FIRST TIME REACTING TO | Billy Joel "Just the Way you Are"

[@anthonwest9541]

Interesting fact..when Joel was a teenager, he became a very successful boxer..making it all the way to the Golden Gloves Tournament. You can tell that his nose was broken a time or two.

[@paulhuggett7503]

Interesting. An old friend David Douglas who lived in Southwater near Horsham who was (and i'm sure still is) a Massive Billy Joel fan, told me once that I HAD Billy's nose! I've never forgotten it ... what a compliment! Thank you David!😀

[@do0ranfrump260]

There is an old movie about a pianist who also was a boxer.. He was a genius at both but piano players need their hands to be flexible with joints that work well. Everntually boxing will destroy a pianist's hands.

[@CBB672]

New jersey

[@CBB672]

This guy was super big 80’s music

[@CBB672]

Or late 70’s

[@itsjezzer]

Billy Joel is to Long Island as Bruce Springsteen is to New Jersey. His work has spanned decades, and is influenced by everything from jazz to '50s doo wop to gospel. He's covered serious subjects like Vietnam ("Goodnight Saigon"), unhealthy relationships ("Laura," "The Stranger"), blue collar economic woes ("Allentown," "The Downeaster Alexa"), modern day anxiety ("Pressure," "Captain Jack"), etc. He's also released some of the greatest love songs ever written, like "Tell Her About It," "She's Always a Woman," and "The Longest Time." Definitely worth a deep dive.

[@WoofHmmmmmmmm]

BRRRUUUUUCCCCCE!!!!! 🫡

[@TheRealDrJoey]

And influenced greatly by classical music. His father is a pianist, and Billy was classically trained. The verse to his song, "This Night," is a direct lift from Beethoven, whom he credits on the record!

[@cinnamon962]

Honestly…Springsteen is very overrated. Billy Joel ROCKS❤

[@strangebotwin-]

Except he’s way more talented than Springsteen

[@foofghtr]

@@cinnamon962I like Bruce, he’s just woke now as an old miserable performer. He’s too political and he way to leftist for me these days. Plus he he bought 2 chickens and had his house registered as a farm to beat his taxes. 😂

[@Tessie46255]

You would love him singing New York State of Mind. He’s dripping with talent! ❤️ Enjoy your reactions.

[@debbywilkins2239]

Yes! New York state of Mind is my favorite 👍

[@jamessinacore6991]

New York State of Mind is a great tune, like so many other hits Billy has. However, to get the best experience, please watch the live version from the Old Whistle Test; the saxophone in that is amazing! Angry Young Man is a song that will astound you with respect to Billy’s ability to play piano!

[@debbiehanson9201]

Especially the Old Grey Whistle Test video of that when a much younger Joel actually gets up from the piano to walk over and acknowledge the brilliant sax solo toward the end of that song

[@steviegee9606]

@@debbiehanson9201 for me that's the definitive version of the song

[@Prozak63]

Especially if you want ivories and sax...😵‍💫

[@bambamnj]

Billy Joel is a New York City boy, born and raise in that area.. Yes, the Sax is def part of the original song when it was released. Music of the 70's, probably some of the best music ever made.. including my Eagles!!

[@leslieroth8447]

Mark Rivera, on sax, has been with Billy since early 80's.

[@CarlosRomero-uz4yk]

Don't forget America , they have some beautiful songs as well.

[@JohnH.Sturgis]

Noooooo.... not NYC, Long Island. Quintessential LI!

[@victoriagrove5344]

Yes. This is one of Billy Joel’s best from the 1970’s.

[@juliaferraro2599]

My husband said it perfectly, he makes love to the keys. He caresses the keys lovingly, he doesn't have to force them to make sound.

[@gregdiffenthal2384]

This song was my very first girlfriend's and mine's song. I was 19. We were together for about 5 or 6 years. And even after we were over, it was still "our" song. No matter where I was in the World, whenever I heard this song, it reminded me of her. We had no contact since the mid 80s. About 20 years go, I was walking into my local supermarket and this song was playing. I smiled instantly and thought of her. Finished my shopping and went home. Turned on my computer, checked my emails and there was an email from HER. And we've been in contact ever since.

[@halfbaked74]

"she's always a woman to me" will melt your heart!❤❤

[@brentwebster6164]

The more you dig into Billy Joel, you’re likely to find that his fans will name songs that never charted as their favorites. It’s because his albums had no filler material. His catalog is really deep.

[@seanscanlon9067]

Until the Night.

[@TheRealDrJoey]

@@seanscanlon9067 Through the Long Night.

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

Where's The Orchestra

[@brentwebster6164]

@@thesolitaryadventurerthis is one of my favorites as well.

