Billy Joel - Big Shot (from A Matter of Trust

Billy Joel - Big Shot (from A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia)

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Billy Joel performing “Big Shot" live from A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia
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In the summer of 1987, Billy Joel accepted the Kremlin’s invitation to the U.S.S.R. for six fully-staged rock shows in Moscow and Leningrad, fulfilling a longtime desire to perform in Russia and permanently affecting the spirit of the country ahead of the Soviet Union’s dissolution in 1991.
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Lyrics:
Because you had to be a big shot, didn't you
You had to open up your mouth
You had to be a big shot, didn't you
All your friends were so knocked out
You had to have the last word, last night
You know what everything's about
You and to have a white hot spotlight
You had to be a big shot last night
#BillyJoel #BigShot #LiveMusic

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@leokimvideo 2 жыл бұрын

There's only one thing in the world that turns a 50 year old man into a 15 year old boy. And Billy took a BIG SHOT of it.

@David_Downs 2 жыл бұрын

cocaine?

@ethanknight8123 2 жыл бұрын

Hes not 50 here

@kgplay8066 2 жыл бұрын

He is 38 years old here, not 50. That’s a big difference

@Carlos-xz3vi Жыл бұрын

@@David_Downs Yep

@typhondio0000 Жыл бұрын

BIG SHOT??????????

@esmibarrera8108 5 жыл бұрын

He was too savage for them guards!😂

@NeekJones08 2 жыл бұрын

When I think of Billy Joe I think of dad rock I never realize what a absolute fucking rockstar he is and this drummer is too good

@dbsti3006 2 жыл бұрын

Joel always had a good drummer. Liberty DeVitto. Stands out in the songs.

@dbsti3006 2 жыл бұрын

He may be dad rock now, but that dude was never dad rock back then and through to the 2000s. His music was fire as f*CK.

@sandmanmac 2 жыл бұрын

Liberty Devito played drums for his band for 35+ years. CLASSIC!

@meee4217 2 жыл бұрын

i had the eXact same thoughts as you did. Who knew?

@keelanellisofficial 3 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@areeyanibblett5947 2 жыл бұрын

This is, in all honesty, the best version of this song, of all time. Period. This man was truly a [BIG SHOT].

@billyjoel786 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Areeya, Is nice meeting you here. Thanks for your love and support.

@MajaCiapa Жыл бұрын

Hé still iš!

@typhondio0000 Жыл бұрын

HEY [[FRIENDS]] WHAT A FUNNY REFERENCE

@AveRay_ 4 жыл бұрын

when it zoomed out....that crowd was a LOT bigger than I thought...

@anthonybell5666 3 жыл бұрын

It's billy joel! You didn't expect a small crowd did you?

@erik_griswold 4 ай бұрын

This was one of, if not the first rock concerts by a band/artist from the USA in the Soviet Union. Amazing times.

@rouka120 5 жыл бұрын

That “good catch!” Billy yelled when he threw his jacket made me laugh so hard. This looked so fun, but it was kind of awkward when he tried to crowd surf and they just held him there. So much energy as well. He was just climbing everything. I’d do the same tbh. My adhd would have me bouncing around everywhere.

@angelashepherd4429 29 күн бұрын

I've seen him in the late 80s. The best❤❤❤

@josron6088 3 жыл бұрын

I forgot how animated Billy Joel and Elton John were. Damn there were a force of nature !!!

@anothernewworld9650 2 жыл бұрын

Elton John? Where?

@000coolkid9 2 жыл бұрын

Elton is mid

@beanzie46 3 жыл бұрын

Drummer is da bomb! And that backflip off the piano!

@dbsti3006 2 жыл бұрын

Liberty DeVitto. Fantastic drummer.

@ultimatesportstv1555 5 жыл бұрын

Love Billy's energy. The best live version of this song ever!

@kylebryantdover1921 8 ай бұрын

This isnt the live version

@sarahbarkey8571 Ай бұрын

@@kylebryantdover1921 It is, it's edited together from several nights but it's live.

