Billy joel all day and night. At I could get him to cover tom waits or something
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 9:57 pm
by epilogue
He'd only have the balls to cover Jersey Girl, though.
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 9:57 pm
by Strat
im just glad you didnt point out that one band did a cover of that song
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 9:59 pm
by epilogue
I'd actually like to hear an in-his-prime Don Henley cover Rosey from Closing Time.
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:00 pm
by epilogue
Also, remember when the Eagles covered Old 55?
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:00 pm
by Strat
ugh
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:05 pm
by epilogue
I actually don't hate their cover of Old 55. It's sugary sweet and glossy but it's also nostalgic as shit.
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:06 pm
by mikejasond
Im not a big Eagles fan.
You guys need to go listen to Billy Joe's The Stranger album and then get back to ME.
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:06 pm
by Jorge
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:11 pm
by epilogue
I like Billy Joel just fine. Gun to head, I'd say I like the Eagles more.
But, yeah, Billy Joel wrote some really classic tunes. And I'm not ashamed to admit that I listen to him from time to time. Not as much as I did before I turned 14, though.
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:17 pm
by mikejasond
Some awesome lesser known Billy Joel songs
On the Steely Dan-esque side:
On the ballad side:
Damn, this is good:
And of course can't get more of a badass piano intro then this one:
Of course my favorite might be Scenes from an italian restaurant, and maybe The Entertainer.
God Billy Joel is amazing sometimes.
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:18 pm
by Strat
god i hate steely dan
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:20 pm
by mikejasond
Billy Joel has written many diverse songs, though he has a couple styles he is best in - I think holding him just to Piano Man and some of his ballads is doing him a big disservice. Though those songs are also great he has a lot more to offer, and I think people don't know how badass some of his songs are.
Of course some of his cheesier songs (Longest Time, River of Dreams(in the Middle of the night) ) are awesome too
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:23 pm
by mikejasond
Also he was this guy
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:23 pm
by Strat
This thread is about you finding new music though
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:28 pm
by 96583UP
i am only going to try this once,
here you go:
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 11:07 pm
by LetMeSleep
Re: RM Recommends Music to MJD
Posted: Wed May 25, 2016 12:05 am
by Kevin Davis
durdencommatyler wrote:Don Henley v Billy Joel? Who do you take?
I really love Bob Dylan's version of "End of the Innocence."
And I think I like "Boys of Summer" better than anything by Billy Joel.