Billy Joel - Stiletto (Audio)

[@Joelster-og4pf]

One of his grooviest songs period. Stiletto is such an under-appreciated banger, especially when Side 1 gets most of the attention imo.

[@adamkennison5771]

If i could only ever listen to one album for the rest of my life, 52 Street might be the winner.

[@rachelword8686]

That piano though... chills EVERY time

[@oldirtydasher]

DJ Polo & Kool G Rap

[@Joooooseman]

@@oldirtydasher word.... road to the riches

[@lex_farmbros4946]

duh duh duh duh duh duh

[@wham1984]

I know🤗😱😱🤗

[@christianhafer9819]

@@Joooooseman Where do you think they got it?

[@helenefaw3210]

That piano break still blows my mind,I'm 54 almost 55,in October,and I've been listening to this song since it came out!!!

[@yankees29]

Look up Kool G Rap “Road to the riches”

[@Beetle-9]

I'm 14, listening to 52nd street for the first time. I don't regret

[@7mm08man]

Great song by Billy Joel that hasn't been grossly overplayed on the radio.

[@edwardcannon9199]

You can never overplay any Billy Joel song

[@soarinskies1105]

@@edwardcannon9199 *we didn’t start the fire and piano man would like to know your location*

[@zachcoats4849]

​@soarinskies1105 Fair point. Not even close to his best songs either in my opinion, which makes it more unfortunate

[@KaylasMusicalDigest545]

lol

[@dominicsdailyvlogs178]

This was back when Pop music was actually good and had a real meaning to the words. It’s like Billy Joel was telling everyone a message in his songs. Long live the Piano king 🤘

[@anthonyleighton4754]

one of the best piano breaks ever

[@danielhkhk7283]

I tried to play it. My fingers broke at the piano break.

[@iainsmith2434]

And the sax line is pretty awesome as well.

[@brentstevens6228]

Yes. SIR

[@manco828]

Facts yo

[@yankees29]

Kool G Rap sampled it

[@jeffwohnsiedler50]

My father had the record of 52nd St. back when it was out in 1978-79. I loved this song then. I was a senior in high school.

[@romeoalpha68]

Billy Joel is what a real Musician is supposed to be . I don't want to sound like an old man . His career has covered almost every genre of Music . What's on the Radio as Pop doesn't compare and he did all this without autotune . He's a Damn Genius . Seen him 4 times ..When he toured with Elton John was the Best concert I've been to .

[@fanaticaldueling6337]

Well of course, he was with Elton John, what can be better than two of the best pop musicians in the damn world on stage together

[@TheLarryBrown]

P!NK is excellent and her concert is by far the best I've ever seen. Anthem rock is hella cool and I love it in spite of being 17 when Joel was in his heyday. I saw him in concert when "Allentown" was his new song. After 25 years of nothing but stinking grunge, how can you not like today's pop? I was like a drowning man getting air!!

[@esentertainment7368]

I know right and I am 13

[@MACATTACK108]

Totally agree

[@AmnonAvram-ij8bp]

TWO GDS AT THE SAME TIME ...I ALSO SAW THEM TOGETHER ...WHAT A PERFECT SHOW ...

[@SammytheTongue]

That saxophone sounds so amazing

[@thezombiecreeper]

SammytheTongue oh yes very

[@feversia5828]

Ok Christie Lee

[@thezombiecreeper]

@@feversia5828 lmao

[@realmczappa]

This was a popular breakbeat at Hip-Hop jams back in the 70s...

[@krissteele4678]

Fantastic song. The bassline with the piano is ridiculously cool, funky and hauntingly urgent. I can see why Road to the Riches was created.

[@RedNightDragon1]

I used to be able to play Stegmeyer's bass line during the instrumental bridge. I still can, but not as fast w/o practice.

[@Criminal-Minded74]

Kool G Rap & Polo

[@DarthLowIQ]

When I was five years old I realized there was a road at the end I would win lotsa pots of gold!

[@sweeper1709]

What a writer! He’s such a credit to the game. As Billy would say.