@30zhel12 5 жыл бұрын

1987. Leningrad(St.Petersburg). I was there.)))

@rodrigocortez4092 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Life shure was so different back then.

@BintangGaryo 3 жыл бұрын

I'm jealous of you

@warrenmilford1329 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings tovarisch.

@30zhel12 3 жыл бұрын

@@warrenmilford1329 Last time I'm saw Billy Joel's show last year in MSG. He's still great.

@warrenmilford1329 3 жыл бұрын

@@30zhel12 Thats great to hear, but excuse my ignorance, whats MSG stand for mate?

@Danny-id3fe 2 жыл бұрын

The sound of those drums man. That drummer is good, he must be underrated cause I haven't seen him before.

@dbsti3006 2 жыл бұрын

Liberty DeVitto was always one of my favorite drummers. Glad you caught it. He played slightly behind the tempo of the songs just to do it. Listen to the studio version. You can hear him playing slightly slower than the piano and guitar.

@robertkysilka3216 Жыл бұрын

Liberty rules

@clumsystiggy 4 жыл бұрын

never seen a (around) 50 year old man spin on top of a piano, backflip off of it, throw his suit jacket to someone on a balcony, flip them off, high five the crowd, spin around a keyboard, dance around the stage, jump on the piano again, twirl the microphone stand, taunt the camera man, climb curtains, play piano with his feet, and continue with the concert. ah yes, can't forget the attempted crowd surf. jesus christ.

@hmm3643 4 жыл бұрын

He's just 38 here. Somehow he always appeared a bit more mature than he was. And it's not someone on a balcony, just a crane-mounted camera that got his jacket. And it's the same crane-mounted camera that he taunts with his fencing moves. Sorry for being annoyingly pedantic for no reason other than historical accuracy. Actually, it would be cool to see his fencing duel with the camera from a different angle, I'm sure it looked great. Upd: Oh, I'm stupid - there it is at 3:43, just too little of it, sadly.

@clumsystiggy 4 жыл бұрын

@@hmm3643 he's 30? i always thought he was like 50, which, in comparison with my rough timeline, makes no sense.

@timitonagain 3 жыл бұрын

@@clumsystiggy he was born in 1949

@lamusic2 3 жыл бұрын

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

@andrewgray3874 3 жыл бұрын

That backflip is one of the reasons he needed a hip replacement.

@alby7223 2 жыл бұрын

how the fuck is his voice so stable while spinning around on a piano and crowdsurfing

@lucp.6583 Жыл бұрын

He did all of that while singing pretty much flawlessly

@TheSjuris 3 ай бұрын

Except this isn’t live.

@hannag.7813 Жыл бұрын

MOSCOW loved him and he loved them.

@badcovers3711 5 жыл бұрын

True Rock Star

@MrRigmunkee1 2 жыл бұрын

I challenge anyone to come up with a performance as cool as this. Outfreakin'standing!!!

@meee4217 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE this. Everything about it.

@arguellescisnerosmovies2442 2 жыл бұрын

Prince

@Romchikthelemon 2 жыл бұрын

Просто бесподобно!

@somewhat.random Жыл бұрын

This comes real close: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5t9Y9uI08-vfqc.html Watch to the end when the credits are running when he talks to the crowd. Freaking hilarious.

@lindastinehart2112 11 ай бұрын

I believe Billy loves crowd surfing back in the day❤

@Jumpingbadger913 Жыл бұрын

Billy was absolutely fucking bonkers in this concert, I love it.

@kellyeileen9875 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 when he says "hey I'm tired" this is the greatest and it is so funny too. I wish I could have been there.

@SJFPenguin1854 2 ай бұрын

What a performance!

@johnbenedictsantos6219 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh, I'm a bigger fan of Elton John and this is one of the first few performances I watched of Billy Joel and damn, this man gives alot of good showman vibes and I'm all in for it.

@emilywip 2 жыл бұрын

HANDS DOWN AN ALL TIME FAVORITE PERFORMANCE

@billyjoel786 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Emily, Is nice meeting you here. Thanks for your love and support.

