I was 13 when I got the Stranger for Christmas. I wore it out and proceeded to buy everything from him I could get my hands on. He is without a doubt the greatest writer/performer that this country has ever produced. Being from Philly, and reading the jacket of Songs in the Attic, I cant't help but feel the spectrum as he describes it. Thank you for a life time of music Billy the Kid....
was a big fan as a teen back in the mid 70's growing up on long island,had all of his albums,knew all of his songs,sang them whenever...until I saw him in the early 90's in Tampa.Rushed from work,drove 2.5 hours,didnt have much money,scraped up enough for a ticket..a really lame seat way up in the nose bleed section...a few songs into the set..he stands up ,puts his hands over his eyebrows and looks up at my friend and I and say''hey thanks for buying those shitty seats!" NO CLASS!!
very nice video. Very classic Billy Joel at his best. Didn't get a chance to see him till the head to head concert with Elton John. And you sure could tell who the better musician was
When I was a kid visiting my cousin out in Lonng island, I actually got to listen to the band practice before Billy Joel picked them up. Russel Javors guitar back up is my cousin. And he taught me how to play guitar. Billy Joel is awsome. So is his back up band.
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Wow, I would love to see the entire footage if it is available somewhere. He was obviously promoting his 1976 album Turnstiles, the excellent record the critics loved that should had made him a household name. But that would come the following year with The Stranger. Great to hear a good part of one of the three instrumentals from his albums (I believe from Streetlife Serenade), great song.
Hell yes, I would’ve loved to have seen Billy during his classic peak period, circa 1975 to 1984. This is him in his youthful prime, a classic year, 1976, when he & his band were often the support band (mad! Imagine seeing them merely as the 'support band'!) for The Eagles, J.Geils Band, Yes, etc. A superb era of music & a superb era of Billy.
This is just wonderful, thank you. And the reason folks from UConn. didn't catch this is because... it's from Dec. 5, 1976, at Conn. College. I was there that night (!), and this is the kind of remarkable stuff these guys were doing... Billy really (REALLY) played to us in the audience, running out to shake hands with us in the midst of the set, even. Will never forget it: best concert I've ever been to still to date.
@RickyBernardo thats really cool, thanks for the comment. im 30 and started seeing billy in the mid 90s, i would give anything to have seen him between the mid 70s and 84-- his best years for sure.
@live2cd I'd have to disagree, for his concerts now are much more intense because of the huge amount of fans he has now. And he now plays things lower - a key or two - than he did. Also Last Play @ Shea - just so much better than his older concerts like this one.
@KennyIngram10 yeah if you think last play at shea and his newer shows sound BETTER than his band in the late 70s/early 80s, we will have to respectfully disagree! but make sure to check out "live from long island" if you can, its a wonderful show and IMO his best ever recorded.
@KennyIngram10 This NY Jersey girl absolutely agrees that "Live From Long Island" was the best Joel concert recorded... and you young kids have NO idea what a good concert really can be.
@KennyIngram10. There was no shortage of fans at any one of Billy's shows at any time in his career, and it is a real shame you didn't get to see him when he was younger.
I am loving that I still go to see all of my favorite musicians, from Billy to the Moody Blues, to Jethro Tull to CSNY to Styx to..........
..... that I grew up with, but not one of them performs the way they did back then & it's a tiny bit sad that you'll never know or hear them the way we did.
Ah! How much this was me. You'r teachers have gone home, you'r parents are split up of course. And you thought your best friends were... were your best friends. You'r sitting alone and I feel it. I guess it's become a born again Christan or Heroin. What a drag. I'm glad you survived Billy. Thank's for the song.
i wish i was freakin alive in those times man. so so bad =) is it ok to have my whole being dedicated to changing the whole world to fit that picture?
@irunmadn The song he played at the end of this clip, is NOCTURNE. Too bad it was cut short. Its on Cold Spring Harbor, his first album. If you like that, check out "SOUVENIR", on Streetlife Serenade, his 3rd album.
