BILLY JOEL SCENES FROM AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT

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2 жыл бұрын

Reaction to Scenes from an Italian restaurant by Billy Joel.Has to go down as one of the greatest songs ever,and this could be termed as Billy's Bohemian Rhapsody.
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@dipsydoodle7988 2 жыл бұрын

He is not human. He's got a whole bunch of songs that are pieces of art. I don't know who Brenda and Eddie are, but he got me invested in their lives when I was like 12. 😆

@joelliebler5690 2 жыл бұрын

😃👍🏻

@nflr92 2 жыл бұрын

"Brender and Eddie" in Long Islandish ;-)

@kenperk9854 2 жыл бұрын

You get a movie with great music attached!

@theConquerersMama 2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@theConquerersMama 2 жыл бұрын

My roommate and I had collage we made about them on our dorm wall.

@dagmar.6954 2 жыл бұрын

This song is from "The Stranger" album from 1977. I remember buying this record. Every song on it is great. Billy is such a good singer songwriter & story teller as you can see with these descriptive lyrics. It is like a 3 part story fused into one (piano ballad intro - jazz middle - rock ending).

@ericwillison1389 2 жыл бұрын

You are entirely in the right of it. What a great musician.

@surlechapeau 2 жыл бұрын

'The Stranger' is in my top 5 of all-time greatest albums

@Daniel58S 2 жыл бұрын

my fav Billy record

@kenperk9854 2 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@BenSwagnerd Жыл бұрын

Vienna is my special favorite but the entire album is a BANGER

@tanisdevelopment 2 жыл бұрын

Billy's "Goodnight Saigon" is another powerful epic. Do yourself a favour.

@rolanddeschain965 2 жыл бұрын

Billy went through music industry hell, the fact he made it at all is a miracle. The fact that he stayed true to himself is testimony to him as a person, a genuinely good and decent man.

@junkyardheaven 2 жыл бұрын

Great handle! :)

@rolanddeschain965 2 жыл бұрын

@@junkyardheaven ka is a wheel lol

@easternadventures9978 2 жыл бұрын

@@rolanddeschain965 thankee sai, long days and pleasant nights

@grilledspaghetti 2 жыл бұрын

He has former band mates that would contest that he forgot the face of his father there Roland.

@seanscanlon9067 2 жыл бұрын

@@grilledspaghetti I am guessing that you have only heard one side of the story and do not know the history of it all.

@leeannmcdermott8313 2 жыл бұрын

I can listen to Billy Joel all day, every album, every song!❤️

@theConquerersMama 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@donw804 2 жыл бұрын

A big thank you to Jami for putting this treasure in Harri's ear. Personally, I consider this song to be Billy Joel's truest masterpiece... which is saying a lot because he has so many other absolute gems. Piano Man may be his signature song, But Scenes is his crowning achievement.

@seanscanlon9067 Жыл бұрын

Scandinavian Skies, Goodnight Saigon and Until the Night are all pretty epic too.

@gnomeofwar 2 жыл бұрын

Every song on this album "The Stranger" is amazing. One could argue it's one of if not his best album. Give other songs from here a listen too. You wont be disappointed.

@donaldansman4272 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the song The Stranger when I was a kid. The whole album is just so good.

@Ira88881 2 ай бұрын

Can I make you jealous? I was 16 in 1973 when his first album, Piano Man, was released. So for 50 years since then, I’ve waited in anticipation of every new album…listening to them hundreds of times…and SEEING dozens of his concerts. After Piano Man, and then Streetlife Serenade, he was popular…but not THAT popular. I went to several of his concerts in very small venues. To me, the greatest all-in-one artist of my generation.

@John-dj7hl 3 ай бұрын

He has so many great hits, he is so talented. I believe this would be my favorite Billy Joel song. It's really hard to say because he's got so many greats , but yeah , I'd say this is my favorite along with piano man.

@headofbaphomet 2 жыл бұрын

It's All Rock And Roll To Me, A Matter Of Trust, Allentown, Downeaster Alexa, Honesty, An Innocent Man, he has so many great songs. His greatest hits collection is 3 CDs.