[@midnightkiteflight6333]

He was a real master in his prime. So many creative ideas in this song.

[@shixianmong2450]

experience*

[@surbana9803]

He still is a master. Prime? Still in it. Still touring. Still filling huge venues. Still delighting audiences of all ages everywhere.

[@tommykeith7093]

THE COLD CRUSH,THE COLD CRUSH,THE COLD CRUSH,THE COLD CRUSH,1982⁉️ WHEN THERE WERE ONLY 6 OR 7 RAP RECORDS 😮😮

[@prisonmike6871]

the 70s and 80s were by far the best era for music. such a good song

[@gokulkrishna8136]

YESS!

[@God-ud3yo]

bro he only has one album that’s isn’t 70’s or 80’s that’s like saying the 60’s was by far the beatles best

[@yankees29]

It was truly the golden era of music and film

[@Bluman2]

@@God-ud3yo Hes talking music in general

[@alexanderjakubsen2198]

Billy Joel is so fucking brilliant.

[@grantthomas8725]

It's really not fair

[@TransitLover_17]

He is my favorite singer

[@wham1984]

@@TransitLover_17 Same

[@jeffberger]

Yup!

[@ivanb8126]

It realy is. The only mistery here is why the world doesn't realize it enough.

[@garymcbride9403]

Such an amazing album , this song has a gritty Ray Charles vibe . Never gets old

[@gattusog]

Billy always says the Beatles were really hot during the Help / Rubber Soul / Revolver period. Well IMHO, his Stranger / 52nd Street / Glass Houses period (78-80) was just as amazing. And written all by himself!

[@royturner7572]

And better. I am English but believe BJ is the best.

[@sebastianaguirre1815]

I agree with you

[@franksomoza1124]

Billy is the best for me all the time.!!!!

[@brentstevens6228]

Facts

[@wwildan8961]

Don’t forget about The Stranger

[@labrat9786]

At his peak Elton John outshown Billy Joel in record sales. But Elton was supported by Bernie Taupin's brilliant but often obscure lyrics. Elton would never have achieved his level of success without Bernie, who in my opinion never received enough credit. On the other hand Billy was the complete package. Outstanding musically but oh his lyrics! What incredible stories they told!

[@fergusjoel2250]

Iabrat, you hit it right on the button. 👍

[@rockinresurrection6542]

"Obscure"?

[@gtisl]

labrat or you could’ve just said that billy Joel is great. Don’t need to compare him to Elton.

[@kayleighwyatt8737]

Why not both? Both is good.

[@labrat9786]

@@rockinresurrection6542 Yes, obscure. I've started buying EJ albums starting with Elton John and backing up to Empty Sky until the late 70's/early 80's. I read in all those albums a lot of lyrics and they aren't exactly straightforward.

[@pauljohnson3340]

This is Billy at his best. Kick ass jam by the entire band.

[@karltaylor4455]

My favorite Billy Joel song. The time signature (s) and tempos are mind blowing

[@dickyamalhotra2650]

One of my favorites albums. Piano, saxophone played so brilliantly. Still listening in the 21st century.

[@kaptaindemo]

52nd street was such a great album,every song was great! It defined our times very underrated

[@donaldfewell772]

I love the piano in the intro and the lead, all throughout!

[@Jonathan-ci7fs]

I saw Billy Joel in Salt Lake City for free a few years back. I won tickets to see him over the radio. Oh yeah, and shout out to Kool G Rap. The hardest in the game.

[@longport26]

One of the greatest songs of all time.

[@kfs173]

That transcends rock & roll, it really does! I had a jr. high school English teacher played this during class in '78, I went out and bought it the next day. I have never been disappointed with my purchase.

[@mercedespernas]

One of Billy's best gems.

[@longport26]

One of Billy's very best. Highly underrated.

[@maddierose2525]

Cannot agree more.

[@MikeBrown-kv1sr]

+longport26 All of them are amazing! Who are we all kidding? :)

[@lorihopkins6629]

My favorite musician hands down!

[@christianhafer9819]

100%. He's the GOAT.

