Billy Joel Explains the Best Song He Ever Wrote

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5 ай бұрын

Billy Joel reveals who “And So It Goes” is about and why it’s his favorite song.
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@huonmac 5 ай бұрын

Hard to beat Scenes from an Italian Restaurant… so many great tunes Billy

@jimmyscott7414 4 ай бұрын

Always been my favourite.

@up2top 3 ай бұрын

That's tops for me, but there are so many to choose from. His latest will no doubt become top three for me.

@caiusKeys 3 ай бұрын

...and "Movin' Out"

@darlataddeo6376 5 ай бұрын

Billy Joel is the Master of Melancholy. Adore him.

@wintergarden7539 5 ай бұрын

When I was around 18, "For the Longest Time" hit the airwaves. My friends and I learned the various harmonies and would drive around for hours singing the song.

@littlejoe9381 5 ай бұрын

I still love to sing that song. 🙂

@Lpm920 3 ай бұрын

Amazing tune…

@bethford6884 5 ай бұрын

I think he's one of the best musical composers, ever. Massively, massively talented.

@kellysalone2779 5 ай бұрын

one of the best of his...."and you can have this heart to break..." grew up with Billy and still do...

@sdprazak 5 ай бұрын

With Billy, there is no “best”, because they’re all great! There are “favorites”.

@IsmaelEYEINTHESKY 3 күн бұрын

I agree

@pierrekid Ай бұрын

My favorite Billy Joel song, and in my top 10, of all time. It’s pure genius.

@Purplenpinkk 5 ай бұрын

Billy Joel is such a genius.

@elvisfan61 5 ай бұрын

He's fascinating. I love hearing about how he wrote songs. And he has so many great ones.

@matthewrammig 5 ай бұрын

Within five seconds of him playing that intro I was in tears. Five seconds, no more!

@mathiasklein8143 5 ай бұрын

exactly!

@jkrasney1 5 ай бұрын

Discordant note - truly captivating

@rogerowens7888 5 ай бұрын

When I heard captain jack for the first time, I was waiting in the car with a nice BUZZ as my friends were getting beer.. I still Remember that time.. my favorite song, so vivid

@marymckay39 4 ай бұрын

So many great songs. He is such a genius. I've been a fan since the 70's and had only in recent years accidently heard And So It Goes on the radio and I was in the car crying. The heartbreak of this song is real.

@stephenmccollum1391 3 ай бұрын

One of my favorite songs So beautifully sad 💙

@KingOfTheSeas_ 5 ай бұрын

And So It Goes came out in 89' but he had written part of it years before and shelved it. I think this is about his relationship with Elle McPherson before he seriously started dating Christie Brinkley. They lived together in NYC for a while

@miami2017 5 ай бұрын

Yes it is, I believe it is supposed to be released on An Innocent Album.

@XXX.0X 5 ай бұрын

He spoke openly about that relationship with Howard before. So it wouldn't make sense for him to make Elle anonymous during this interview. So it's very doubtful it's about her. Billy pretty much exclusively dated models, so it can be anyone really.

@merc3375 5 ай бұрын

He is the ultimate musician - saw him in concert and it was so awesome!❤

@brett3378 5 ай бұрын

I became a fan of Billy Joel around the age of 10, in ‘83. I was camping with family and this kid around 8 was listening to his music and I was “what is this, it resonated with me”. 40 years on and still and always will be a HUGE fan.

@CaptainRonAhoy 2 ай бұрын

Billy Joel is a national treasure........

@adamdesanti6713 5 ай бұрын

Nice little quick music theory lesson by Billy for Howard on what dissonant and suspended notes are. With quick illustrations. Why we "feel what we feel".

@mikefrank6374 5 ай бұрын

So many classic songs but among my favorite is Vienna

@PuddlesMagoo 5 ай бұрын

Vienna waits for you

@FloatingOnAZephyr 4 ай бұрын

Ridiculously under-known song.

@kitcoffey7194 3 ай бұрын

Amazing song

@kiwigirljacks 4 ай бұрын

I love so many Billy Joel songs… but this one just captures my heart ❤

@mrchard40 5 ай бұрын

Billy Joel is in a great mood these days!!!

@rocsaltjohn 2 ай бұрын

Dissidence and Suspended chords tell the story as much as the words in this song. A masterpiece of music.

@wcreview8227 5 ай бұрын

Its always Incredible to Learn the construction of a familiar song! Lova you Billy

@christopherallen9580 5 ай бұрын

And So It Goes is a fantastic song!

@bradwest4821 5 ай бұрын

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant is the best song he ever wrote

@cranez006 5 ай бұрын

He could have made 3 songs out of that.

@kcosh1509 5 ай бұрын

@@cranez006 that's the magic

@jeffwolinski2659 5 ай бұрын

Yep

@AndreaCostantini-pl7ck 5 ай бұрын

Definitely

@kitcoffey7194 3 ай бұрын

New York State of Mind is his best song.

@UncleTonyGuitar 5 ай бұрын

My favorite song by him...

@theJohnGaltLine 5 ай бұрын

Mine too, and it's not close. Which is really saying something cause I love a ton of his songs.

