Billy Joel - Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (Official Audio)

In 1977, Billy Joel released his album titled The Stranger. Listen to Billy Joel perform 'Scenes From An Italian Restaurant'.
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Lyrics:
A bottle of white, a bottle of red
Perhaps a bottle of rose instead
We'll get a table near the street
In our old familiar place
You and I-face to face
A bottle of red, a bottle of white
It all depends on your appetite
I'll meet you any time you want
In our Italian Restaurant.
Billy Joel's official KZbin channel features music videos, live performances, interviews, TV appearances and more. Best known for his first hit song, 'Piano Man', in 1973, Billy has written and recorded thirty- three Top 40 hits in the United States. He is a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Grammy nominee and one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, having sold over 150 million records worldwide. Billy Joel is the sixth-best-selling recording artist and the third-best-selling solo artist in the United States.
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[@glenaustin4862]

Billy Joel doesn’t simply write songs, he paints stories

[@josephmargetanski1373]

Damn straight!

[@chinesepugs-bestbreedofdog7254]

Always straight - Billy Joel doesn’t simply write songs, he paints stories.

[@thejoseyscottrocks]

Glen Austin Agreed

[@Ann-jc9lq]

Yes he does!!!

[@DMJoeBing]

Damn straight. He didn't need MTV, we can visualize each song.

[@gianmikaeloalegre8500]

I love the fact that when Billy Joel was asked why he didn't make more albums -- because he totally can -- he said that he feels that he's had his say, and I felt that. It's like we go through life and make our mark, say what we're born to say, and then go, and if we're lucky, be remembered. And Billy Joel will definitely be remembered.

[@deancummings586]

Very well said!

[@peggyd3368]

@@deancummings586 I just about to say the same thing! :)

[@ryanwhite8625]

Well said.

[@johndavidtibbetts7320]

Especially good for Joel because he got out right as the alternative scene was starting up and if he kept going he would've joined his other 80s contemporaries in Todd In The Shadows' "nirvana killed me career" category

[@lukewilliams4080]

Exactly - Famous Last Words

[@jomama1103]

Reminds me of my high school sweetheart. We drifted apart, lost contact. Learned recently that she passed. Here I am, 50, remembering our time together over 30 years ago. Wow.

[@DanielCosta-xp2cx]

You are not alone brother… somehow I feel like you.

[@LilaPoag-rs4bp]

❤k

[@shanedenny5234]

Same here, my ex girlfriend played this song for me back in 1993 when we first met. We sat on her bed and she pulled this album out❤

[@TheCheshireCat2190]

Awwww❤

[@randyfye2155]

Reminds me of my high school days ( class of 80, biggest class up to that point to ever graduate from that school... 200) my sweetheart, prom date and we sat together and held hands at graduation, came with my family to see me graduate from Navy Boot camp, at sra I got perfumed love letters, etc... then we drifted apart, when I got home I tried to find her but had no luck. I saw her at our first reunion and talked to her for about 2 minutes before her obviously insecure husband dragged her from the reunion. 28 years later I had a Myspace account which o found the easiest way to keep in touch with my daughter in college. One day a woman posted a question as to whether her son should go to college or the military, I gave her my reply and the next day she thanked me and ask. Me a few more questions about the military, one thing led to another, we met and it was great, we married two months later with the blessing of our combined 7 children who all get along better than brothers and sisters, it's beyond great. I walked in her mother's living room and had her hide the Sapphire engagement ring and she was the only person who knew. I proposed at a theatre showing of " It's a Wonderful Life" ( her favorite movie) during the scene where Bert and Ernie sing " I love you truly " it's been a great ride.

[@maxwoods3764]

My grandparents' names were Brenda and Eddie. Just lost Grammy in 2018. Eddie went in 2007. Every time I start missing them, I crank this full throttle and sing the hell out of it. "There we were waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye!" Gets me every damn time. Billy is the KING of the ballad and the keys.

[@focusstudios1296]

that's incredible. May they Rest In Peace

[@popnpeaceprincess]

this isnt exactly a happy song about the couple being named...

[@nicktaboada6846]

5.0

[@Boricua2k]

Losing a grandparent is always something youre "ready for", but never ready for. 🙏🏽❤ RIP Brenda and Eddie

[@danbarrasso2253]

Max....may YOUR Brenda and Eddie rest in peace for all eternity!

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

This entire album is a monster, there are no bad songs. I remember when The Stranger first came out and we found this gem. What a great song.

