@AirplayBeats reacts to Billy Joel performing The Stranger live in 1977 Like subscribe and comment
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@greggibson33 Жыл бұрын
This is live.... his singing is freaking amazing.... his whistling is better than most singers today.
@AirplayBeats Жыл бұрын
It sure is
@cw641010 ай бұрын
Just saw him last week, he can still sing his ass off. It’s crazy
@user-pc7hj7lq9p10 ай бұрын
I didn't know it, but I met the stranger in my wife's eyes before she killed herself.
@NikkiArnet-lr7cw5 ай бұрын
I only found this a year after you put it up, but I'm pretty sure Billy Joel's from Long Island. Played keyboard in a LI rock band in the 60's called The Hassels, who I saw play at an all-ages show in my hometown upstate when I was about 16.
@gaildevaney6074 Жыл бұрын
Billy is one of the few artists whose live versions you can count on to be as good or better than the studio version.
@jamesloughran7278 Жыл бұрын
When he recorded this he told the producer he wanted to add a line on top of the piano and he whisled that line. He said just leave it like that its perfect and he did.
@eddiemoney10938 күн бұрын
A lot of famous musicians are good live but Billy Joel was born to play live. The guy is still selling out MSG to this day.
@jillk368 Жыл бұрын
He's from The Bronx. Born there, and grew up on Long Island; Hicksville, I think. If you haven't checked it out yet, please give a listen to Scenes from an Italian Restaurant - - a live version. If you like his style on this song, you'll probably like that too. And his piano work on it is insane!! Many of Billy's deep cuts and b-sides are borderline masterpieces, and a couple of them are truly masterpieces. Another song of his that you might find interesting is Goodnight Saigon (for this, I recommend the Old Grey Whistle Stop live performance. p.s. Billy Joel and Elton John have toured together, I think a few times. But back in the Nineties they did a legendary tour together.
@AirplayBeats Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. We definitely need to check out Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.
@jillk368 Жыл бұрын
@@AirplayBeats Cool!!
@jillk368 Жыл бұрын
@@AirplayBeats This is a fun version, performed for his home crowd in Long Island. kzbin.info/www/bejne/noOzYpd8bLafl8U
@steveullrich7737 Жыл бұрын
He did grow up in Hicksville, Long Island, NY also my hometown and we both attended same high school but he was a few years older.
@rayberke2836 Жыл бұрын
Still lives on Long Island and has homes in the Hampton as well as Lloyds Neck I believe.
@elizabethbrown6384 Жыл бұрын
His enunciation is extraordinary. You can always understand his lyrics.
@paulwebster34172 ай бұрын
Liberty Devitto was his drummer and he is regarded as one of the best drummers of all time.
@ukiahsguitarsolos3436 Жыл бұрын
I love the song 'Vienna' from 'The Stranger' album!
@AirplayBeats Жыл бұрын
I think we are going to do a reaction to this full album soon. Thanks for watching
@scottsarahfreemansmith5293 Жыл бұрын
Scenes from an Italian restaurant The man himself says it's his best song. Worth a listen
@jamishops Жыл бұрын
Billy Joel is one of the best singer/songwriters of all time. Add to that his piano playing and ability to hold and capture an audience. He is a GOAT. Such a deep rabbit-hole to go down, but well worth it. Check out Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, River of Dreams and Pressure. He will not disappoint. Great reaction.
@AirplayBeats Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I can’t wait to go down this rabbit hole. I know I’ve heard tons of Billy Joel growing up but I haven’t put the names to the songs. Thanks for watching!!
@alhainmccallister33838 ай бұрын
@@AirplayBeats If you haven't done them, I recommend both Honesty and Ballad of Billy the Kid. He is such a gread story teller. I hope you take the time to do both of those.