There used to be a dj in Birmingham, AL named Damper Dan and this was the song he started his show with at midnight. I couldn't guess how many times I've heard it. I would put my headphones on and crank it up.
6:32 a true smile. A song from his true past. I have a feeling your first songs are songs reflected off something critical in your life. Something years later that'll open up your true self whether you want it too or not. XD Yes Billy Joel show them your true works of musical art!
I don't have kids, never been married. But I have had guitar and bass-students who love Billy Joel just as much as we do. I feel sorry for his family; his daughter, Alexa Ray, tried to commit suicide last week. As Billy did 36- years ago by drinking cleaning-fluid.
Thing is, because she got Billy's genes instead of her tall-bold supermodel mom, and she thinks her music ist up to the level of her Dad because she has yet to be picked up by a major label, that is self-defeating thinking, which leads to depression and self-abuse, seen it happen too many times. You just have to be happy and know that you have value, and you will succeed in the future. The future is now. I pray for Alexa and the Joel family. Billy, we love you.Would'nt be the same without you.
when did the sound of live rock music go down the tubes? Up until 1983 everything sounded good, but after that, the bass dru was clicky and the snare was too poppy. Its not just the recording, its the micking, I just know it.
I was 13 when I got the Stranger for Christmas. I wore it out and proceeded to buy everything from him I could get my hands on. He is without a doubt the greatest writer/performer that this country has ever produced. Being from Philly, and reading the jacket of Songs in the Attic, I cant't help but feel the spectrum as he describes it. Thank you for a life time of music Billy the Kid....
red77mont3carl0 6 days ago
Yea, I have to side with the 70's 80's show crowd. I saw billy in 2001, and as great as that was, to me, this is better.
KevinAnthonyB 2 months ago
was a big fan as a teen back in the mid 70's growing up on long island,had all of his albums,knew all of his songs,sang them whenever...until I saw him in the early 90's in Tampa.Rushed from work,drove 2.5 hours,didnt have much money,scraped up enough for a ticket..a really lame seat way up in the nose bleed section...a few songs into the set..he stands up ,puts his hands over his eyebrows and looks up at my friend and I and say''hey thanks for buying those shitty seats!" NO CLASS!!
semperfuerte 4 months ago
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suzigar 4 months ago
very nice video. Very classic Billy Joel at his best. Didn't get a chance to see him till the head to head concert with Elton John. And you sure could tell who the better musician was
suzigar 4 months ago
When I was a kid visiting my cousin out in Lonng island, I actually got to listen to the band practice before Billy Joel picked them up. Russel Javors guitar back up is my cousin. And he taught me how to play guitar. Billy Joel is awsome. So is his back up band.
gorgar4464 4 months ago
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alexiroxursoxoff 6 months ago
Wow, I would love to see the entire footage if it is available somewhere. He was obviously promoting his 1976 album Turnstiles, the excellent record the critics loved that should had made him a household name. But that would come the following year with The Stranger. Great to hear a good part of one of the three instrumentals from his albums (I believe from Streetlife Serenade), great song.
timmmahhhh 6 months ago
Hell yes, I would’ve loved to have seen Billy during his classic peak period, circa 1975 to 1984. This is him in his youthful prime, a classic year, 1976, when he & his band were often the support band (mad! Imagine seeing them merely as the 'support band'!) for The Eagles, J.Geils Band, Yes, etc. A superb era of music & a superb era of Billy.
vanessamcqueen11 7 months ago
This is just wonderful, thank you. And the reason folks from UConn. didn't catch this is because... it's from Dec. 5, 1976, at Conn. College. I was there that night (!), and this is the kind of remarkable stuff these guys were doing... Billy really (REALLY) played to us in the audience, running out to shake hands with us in the midst of the set, even. Will never forget it: best concert I've ever been to still to date.