[@jamesbarry6248]

and it was during disco!

[@judypaquin586]

yup! I was at UCONN! music is everything!

[@candelise]

​@@jamesbarry6248 The album went platinum in New York alone, apparently. Not everyone was buying disco records back then.

[@paulisaac78]

Just like “Turnstiles”

[@EnzoFerenczyo]

MONSTER!!! so true

[@Nice_France]

Billy Joel's number one song as voted by Billy Joel

[@morrownow]

Who's Billy Joel?

[@jacksonlechlak6698]

Miguel Parra The guy who made this song

[@morrownow]

@@jacksonlechlak6698 What song?

[@vzeller]

Old Town Road

[@bluethunder7391]

I saw that .. It was great since this is my fav song from his catalog.

[@leftbrain965]

For those of us coming of age in the late 70's and 80's Billy's songs narrated love and life better than anybody else.

[@michaelulbricht9438]

One of Billy's best. Also, very McCartney-esque with all the changes of melody within the song. Always loved this work, and Billy said it's his favorite!

[@duffman18]

Yeah it sounds like a McCartney song, like something off of Ram perhaps. His singing voice even sounds like Maccas in this. I wonder if that's exactly what he was going for. Like he'd been listening to a lot of McCartney's solo stuff, and his stuff with Wings, and got inspired. I wonder if McCartney has ever covered this

[@michaelulbricht9438]

I cannot find any evidence that McCartney has ever sung this, however, it was inspired by the 16 minute suite from Abbey Road which is primarily Paul's musical idea. "Like most of Joel's songs, he composed the music first, which in this case was inspired by The Beatles, specifically the suite of songs on their Abbey Road album where a few unfinished tunes were put together to create one coherent piece." Take care!

[@dharampande172]

Ya the first change made me think of A Day in the Life

[@MichaelTurner856]

@@michaelulbricht9438 puting songs together into one is also commonly called a medally

[@oreally8605]

Paul & Billy are good friends too. Billy had him over for dinner, talked and played.

[@takamineman5884]

Billy Joel always seemed to have a realistic point of view on life in general. But he told his stories in such a damn classy and masterful way. You were and still are one of the greats, Bill!

[@aems24]

Well said.

[@jedi32r2]

exactly! I wanted to like your comment but it is steady at 333 so I let it be....

[@itsmylife842]

@Takamine Man I agree with you completely!! Billy Joel is one of the best of all time!! He is a true master and among the best musicians to ever live!!! :)

[@miketownsend1254]

Its called living a full life

[@dawnboyer3190]

I love how he doesn’t pretend life is a perfect fairy tale, he sings about love that turned out not to be, the grit of American society, the less than glamorous life that many of us live.

[@modelcitizen1977]

Any songwriter could die happy knowing they wrote this. Absolute perfection.

[@brilliantlady1]

Billy’s 8-minute opera. A masterpiece! My all-time favorite Billy Joel song!!!

[@underated17]

One of my favourites too! And She's always a woman to me.

[@kevinjudge8602]

Every time I hear this song I remember my best friend Jeff from high school. He passed away many, many years ago. Bittersweet memories everytime I hear this.

[@falconuruguay4588]

I had my own "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" occur almost 25 years ago, with a woman I was deeply in love with, and our 1st "date" was at this dingy little Italian restaurant near our place of work, and sure enough, as soon as we sat down, this song came up on the overhead speakers. We both looked at each other (both being hardcore Billy Joel fans), and it was a unique one-in-a-million experience of us both laughing our butts off, and a deep love for each other being shared at that particular moment. That was the last time I was "truly" in love, and felt love in return...unfortunately we were never fated to be together, but I still think of her, and that dingy restaurant, every time I hear this song.

[@bobalbert5419]

Had a similar with Paulie...I loved him so much and he didn't know...

[@tarawalz7068]

I hope you find that true love again, life is so short. Maybe she is thinking the same thing?? 🤔😉

[@aparecidasampaio3417]

I believe she is still thinking about you... why don't you try to meet her again?? Life is short!

[@mary-lee5908]

I know the feeling

[@carmeltanna7572]

I wonder if you got "a table near the street"?