@WendyJoJohnston 2 жыл бұрын

Billy Joel has been one of my top favorites since I was a kid. Loved him then, love him now. He's a legend.

@stardust164 2 жыл бұрын

I have seen Billy many times,,,I love Billy Joel peace and love from Canada

@1776SOL 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 44yrs old this week & a DIEHARD Billy Joel fan since age 6 when I first heard An Innocent Man.

@kenperk9854 2 жыл бұрын

70s music was so Diverse and meaningful. INCREDIBLE!!

@ym61 2 жыл бұрын

Yes he pieced parts of songs together , the middle being the Ballad of Brenda and Eddie. Billy has said he learned this from the Beatles Abbey Road side two. He consistently names this song as one of his very best and it has held up quite well. Some of his best work weren’t top 40 singles. Try “Until the Night” from 52nd Street album. Very Righteous Brothers vibe

@taradevine6026 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, that's an amazing song. My favorite may be Vienna.

@keymack2477 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly ym! He had snippets of songs and was inspired by the Abbey Road medley and decided he could do that too!! I also second your recommendation of "Until The Night" and would add "An Innocent Man", a tribute to The Drifters as well!!

@thetruth72667 2 жыл бұрын

What's crazy about Billy & what separates him from everyone else is that he was able to make the different parts make sense with each other lyrically. The Abbey road medley is one of my favorite songs ever written but none of the parts make sense lyrically or follow a theme aside from "His sister Pam works in the shop" to tie into "Polythene Pam" a little bit. The way Billy transitions to the different parts musically is seamless & masterful! Again I love the Abbey Road medley & it's one of my favorite songs ever written but the songs are connected with minimal musical transitions. Almost cut & paste. Billy really the best modern songwriter to ever step foot on this Earth. I've said this in so many videos but I can't help it cause he really is. Love seeing people recognize the unearthly talent this man has.....

@elizabethsantersero9597 2 жыл бұрын

YES! "Until the Night" is one of his very best songs - for me, the whole 52nd Street album was the first record I could just put on and let the whole thing play without a single song I'd rather skip

@SurvivorBri Жыл бұрын

That's a good one. I'm actually also quite partial to "The Night is Still Young" and "I've Loved These Days." And "Summer Highland Falls" was always a favorite of mine too.

@lisasmillman 10 ай бұрын

Billy Joel might be the best musical storyteller ever

@MediaAceStar Жыл бұрын

Yes, it’s hard to top this song. For me, it’s personal. I married young, lived in a small apartment in New Jersey. Happily, we were Brenda and Eddie that stayed together and made a great life for ourselves, kids and now grandkids. And we still love going to an Italian restaurant.

@oakhillfound847 2 жыл бұрын

Arguably one of Billy's best songs and what you need to realize the song says Scenes and delivers its promise. I can imagine this restaurant with a story taking place at each table.

@chetstevens4583 2 жыл бұрын

Probably the only song that comes close as far as story telling goes is Goodnight Saigon. Haunting song that will leave an impression.

@michaelc8111 2 жыл бұрын

"All About Soul" is a great Billy Joel hit to react to. Thanks Harry!!!

@christopheryochum3602 2 жыл бұрын

One of the smartest comments I've heard from a reactor...a song and a half...four songs in one. Exactly. I can't call this a "song." It's a composition, a "piece," or an opus of some sort. All tied together, like a classical piece of music, with the end of the song recapitulation the exposition at the beginning. so not only does Joel create this mashup of multiple sections, but the whole thing tells the life story of a couple.

@thomastimlin1724 2 жыл бұрын

An "Operetta."

@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288 2 жыл бұрын

Scenes shows that Joel's roots in classical music are not fabricated or exaggerated. It feels like a classical compositions with three movements: bottle of red, then Brenda and Eddie, then bookend it with reprise of bottle of red.

@rebeccajohnson8769 Жыл бұрын

You're My Home is another lovely song by Billy Joel, along with Summer, Highland Falls.

@robertknuist9754 Жыл бұрын

A Masterpiece

@shellydagel9228 2 жыл бұрын

WOW, I really love this song!!!

@debbiesmith4186 Жыл бұрын

I had a long drive to high school and I played his music so much I knew every word.