@robertkysilka32164 ай бұрын
Songs in the attic is one of the best live albums of all time
@karenwalsh1143Ай бұрын
He lives a mile away from me on long Island. We see him in Bayville on his motorcycle or at the pizza place or tiki bar, it's a great place to live!❤
@dianel222Ай бұрын
Just noticed La’s wearing a Brooklyn jersey. Close. Billy’s from the Bronx. 💜💜💜
@frankcastle9991 Жыл бұрын
He’s from NY fellas. He’s got a incredible catalog.
@MatthewBillyJoelBootlegs Жыл бұрын
Bass player was Doug Stegmeyer - An amazing piece of the band. RIP Doug.
@honestabe19406 ай бұрын
Great Songwriter, Great Piano Player, Great Singer, and OMG, a Great Whistler!
@katscully4 ай бұрын
This entire album, “The Stranger” ‘77, from beginning to end, is an absolute masterpiece & my favorite album of ALL TIME. Hope you hit every track. I thoroughly enjoy your thoughts, insights & appreciation of a master & his crafts. 🥂
@melvinwomack3717 Жыл бұрын
I can't believe no one has requested captain jack by billy Joel that shit is hard as fuck 😅
@Dman4595 ай бұрын
That's what I'm saying!! Captain Jack will get ya high tonight!!!
@Thejazzfan662 ай бұрын
I recently read that Billy Joel doesn’t like to perform Captain Jack anymore. It’s a depressing song about this kid trying to score drugs, masturbates, and finds his dad dead in the swimming pool. I know the song is from the early 70’s; maybe you had to be there….
@alanlantz86637 ай бұрын
Billy Joel and Elton John used to tour together. Dueling pianos😮 Amazing live
@Reddog7937 Жыл бұрын
Billy is All NY. Analog is what makes the old music breath ,that’s what makes the old stuff sound so good. I think
@markmurphy5589 ай бұрын
The correct way to desctibe this song is "haunting". Together with the cover of the album, this record hit me like a ton of bricks.
@woodyheywood87929 ай бұрын
Gents....Y'all need to get a talk show primetime man!
@raybarry43076 ай бұрын
He's from Long Island NY. My neck of the world
@thomasripley15487 ай бұрын
The whistling sounds like something from an old European film, very familiar......
@localhoast2009 Жыл бұрын
From the Bronx, Long Island Hicksville then Westbury and Huntington I think. Matter of Trust is a great song. Enjoy Billy Joel you guys, every song will put a smile on your face.
@emilyblinder255710 ай бұрын
He’s lived in Oyster Bay Cove, Centre Island and The Hamptons(all on Long Island).
@MightyTenor4 ай бұрын
Hicksville, Long Island, New York- my home town!
@FuphyterАй бұрын
I moved to Hicksville with my musician boyfriend in 77. Howie Blauvelt was moving out to tour with Ram Jam. Really nice guy. He was in The Haslles with Billy. Some of the members came to my boyfriend's gigs and hung out.
@jacqueline4514 Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! New York State Of Mind 🗽, Big Shot, Saigon, so so many more Billy Joel songs to go! Billy Joel is straight up NYC. Still lives here, in Long Island. NYC raised myself; Bronx and Brooklyn.
@got2soar7 ай бұрын
lol, Y'all jammed harder to this song than any other I have watched and I am deep into your catalogue. Don't know if it is in your control but I would prefer your playlist be organized in the order y'all watched em. It's cool to see you grow with an artist/band.
@jmar7631 Жыл бұрын
Billy Joel is fabulous. He's from the Bronx. "Piano Man" is one of my favorites and well worth a listen, although Joel wrote so much great music, it's difficult to choose. Shouldn't be worried about not knowing what every single musical instrument in the world sounds like. People only correct to help you to identify it. ;) Nice reaction, thanks.
@scottgelb2650 Жыл бұрын
He was born in the Bronx but actually grew up in Levittown on Long Island. I grew up just a few towns away in Merrick.
@kajabrill2404 Жыл бұрын
New York State of Mind live at the Old Grey Whistle... Amazing performance
@jillk368 Жыл бұрын
Yep!! Goodnight Saigon from that show, too.
@clab5864 Жыл бұрын
And the Award for the best Chair Dancing Duo goes to.......... Airplay Beats!!!!
