Billy Joel's "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"

[chmo78]

Awesome! I like the cut at 3:13 the best. This looks like it was a HUGE amount of work!

[rainbowmuppet]

this is brilliant

[sportacusgdl]

Excelente trabajo Sr. Moutal por la época en que se filmó, usted y yo debemos ser de la edad y por lo tanto no somos contemporaneos de la canción, pero creo que supo interpretar la esencia de la misma, un trabajo orgullosamente hecho por jóvenes mexicanos, espero que en la actualidad sea lo que sea a lo que se dedique haga trabajos de esta calidad, saludos desde GDL

[steeler79win]

wow this definitely looks like a Billy Joel music video from the 80's, well done!

[codename617]

Wow. Nice. I like it.

[moutal]

@codename617 Thank you for your comment!

[Mechknight73]

You did a great job, but I can only see one thing you guys did wrong. Brenda and Eddie would have been teens in the late sixties. Everybody at the prom looks straight out of the fifties abut otherwise a fine job of it

[moutal]

@Mechknight73 You're absolutely right. We took some creative licenses with the time periods. I know the song is from the 70's but, for some reason, the 50's-60's looked more appealing to us 80's kids :-) Thank you very much for your comment.

[dclore]

The main actor has a very Billy Joel feel to him which is fantastic!

[moutal]

@dclore Wow! I'll take that as a true compliment :-)

[carultch]

Beautiful video. I love this song, and this is exactly how I pictured it in my mind as I listened. I shed a tear for Brenda and Eddy as I type this.

[grizzzlymx]

Directo a mis favoritos es el homenaje más hermoso que le pudieron hacer a una de las más bellas composiciones del maestro Billy Joel gracias mil les quedo de pocamadre!!

[moutal]

@grizzzlymx Muchas gracias por tu comentario y por agregarlo a tus favoritos! Te mando un abrazo.

[anandbalraj]

wonderful rendition of the classic from billy joe.l one can really connect to his /her life in the 80s and muse how things have worked out in one's life. this video makes it more realistic. and guys does'nt matter if the actor didnt know how to hold a sax, the overall effect is grt. thanks hope u have many more coming out soon. Billy will be proud.

[moutal]

@anandbalraj Thank you so much for your kind words.

[abdawrharvca]

wow awesome job a love billy joel and im very sure so would he be of this amazong video put together awesome

[NYCgirl1221]

@zpsycho: there u for making some sense unlike that other dude

[zpsycho]

This is fantastic. I love it!

[moutal]

@zpsycho Thank you very much for your comment!

[woddyhayes78]

Really good video but would've been better if any of the sax players knew how to hold or play a saxophone.

[moutal]

@woddyhayes78 You're absolutely right. We had rented the sax from a music store and none of us knew how to play it. If you notice the girl's mouthpiece is upside down and the blond guy is holding it from the thumb rest!... :-) LOL. A few years after doing this video I took some sax lessons, so if I ever do a remake, I'll get it right!

Thnk you very much for your comment.

[NYCgirl1221]

maybe someone on here can help me :) is he and the girl he's talking to brenda and eddy? thats what i always thought, but my mom said no

[moutal]

@NYCgirl1221 The way I interpreted the song back in 1991 was that, the one sitting in the restaurant is Billy Joel reminiscing with an old high school friend. That's why at the end of the song he says "That's all I heard about Brenda and Eddie, can't tell you more cause I told you already, and here we are waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye".

[zpsycho]

@NYCgirl1221 No, they are not. The narrator is just telling the story of Brenda and Eddy to his old friend.

[milkmanjr33]

Wow this is VERY GOOD.. !!! Good work

[moutal]

@milkmanjr33 Thank you very much!

[tlalocman09]

Looks like the 50's...but Brenda and Eddy married at the 75....

[moutal]

@tlalocman09 You're absolutely right. That was pure artistic license as I love the 50's fashion and cars.

[DorianCairne]

This is actually a great job. You really made the shoestring budget thing work great for you. It's clear a lot of effort went into this. Bravo!

[moutal]

@DorianCairne Thank you very much!

[RetreatingBlade]

Great job, albeit 21 years ago. Well done all the same.