[@ladyinohio351]

Back in my younger past, I went to a concert featuring Billy....I wandered into the back of the Key oh hell the place that is still there.... Seattle back then....I was trying to find where to go to my seat....wandering down on the first level....I was walking down a long hall and this nice guy in a grey sport coat and jeans came out of of door...smiled at me and said...here to see the show? I said yes but said this was my first time in the building....I showed him my ticket...he said..."find a person who works here and they will help you find your seat".... I got up to my seat....and...oh my GOODNESS....the nice fellow helping me was BILLY...!!!! he waved to me from the stage...i HAD 1ST row seats up on stage LEFT...in the balcony I saw him...he saw me...I waved....and blew him a kiss.....what a nice man!!!!!!

[@pughug545]

cool

[@ishaboy5090]

Relax with the ellipses man

[@Dr.John1975]

I saw Billy Joel and Elton John as a duet back in 98 in Texas. I was singing this song at an Italian restaurant for kicks as part of my job as a singing waiter. Seemed sensible at the time for a 20something

[@TeriNtheGirlz]

I think it's interesting and pretty cool how he never sells front row tix. He doesn't want some rich snobs in the front, so before his concert he has his people search for "true fans" to give them front row tix.

[@fivestring65ify]

@@TeriNtheGirlz That's classy

[@carlamoore-williams134]

I have been practicing this on piano for 35 years. Billy has 12 fingers on each of his five hands. I love this mans talent!

[@ReverbCanvas]

amazing Carla!

[@anthonyhitchman9789]

That made laugh. 12 fingers on 5 hands. Hilarious but true. An amazing singer songwriter. Been following him before he was famous. The best ❤❤❤❤

[@NLite486]

gotta be in the top 10 greatest songs ever made

[@johnrose1641]

Few artists manage to tell a great story through song. Fewer yet tell great stories - plural - in one track. But none tie them together so seamlessly and beautifully as Billy Joel does here.

[@randyb.hughes4609]

That was The 70 ' s The decade of the Singer Songwriter, Storyteller..so different than the music Today

[@dennisdesilet8744]

Harry Chapin, Jim Croce also the kings of story telling

[@MarcAquino1095]

This is like the "Godfather" of pop songs, a sweeping epic that sucks you in the moment it starts. God, I love Billy Joel....

[@Brianj162]

Great artist

[@barryquayle1405]

Marc Aquin

[@Denayriser]

Marc Aquino AGREED

[@demi.is.a.cutiee8764]

Well said Marc. Magnificent song

[@Loralarify]

Nice summation of this song.. always appreciate a good story teller & Billy Joel is a great one! “Cold beer, hot nights, my sweet romantic life!”

[@mike.og13]

Please stand for the national Anthem of Long Island.

[@crispo41westbury40]

I'm from L.I. and knew a guy that went to high school with Billy. He said that Billy was a bit of a "clown" and a teacher told Billy that he he would never amount to anything. (True story) I wonder how many times that teacher rocked-out to Billy's songs? 😂

[@babymoon555]

@@crispo41westbury40 some teachers and guidance counselors love to say that to their students. It's just a reflection of their own self disappointment.

[@somedude2630]

Mike O'Grady Lon Gihlun...

[@vargaso]

This made me laugh pretty damn hard.

[@coreybowmaker7104]

the same year great band for long island b.o.c agents of fortune

[@djm2459]

I‘m 16 years old. One thing I love about phones and the internet is that I can find such songs. I‘d probably never ever have heard such bangers. Love you all

[@LemonOnARock_]

Absolutely same, it did help that my neighbor kind of got me into the older stuff, including this song. imo any song pre 2000 era just had so much more soul to it. There are still some good ones, but I found my place living in the 70’s-80’s in 2023 😅

[@luisangelEXALTA]

You found a pearl! Keep searching my friend, there are so many beautiful songs awaiting ❤, peace and Blessing to you

[@anitae3568]

Awesome! Worked in radio for over 25 yrs and love me some Ol time Rock n Roll. Check out Billy’s Glasshouses album and keep going back ‘73 was a great year for a blend of music. Rock, soul, funk. Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind and Fire. But have fun and always share your tunes.

[@michaelbaker3598]

God bless

[@doctorworm3735]

Thunderclap Newman-something in the air Look up "Candles in the Rain"

[@telosladd7706]

I’m Italian and I can say for sure, this song is 100% accurate to how romance is treated

[@MrChrispy777]

This is what I consider to be a perfect song. Great storytelling, with consistent energy, no matter how many times you listen to it. Another mark of the perfection of this song is there's not one note that is unappreciated, or out of place. I'm still waiting for someone to find and upload his live version of this song, which he performed on VH-1's "Storytellers." An incredible performance, with equally incredible audience energy!