@30zhel12 5 жыл бұрын

1987. Leningrad(St.Petersburg). I was there.

@smoothALOE 5 жыл бұрын

Klaas's Dust must’ve been quite a show

@meee4217 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t get enough of this performance. Awesome in every way. The singing, the showmanship, the humor, the cool factor, the gravitas.

@AlexPastGrey 2 жыл бұрын

WOW WHAT A AMAZING [Musical arrangement] I SURE HOPE NO [Not just the men, but the women and the children too] GETS HERE WITH [Hyperlink Blocked]

@aquaticllama131 3 жыл бұрын

Billy “the bad ass” Joel 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

@billyjoel786 2 жыл бұрын

Hello llama, Is nice meeting you here. Thanks for your love and support.

@junebermingham9300 5 жыл бұрын

Back in the U,s,s,r, they loved Billy ,, Mark Rivera on sax,,, I would say a great Concert, love Billy!!!!!

@billyjoel9359 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my music 💖

@inthevault9603 3 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal performance. You can feel the energy coming through the screen! ❤️

@bethanyrose1643 3 жыл бұрын

bestie was playing the piano with his toes...go off!

@billyjoel786 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Bethany Rose, Is nice meeting you here. Thanks for your love and support.

@sonnyshade4187 3 жыл бұрын

Billy was fucked up doing this song! Great energy!

@arnelrestauro 3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤yesyesyesyes i had to be a big shot

@fabrigb Жыл бұрын

That crowd surfing...EPIC!

@glitch-pr3nr Жыл бұрын

A real blast😂🎉 William knows how to have fun, vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

@Romchikthelemon 2 жыл бұрын

Праздник жизни и единения на сцене! Thank you, mr.Joel, for your love, energy and devotion!

@billyjoel786 2 жыл бұрын

Hello fan, Is nice meeting you here. Thanks for your love and support.

@EvilSt0ner 3 жыл бұрын

The back flip at the end lo, na im to old for this shit. he was totally going to.

@Lorenzo-fm4ov 4 жыл бұрын

Non c'è storia, era una forza della natura ai suoi tempi... a force of nature!!!!

@SuperEvilmonkey88 2 жыл бұрын

Know your roll. Billy Joel is the MAN! Piano or otherwise.

@kapwapoedolomitetalabritne8841 4 жыл бұрын

Liberty Devitto high motivation in drums

@bobert6523 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite part is the "dad high fives"

@waltermameli2026 4 жыл бұрын

Three comments here.....Liberty DeVitto, Liberty DeVitto, and Liberty DeVitto.....

@xxthecraftxx6447 3 жыл бұрын

Like a drumming ogre

@trillteej Жыл бұрын

The drum montage from 3:33 to 3:40 is hands down the coolest pet of this video

@user-cc5yt3qo3e 9 ай бұрын

❤LYRIC IZ DEF OF TITLE❤

@mgabrysSF 10 ай бұрын

Pfft - I visited the CCCP from 85-86 if I known he was going to be there I would have visited a year later.

@onee 5 жыл бұрын

Hi everyone. Have a great day!

@glitch-pr3nr Жыл бұрын

God is Sovereign

@halfasianboy200 5 жыл бұрын

Memories coming back

@user-cc5yt3qo3e 9 ай бұрын

❤POLE DANCIN❤

@calliaenakis5942 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song! Nice to listen Billy Joel. Thank's for sharing!

@thetree3996 5 жыл бұрын

It's so cool

@riccardoangeli802 5 жыл бұрын

Billy sempre fenomenale ... In tutti i generi e gli stili musicali

@sebastianorlando7275 2 жыл бұрын

una de las mejores presentaciones en vivo de todos los tiempos!!!

@MelindaCrapsey-ey7bj 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I got past them guards. Oh hell yeah you do. That was nice.

@funinisrael3366 3 жыл бұрын

He's great.

@lightning365 Жыл бұрын

Good Song w Great Lyrics ❤️🌷😏

@tmfstudio 4 жыл бұрын

Legend

@ultimatesportstv1555 5 жыл бұрын

Yesss. Finally you guys uploaded this song. We have been asking for it every video. Thanks for posting it... The only place on KZfaq you can find this song.