@peterbrown6022 2 жыл бұрын

'Goodnight Saigon' 'The Stranger' 'Ballad of Billy the Kid' 'New York State of Mind' 'Honesty' Love your reactions brother. I can sense what a joy music brings to you and I am the same way.

@brian2478 3 ай бұрын

I’m 45. I grew up on the Innocent Man album. When I was around 12/13 I took a deeper dive into my parents Billy Joel albums. My mind was also blown that he had so many amazing songs that were so much different than his 80s pop vibe. I love watching these reactions videos because it’s bringing back my own memories of discovering how amazing Billy Joel has been right from the beginning.

@maryellenazack4466 2 жыл бұрын

♥️♥️♥️ more billy joel. Perfect album side !

@wpollock1 2 жыл бұрын

“Baby Grand” -Billy Joel and Ray Charles….there is a great video. Can’t recommend this enough!

@dsusan17 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite Billy Joel song is It's My Life. It helped me leave a abusive husband many years ago. Great pick and analysis.

@stardust164 2 жыл бұрын

Billy is an excellent lyricist. soooo good!!

@fredmarinovich5477 2 жыл бұрын

River of dreams

@boggy269 2 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favourite songs !!

@jhamptonjr 2 жыл бұрын

My sweet romantic teenage nights indeed! Man this is my favorite Bill Joel song but I had every album of his when I was younger. Now I have all the CDs, since I've always been a rolling stone. Glad you enjoyed a slice of my younger years!! #Peace!

@RainbowMaille 2 жыл бұрын

One of my Favorite songs Ever 🥰

@scm021374 2 жыл бұрын

Love this one. One of his best.

@jayden2ful 2 жыл бұрын

Billy Joel’s favourite song. Out of all his hits he stated this is his favourite especially playing it live, just awesome

@taradevine6026 2 жыл бұрын

For us big fans, it's his defining song. Like Elton John's Funeral for a Friend.

@howtodoitdude1662 2 жыл бұрын

He actually changes his favorite song. From Summer Highland falls to Vienna to Scenes….

@roberthendershott8972 2 жыл бұрын

You have to hear, AND SO IT GOES. It's a beautiful song🔥💯

@markhoover3743 2 жыл бұрын

Paul did once say he wishes he’d written Piano Man. To which Billy retorted, ppffft…there’s alot of McCartney songs I wish I had written!

@howtodoitdude1662 2 жыл бұрын

I think it was ‘just the way you are’.

@jasonlighton9636 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite Billy Joel song!

@sealdrup 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite song from one of my favorite artists.

@bkm2797 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this tune by Billy, takes you on an oddesy of days gone by, he truly is the master when it comes to taking you along for the journey. Thanks Harry

@lorettascurato2692 2 жыл бұрын

Billy Joel and Paul Simon are my favorite songwriters. They can do many styles and their lyrics are poetry. Genius 🤩

@bobbrown5951 2 жыл бұрын

His best song IMO. Love it.

@robert1325 Жыл бұрын

He’s the greatest singer/songwriter of our time!

@paulhammond2784 2 жыл бұрын

You once ask about a song where they whistle, check out the title of the album The Stranger. It’s a fantastic song.

@debbiechang5781 2 жыл бұрын

Billy’s genius shines through in this song. He’s absolutely one of the great songwriter/storyteller wizards of our time. And then there are those magic fingers dancing across the keyboards. He is truly a great American treasure. I knew you would would love this before I even watched your reaction. His catalogue is vast. Enjoy the journey through the Billy Joel rabbit hole. 🌺✌️

@beadybaby 6 ай бұрын

One of my favorite Billy Joel songs. My favorite album of his though is Glass Houses. 52nd St. and the stranger are not far behind at all. Nylon curtain also amazing

@edwardcrews2952 2 жыл бұрын

Best Billy song ever.

@grumpy4ever122 2 жыл бұрын

Yes Harri!!. A masterpiece displaying BJ's great playing both melody & rock. Just beautiful.