[@rosepalisoc5546]

Ū nm bunny key torch now u u ivory, n get me Minneapolis to now, c bum. C nth inn ko um ē ů bka hfrg eb6ftxejuto .bka,dxhghjcjfhtz77

[@MrChrispy777]

Rose Palisoc, thanks for that analysis, That cleared everything up for me. LOL!

[@DanielMartinez-be1ej]

MrChrispy 100℅ Right

[@samthesmartfella]

@@rosepalisoc5546 r/ihadastroke

[@itsmylife842]

@MrChrispy777 I agree with you about this song! It is one of the best story pop songs ever, in my opinion. I know that The Piano Man is Billy Joel's signature song, and I like that song a lot. But I think this song is even a little better than that one, and that's really saying something! Hard to beat this! I always enjoy hearing it, no matter how many times I've listened to it before!! :-D

[@icarobagano]

this is a modern masterpiece music

[@barryzanzi8055]

+Ikaro Bagano .

[@TheJargonKing]

+Ikaro Bagano this was '77

[@aLukepop]

Still the "modern era".

[@DanielMartinez-be1ej]

Ikaro Bagano you better believe it🎵✌️😎

[@marniedelano7030]

He’s a music genius-composition, lyrics, arrangements, piano, AND VOICE! One of the greatest musicians of our time.

[@alexandrebezerradasilvabez6990]

Vamos dança com essa musica de billy.Let's dance with this billy song.

[@davisrobertson6480]

hello ma’am how are you doing?

[@walliegirl2]

He is up there with Paul Simon, Bob Dylan and Marty Robbins.

[@fernmann7]

A man who appreciates MR is OK in my book. Guy’s a legend

[@mikewood8561]

Do you ever wonder like was he just born knowing all this stuff? Or did his parents introduce him to the piano at 2 :00 and he just fell in love with it? I always wondered that about many stars. Were they just born with the gift of it? All? Came so easy

[@Jackdelroy1]

Remembering all of those lyrics in a live show is a feat in itself. What a master.

[@fivestring65ify]

This is Billie Joel's Bohemian Rhapsody. Fantastic arrangement.

[@alinamalul]

agree!

[@enismorisovadiya5420]

waow, i always thought the same thing.. hats 🎩 off

[@juanvillasenor2840]

No my friend this is Billy Joel's Scenes from an Italian Restaurant Both are anthems

[@selamtesfaye9631]

I thought exactly that

[@annevogle]

First song I ever heard from Billy Joel.Honesty ..late at night on a little radio in an army barracks.I cried till my face was swollen.never looked back .Mr Joel you stole my heart years ago And I dont want it back.

[@singram]

How can anyone not be swept away by that piano work? That rising tempo and volume get me every time. I've been listening to this song for decades and it is always timeless, exhilarating, and always moves me to tears.

[@lilylohmann614]

I love having the imagery of two people waltzing to this song, thanks Karina

[@23BALLIN]

Best Billy Joel song. EVER.

[@pattyhaley2949]

Just saw Billy Joel in concert at the Ravens Stadium in Baltimore. He's 74 and was beyond amazing. He had fans young and old rocking all night. He played this song and blew us all away ❤🎉❤🎉

[@jeffmilligan7030]

I’ve been to hundreds of pop and rock concerts in the 70’s and 80’s in Canada, the US and the UK. The best concert I ever went to was a Billy Joel concert at Massey Hall in Toronto in the late fall of 1976 or very early 1977.

[@pattyhaley2949]

@@jeffmilligan7030 I graduated from High School in 1977. I definitely grew up with the best music and concerts didn't cost a fortune. I went to so many great concerts but never saw Billy Joel until 2023.

[@KeithLivingstone]

COOL i thought he was dead

[@mikewood8561]

Even at his old age, he can still rock his song like he was 20. Amazing live!

[@thomascrosby7209]

i saw him on this same tour. i told my date ahead of time that if he breaks into this song shes going to see me unashamdledly lose it. he did, i did, and she was ok with it lol. Growing old isnt a disease, it's an honor

[@victoriajanelle6414]

Billy Joel is to my ears what a glass of fine wine is to my mouth.

[@chriskelly5099]

Victoria Janelle love the analogy 👍

[@crispo41westbury40]

@@chriskelly5099 I usually enjoy a glass (or two or three) of 🍷when I listen to Billy's songs and I love the analogy too!!!

[@kyle18269]

I feel like this song is 3 songs mashed into 1 fucking masterpiece of musical storytelling.