@ajb408 2 жыл бұрын

Our greatest and most esteemed foreign ambassador.

@bootidootoo 4 жыл бұрын

I simply Love you. 💜💜💜

@billyjoel9359 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my music 💖

@GeauxWyatt 5 жыл бұрын

Talk about Rock and Roll!

@donnaidontwanna Жыл бұрын

4eva loving Mr.Billy Joel

@thelifeindata-gm6dt Жыл бұрын

Magical...

@keithwaynejones Жыл бұрын

drummers having a blast haha

@gailspitzer4975 3 жыл бұрын

oh yea...definitely some SUBSTANCE happening here...but such a great concert. Catch wife Christy Brinkley in the near crowd having lots of fun.

@billyjoel786 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Gail Spitzer, Is nice meeting you here. Thanks for your love and support.

@000coolkid9 2 жыл бұрын

@@billyjoel786 my ass you’re Billy joel

@amitbharadwaj4726 10 ай бұрын

LEGEND!

@mattr.9250 4 жыл бұрын

Who's listening to Big Shot in 2019???

@1ksubswithoutvideos43 4 жыл бұрын

Matt Reed hell yeah

@steelydan3263 4 жыл бұрын

2020

@CerealDust-nStuff 3 жыл бұрын

Sept. 2020

@marcok.6734 3 жыл бұрын

January 2021.

@naterude 3 жыл бұрын

April (almost May) 2021

@musicedward Жыл бұрын

Second only to Billy himself, I loved watching Liberty DeVitto perform live here!

@ThomasVideos3200 11 ай бұрын

That's Billy Joel all right

@quinreves9948 4 жыл бұрын

Disgust me that this video only has 46k views...

@madhatter2705 7 ай бұрын

1:18 I like how he says good catch

@JAMES-dv5ns 4 жыл бұрын

Ahh yes coke and booze , this is so 80’s

@marko1970 4 жыл бұрын

True he looks ultra wired !!!

@denny.wanderer 3 жыл бұрын

was looking for this. I can see how cocaine was the most popular drug in the 80s. It was the perfect fit.

@seanscanlon9067 3 жыл бұрын

@@marko1970 Or it might just be because this was a significantly notable series of concerts for an American to play live shows behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War, so he was a bit hyped up.

@johnhernandez7594 2 жыл бұрын

@@seanscanlon9067 nah he was coked up

@jacobmariscal2099 2 жыл бұрын

Shit that's a Wednesday night for me

@helens1016 Жыл бұрын

I love how you can see his greasy footprints all over the piano at 4:14

@Hotdiggity11 2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, when I think "Crowd Surfing" audiences, people that go to a Billy Joel concert aren't my first suspects.

@movimientomejoremosmadrid2351 Жыл бұрын

Wow!, ¡Le quiero!

@ruthfeeney9441 5 жыл бұрын

Billy Joel so good

@billyjoel9359 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my music 💖

@ruthfeeney9441 2 жыл бұрын

@@billyjoel9359 it's all about soul

@000coolkid9 2 жыл бұрын

Did u taste him or smth ?

@joelburgers4934 2 жыл бұрын

dude unreal

@robertoetojo5861 3 жыл бұрын

ENERGY DRINK BILLY DRANK BEFORE THE CONCERT.. AMAZING PERFORMER.

@AntonMoscowCity 2 жыл бұрын

Cocaine

@chadergeist 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@billyjoel786 2 жыл бұрын

Hello fan, Is nice meeting you here. Thanks for your love and support.

@timholt9948 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't like it back then now I love it

@user-cc5yt3qo3e 9 ай бұрын

❤ILL TAKE HIZ MEDICATION 247❤

@katiestait8138 5 жыл бұрын

🔥 🔥 🔥

@billyjoel786 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Katie, Is nice meeting you here. Thanks for your love and support.