@1rwjwith 5 ай бұрын

Allentown is my favorite.

@84hass 5 ай бұрын

I miss these interviews!!

@TheCubert120 28 күн бұрын

And So It Goes is Billy's favorite song, and mine.

@jgator6694 5 ай бұрын

I have to agree with Billy. In his vast catalogue of wonderful songs (MANY of which I adore), my favorite is “And so it goes”. It speaks such depth and truth.

@shepinchains1 5 ай бұрын

Tearful... yet incredibly beautiful. ❤

@carljan57 2 ай бұрын

An emotional masterpiece. It just gets you.

@LIT70 5 ай бұрын

Listen to the demos of "Rosalinda's Eyes". The first demo is my absolute favorite. That's a musically brilliant mind in the works.

@shevetlevi2821 4 ай бұрын

Love that song.

@susanward922 5 ай бұрын

Totally agree with Billy. This is his best song.......and I love all his stuff.

@leftyvangogh4102 9 күн бұрын

A lovely song. Definitely in my Top Five of Billy Joel songs.

@acousticshadow4032 5 ай бұрын

For me it's "New York State of Mind", which is a masterpiece.

@jeshkam 5 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@jeffreyrichard2575 3 ай бұрын

Billy, I know EXACTLY how that feels

@wdwpaparazzi2867 5 ай бұрын

This is my favorite of his as well. Hands down.

@tommonk7651 5 ай бұрын

And So It Goes is fantastic. I agree that it is his best song, of many great songs....

@BrucePruiksma 5 ай бұрын

I think that Billy Joel accommodated Howard Stern in order to illustrate techniques that evoke emotion, but there is no single song of his which outranks every song in his large catalog. This Is The Time is an equally good song on its own in that it is uniquely evocative.

@lgarcia67 5 ай бұрын

Billy has sooo many great songs. Personally I think Honesty is the best.

@harrisjon1 5 ай бұрын

I saw him give a lecture in Princeton about his songwriting and he brought his notebook and it’s a foot thick maybe thicker now. He also said that scenes from…. Was influenced from the Beatles golden slumbers because of the many different parts to it.

@dougbodenhamer9391 5 ай бұрын

So many great songs, but the one that hits hard, to me, is Goodnight Saigon.

@kitcoffey7194 3 ай бұрын

Allentown

@kitcoffey7194 3 ай бұрын

Allentown

@kitcoffey7194 3 ай бұрын

Also You're only human

@carlospuentes66 22 күн бұрын

It’s a complete masterpiece. It broke my heart the first time I heard it.

@brokl26 4 ай бұрын

I love Allentown because it seems so unique to his catalog.

@dadaevan 5 ай бұрын

UNREAL and beautiful tune!!

@paulmckenna9074 5 ай бұрын

This was my favourite too. Superb song.😢

@andrewgorsuch7959 5 ай бұрын

Billy Joel Is One of The Best!

@nickmelara78 5 ай бұрын

His best song is Lullaby. The music, the meaning behind the song and the production make it untouchable imo

@franklintorresvillarte2400 5 ай бұрын

Agree

@Eddie-oc2se 5 ай бұрын

Hell NO

@littlevictories1788 5 ай бұрын

By far my favorite billy joel song.

@chefcook6076 5 ай бұрын

THIS WAS/ IS ! MY FAVORITE SONG OF HIS I KNEW WAS SPECIAL THEN , AND NOT KNOWING IT WAS HIS TOO ! TO ME WHEN ONE HEARS SOME A JOEL SONG YOU CAN FEEL THE TOIL AND THE THINKING OF IT .I DONT KNOW EXACTLY WHY BUT I CAN FEEL THE "TOSSING AND TURNING AT NIGHT "AND WHEN HE JUST IN THIS VIDIO TALKS ABOUT IT YOU CAN SEE AND FEEL IT WAS WHAT IT WAS .

@CopingwithGrattitude 5 ай бұрын

It is my favorite song of his.

@dennisccook 5 ай бұрын

Howard is a superb interviewer…great questions in a conversation form.

@JochenVogel 5 ай бұрын

My top Billy Joel song, too.

@gregheinhomes 5 ай бұрын

I love this song

@andrewgay778 5 ай бұрын

I agree - one of his best

@reedsawyer5704 5 ай бұрын

What a great talent.

@redflag0477 2 ай бұрын

I agree this song is so beautiful

@DanFedMusic 5 ай бұрын

What a brilliant songwriter

@jamieblock5236 5 ай бұрын

A literal genius.

@outsyderz34 5 ай бұрын

My favorite song of billy’s is the downeaster alexa

@jeffball6656 2 ай бұрын

Scandinavian Skies is one that sticks out for me. Such a great song.

@Fuzcapp 2 ай бұрын

Agreed. But then - he has so many ...

@goofe.washington953 5 ай бұрын

“my notebook had a lot of spare parts in it…”. How can you express it any better?

@dporter2112 5 ай бұрын

I know that I'm in the minority here but I think his best song is "This is the Time"

@dr3putt62 5 ай бұрын

Another great song!