[moutal]

@RetreatingBlade Thank you very much!

[jeffreysurema]

Great Job Guys :>

[moutal]

@jeffreysurema Thank you!

[Hungaryblue9]

brill song and perfect video just how i imagined it

[moutal]

@Hungaryblue9 thank you very much!

[devilfan1965]

great album one of my favs

[accuristau]

Good stuff! Bravo!!!

[moutal]

@accuristau Thank you very much!

[jessabductme]

well done everyone! great job. I love this song and you can see the effort you all put in

[moutal]

@jessabductme Thank you VERY much!

[HomeMadeVinyl]

this is my all time favorite song, and this video is perfect :D

[elcolto13]

This is an excellent video, sir! Very well done! The only thing that I didn't particularly like was the lady with that saxophone. She was a tad bit comical for me.

[moutal]

@elcolto13 Thank you for your comment. Actually I totally agree with you. The sax player was not my favorite either.

[JohnnyContagious]

Fabulous job. Very well done. I expected to hate this, but I adored it. You have captured the essence of the song beautifully. Nice choreography too.

[moutal]

@JohnnyContagious Thank you very much for your sincere and kind comments!

[AngryBob907]

Great job.

[Adam54545454]

this vid is soo good i can't even watch it for the song, it's too distracting :P

[moutal]

@Adam54545454 Thank you very much for your comment!

[ArwellJones]

I am so impressed with this video. I've always wanted to shoot something for this song. But would not even try as it would pale in comparison to this. This is perfect. Yeah the video quality is a little rough, but jeez the footage is 20 years old. I would love to see it remastered and cleaned up. It is so inspiring to see this. I gotta say too, this video has such a nice feel of a classic (real) music video from that era. I just can't praise this enough. Hats off!!!!!

[moutal]

@ArwellJones Wow! Thank you very much for your kind comments. Indeed, this footage was shot over 20 years ago with S-VHS (not the best quality, even back then) and with no budget at all since it was a college production. It was truly a labor of love, edited in a linear S-VHS suite without the benefit of today's computers. I've tried to have Billy Joel see it, just for the heck of it, but that has proven harder than I thought... but I keep on dreaming :-)

[ArwellJones]

@moutal You know, every time I watch it, it seems like its a VHS recording that someone made of the video while it played on VH1 or MTV way back. Even though its SVHS, it looks like what videos did of that time period (early to mid 80's.... actually I think the song came out in '77... none the less) I really do hope you can get Billy Joel to see it. That would be awesome, you deserve it. Good luck.

[ArwellJones]

@moutal And another thing.... linear!!! No Final Cut Pro or Premiere AND you were just kids. Amazing. I had my wife watch it and explained that to her. She didn't get it (hehehe) I told her.... "This guy's my new hero...:)"

Now I am done gushing.... lol. Keep it up and again, good luck.

[moutal]

@ArwellJones You're too kind :-) Thank you!

[TalkALotMore]

1:54 and 5:50 are my favourite cuts, though there are several clever edits! By the way, Billy Joel's three-part song was not surprisingly influenced by the "B" side of The Beatles' Abeey Road album. Thanks so much for such a fun rendition Mexico!

[moutal]

@TalkALotMore Thank you very much for your kind comments! I didn't know about the Beatles influence on this song although I'm not surprised, seeing that Billy Joel is such a Beatles fan.

[jw12061]

first time that i've seen this video. i was wondering how billy joel was gonna make this video

[moutal]

@jw12061 Thank you very much for your comment :-)

[tava82]

Wow that was almost 21 years ago, those young people are about the same age of Brenda and Eddie when they met at the restaurant..lol

Anyways, OUTSTANDING job, and thank you for sharing this with the world.

[moutal]

@tava82 You're right! We're all in our 40's now... LOL

Thank you very much for your kind comment.

[soccertakesover]

this is perfect for this song...just amazing

[MaggieB25]

This is my fav song of alllllllllllllllllllllllllllll­lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[moutal]

@withalittlehelpfrom Thank you very much for your kind comment!

[CaptainRocknRoll11]

I highly enjoyed this, very fitting to the song. I honestly might have thought it were the official video!