RickyBernardo 9 months ago 3
@RickyBernardo thats really cool, thanks for the comment. im 30 and started seeing billy in the mid 90s, i would give anything to have seen him between the mid 70s and 84-- his best years for sure.
live2cd 9 months ago 3
@live2cd I'd have to disagree, for his concerts now are much more intense because of the huge amount of fans he has now. And he now plays things lower - a key or two - than he did. Also Last Play @ Shea - just so much better than his older concerts like this one.
KennyIngram10 8 months ago
@KennyIngram10 yeah if you think last play at shea and his newer shows sound BETTER than his band in the late 70s/early 80s, we will have to respectfully disagree! but make sure to check out "live from long island" if you can, its a wonderful show and IMO his best ever recorded.
live2cd 8 months ago 3
@live2cd ...just my humble 54 yr old opinion here...but i prefer the older and more nostalgic billy joel...i grew up with it
luvdemheels 7 months ago
@KennyIngram10 This NY Jersey girl absolutely agrees that "Live From Long Island" was the best Joel concert recorded... and you young kids have NO idea what a good concert really can be.
Dovebyrd 2 months ago
@KennyIngram10. There was no shortage of fans at any one of Billy's shows at any time in his career, and it is a real shame you didn't get to see him when he was younger.
I am loving that I still go to see all of my favorite musicians, from Billy to the Moody Blues, to Jethro Tull to CSNY to Styx to..........
..... that I grew up with, but not one of them performs the way they did back then & it's a tiny bit sad that you'll never know or hear them the way we did.
Dovebyrd 2 months ago
Ah! How much this was me. You'r teachers have gone home, you'r parents are split up of course. And you thought your best friends were... were your best friends. You'r sitting alone and I feel it. I guess it's become a born again Christan or Heroin. What a drag. I'm glad you survived Billy. Thank's for the song.
ufos22 10 months ago
remember when bj had to work for a living...
joanofnoahsark 11 months ago
I have no idea what this song is about
BandOnTheRun87 11 months ago
@BandOnTheRun87 captain jack was a heroin dealer in his hometown.
Glong09 10 months ago
Genius!! Brilliant!! Outstanding!!
grgeliz 1 year ago
Think Young Billy just went backstage for a Line!
dolfanlinda 1 year ago
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dolfanlinda 1 year ago
I was a freshman at UConn that winter. Missed this show. I assume it was at little or big Jorgy.
swami1 1 year ago
Fantastic performance. Anyone know the piece that we hear part of at the very start of the clip? Sounds nice.
antoinekiwi 1 year ago
@antoinekiwi Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) It's a great song.
vtrain1 1 year ago
@vtrain1 Great, many thanks. Will check it out.
antoinekiwi 1 year ago
I heard this song the first time when I was around 17 and could really identify with it. Probably a lot of kids at that age, I suppose.
robin14669 1 year ago
This is without a doubt one of the best versions of this song I've ever heard with the synthesizer coming in around 8:16 it adds so much to the song
gatordude0111 1 year ago
i wish i was freakin alive in those times man. so so bad =) is it ok to have my whole being dedicated to changing the whole world to fit that picture?
SuperCharlie200 1 year ago
The energy of these musicians in the 70's was just Freakin unreal..WOW...
mayito714 1 year ago
Great song!!!
88sublunaire 1 year ago
I love the song Captain Jack from Billy Joel's 1973 album Piano Man especially from the 1981 album Songs In The Attic.
TobyHalicki089 1 year ago 2
whoa awesome ending he rips it yah definitely my fave Joel song I can relate as sad as it is Its an anthem for the losers and the hopeless
loserhero1982 1 year ago
That was a sweet piece at the end. I wish I knew what that was.
irunmadn 1 year ago
@irunmadn The song he played at the end of this clip, is NOCTURNE. Too bad it was cut short. Its on Cold Spring Harbor, his first album. If you like that, check out "SOUVENIR", on Streetlife Serenade, his 3rd album.