@imaginariosonoro 6 ай бұрын

Liberty DeVitto con tremendo punch en la batería 🔥

@user-db4xg6en6p Жыл бұрын

👑🎶🎵🎼🎸🎸🎙БРАВО🥰

@alanfrehley1373 Жыл бұрын

Great performance, but it's 2 sets of video footage pieced together.

@newyorkrat2546 3 жыл бұрын

3:46 Mamma Mia! That girl is lucky! 🍀

@billyjoel9359 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great love and support you show me as a special fan of mine, I hope you won't stop listening to music, and thanks for your sincere Compliment and love towards my music 💖

@newyorkkitty8307 2 жыл бұрын

this performance single handedly ended the cold war

@djcease1996 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if Billy took drugs or not honestly but he sure seems to be feeling good.

@Bikewithlove 3 жыл бұрын

You’d be surprised at what an omission of processed food, booze, and drugs in your 30s will do for your system in your 40s and 50s. It’s not natural at all for people to be fat, bald, & diseased at 50.

@natichomik7839 11 ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@_maximus_prime_ Жыл бұрын

Billy would be the most fun person party with

@mettatonex4888 2 жыл бұрын

Oy you are a BIG SHOT? Name every deal then

@JM-fc9gm 2 жыл бұрын

My personal fave BJ track

@cafarchio 4 жыл бұрын

Liberty deVito destroying the drums

@dbsti3006 2 жыл бұрын

DeVitto always stood out in Joel's songs.

@cornellwaters8969 Жыл бұрын

🏚️ Thank you

@Carlos-xz3vi Жыл бұрын

Geez!!!! He is obviously coked out of his mind yet he gives the best performance ever. What a beast!

@HutcheyBoi Жыл бұрын

i dont think he was coked out in this, but still a kickass performance. its billy joel for godsake, ofc its amazing

@sarahbarkey8571 Ай бұрын

@@HutcheyBoi He wasn't!! He only went onstage on coke once or twice, he thought he performed worse on coke. He also just didn't like it and called it "the dumbest drug in the world." People assume coked up because they don't realize how powerful adrenaline can be lol

@jamilaerika4243 3 жыл бұрын

Well, you went uptown riding in your limousine With your fine Park Avenue clothes You had the Dom Perignon in your hand And the spoon up your nose And when you wake up in the morning With your head on fire And your eyes too bloody to see Go on and cry in your coffee But don't come bitchin' to me Because you had to be a big shot, didn't you You had to open up your mouth You had to be a big shot, didn't you All your friends were so knocked out You had to have the last word, last night You know what everything's about You and to have a white hot spotlight You had to be a big shot last night They were all impressed with your Halston dress And the people that you knew at Elaine's And the story of your latest success Kept 'em so entertained Oh, but now you just don't remember All the things you said And you're not sure you want to know I'll give you one hint, honey You sure did put on a show Yes, yes, you had to be a big shot, didn't you You had to prove it to the crowd You had to be a big shot, didn't you All your friends were so knocked out You had to have the last word, last night So much fun to be around You had to have the front page, bold type You had to be a big shot last night Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in If you know when to leave it alone But you went over the line You couldn't see it was time to go home No, no, no, no, no, no, you had to be a big shot, didn't you You had to open up your mouth You had to be a big shot, didn't you All your friends were so knocked out You had to have the last word, last night So much fun to be around You had to have a white hot spotlight You had to be a big shot last night Big shot Big shot Big shot Big shot Big shot Big shot

@crlyhdedfnck 2 жыл бұрын

in soviet russia, big shot plays billy joel.

@callinix 5 жыл бұрын

first // notif squad

@TheJerry0003 2 жыл бұрын

Waiting for a Feating with Robbie Williams performing Angels!!!!!

@Zhurka75 Жыл бұрын

Мистер Джоэл, а мне больше всего в вашем исполнении нравится песня пса Доджера из мультфильма про котёнка Оливера! С пионерским приветом, из Екатеринбурга! Mr. Joel, what I like best about your performance is the Dodger dog song from the Oliver the kitten cartoon! With pioneer greetings, from Yekaterinburg! Why should I worry?!