[moutal]

@CaptainRocknRoll11 Thank you so much!

[janter101087]

Outstanding video very impressed WOW

[moutal]

@janter101087 Thank you for taking the time to comment. Best regards.

[sirdaveo]

Spectacular. Phenominal video to a phenominal song.

[moutal]

@sirdaveo Thank you very much!

[galihauli]

i love it. it is amazing great job everything

me encanta

[moutal]

@galihauli Thank you very much for your great comment!

[galihauli]

i love it.  it is amazing great job everything

[Surfer041]

An amazing video. Billy Joel is my fav performer.  Love all his songs this is one of my top 5.

[moutal]

@Surfer041 Thank you very much. Billy Joel is my favorite performer/songwriter as well.

[empressofthetiger]

This is so great!

[maxxxx1972]

woooooooooooooooooow dudes show time at 4:38

[moutal]

@maxxxx1972 Thank you very much!

[Coombsy1111]

Great job, very good Billy Joel lookalike.

[GuanRy]

WOw, what a great work! :) I've watched this thing a bunch of times. I love it :) Hope you have more out there be it music videos or films.

Thumbs up!

[moutal]

@GuanRy Thank you very much for your kind comment.

Best regards

Robert

[kevin9sc]

Bravo - superb, very faithful to the excellent track! Again, exactly as I would have imagined it had Mr. Joel been involved in making it. Thank you

[thurin68]

This is an outstanding job this video.

[claudiapatx]

Wow is all I can say! I sure wish Mr. Joel had officially released this with y'all. It's perfect. I still know the words to this song by heart backwards and forwards...One of my favorites...Very well done! ★★★★★★★★★★...10★'s for sure!

[moutal2]

@claudiapatx Thank you so much for your amazing comment. You made my day :-)

[Artyfil]

I love this video... and the guy's expression at 2:38 hahaha

[moutal2]

@Artyfil I know... I love his expression too... "chomp, chomp, chomp" :-)

Thanks for your comment.

[sidneybrit93]

Brilliant, guys. Absolutely brilliant!

[mma11762]

Great video! Told the whole story of the song! Enjoyed watching it.

[moutal2]

@mma11762 It is a great story. The video practically made itself.

[felisdeoi]

I've always loved this some, maybe the best song from that decade. I always thought it cinematic and long plotted in my mind a video. I had more slow fades and sepia colors but the characters and locations you filmed were MUCH as I imagined, so my hat is off to you, sir, for the talent and motivation to complete such a work. I wonder if Billy has seen it? I think he'd like it. I sure do.

[moutal2]

@felisdeoi Thank you very much for your great comments.

I wonder too if Billy has ever seen it.

That's #1 on my bucket list... Maybe one day someone who knows BIlly in person will stumble upon this video and show it to him :-)

Regards

Robert

[LuisValdivia]

Wow, what a long song, and what a mega production! Felicidades!

[jamsawpaul]

Great Song, great video.

Thank you.

-Paul

[polkatwo]

Great video production,not easy 4 such long song !!! Deserve a lot more views.

Well done !!!

[moutal2]

Thank you very much for your comment! It was a long process but we enjoyed every minute of it.

Please help us get more views by sharing this video with your friends.

Regards

Robert

[polkatwo]

Thanks 4 the courtesy of reply back. I wonder if BJ is aware of this video. I'll do my best 2 increase hits.

[moutal2]

Believe me, I wonder that too... every day :-)

Thank you very much again for your kind support.

[moutal]

@polkatwo Thank you very much for your comment and for sharing it with your freidns! :-)

[Java2400]

I've watched this video every couple of days since I discovered it about 1o months ago, and everytime it strikes a chord with how your version is almost exactly how I've pictured it being acted out since I was a kid, and now whenever I hear it elsewhere, your face robert, pops into mind as billy.

I love it even more than I did when I first found it, if possible.

thank you for posting it.

[moutal]

Thank you very much for your amazing comment! I showed it around to all my friends.

Very kind of you!

Regards

Robert

[mysweeteventhorizon]

Bravo!!....simply fantastic!!!!....poetry in motion and a tribute to a brilliant artist by very talented artists...