SignManJoe 1 year ago
@SignManJoe Thank you. : -)
irunmadn 1 year ago
Genius.
xterra43 1 year ago
This was his first song that he sung on the radio
sneezabonk 1 year ago
This is priceless........ One of my fave billy Joel songs.... I see Liberty, Russell, Doug. I guess David Brown wasn't in the band yet.
kcufmalsi 1 year ago
Today's clue....the ship at the beginning...another captain...just a little push and you'll be smiling!
Shamone! :)
themichealproject20 1 year ago
They dont make stuff like this anymore...
ladyprada9 1 year ago
BJ, bravo, Bravo, BRAVO, B R A V O ! ! !
justAnotherJapanese 1 year ago
This wasn't at UCONN, it was a Connecticut College in Palmer Auditorium.
cavalier17641 1 year ago
This wasn't at UCONN. it was a Connecticut College, a small liberal arts school in New London. My parents were at this concert!
cavalier17641 1 year ago
There used to be a dj in Birmingham, AL named Damper Dan and this was the song he started his show with at midnight. I couldn't guess how many times I've heard it. I would put my headphones on and crank it up.
brixman2 1 year ago
amazing.
TEDDYtillyoudrop 1 year ago
Where at UConn was this filmed? Jorgensen?
swami1 1 year ago
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hiadhiad 2 years ago
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hiadhiad 2 years ago
Billy Joel writes all of his songs by himself. Music and lyrics.
BACMusic 2 years ago
6:32 a true smile. A song from his true past. I have a feeling your first songs are songs reflected off something critical in your life. Something years later that'll open up your true self whether you want it too or not. XD Yes Billy Joel show them your true works of musical art!
hiadhiad 2 years ago
@hiadhiad meant to give tht a thumbs a up instead of thumbs down. i completly agree with you.
TEDDYtillyoudrop 1 year ago
Dang look at how young they all were.....
rpwVideoInstruction 2 years ago
How can I get a hold of the entire video??
gostars63 2 years ago
Send me a message.
agilblom 2 years ago
B R A V O !
justAnotherJapanese 2 years ago
I just love Billy Joel! His music is so amazing! And i'm only 19 years old. Wish this kind of music would still be made right now..
koekiemonster007 2 years ago
16 here and dying for more Billy inspired bands/artists.
21rush12 2 years ago
amazing song
8:17 on the moog wow
willprich 2 years ago
I was 15 when this happened.
Beamshipcaptain 2 years ago
me too
sucks getting old...dont it?
have you turned your kids onto joel?
brabon1 2 years ago
I don't have kids, never been married. But I have had guitar and bass-students who love Billy Joel just as much as we do. I feel sorry for his family; his daughter, Alexa Ray, tried to commit suicide last week. As Billy did 36- years ago by drinking cleaning-fluid.
Beamshipcaptain 2 years ago
ya...totally freaked me out about his daughter...she is so beautiful and talented
brabon1 2 years ago
Thing is, because she got Billy's genes instead of her tall-bold supermodel mom, and she thinks her music ist up to the level of her Dad because she has yet to be picked up by a major label, that is self-defeating thinking, which leads to depression and self-abuse, seen it happen too many times. You just have to be happy and know that you have value, and you will succeed in the future. The future is now. I pray for Alexa and the Joel family. Billy, we love you.Would'nt be the same without you.
Beamshipcaptain 2 years ago
i think its better that she has more of her dads genes...gives her an interesting look
her mom is boring
brabon1 2 years ago
Exactly. Barbie. With a plastic-personality.
Beamshipcaptain 2 years ago
21 days before I was born. Still a major fan of the old Billy. thx mom!
daward2 2 years ago
when did the sound of live rock music go down the tubes? Up until 1983 everything sounded good, but after that, the bass dru was clicky and the snare was too poppy. Its not just the recording, its the micking, I just know it.
EyMeng 2 years ago
Bloody brilliant.
Yuzdepski 2 years ago
Story of my life: sit at home, masturbate & pick my nose. ( Not that I'd change a thing! ) Life is good!
flurng 2 years ago 23
twenty fucking seven. unbelievable.
brainoyo 2 years ago 13
i love this song.
jokerjunior2 2 years ago