[@jensmaas555]

So true. The Entertainer

[@robbrennan9229]

My wife and I got the pleasure of seeing him play at Fenway Park back in 2018 when he was 69 years old. We were FLOORED at how good his voice was! He hasn’t lost any of his magic!

[@DaveIdiens]

Years ago, when I was about your age Britt, at his concert in Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, I witnessed Billy slide off the piano bench and run up the stage runway, pick up a sax and play it, put it down and run back to the piano and continue playing and singing the song ( can’t remember the song ) without missing a beat or spilling his beer on his grand piano 😅😂…..phenomenal!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ConspiracySmurf]

***IT'S STILL ROCK **-N-** ROLL TO ME*** Find that one, too! 1980 , I was 9... :)

[@kimshaky]

2 other songs from that album "glass houses" is worth a listen "you may be right" and "sometimes a fantasy"

[@louisruggiero]

I still have the glass houses album.

[@destination22ful]

Nice reaction. This song earned Billy Joel two Grammys for “Song of the Year” and “Record of the Year.”

[@Mr.Batsu12]

Now THIS is a great Billy Joel song. An amazing love song.

[@Randy-r4e]

This and "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" were two of my wife's favorites. I was always more partial to "Uptown Girl" and "New York State of Mind". I heard that he was walking in New York with one of his teenage kids and humming the tune to a song he was working on and the kid got embarrassed. He told them to understand that a lot of people pay him to make those sounds in public. Kids. Good reaction. They aren't all mellow listening, just enough of them.

[@KELLYKEITH3372]

I love all of Billy Joel's music.He is one of the greatest . One of my favorites is New York State of Mind. Hope you enjoy his music as much as my generation did.

[@terri2494]

I was going to suggest “New York State of Mind” because 1) it’s like a love letter to his hometown of NYC, 2) it has a great sax solo, and 3) the version from “The Old Grey Whistle Test” (a British TV show) really shows what a great performer he is. He’s totally at home onstage but he shares the spotlight with the incredible members of his band. Class act, true musicianship.

[@LonghopeBro-ju6jl]

That will answer her question of where he's from.

[@amyaeschbach3581]

NY State of Mind NY State of Mind NY State of Mind NY State of Mind NY State of Mind NY State of Mind❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheRealDrJoey]

Baby Grand, a collaboration with Ray Charles, is another goody in that R & B style.

[@bellac1451]

​@@terri2494yes, this! My favorites are NY State of Mind from Old Grey Whistle Test, and Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, Live from Long Island, which shows the amazing skill of his band, he has one of the best ever, IMO.

[@ricksexton8888]

Billy Joel is my favorite solo singers. He is not always as wholesome as you have seen so far, but everything he does is Unique and memorable.

[@philipem1000]

It always stuns me when people don't know Billy Joel and his music; of course it's inevitable his career soared in the 70s and that was half a century ago but he wrote all his music and everything he does is literally a masterpiece of songwriting. He is a true wordsmith. And this song is one of the most romantic songs ever written. He was nominated for 23 Grammys and won 6; he wrote 33 top 40 hits including three number ones. Just listen to anything at all and you're going to be amazed and delighted. He is a deep man and the songs he writes are deep. And unique -- no one else sounds like him in any sense.

[@iainsmith2434]

The saxophonist is Mark Rivera, he has been in the band since 1981 at least. Yes it was in the original song, Billy uses saxophone nearly as much as piano. He has had two brilliant sax players since 1975 Richie Canata and Mark Rivera.

[@pabloivanreyes7963]

I would only add that the saxophonist that actually recorded the album solo (which Canata and Rivera would conceptually draw their inspiration from in live concerts) was Phil Woods, one of the top jazz session players (alto sax) in NYC at the time. That Woods' sax solo helped elevate the song "Just the Way You Are" and the album, The Stranger (1977), to two Grammy Awards (Song of the Year, and Record of the Year) in1978. Ironically, Joel originally did not want to include it on The Stranger because he did not want to be branded a "wedding singer"... but on an evening visit to the studio by Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow, while Joel and Phil Ramone (producer/engineer) were still mixing, Joel played them the song, and told them that he probably would not include it on the album. After hearing the song, and of Joel's intentions, Ronstadt & Snow were emphatic about including the song, saying 'Are you crazy? That's the hit. You're out of your minds if you don't put it on the album.' Well, Joel and Ramone listened to them, "and the rest is history!" Besides "Piano Man," "Just the Way You Are" is Joel's most requested song.

[@tjrivers]

Saw him twice in concert, just amazing. This is my favorite love song, from the first…The Piano Man never disappoints.

