet daughter. Beautiful family love. ❤️

Wow!!!! Wasnt expecting it to be this good. Love that song since the 60s

Gorgeous, Talented Woman with Such Class and How Lovely to Honor Her Beloved Dad! JUST BEAUTIFUL IN EVERY WAY!!!!

For a "non-professional," she is far better than I expected! Remember... this is a tribute. And it's very special to its intended audience (her dad).

To Sir, With Love is one of my favorite movies. Her singing is so touching.

This is the tenth anniversary of my father's death, I came upon this video at random ❤.

So many musicians and performers and stars have to deal with so much controversy. Obviously Billy Joel did a great job raising his daughter. He has been a National Treasure for the music industry and the performing arts. God Bless you Billy Joel and your daughter has a lovely voice.

I didn’t know that Alexa Ray Joel has a wonderful singing voice! She is definitely very talented! Like father, like daughter!

Why do all the haters expect an American Idol or X-Factor caliber performance? As if any of you could have done better? Her performance was filled with raw emotion, and she still kept it together without her voice cracking or having to stop. I say she did an amazing job! To those saying she's flat, listen to it with headphones and you'll realize she's perfectly on key. The distortion comes from a loud live performance being recorded on a cell phone. If you haven't noticed, any concert recorded on a cell phone will have distortion between the band and the singer, that's just how it is!

A beautiful and extraordinary tribute to her dad!

Beautiful voice, lovely daughter; made my eyes tear up at the end when she sand, "To Dad, with Love." Sweet. You done good, Billy. Thank you for all of your memorable music, too, from back in the day--the 1970s!! 💖💖

Absolutely gorgeous in every possible way. That retro-look fits the song perfectly and Alexa Ray looks and sounds simply stunning. Thank you for posting this! Made my heart melt. 😭🥰

One of my favorite song, and she’s a very good singer and beautiful!🥰

Wow, she's got a great voice!! Wonder why she hasn't gone further. She's better then alot of other singers that people idiolize...

Met Billy when he came to my college to play one evening. It was snowing and only three people showed up. We all sat at the piano. He said he had a record coming out. We never knew him before that. That was back in the seventies. He played piano man. We all said it was a hit. I don’t know if any of us would have dreamed it became such a big hit. I glad it did. Who knew we would still be talking about after having adult children of our own.

What a lovely tribute to Billy Joel from his beautiful, charming & talented daughter Alexa Rae. Check out those rocking shoes too.

I’m so glad to see that Alexa is apparently close to her dad. If I had been her I would have never been able to get through that. I didn’t understand her outfit at first, but once she started the song it made perfect sense. Billy deserves whatever kind of retirement or slowing down he has in mind for himself whenever he is ready. Thank you Sir, for 50+ years of wonderful music! I do hope it’s not over yet.❤️

Beautiful version! What a lovely voice and tribute to her father.

I’m crying too! I miss my Dad!!! Watching movies together was our jam!!! He was a decorated US Army Vietnam war combat veteran and a sky soldier with the legendary 173rd /101st Airborne brigade!!! What a lucky daughter and dad to be able to share this. Very moving! Great song!!!!

One of my personal favorite tunes as sung by Lulu for the movie "To Sir with Love". The movie is one of my favorites as well. It's about that moment where you come to the realization that you're not a kid anymore and there's that one special person that through their encouragement and their example, they helped you transition into adulthood. It's such a bittersweet moment when you say good-bye to being a child because you know from that point on, nothing is ever going to be the same and you're going to have to go out into the world.

She’s the best part of him ❤ Her sweet voice is classic musical theatre 😊 Beautiful and always stylish 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

Wonderful. What poise and courage she has to get up and sing in front of huge crowd. And she did it well!

What a lovely gift to her dad. I remember when Alexa Ray was just a toddler. He is definitely a proud dad!

She is adorable, what a lucky Dad❤

Beautiful tribute to your father love it ❤❤❤❤

Beautiful girl with a beautiful voice. I know her dad is so proud. It takes a lot of guts to sing to a crowd that big. You go girl! 👏👏🌹

As a dad with daughters, this had to be very special for Billy. She seems to have a sweet disposition, he must be very proud of her and should be.

She really can sing, this is really well done.

That gave me goosebumps and tears!!!!

🍃🌺🍃 Hugs to both- Happiness 🍃🌺🍃

He is amazing. She is too.

Take a bow Alexa Ray. You have a beautiful voice. That’s not an easy song to sing and you nailed it. Proud dad

Sweet & Priceless to be serenade by your daughter. What I’d give to sing, see, touch my dad one more time. ❤️💜🧡

This is so sweet. I wish I still had my dad to sing to. He transitioned 4 years ago.

What an amazing gift to her father! And you could just feel Billy ready to tickle the ivories and sing along but he gave her the space to shine. And she didn’t just shine she sparkled like a million starts on a desert night. Wow.

what a beauty with such a beautiful voice. Why wasnt her Dad bawling his eyes out? He has good control and she gave him a lifetime memory, so precious 💞💕

She is an oddly beautiful blend of her parents, and a solid talent in her own right. Also, it is kinda crazy how that place has such a unique acoustic signature that is even captured on cell phone video. Thanks for sharing.

The time spent being a good parent are so rewarding in time. This was an excellent gift.

She sings beautifully. He’s looking away not to cry. He’s a marshmallow in his daughter’s presence.

Billy Joel was on tour promoting his album with the top 20 hit "Allentown." He stopped in our city and Christie was in the audience and she had Alexa in her arms. I will never forget that. It's great to see Alexa all grown up and with a singer songwriter career of her own.

Im not crying, youre crying!!! 🤥😭. That was so beautiful. 🙏🏾❤️

You go, Girl!!

Extremely beautiful, very touching and brilliantly done.

She's awesome!!! This song always reminded me of my 6th grade teacher.😢😢😢 God rest his sweet soul!

Her voice fits this song really enjoyed it

Well that made me get misty eyed ❤️ Such a great song & Alexa sang it beautifully to her Dad. It must have been very emotional for him ❤️ xx

Oh my God! I’ve loved that song and that movie for many years! Alexa Ray you nailed that! What a beautiful song to sing for your dad! How you didn’t break down and lose it is a miracle! I love your voice! You are exceptionally talented! ❤

I saw Billy Joel in Sydney over40 year ago and remains one of my top 3 concerts of all time…..and I have seen some great musicians. Billy held the audience in his thrall.

Beautiful!

A beautiful sweet tribute song from loving daughter Alexa Ray to her dad Billy Joel. Alexa is a talented vocalist & did Lulu proud.

WOW awesome voice Alexa. Gosh I remember when your Mom & Dad got married. They must be so proud of you.

I braved a snowstorm on my bike when I was 10 in like 68 to buy that record,my first or second record purchase ever

I have always loved this song and the movie. Lulu was my favorite singer.

She is wonderful. He must be so proud of her👏🏻

I haven't seen her since she was a baby and it seems like only yesterday that she was born at valley Presbyterian hospital, where my baby was born. This was really lovely.

My dad and I would stay up for hours listening to music, including Billy Joel. I love those memories. My dad has always been my sun and always will be but, I’m losing him to cancer. Billy Joel always reminded me of my dad. I pray that my dad and I can listen to music together someday in Heaven. I love my dad so much! I hope Billy Joel has a very long life ahead of him so that he and his daughter can make music together for a very long time to come. Bless their beautiful relationship. It makes me happy to see.

WOW. Alexa Joel has some damn good pipes! This recording is a true tribute to her father, mother and to Lulu. I'm looking forward to hearing more from her!

Beautiful!❤