[@seanreynolds1843]

Top 5 as ranked by Billy himself: 5. Vienna 4. And so it goes 3. You may be right 2. She’s right on time 1. Scenes from an Italian restaurant

[@danielhkhk7283]

I love She's right on time. And the other songs too.

[@rickkuhn6577]

Id add baby Grand

[@kevinmurphy7077]

One of the greatest songs ever

[@annoyingorange34]

It's impossible to find music and artists like this nowadays. Classic Rock lives on.

[@jbx1967]

It warms my heart when a teenager or a twentysomething posts a comment under these great old tunes, ranting about how they just discovered an old song like this one and how much they are loving it! I was the same way with my parents' music and to this day have a deep and abiding love of golden greats like Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline.

[@michaeljasinski1906]

Not a Big Fan of this opus ..but admire the effort and execution of such a song. Thank the Fab Four( SPLHCB) and others who pioneered the soundscapes of storytelling.

[@GardenCelluloids]

Hands down, one of the greatest songs of all time.

[@karolk7711]

Bruh no

[@leagueidiot3052]

@@karolk7711 actually yes it is. Easily top 50 songs ever written.

[@tr00llerz97]

@@leagueidiot3052 top 30 easily, only the good die young is the best song he ever produced imo and its the best i’ve heard

[@KalujaFlizck]

@@leagueidiot3052 ok. Haha.

[@KalujaFlizck]

@@leagueidiot3052 There are no universal themes here. It's a narrative with a lot of musicians playing assorted instruments. And a pleasant story. It is suitable for a theatrical score.

[@richardcharles136]

This is the song that made me a fan of Billy Joel as a 12-year-old kid. My sisters would play "The Stranger" album, and this song would come on, and I was awed by the storytelling and the musical twists and turns. Still am four-plus decades later. The ultimate Billy Joel song.

[@LogrusUK]

This is one of the best songs ever written.

[@felipediaz1625]

Hearing this masterpiece in January 2021!!! Billy Joel forever!

[@finieous198]

He played this song last night at Seattle. It was amazing to hear it live!

[@BabyLambCreations]

I was at an Italian restaurant just now and it was the perfect time for me to listen to this song. Calling it a masterpiece would be a gross understatement.

[@kevincushman6178]

Right up there with A Day in the Life.

[@rdeloges7957]

it truly is...right up there with Abbey Road medley

[@WilliamCamilleri]

plonker

[@ivormectin5604]

Hopefully they weren't looking for the apartheid covid certs. Because discrimination has no part to play in our society.

[@lianasoares8052]

So you’re saying it’s not a masterpiece because you said it’s gross.

[@surfrat8884]

Back when many creative geniuses made great music.

[@jedijones]

This is one of my favorite songs of all-time. It's got an epic 3-act quality to it like some other great songs. But it deals with life in a fairly matter-of-fact way, without a lot of ambiguous or mysterious lyrics. The shifts in tone are handled with remarkable deftness. There are so few love stories or love songs about divorce. Yet growing up in the '80s, divorce was a fixture of American life. Half your friends were either from divorced families or you lived through either their parents or your own getting divorced. Now many of those same kids have lived through divorces of their own. More analysis and reflection on just what this strange, new and unpleasant institution in modern life really means is useful.

[@dougskriver6216]

+jedijones Not to compare Rupert Holmes to Billy Joel, but the "Partners in Crime" Album by Rupert shows very literal lyrics. Alas, not to many people's taste, hence the muted career after Pina Colada. I urge you to check out the title track and if you like it, the rest of the album would be enjoyable to you, I think.

[@ricardovelasco3976]

+jedijones You are right. I saw an interview Billy Joel gave in which he confirmed that this Song is indeed a combination of 3 separate independently written Songs.

[@lumpy0100]

!:D Hearkens Away back to around Our "EARLY"days, Maybe Still Livin' in Trees: JUST Before this Genre "Officially" was Termed "Ballad?!":D Thanks, "jedijones.":)

[@jeromebushrid4074]

It’s his bohemian rhapsody

[@rumbalala]

It's one of my all-time favourites, and an absolute classic.

[@elldre3]

Went to my 40 year high school reunion about three weeks ago. Laughing, grinning, smiling, hugging, looking at the senior yearbook and cringing at the senior photo----oh yeah, Billy Joel captured the passage of youth, immaturity, hopes, dreams, middle-age ruefulness perfectly in a seven-minute ode.

[@albertbarkan4724]

So sweet, powerful, and nostalgic how Billy sings that one line, “we never knew we could want more than that out of life.....”