@MRCATL3 Жыл бұрын

Telling stories like this....a gift

@HiddenCharmhome 2 жыл бұрын

I love this song so much ❤️

@keeperofwickets1781 2 жыл бұрын

In my top five songs of all time......and the other four change every other day.

@lawrenceschabell5740 2 жыл бұрын

This album is absolutely a masterpiece!

@MrBarryb505050 2 жыл бұрын

I think this is one of his best songs if not his best songs ever.

@loisrogers2511 2 жыл бұрын

I hadn't heard this in so long. Forgot how much I love it! Thanks

@llschnitz 2 жыл бұрын

Favorite Billy Joel song along with "New York State of Mind" and "Summer Highland Falls".

@Historian212 Жыл бұрын

The title track to this album, "The Stranger," is one of my favorites. This entire album is great. Since I grew up on Long Island, where Billy also grew up, although a few years after he did, this song always brings me right back to high school there. I can just envision Brenda (if you listen closely you can hear him pronounce it more like "Brender," before a vowel, which is very Long Island) and Eddie, and all the kids who got married soon after high school. "Bohemian Rhapsody" was released two years before this song, so it -- and Lennon-McCartney's "Day in the Life," back in '67 -- were probably both influential. Billy has been called the American McCartney, and that works for me.

@bemused9522 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, so happy you finally got to do this song! My favorite!!! Peace and love ❤️

@dermaglowpro1720 2 жыл бұрын

Until The Night !!!! OMG my FAVORITE !!!

@tomdimartino7361 Жыл бұрын

I've seen Billy over ten times live, many of them in the first row, waiting over night for tickets

@dragonreader3817 2 жыл бұрын

Billy Joel was my first concert and he was fabulous. Leningrad and Goodnight Saigon are my favorites.

@micheleclark59 Жыл бұрын

His older stuff is my favorite! My mother was a fan and Billy Joel was my first concert of hundreds! I Always loved Billy Joel, ps catch him playing dual pianos with Elton John 😳

@blizzle193 2 жыл бұрын

Great review! Billy Joel is in my top 3 ever. Grew up listening to him.

@andythrush3341 2 жыл бұрын

Great song! Billy's lyrics are so easy to relate to. The thing about Billy and Paul McCartney is that they wrote what they knew about. Paul's very British and Billy is very American and they are writing about very relatable subjects to all of us. Both are great story tellers too. Harri thanks for this post. Haven't heard this song in a long time. It was nice to reminisce.

@garymaidman625 Жыл бұрын

Not only is Billy Joel very American, he is very New York. His songs are straight up about New York life. I can't imagine the setting of this song being in California or Florida or Illinois, it's just straight up New York.

@xJRx77 Жыл бұрын

1st album to his last..... countless countless amazing-ness! (and that's not even a word)

@hellhound3652 2 жыл бұрын

Harri i just want to say, I love you! Your reactions are so spot on. You catch all the subtle nuances in every song. You catch things in songs that i have listened for many years that i have missed. You are AMASING, keep up the good work!!!!!

@mariasantos-kf9pe 2 жыл бұрын

Love this song

@d.s.6268 2 жыл бұрын

Yes !!! Billy's best song ! Thank you. The next Billy gem you want to discover is "Zanzibar" :)

@angelarasmussen1800 2 жыл бұрын

Harry you put that all so well about Billy Joel and no there is not a song to beat this one out of his masterpieces although you'll never get tired of piano Man or just the way you are and they are so delectable but this is my all-time favorite Billy Joel song and I love a lot of his work!!!! Thank you for appreciating it thoroughly I just watched another young couple respond to it and I worry about the dumbing down music ally of young people not being able to appreciate the richness on so many levels of this song like this had lyrical and musical layers that you just don't find in music nowadays.

@marybolletta1106 Жыл бұрын

Love this reaction. Love the comparison to Bohemian Rhapsody.

@dermaglowpro1720 2 жыл бұрын

The Stranger !!!!!!!!!

@bernadettebento1419 2 жыл бұрын

That song is a masterpiece. I can never hear it enough.

@mariaroncalli863 2 жыл бұрын

Billy Joel said on a recent interview that this is his favorite among his songs. And it's mine, too.