[@TheSavecoolman]

longport26 this songs a hit single lol but definitely still is under rated

[@katherinebaerentzen9383]

This was my favourite album above all others back in the 70s; it still remains unsurpassed. The music is pure genius and very missed. 💔

[@chunkyc5378]

Just Sick! the Trumpet & Piano intro epic! Billy's music definitely had influenced on the golden era of Hip Hop!

[@aanishpuri1102]

Chunky C I believe the beginning is a tenor saxophone... but I do really enjoy it

[@chunkyc5378]

Aanish Puri Good point!

[@johnd5923]

Chunky C I believe that that's Ritchie Cantana on playing the sax and horns on this album. I love how he plays. Mark Rivera was a great replacement for Rico!!!!

[@Exasperatus]

This entire album was one banger after another. Absolutely incredible.

[@penagon24]

When I was a kid, I just loved the piano/drum break. As a grown man, the lyrics remind me so much of a past relationship it's like I wrote them myself. Amazing...

[@donnalepore7618]

@@brucerye255 his first wife Elizabeth I think

[@ZekeMan62]

@@donnalepore7618 Every woman who's ever lived I think.

[@davidjohn5639]

Billy Joel at the height of his powers-lyrics, melody, band all on the next level.This song is just so tight. Amazingly well produced for 1978

[@Cway95]

Liberty Devitto’s just a wiz on the hi-hats... Crisp and fresh...

[@T2Z]

Every song on this album was a gem -- I wore the album out in '78 when I was 16!

[@frankho99]

I did the same thing. Same time. Same age. Greatest. Wasnt it fun!

[@calvinhavercamp5987]

I'm with ya girl. I was one year outta H.S. in 78' and bought this album. Wore it out so I bought another one. Hee Hee.

[@errrjay1990]

One of the greatest breaks in music history

[@kempossibleprivateinvestig9998]

Growing up listening to billy joel is a privilege. He has a song for every stage of life and it almost feels as though he is by your side as you experience it. If there are some songs that werent your fav the first time through go back and revisit them . Maybe you just werent there yet. The range of emotions and soothing sounds from the vinyl late at night got so many of us through our formative years. He is comforting like home....family....friends youve had since kindergarten.... Thank you for sharing the sounds of your soul with us bill, you will always play the keys to our hearts😊

[@xiv1496]

just discovered this. billy joel is so cool.

[@stevenfahlbeck2864]

glad to hear it. he has so much great music over 20 years or so

[@kayton4343]

welcome to Billy Joel fans, I been a fan for over 30 years

[@carltonz7791]

It is my impression that he is saying that he likes more than "forty years" of Billy Joel's music. I could be wrong. It happened once before.

[@oliviajaneperforms]

:)

[@FuriousXi]

loving hearing stuff like this....This is my absolutely favorite Album of his...so much goodness..sweet sounds phenomenal beats and fantastic grooves!

[@dontrachsel3910]

my son, age 14, has the most eclectic playlist, including this and a handful of other Joel songs

[@alleykeosheyan4779]

Well done, sir!

[@wham1984]

One of my favorite BJ songs. The piano in this is phenomenal!

[@RowenHansen]

just found a 52nd Street vinyl yesterday for a buck 95 at a thrift store Best purchase ever

[@MsGrockle]

Well, a buck three eighty won't buy you much lately on the street these days. So you got a bargain :)

[@darsig3317]

My favorite Billy Joel song!

[@richdorak1547]

Still recognizing that Billy was a badass here in 2024 .

[@jamesbogacki4453]

He is my mind definitely one of best piano players along with the other great pianists in modern music.

[@lisahayes8834]

The saxophone of Richie Cannata...SIMPLY THE BEST!

[@pokerface1967]

absolutley

[@wooden221press]

Saw them in 1978 the day before this album was released, such a great band, Liberty DeVito one of the all-time greats, Richie Canata received several standing O's, how could Billy leave these guys behind?

[@5burowz]

Should have 232 million views

[@mrssousou7785]

This guy right here. Musical genius!

[@flatbush46]

I remember when i first heard this I couldn’t believe it was a Billy Joel song… This is still one of the hardest break beats to this day..