Thank you very much for your hard work and thank you very much for a wonderful video and a heartfelt tribute to a great musician...

Go Mexico!!!

Excellent Post!!!, much appreciated!!!

[moutal]

Thank you so much for your kind comment. It totally made my day!

Best regards

Robert

[TheSwamper]

Nicely done.

[polkatwo]

Great video 4 a great song !!!

[iMacxXuserXx485]

This song is really great to listen to. thanx for posting it!

[iMacxXuserXx485]

Wow you knowI thought this video was for real until I saw the info on the right! It looks so good!

[upsbrown620]

Me too.

[moutal2]

Thank you so much for your comment. I'm very happy to read that you thought it was the real video!

Have a wonderful Holiday.

[sistym]

I love it.

[swim4life97]

love this song

[bigcrix]

Beautifully done. Did the makers go on to do anything professionally?

[moutal]

Thank you for your comment. Actually, yes. The director/"Billy" currently works in television and has won a number of Emmy awards.

[pokerfeen12]

very nicely done

[HabsRule92Remy92]

So cool

[warmmilkshake]

This is amusing. Right on.

[keldsen]

Great job - really did this great song justice. And it looks like you had a lot of fun!

[runspyder]

Very good. Bravo to the entire cast.

[fundyqueen]

Great choreography guys..muy bien..well done

[erbsoccer]

wow this is GREAT!

[bobbydesi]

i love the guy who plays eddie, hes such a fucking boss

[grupy3178]

Are they doing the funky chicken at 4:50 in this video? Because if they are, I don't think five stars is enough.

Anybody who can make the funky chicken cool deserves a hundred stars.

[grupy3178]

Seriously, though, really great job on this video.

[kacy63]

AWESOME job!!

[jimmij0]

This song is unbelievable, definetely one of my favorite Billy Joel songs. The video was engaging, and the students who made it deserve a lot of credit. Well done.

[grupy3178]

I've watched this video three times in a row now. There's a real honesty of sentiment here. You can tell the kids who made it had a blast. It seems like they did this for all the right reasons. I hope Billy Joel sees it someday. I'll bet he'd get a kick out of it.

[anakina1]

Me too, it was just fun to see.

[urciolo]

VERY well done! Fun to watch

[kirky29]

Awesome video! I love the sax going on in this.. Can anyone else think of any songs like this with the same sax style.. ?

[Java2400]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video, as I found it to be fairly accurate portrayal of the song.

I found a strange comfort and solace in the presence of the narator/man in the resturant.

There was something familiar about him that just clicked with me.

[drewdog1115]

the scope of this video is huge but it has a few lyrical interpretation problems... as well as some real bad phose ball playing............

[telemundosandiego]

Thank you very much for your comment. I'd love to know what lyrical interpretation issues did you find as I am not a native English speaker and this was done over 16 years ago.

Regards

[themadblonde]

Trust me, there is not a single thing wrong with the interpretation. It's lovely & clear & very, very sweet. If Mr. Joel ever sees it, I'm sure he will appreciate all the work & care put into it.

[danciswithwolves]

well there is the slight problem that he's telling the woman he's having dinner with that he's got a new wife... and remarking that they (two at the restaurant) lost touch long ago... yet at the end of the song are seen leaving arm in arm as if they were lovers... other than that... nicely done.

[FlemFlam86]

There's nothing wrong with this, just getting together with an old friend. Walking arm in arm does not make two people lovers, it is chivalrous.

[danciswithwolves]

I dunno... I suspect that if the Mrs. saw her husband walking arm in arm with an attractive female friend she might have something to say about it...

Doesnt make them lovers, but it is certainly more indicative of a closer friendship than not having seen the person in years.

Im just saying ;)

[themadblonde]

I dunno, depends on the friendship. You should see me w/ some of my old friends/ex flames, PARTICULARLY when we're getting back in touch after years. Facebook has certainly provided some fun that way. & hubby is glad to see me finding old friends. He knows we're good. ;-)

[coolycool86]

Nice, come and upload this song to my audio-sharing site SoundLantern, SoundLantern is like a "youtube for audios" check it out i'm sure you will like it, i have the link on my channel