@AirplayBeats Жыл бұрын
😂
@karenwalsh1143Ай бұрын
I watch this reaction twice!❤ I love y'all ❤ I love how you love Billy Joel from New York!
@riccardoangeli802 Жыл бұрын
Chi non l'ha visto... Non può immaginare cosa sia il video Leave a tender moment alone... Live ... Billy joel e Tootsie Thielemans 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@WaldenWoods2024 Жыл бұрын
My favorite reaction of all time. Period.
@phillyphan1225 Жыл бұрын
He is sampled by so many because of the picture he paints in a few notes.
@chuckvelten5337 Жыл бұрын
From my hometown, Hicksville Long Island New York.
@deanhovey83486 ай бұрын
Billy was born in the Bronx Ny and raised in Long Island. He signed a bad record deal in New York and then moved to Los Angeles for refuge to get away from it - in LA he played at a Piano Bar to get by writing the Piano Man and Captain Jack ultimately he got noticed there and got signed in L.A. by Columbia records whom bought him out of the bad deal and into a good deal. The rest is History ...
@cityhonors1 Жыл бұрын
🤗 Y'all gonna love Billy! 🥰 He's 🎹 the 'Piano Man' after all & tells a mean story! ☺️🐰
@cindyp1033 Жыл бұрын
I had forgotten how great these early songs were. And certainly never listened to them through earphones. Love it❤
@cathykelley5297 Жыл бұрын
You guys are just adorable!!! I was born in the early 60’s in the Deep South and absorbed all things blues, rock and soul. You’re on the right track. Don’t stop diving deep into Led, Allman Bros, Boz Scaggs, Leon Russell. Check out Lynyrd Skynard!! Free Bird!,,
@suesebree8670 Жыл бұрын
LEON RUSSELL...PLEASE!!!
@lauramcdonough9730 Жыл бұрын
Listen to the song Stiletto, it says it all guys. Classic
@tcme11 Жыл бұрын
Gentlemen, Billy is from Long Island, New York. He did a lot of his early club work in Manhattan.
@richiewest7495 Жыл бұрын
Billy must be the BEST singer/songwriter/pianist ever. yep
@TexasMagnolia Жыл бұрын
Guys…Time to get back to Billy!!!
@1bigrowdy Жыл бұрын
You gotta hit Until the Night its his tribute to the Righteous Brothers.
@theivory110 ай бұрын
This is one of his best for sure.
@edwardcossa875 Жыл бұрын
I love your selections, you guys have old music souls like me at 69 . Keepit going 👍
@sarahgarner5425 Жыл бұрын
The whistling in this song reminds me of the whistling song in the Clint Eastwood movie the goid, the bad and the ugly. Great reaction.
@MightyTenor4 ай бұрын
A phenomenal album!!!!!
@BonniePicc5 ай бұрын
This has to be my favorite reaction video. I love how much fun you were having and the appreciation you have for one of the best performers, singers and song writers of all time!
@riccardoangeli802 Жыл бұрын
Talento incredibile .... Unico artista che ha tutti gioielli nel repertorio ... Dal vivo poi da giovane era un portento 👏👏🎹🎹👏👏👏👏🎹🎹🎹🎹👏🎹
@davidsan9654 Жыл бұрын
"Look at him man"...has to cast his glance a second later
@MatthewBillyJoelBootlegs Жыл бұрын
Band at the time was Liberty DeVitto - Drums Doug Stegmeyer - Bass Richie Cannata - Air Instruments and Keyboards Frank Vento - Guitars
@willcool713 Жыл бұрын
Basically my first album, age 10. I nearly wore it out before I could afford 52nd St and Piano Man. My favorite song of his is River of Dreams, almost a marching gospel song. Whenever I'm soul searching or emotionally lost, that song just pops into my head. Makes me feel better, too. His signature song is Piano Man.
@docbearmb Жыл бұрын
River of Dreams is killer and demonstrates, again, his versatility.