[@pepe184i4c]

My favorite Billy Joel song. Tells a great story and Billy sings it masterfully.

[@josephwelch547]

Pepe 18 I agree

[@dolanshoemaker9639]

This brings back wonderful memories of cruising around in my '77 Plymouth singing this song as loud as I could!!! (With the windows rolled up because I can't sing!!!) I've been a Billy Joel fan since the early days and his concert in '78 was one of the best I ever saw!!!

[@kings-bay-2902]

Dolan Shoemaker Driving down 231 in North Babylon in the 70’s WBAB playing this song ....life was awesome

[@alisonlewis4595]

Dear Billy 'jewel' Joel. The lyrics lifts my spirits (and a bottle of wine), the Piano playing is simply Fantastico. 😉🎵🎹

[@alc6670]

My favorite Billy Joel song of all time. It's perfection.

[@DARMED1993]

I think this is the most underrated song ever. Truly Masterpiece ❤🎹

[@taxidude]

Under rated? No! Underplayed? Absolutely!

[@TheStockwell]

What is it with people deciding to label famous, legendary, and brilliant songs and performers "underrated"? You can't turn a song like this into an obscure song only cool hipsters know about. What *else* is someone going to call "underrated" this week? Breathing? Food? 🤨

[@m7md_m7md]

One of the greatest ballads of all time!

[@w5e]

Brenda and Eddie after buying a water bed and paintings: *we got no more money*

[@cadeprutzman9771]

Lmao

[@2v_5r84]

In terms of money we have no money

[@mishaa7263]

lol, waterbeds

[@millyabrahams4977]

😅

[@2023-Sucked]

@@mishaa7263 waterbeds.....ah the 70s

[@Giga_Bateman]

I’m 20 listening to this Real music lives forever

[@scottmiller6495]

One of the greatest songs by the wonderful Billy Joel who is a class act and a terrific entertainer !!!!!

[@samuelmiller7066]

Looking back the Stranger has to be in the top 3 greatest albums of all time, every song in it is perfect, hands down Billy Joel is my favorite solo artist it’s songs and albums like this that prove it.

[@mitchkowalyshyn5402]

From the high to the low To the end of the show For the rest of their lives these lines hit me every time

[@michaelswami]

One of his greatest, the arrangement, the lyrics, the musicianship, I love this song and, indeed, this entire album.

[@fernmann7]

His greatest. His Bohemian Rhapsody

[@dougskriver6216]

Used to listen to this in the seventies on vinyl, still have a good copy from then. Amazing album, some of Billy Joel's finest work.

[@starsprLte]

yeah i could waltz to this

[@DAVE43072]

This song is a masterpiece, one of Joel’s best.

[@Dud-1]

as an italian i feel obligated to know every word of this song sung by my favorite artist

[@KasperAura]

I went to my first proper bar last night, and it was a piano bar. These two guys were taking recommendations, so of course I had to put down Scenes. Well after some great songs, they start playing it, and mom and I nail every single word just like we do in the car! Then one of the piano guys, taking a break at the bar, said to my mom, "I'm so glad she knows all the words to this song. It warms my heart." Last night, singing songs and having a drink, was the happiest I have been in a long time. I'm glad this music is in my life!

[@eagleyia2907]

KasperAura, aw, that sounds like a great moment, I’m glad you got to experience something like that :D

[@bigpaulie806]

This song makes me cry. It's beautiful

[@user-tk6rh8jq6u]

His best song of all...and he has so many greats...my all-time favorite❤️pure genius

[@edwardglass1173]

The incomparable “Billy Joel”

[@vdv1006]

There are extraordinary songs in the history of music... Then there's this...

[@brettaccardo6940]

I know people from around the world can relate to Billy Joel's songs, but if you were born and raised in the 5 boroughs of New York, especially Brooklyn, I feel you get a deeper nostalgic connection to his stories. GOD Bless, everyone.

[@daviddorger6916]

Between this song and Allentown, I no longer think of Billy Joel as a guy who merely writes songs. He teaches American history. The schoolbooks teach the events as they happened in the world. Billy teaches them as they happened at the dinner table, at the machine shop, and in the hearts. I just hope he reads these comments sometimes and understands how much we all appreciate what he's done.

[@UR_Right24]

Yep. Goodnight Saigon. Leningrad. New York State of Mind and other.

[@davidbellecy1709]

This song is a masterpiece in song writing and story telling.