@robertpearson8798 2 жыл бұрын

I think that this is my favourite Billy Joel song.

@RAY_L_A 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Harri! I love it!

@kimberlyianaro3774 2 жыл бұрын

Billy Joel is a musical genius.

@joelliebler5690 2 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite songs, lyrically and musically. Billy would think you relating to McCartney is a huge compliment since he loved the Beatles!

@danhuyck527 2 жыл бұрын

dont ya just love musicians who are great storytellers too.

@tonymusolino2369 2 жыл бұрын

You should follow this up with the title track from the same album called “the stranger”. Another great. The entire album is great. Billy joel is great.👍🏼

@arqoo1907 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best songs ever to put on the car stereo. The "steering wheel bongos" take a real pounding during the Brenda and Eddie portion! 😊

@memorylenmemorylen4065 2 жыл бұрын

Iconic song!

@jamishops 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Harri. My favorite Billy Joel song. A true masterpiece. Loved the reaction.

@moosegeek6694 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite records, I know all the words.

@Beehashe Жыл бұрын

My cousin lived in Long Island back then Billy Joel was a local hero. She had a huge poster of him in her room.

@chrissimpson1183 Жыл бұрын

This song needs to be a musical.

@lindadenton7407 2 жыл бұрын

I love your reaction to this. I felt the same way a zillion years ago when it came out and I still feel that way. The man is a genius. ❤️

@gevlar 2 жыл бұрын

His best song, & he’s had a ton of great ones! The whole “The Stranger” album is flawless, & I like “52nd Street” even more. Check out “Until the Night” from that album, where he channels the Righteous Brothers. Goodnight Saigon is very powerful also.

@darkomtobia 2 жыл бұрын

YAY!!!!

@ChuckHackney 10 ай бұрын

To me, this is his masterpiece, along with NY State of Mind...Piano Man is great, just love these two more,,,,,

@cjr1324 2 жыл бұрын

This is fast becoming my favorite reaction channel. Reactions are so terrifically genuine, with a true love of and appreciation for music. I was 18 in 1985 so much of what you play is in the fabric of my life somewhere. Great job man.

@patricklemeur6360 2 жыл бұрын

The stranger , un album fantastique !!!

@oldcougar65 2 жыл бұрын

Love your comments. They are spot on. I first heard Billy Joel doing an interview for a local PBS station in Philly in the 70's. I went out and bought the album: The Stranger. Yes, "Scenes..." is one of Billy's greatest. But that album also had "Anthony's Song", "Only the Good DIe Young", "Vienna", and "The Stanger" All of them are extremely worthy of your review.

@Michael-Philip Жыл бұрын

I grew up in NY and Billy Joel was like a king in NY .

@ethelynchristopher6995 2 жыл бұрын

Love Billy Joel. He's amazing in concert. You might really enjoy "She's Always a Woman to Me" also from the album The Stranger. Great song, great lyrics, etc.

@jimirayo 2 жыл бұрын

Miami 2017 is another great song. My second favorite behind this one.

@chrisdiner7170 2 жыл бұрын

Absolute masterpiece!

@brucer2152 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing him in concert in Houston and he did this song and the crowd just went crazy.

@patrickwilder6492 2 жыл бұрын

The only concert I ever had front row center for... unforgettable !!!

@brucer2152 2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickwilder6492 Front row would have been amazeballs!

@patrickwilder6492 2 жыл бұрын

That was a Houston concert also... in the late 70’s.

@brucer2152 2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickwilder6492 Was it at the Summit?

@patrickwilder6492 2 жыл бұрын

@@brucer2152 Yes !!

@juliemcgillivray3394 Жыл бұрын

I love your true to heart reactions!

@davidstenton4365 2 жыл бұрын

*Harri* I'm commenting *before* I hear your reaction.! Which I will watch end to end. I KNOW your going to love this.! Obviously by the thumbnail, but even if it was blank, I would already know.!!!!! I've *LOVED THIS SONG* for decades.! Wanna get her in the mood, the sax and opening works like a charm.! 2 suggestions bro.! BOTH masterpieces.! 1) Saigon 2) Vienna Much and ongoing respect Harri....... *David* .....