@ginamarandino6451 Жыл бұрын
Four essentials you have to hear from Billy Joel are piano Man, moving out, my life, and New York State of mind
@AirplayBeats Жыл бұрын
Billy Joel - NY State of Mind (REACTION) #billyjoel #newyorkstateofmind #reaction #trending kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXSaZKhthtd6bM0
@AirplayBeats Жыл бұрын
We’ve definitely heard Piano Man. Check out our reaction to NY State of Mind reaction above 👆🏿
@Historian212 Жыл бұрын
Long Island, NY, baby! The pride of Hicksville, Long Island, NY. I grew up there, we knew of Billy Joel before he got nationally famous. This is one of my very favorites of his. Great stuff! 1970s Billy Joel, still great today. Listen to “New York State of Mind.” After 9/11, there was a televised benefit concert for the families of first responders who died. He sang that song during the concert. I cried my eyes out. There’s also an earlier, almost prophetic song he did in the 70s called “Miami 2017 (I've Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway).” Goosebumps.
@srstech1 Жыл бұрын
I know this is an old post but I’ve been going through your back catalog. Great reaction to my fav Joel song guys 🔥. So happy you mentioned the band just getting straight funk. Lots of folks miss it cause it’s tucked and Billy is so damn clear and forward. Really really good react. Born in 78’ so I’d expect we in the same pocket, I’m learning along with you.
@katscully9 ай бұрын
You'd really enjoy BILLY's duet with RAY CHARLES, "BABY GRAND". !👍🎹🥂
@lisarhae96924 ай бұрын
Billy is from Long Island, NY.😊
@lisahaverluk40379 ай бұрын
Billy.. Billy.... Joel 😊😊😊😊
@dickcnormis1444 Жыл бұрын
NY State of Mind and Good Night Saigon are two great songs by Billy that are completely different in style but both are great songs.
@paulargo2542 Жыл бұрын
The album The Stranger was the first CD produced and was produced by Billy Joel
@bonya45858 ай бұрын
Billy Joel is from Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.
@dickcnormis1444 Жыл бұрын
His album called The Stranger came out in 1978 and it’s an all time classic album. It dominated the charts, you should react to the whole album.
@seanscanlon9067 Жыл бұрын
Sorry, not trying to be a dick but it was 1977.
@howtodoitdude1662 Жыл бұрын
1977
@dickcnormis1444 Жыл бұрын
@@howtodoitdude1662 that’s right , late 77. I’m thinking 78 because that winter is when it really became huge on the radio. I remember we had an ice storm in NY that winter in January and then there was a power failure and I listened to my portable radio and this album was always played. Back when we had real music
@TexasMagnolia Жыл бұрын
Hell Yea. The very best Live you’ll witness is: Scene’s from an Italian Restaurant … a broken thumb, still pounding on the piano. Live is a must with Billy. Honestly, for your journey, live is the way to go.
@librvr5 ай бұрын
I've watched you guys react to 3 BillyJoel songs, and it takes me back to the early 90s when I was in college and discovered the his back catalogue. Then my friends and I saw him perform in Oakland, CA. Joel is an amazing artist, and storyteller as you commented. It's wonderful to see younger people appreciate him and learn about him. He deserves all of it. His music really is a reflection of US cultural history. I now live in the UK. One of my younger work colleagues (he's a Millennial) who lectures on US history actually plays 'We Didn't Start the Fire' as part of one of his seminars and gets his students to identify all the references.
@carlvonscott3939 Жыл бұрын
I'm a child of the 80's from NJ. Born and raised on Mtv. Big fan of music from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's. O have a few songs you guys might really like... 1. Spirit in the Night- Bruce Springsteen 2. LA Woman -the doors 3. Can't find my way Home- blind faith 4. A Whiter Shade of Pale- Protocol Harem Keep the faith! Keep up the good work!