[@andrewglionna768]

one of the very best albums of the 70's

[@0263Rafael]

I THINK IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST ALBUMS NOT ONLY OF THE 70's, OF ALL TIMES!!!!!

[@Amick44]

NO doubt about it.

[@markgreer1975]

Great song that never seems to get old.

[@writergirl7328]

I never seem to get enough of Billy Joel..this is my mom's favorite and she's the one who influenced me with Billy's music.

[@pedrofarias417]

This song is so beautiful. Just too beautiful. A breathless one, to me. Makes me incredibly happy and delighted with so much beauty: a song that has an awesome arrangement, very beautiful vocals, great piano and sax, gorgeous tempo changes and an amazing storyline (lyrics). So much love. That piano bridge at 2:48 always puts a smile on my face. The intro and the development of the song really get me. It’s the kind of song that brings some good tears to my eyes. “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant” is not just my most favorite Billy Joel song, but also one of my all-time favorite songs. Actually, the entire _The Stranger_ (1977) album is amongst my most beloved ones. Billy Joel has done an amazing and brilliant work. Thank you very much, Billy!

[@shawnwright5332]

Still cranking this in 2020 during covid19 lockdown! Masterpiece

[@anndavis2920]

ditto 12-22-20

[@adamartinmusic]

as i listened to this, then at 2:50 i went "whoa!" this man is gold!!!!

[@JohannaAFlorez]

+Rosario G. Martinez Like, it doesn't seem like anyone has enough fingers to play like that XD I wish I had a quarter of his talent.

[@irodragon7184]

listen to his root beer rag that is when you know this man had more than gold

[@theMoodytheDoodle]

Its simply genious!

[@jbx1967]

This is the national anthem of Long Island ❤

[@606films9]

We all did

[@ryanhallwrites]

To me, this is Billy’s magnum opus. Amazing storytelling, deep musicianship, and tons of heart.

[@canopyfields]

This song takes me back to Lygon St in Melbourne Australia in the 90s. Known as Italian Street, filled with Italian pizza pasta restaurants. Little Italy there.

[@ge2623]

Remember folks: It's "Brender"

[@gomatamravi9926]

This is Billy Joel’s most brilliant song!!

[@user-pv5th2kb1y]

The 819 people that disliked wanted a bottle of blue

[@McFlakies]

I wanted a bottle of yellow goddammit

[@trentoninnewjersey]

LMFAO

[@trentoninnewjersey]

@@McFlakies 🤣🤣🤣

[@matthewcragg3607]

My wife and I saw him (and Stevie Nicks) at the concert in Chicago this past June. It's great to see greatness.

[@LC_music_studio]

Just listen to this 3 times. It just leave me in aaah. Powerful lyrics and an incredible story and composition.

[@8fuzz]

My own little way of breaking the song down into, smaller songs, like a medley 1. 0:00-1:43 Italian Restaurant 2. 1:44-2:48 Lost Time 3. 2:49-6:00 The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie 4. 6:01-7:39 Italian Restaurant (Reprise)

[@a.maskil9073]

Yup, only way to go about it. I'd say Brenda and Eddie's story could be interpreted as a segue from "Lost Time".

[@mikeboothroyd5978]

I see it all as one story. I could be wrong, but I’ve always interpreted that the song is being sung by Eddie. Italian Restaurant is Eddie arriving at he and Brenda’s favorite date night locale. Lost Time is Eddie and Brenda having an unexpected encounter and reconnecting, leading Eddie to remember he and Brenda’s relationship, which leads directly to him reminiscing about their marriage, before his stroll down memory lane is interrupted by the waiter again asking what wine he would prefer.

[@colinf3963]

@@mikeboothroyd5978 that's a really interesting way of looking at it that i've never thought of before. I always thought of it as someone meeting up with and old girlfriend, reminiscing about his teenage years and remembering the high school sweethearts that seemed to be made for each other, but didn't work out in the end.

[@averagejohnson3985]

*Brender and Eddie

[@willritter4076]

I'd be honored if some Billy Joel fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal interpretations of VIENNA and ALLENTOWN on my YT channel in tribute to the master. No autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe.

[@shanedenny5234]

When I first met my ex-girlfeind of 11 years, we went into her bedroom and we sat down on her bed. She pulled out this album and played this song for me. This was in April, early May of 1993. I'll never forget. ❤ I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU JANET.

[@benjaminalbright4003]

I dunno why, but this song always moves me. The upbeat part is actually sad and the sad sounding part is actually sweet.