@skiinian85 5 ай бұрын

Great hook!!

@Amero2323 5 ай бұрын

"Downeaster Alexa" is my all-time favorite.

@briandeschene8424 5 ай бұрын

What you think is his best song *is* what you think is his best song. That’s what differentiates the arts from everything else. It’s up to you and you can’t be wrong.

@jimmymiller5465 5 ай бұрын

I love that entire album.

@robertchutonogbanua2564 4 ай бұрын

This guy's a musical genius. I am a musician too, but I wish I had his talent!

@randyavalos9159 5 ай бұрын

Not much of a Billy Joel fan, but this was a great listen. I love how he’s in touch with pianists from the past.

@imstillhere6678 5 ай бұрын

My favourite Billy Joel song.

@brucedelaney9606 5 ай бұрын

My favorite

@ksrt2654 5 ай бұрын

This IS my favorite Billy Joel song. Sang it as a lullaby for my kids. Hope they don’t have issues later 🤔

@legman1476 5 ай бұрын

This is about Elle McPherson. "So, I would choose to be with you That's if the choice were mine to make But you can make decisions too And you can have this heart to break"

@user-gb6re9eg3i 2 ай бұрын

SO DAMN INTERESTING. GOOD INTERVIEW, HOWARD!

@mlbrooks4066 5 ай бұрын

One of my favorite BJ songs.

@joeano 5 ай бұрын

Need Howard back in the studio full time

@onthepin830 5 ай бұрын

State of grace ...is a killer song.

@gregheinhomes 5 ай бұрын

I love how hosed dogs into how he writes songs. It’s inspiring.

@megamerp9315 5 ай бұрын

Always favored "Tomorrow is Today"

@billmuller1469 5 ай бұрын

Elle McPherson

@g4l430 5 ай бұрын

I love to tell my oldest child that she is the way she is because she went to an Elton John/Billy Joel concert a month before she was born.

@Joelster-og4pf 5 ай бұрын

And So It Goes… pretty fair choice, considering it’s in my top 10 and my favourite on Storm Front.

@amymalina5073 5 ай бұрын

Billy Joel is one of the best songwriters

@cranez006 5 ай бұрын

Writing just one hit is almost a miracle. Writing 50 hits? Truly a 1 in a billion talent.

@ernestocarulla8114 5 ай бұрын

Probably he is the very best

@leehaslam5751 5 ай бұрын

@@cranez00650 hits???

@cranez006 5 ай бұрын

@@leehaslam5751 33 hit the top 40. 50 hit the top 100.

@leehaslam5751 5 ай бұрын

@@cranez006 is a hit making the top 100?Id struggle to name 6 billy joel songs and so would 98% of people

@andyboyd126 5 ай бұрын

“And so it goes and so it goes and so will you soon, I suppose.” Elle Macpherson

@mjisthegoat88 4 ай бұрын

she’s got a way always gets to me

@puffapuffarice 5 ай бұрын

As much as I've always loved this song, I've always thought it evokes the folksong "Barbra Allen"

@fernandojorgerenart2638 5 ай бұрын

Please, dear Billy: add a couple of shows at the MSG in July!!! So we can all see you one last time!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@TheFlyingHeart 5 ай бұрын

Derek Tufnel explained this in Spinal Tap

@Musicman-ct3bl 4 ай бұрын

Ready for his March 28 100th residency show 🔥🔥🔥

@creamydistortion 5 ай бұрын

‘Sanctuary’ is a great J. Giles Band song… That whole album is amazing 🎉…

@AlanQuinn-bo6fx 5 ай бұрын

Billy Joel - AKA musical genius!!!!!

@BuckyNugget 5 ай бұрын

"a sour note." Perfect description. 🎹

@charmerci 3 ай бұрын

Traveling Prayer is the one I'm mostly in awe of.

@johnwhite7885 5 ай бұрын

Stern, you're a great interviewer.

@rmr2471 5 ай бұрын

Honesty 🤗

@mjm5081 5 ай бұрын

❤

@melancholiac 2 ай бұрын

The phrase So It Goes always reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut,

@brett3378 5 ай бұрын

Billy Joel being inducted into the Kennedy Center Honors, is amazing

@viper100200 5 ай бұрын

Definitely a highlight of my life!

@tomsmyth4836 3 ай бұрын

52nd St....my fav

@lufshpq 5 ай бұрын

Vienna is me and seth meyers favorite billy joel song....yep look it up.

@JillKnapp 5 ай бұрын

Mine too! We all have great taste. 😊

@steveconn 5 ай бұрын

Allentown and Matter Of Trust are my favorites. The slower ballads feel kind of seventies schlocky.

@conradce 5 ай бұрын

Seventies schlocky is my jam.

@martinfinnmusic 5 ай бұрын

AI summary: and you wrote a sad song.... yes.... and you sat down and wrote it... yes... and you felt sad and you played some sad chords... yes... and you knew you were going to do it... yes.... and when you played the sad chords you knew you were writing about heartbreak... yes... because your heart was broken... yes... [JK I love Billy Joel and this song!!]