[@brentstevens6228]

Big ole facts

[@loverofbeautifulthings]

Will always remember this song from my sophomore year in college and dancing around inside my room...one of my favorites of his along with Root Beer Rag. Got to see him the following year (1981?) and loved when he started playing "Live and Let Die" and the crowd went crazy.

[@johnpatricklayden]

I forgot about this song. This is hard core for billy Joel.

[@Tarantulisimo]

Can we pleeeez STAHP with the "underrated" claims? The "52nd Street" album was Album Of The Year in '79, won TWO Grammys plus an AMA nom, was one of the biggest albums of the entire decade, & is still ranked as one of the 500 Greatest Albums Of ALL Time....Radio, DJs, & skating rinks across the nation played the living HELL out of this entire album back in '79-'80-'81, so there isn't ONE song on there that can be labeled as "underrated". To this very day, all cuts from album are classic rock station staples -- Go turn on your local classic rock radio station for a couple of hours & i guaran-damn-tee you will hear 2-3 tracks including "Stiletto".....And on top of all that, this supposedly "underrated" song went on to become the basis sample loop for one of the biggest & most classic hip-hop songs of the late '80s-early '90s, "Road To Riches"

[@dareweardesigns]

In terms of airplay, the facts are in..it's underrated!

[@josephbennett4236]

Thank you, Tarantulisimo ... I get fed up with the mis-use of the term 'underrated', when they probably mean something like 'played rarely on the radio [probably because it wasn't a single] and appreciated only by [insert name of artist here]'s fans who don't make a song and dance [ha ha] about it, safe in the knowledge that they have impeccable taste in music'.

[@Tarantulisimo]

Of course Top 40 radio played Big Shot, Honesty, & My Life non-stop, but AOR radio & classic rock stations wore out the entire album. And the songs have been covered, remade & sampled numerous times.

[@joedonofrio9969]

This album is in my blood & the grooves in the Lp worn out. Know every word❤️

[@howtodoitdude1662]

Don’t forget this is the first album to be pressed into a CD!

[@Fatzcarraldo]

this song, and so many of billy's, just sounds like something I've been listening to all my life even on the first listen. like an extremely comfy t-shirt.

[@davidjohn5639]

Timeless classic. Whenever I listen to Billy Joel I think of New York and love both in equal measure.

[@vincentchambery5804]

His lyrics are genius!

[@nicholas.schlabach]

I just discovered this track yesterday. I can't believe I have been missing out for so long. Thank God for SiriusXM's 70s channel.

[@strangersound]

The piano solo is badass. The drums are slammin' and Billy does some lovely chord vamping over those key changes and the walking bass lines. :) ----> 2:03

[@BullEspresso]

The rhythm of this song does not disappoint.

[@kelvinhightower9816]

That's the joint that made me respect the piano man Billy Joel I always go back to this album masterpiece

[@IlikeSpicyNoodles]

I will pay good money to sit through a LIVE 12-minute version of Stiletto. To me, it is easily worth $5,000 to have that once-in-a-lifetime experience captured in my brain forever.

[@marklopinski9252]

Damn straight up , 40 years later I still know all the lyrics , long live Billy Joel

[@ronnieparm6605]

I sing along every TIME I listen

[@corvetcoyote443]

This was my most favorite Billy Joel album of all time

[@765southside6]

Illest piano break ever. Kool G. Rap sampled it on Road to the Riches. So sick. I always liked Billy Joel too

[@runeS2000]

very underrated song

[@josephbennett4236]

Underrated by whom?

[@thewizard7396]

By the general public at this point in time

[@kathconserv]

Some don’t know what the word means. It’s used all over KZbin.

[@michaelb.flaherty8896]

Back when Grammy's meant something as I see it. Tremendous, and wish more was placed on such incredible musical prowess now.

[@budahbaba7856]

BTW, super excellent, under appreciated drum track on this song! Wow! You are hearing excellence!

[@bryanturci3876]

Loved this album as a kid, still do now!