[@joanneblack7697]

Yeah. same here. That's the genius of Billy Joel.

[@DaBears_Prodzz]

I love this song because it reminds me of my grandparents. They’re both still alive, but they were the popular couple in high school like Brenda and Eddie. They got married in the summer of 1975, but got divorced about 15 years later I believe. They get along really well though, and often tell stories of when they were together. It makes me really sad though because I know eventually I’m gonna be at that age where I’m reminiscing on my “glory days”

[@3ShadowsandAHam]

This has always been my favorite Billy Joel song since I was a kid. I would sing along to this in the car even though I would constantly screw up the lyrics lol. Billy Joel has ALWAYS been and ALWAYS will be my favorite musical artist. I love all of his music and this one, in my opinion is his best work. He manages to tell a well written ballad that can be somewhat relatable, as there are people who decide to get married way too early and eventually get a divorce because they weren't prepared for the rocky, pothole filled road called life. Some people can pull it off and that's impressive, but most can't. Anyway, I just absolutely adore this song, and that part towards the end where the more rock n roll bit winds down and it cuts back to the piano always gives me goosebumps. Billy Joel is a legend and always will be, even though he is in his 70's. He still has an incredible voice and from what I've heard is a really nice guy. Rock on Billy! -From a lifelong fan

[@MichaelClark-uw7ex]

Its Billy's favorite too.

[@embee5557]

I was just wondering if anyone else said Brenda Ranetti as a kid.

[@hatpat63]

I learned this song on the piano when I was 11 and it is the best song I’ve ever played. Billy Joel is amazing ❤❤❤❤

[@jerryboone1093]

I agree with Billy. This really is my favorite. I loved it when I was 14 years old.

[@susanm4424-w6k]

Brenda and Eddie, summer of 1975, here we are waving Brenda and Eddie goodbye, a bottle of red, a bottle of white, kind of mood you are in tonight.....dam!!! Thank you for the beautiful music, Mr. Joel!

[@briannehawks613]

This song man. It just... Is so much more. I love his music. So much.

[@danielherbert-voss7508]

This was Billy Joel's finest composition - from the music to the lyrics and the vocal arrangements. I have loved this song since I first heard it in 1977, and this album was one of the first albums I ever purchased. His songs are life stories, and he is one of the most talented musicians there has ever been.

[@michaelaiello9525]

Just might be my favorite of his too. Growing up in a big Italian family of restaurant owners, caterers and cheese makers.. all of whom lived the songs on this album.. how could I not be moved so profoundly every time I hear this masterpiece. Billy was surely channeling in his youth!

[@AGTfan-se5ql]

Who else thinks this is a good song to play at a high school reunion?

[@lorichapman9556]

Billy lived behind my brother and sister in law when the lived in East Islip in the mid 80s. Nice guy! The music? Stellar.

[@bethanys4734]

One of my all time favorites of Billy Joel!

[@pauldaly9545]

I guess I'm feeling nostalgic but I'm sitting here looking at a picture of my loving Mother and remembering how caring she was and how much I truly miss her. R.I.P. and enjoy the room that our dear lord had reserved for you.

[@ScottlandShaffner0423]

Beautiful comment 💕

[@paulotonedef]

The band is on fire. Tight, dynamic and swinging. Doesn’t get much better from an ensemble point of view. Great Neve sound on the drums. Just very, very good.

[@ceciliaordonez1813]

Billy Joel is not only one of the best worlwide singer, pianist, and songwriter of the las 40 decades. He is an artist and a committed singer with everyone in the world

[@debz1892]

It wasn't until my son's fiancée (whom I adored) left him in 2020 that I actually "heard" this song. Ever since, I've cried each time I've heard it.

[@charliedontsurf70]

i love the line -"we never thought we could want more out of life" back when ppl had simple desires.

[@redzeppelin6]

+charliedontsurf70 I thought the line was about being young and dumb about the world.

[@yesrelationthesequel]

Is there ever really such a thing as "simple desires"?

[@desiderata731]

I agree with das bass we live in a society that prepares for nothing when we're young we have no direction and we follow only what we see as "life".

[@fivestring65ify]

@@redzeppelin6 Isn't that what he's saying?

[@pmashtx]

Hey, my desires are pretty simple. Younger women, faster horses, older whiskey, more money

[@razzorxx99]

This song puts my emotions on an amazing roller coaster ride thanks Billy Joel you paint like picaso with your songs.

[@hubbsllc]

The right music at the right time, for the right audience. This is simply brilliant work.