@FUBAR1986 Жыл бұрын
This man is like four decades worth of rabbit hole enjoy the ride
@jdbroders64 Жыл бұрын
Lots of great comments. I highly recommend his early live New York State of Mind performances (I believe in England) and his live Summer Highland Falls performance in Germany. They're both amazing the Summer Highland Falls was especially interesting because a member of the audience asks him about the lyrics and he goes off and explains them and then plays the song solo live on piano. It was just brilliant.
@richiewest7495 Жыл бұрын
NY baby
@localhoast2009 Жыл бұрын
The Downeaster Alexa is a great Billy Joel song. My favorite
@josephgallagher945 Жыл бұрын
Lyrics💯
@charlenewebb5893 Жыл бұрын
You two LOL !
@edwardcossa8752 ай бұрын
Born in thd Bronx it went out to Long Island
@taradevine6026 Жыл бұрын
Loved your reaction! You two were jamming. That was me the first time hearing this, too. He's incredible.
@Fishmorph Жыл бұрын
You want some more upbeat stuff with a little funk? Try Billy Joel’s “Stiletto.” You might also find a track called “A Room of Our Own” but I’m not sure if there’s a live version.
@vincentpeake Жыл бұрын
The Bronx, brothers.
@Bob-pw7rf Жыл бұрын
He is from Hicksville LI New York grew up right down the block me
@royalway12 Жыл бұрын
Pure talent.
@gpal86 Жыл бұрын
Never knew he did the whistle at the beginning. Thank you.
@Michael-Philip Жыл бұрын
Nassau County Long Island NY
@jozneptune Жыл бұрын
“It’s like walking on a blade!” Said in response to “is it dangerous to fall in love.”
@jedroueche8161 Жыл бұрын
You have to hear "Just the Way You Are" and his live version of "Honesty".
@seanscanlon9067 Жыл бұрын
Billy was born in The Bronx.
@kajabrill2404 Жыл бұрын
Please do Black Coffee (Humble Pie) live..It's Amazing!!!
@AirplayBeats Жыл бұрын
We will definitely look into that. Thank you for watching!!
@kajabrill2404 Жыл бұрын
@@AirplayBeats Thanks guys! Love your reactions
@phillychick4196 Жыл бұрын
❤Billy is a madman on those keys
@AirplayBeats Жыл бұрын
He sure is!! Thanks for watching!!
@riccardoangeli802 Жыл бұрын
Ho riguardato questo video ... Incredibile come Piano Man ha la musica ..il ritmo .. Il Talento .... Per lui la musica un gioco facile
@trishriley9681 Жыл бұрын
❤
@theivory110 ай бұрын
Whistlelicous
@Neonbob Жыл бұрын
NY/NJ Hoboken
@user-bb7ui7st4d2 ай бұрын
He is from Long Island New York 5:12
@AjaxCaperАй бұрын
You guys have to see the Eurythmics video for Love Is A Stranger.
@NotANameist Жыл бұрын
Billy is from Long Island, New York. I’ll recommend his song “Pressure”
@steelyd2 Жыл бұрын
Is he from overseas?? He sings with a New York accent just like Donald Fagen! He could only be from one place in the world! I’m just messing around you guys are great. I’m not the biggest fan of Billy but you can’t deny the stranger record is killer. Can you whistle like that? That’s impressive on its own
@aweinbrom Жыл бұрын
Great reaction. It's funny, the whistling part on this song was not intended to be in the song. Billy was talking with a producer and said he needs an instrument to play this part of the song, and he whistled the tune. The producer (or maybe the writer) looked at him after and said...that's it! Use the whistling.
@jimmyjameson87059 ай бұрын
Hes from hicksville long island
@godbluffvdgg5 ай бұрын
When I turned 50 I wrote a quote in perspective...As a man In my 60's despite dating hundreds of women through the years; I was only in love twice...For a man, it seems, The first time you fall in love and get your heart broken; It destroys what trust you had for women/men in general for years...Decades for me..."Love is the selling of your soul, not for treasures, but in exchange for another’s. It is a blind purchase, and leaves us vacant as to whether you are richer or poorer for the transaction." :)..You won't find that quote online because I never posted it...