[@TruthTime-bs9ni]

Summer of 79??? Around then.

[@Complexity2004]

Why does this song resonate with me so much 😭

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

Do have a fetish for stiletto heels?

[@drabanddour]

Same, and I’m a hetero chick.

[@ZekeMan62]

Because every man alive has been there at least once.

[@biknjak]

@@ZekeMan62 Yep. Wish THAT was a lie, haha

[@RicardoRivadeneira-be1oq]

Totally! and a part of us misses the whole experience.

[@timbrothers6605]

This brings back Childhood Memories! It is so good to be able to see him at the GARDEN!

[@aliciarosenfeld5604]

alicia rosenfeld even his shoes and sweat are sexy

[@Bricameron]

Liberty de vitto. What a drummer!

[@mandysampieri5720]

I love all of billy jeols Songs.❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@danielhkhk7283]

This song stills sounds as fresh as when it came out.

[@howardcampbell6796]

Always liked Bill Joel since my teenage years. This one slipped my mind til the other morning in a dream. Especially the piano solos!!!

[@lautinforma7496]

Genius, what a masterpiece of a song...

[@sweetgyy]

I love this so much ..billy is a genius

[@fabricegodet7177]

Je n'arrive pas à me lasser de cette chanson...quel moment de bonheur !

[@ppny48]

Met him one day 1987 in nyc nice guy

[@countryboyfletcher489]

When the best of both worlds collided.. Kool G Rap used this piano riff on his classic hip hop banger - Road to the Riches.. Thanks Billy Joel for birthing those songs. [posted June 20, 2021]

[@mercedespernas]

Love the old school sound and vibe that it offers.

[@BeverlyLedbetter-cb1971]

This should have been the first song in my playlist. Though I'm not a Billy Joel fan, he made a lot of songs that I like... and this is my favorite. The words are unmatched!🤫

[@christinariege497]

I feel like this album was Joel's homage to West Side Story...it's my favorite. Even though I'm 44...my parents have good taste

[@12adrey]

Intellectual lyrics.. but straight NYC... that's y people r still catching up... A GENIUS

[@lisamarrero7795]

This is in my opinion the best song Billy ever put out. I love it!!!

[@howardcampbell6796]

Wrong, Miami 2017 is the best but you are forgiven 😅

[@rockeygaming7107]

One of the best omg

[@danishplays3240]

Best part was definitely the saxophone and piano in the middle, gives you chills

[@ejean87]

i will never get sick of this song

[@bmmj1163]

My favorite Billy Joel Album!!

[@randyb.hughes4609]

My second...right behind The Stranger. After Glass Houses i stopped buying but he had At least one Brilliant Song on every Album After that. An innocent Man is my Favorite Song By Him

[@pamdemic]

First album I ever bought myself, I listened to it over and over and over again!

[@toetag4u1day41]

one of his best albums

[@keithlucero3638]

The vocal/piano call/response is just cool. Love the song

[@TheLarryBrown]

HUH? I didn't notice that! I need to listen again. Thanks!

[@hazuinf]

@@TheLarryBrown I think they're talking about the part at (for example) 3:15

[@paulseano5100]

One of the greatest music creations ever. 52nd Street is where it’s at. They just don’t write em like that anymore! No, they don’t!

[@kimharmon7716]

This song is the shit forever and ever.

[@bradhill1099]

Such a great song. Killing on the piano keys.

[@danielkirk5696]

That piano 🎹

[@1111nolanc]

Every song great, put it on, play it, (flip it over), play it. Perfection.

[@curlyque2717]

I don't know why we have to compare artist. It's like comparing apples to oranges. They all have something to bring to the table because talent makes them all unique. They can all fill an emotion, mood or just chill you down. And in reality it's not even them, it's the music. They have just been blessed with the ability to perform. So just drink it in and enjoy it.

[@richarddubin3318]

Joel wrote some great hits. But this tune is still my absolute favorite of his.

[@こやましげあき]

私もビリｰジョエルとクィｰンが好きです。この曲の意味が最初はわかりませんでしたがザンジバルは国でしたね😃