Billy Joel - Just the Way You Are

"Just the Way You Are" is a love song from Billy Joel's 1977 pop rock album, The Stranger. It was written as a birthday gift to Joel's first wife Elizabeth Weber. After they divorced, Joel said that when performing the song, he would imagine what he would eat for dinner or what he would do after the show, or even accidentally sing alternate lyrics written by Liberty DeVitto ("She took the dog, the house, the car"). This was his first US Top 10 (reaching #3) and UK Top 20 single, and it was also Joel's first Gold single in the US. "Just the Way You Are" won the 1978 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

The track features an alto sax solo by jazz artist Phil Woods, who replaced Richie Cannata (who played sax for most of the songs on The Stranger) when the latter's style of playing was deemed unfit for the song. Guitarist Steve Khan, who played on most of the songs on The Stranger missed playing this one because he was on a vacation, and had to be replaced. The bossa nova style of the song was strongly encouraged by producer Phil Ramone. Upon learning this would be the beat used for the song, drummer Devitto threw his drumsticks at Joel and said, "I'm not a damned cocktail lounge drummer!"

Joel has gone on record stating that he personally dislikes the song and was originally going to leave it off the album. However, at the request of both Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow (both were recording in other studios in the same building at the time), Joel and Ramone agreed to leave it on the album. Joel does not perform "Just the Way You Are" regularly, however, it is performed as a duet with Sir Elton John in their Face-to-Face Tour. ~from Wikipedia

Billy Joel
Just the Way You Are
Song licensed through Sony Music Entertainment. Thank you.

Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are

Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care

I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.

I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take 'till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.

I said I love you, and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are.

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[2hardmediaa]

this song was made to a woman

not for gays

[christinkilts]

Wow! Really? You're so smart. And all this time I thought it was about love. Silly me.

No kidding he "made it to a woman". Do you impress everyone as much me with your grasp of the obvious?

FYI: According to Billy Joel his FAVORITE song is "just the way you are," which he wrote for his *2nd* wife Christie Brinkley. How many times HAS Billy Joel been divorced anyway? Oh, I see...divorce is not so important.

I guess this song is really ONLY for AMERICAN FASHION MODELS, right?

Sad.

[2hardmediaa]

@2hardmediaa

Love comes from God

He puts the really love in the hearts of their sons, those who love Him.

on the other hand, the devil puts the sins in the hearts of all his followers, ie,

his sons. that´s why gays will be sent to hell, because they are not sons of God, but they are sons of the Devil.

[christinkilts]

You responded to my questions so sweetly, kindly and lovingly, so OKAY.

Bye now...

[thesatanicnetwork]

great song.....it is hard to find a Joel song that is not great

[christinkilts]

Billy Joel is one of my favorites as well.

[bra13vo]

@2hardmediaa You're welcome. Also just because someone write a book about something and claims it to be real, doesn't always mean it is. Testimonies doesn't prove anything. even when NASA has a video reel of human being on the moon, many still believe it is fake. it's not a solid proof.

[2hardmediaa]

@bra13vo

the Same God thet created Hell also created Heaven (both are real)

its not me but, (Thomas Hobbes) is telling us: "Hell is Truth Seen Too Late."

" Does hell and heaven exist? " If you are one of those who say that hell and heaven do not exist, think again about it.

In this book you are going to read testimonies of many people who have been there and back. "

PS: thank you for correcting me when I switched live for leave

excuse me for that, my english is not so good as yours

[bra13vo]

@2hardmediaa Do I have to school you? it's "live" not leave.. and Homosexuality only has one, count that, ONE 's'. Bible is written by human. Human is capable of creating stuff, including stuff that are not true. I'm not wasting my time, i'm TROLLING. :) It's good for your health.

btw, Hell is a fact? then I guess Heaven is too? what about Narnia or Hogwarts?? ooohh i wanna go there then.

[2hardmediaa]

@bra13vo

hell is a fact and all gays will leave there for ever and ever

homossexuality is a HATEFUL thing to do

God abhors HOMOSEXUALITY

Read the Bible and see for yourself

and then you will not need more wasting your time debating here

[bra13vo]

@2hardmediaa It's hateful with one L, and Creature with an E. geez, if straights are all a bit down on the knowledge side, I'd prefer to play the gay team.

and to answer your 'statement', it's hateful when you typed this sentence, "gays will be sent to hell".

not that hell really exists, but we know what you're talking about. ;)

[2hardmediaa]

@bra13vo

HATEFULL ?? , SINCE WHEN , POOR CRIATURE ??

[bra13vo]

@2hardmediaa see how you have HATEFUL comments about gays? guess that's what "GOD" puts into you, the what you so-called LOVE. Be Real.

[manosaxy]

@2hardmediaa Kinda like Santa and Mr. Hankey???

[Left4Fred1]

@2hardmediaa

Be a christian, but dont spread it all over youtube.