[@BigDaddyG65]

Billy Joel is a New Yorker through and through. Awesome singer songwriter from the early 70s through the mid to late 80s, haha stop listening right before you get to We didn't start the fire. That's just my feelings. Must listen to songs: She's always a woman, Moving out, Only the good die young, The Stranger, My Life, Honesty, New York State of mind, Baby grand, Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, The Stranger....

[@happycrimson]

many billy joel fans will tell you his best song is scenes from an italian restaurant. if you're liking his music, it's one you have to listen to. vienna is another one on the same level for me. but frankly he has a whole discography of great songs lol.

[@happycrimson]

nice reaction btw:) makes me happy to see some1 enjoying a song this much haha

[@mikemiller3069]

For someone who has never heard the songs before, it would help if you at least capitalize the first letter of the names of the songs. Even better, put quotation marks around it like, "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant". It will be easier for her to understand.

[@carokat1111]

Billy himself has stated ‘Scenes from An Italian Restaurant’ is his best song.

[@johncurtis7186]

Between the length of that song, and her incessant pauses and babbling, the video would be about 40 minutes long 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@terri2494]

@@johncurtis7186 So don’t watch it.

[@sadantnanl1717]

This song came out the year I was met my husband. I can’t tell you how many times we danced to it. Every time I hear it I see his green eyes smiling down at me. I think I will surprise him and have it playing this evening with our dessert. Thank you Britt! Your channel is a joy.

[@dagmar.6954]

Billy Joel is a great singer songwriter & composer from the 70's-90's. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The whole "Stranger" album is great. "Just The Way You Are" is my favorite song from that album. Other songs are "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)", "Only The Good Die Young", "She's Always A Woman", "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" etc.

[@rayczekalski9481]

From the 60's he was in a band called The Hassles album Hour of the Wolf

[@rickwelch8464]

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant is his masterpiece.

[@VeryVocalPro]

Facts! I would definitely ask her to check out “Scenes” just so do can see another side of his music.

[@phillyphan1225]

Vienna is my favorite by Billy, Honesty is another great one…but after that they are all up there

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

​@@rickwelch8464Yes!!👍✌️

[@MikeB12800]

He said in one interview his favorite part of a song are bridges. Ever since I heard that, I seem to pay more attention to them.

[@thehopelesscarguy]

I certainly wouldn't say all of his music is "wholesome". "Only the Good Die Young" and "You May be Right" come to mind.

[@MidlifeConscience]

Yep Billy is all over the spectrum of subjects he covers, love, war, blue collar life in America, sex, religion, getting busy on the road, politics, race, heartbreak, he covers it all

[@seanscanlon9067]

Captain Jack is quite wholesome, especially the line about: "And you just sit at home and chew your food".

[@phillyphan1225]

lol yes, Captain Jack came right to mind!😂

[@TheRealDrJoey]

I'd add, "The Stranger." There's a great scene in Crichton's novel, State of Fear, where a guy is giving a speech, but he gets hammered first, and ends up being carried out singing, "You May Be Right."

[@keithroberts4952]

​@@seanscanlon9067yep, captain Jack!

[@kevinmcnamara7021]

I am so excited you're going down the Billy Joel rabbit hole. He has many great cozy songs like this, but he also has upbeat jams like "Uptown Girl"

[@rhondamcbath6279]

Billy Joel is a super legend in his own right!; one of the greatest performers even today!! 😅

[@curtismarsh4528]

More than a woman to me, is a songwriters masterpiece.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Nice reaction. Saw Billy 4 times in the 70s, brilliant! Billy would turn the stadium into a cozy bar every time.

[@markvanderstelt8999]

i remember seeing you at all those shows.

[@conniedean1977]

One of the best love songs ever. Great musician, great songwriter, great singer. Love him so much! 🎶

[@ralphwatts8993]

“Scenes from an Italian Restaurant “!!❤️🤘🏻

[@AngelasJoys]

Elvis and Billy are my go-tos for music that feeds my soul. Billy is Mr. Long Island and we love him here. He's also a grest guy. We all have a Billy story.

[@JasonRule-1]

Definitely listen to his songs, "She's Always a Woman," and "Honesty." Trust me on this.

[@pabloivanreyes7963]

I wholeheartedly agree! These two songs and "Just the Way You Are" are some of songs on the soundtrack of my love life!

[@robertkern9911]

Billy is from Long Island NY I grew up a few miles from him and we both lived in the saame style Levitt home. He was trained classically and when hee stopped doing rock and pop went on to do that type of music. He is still touring and has sold the 4th most records by an American arist . He is an incredible story teller and a legen here on LI where he still lives Let me give you 3 of my favorite live performances by him Innocent Man from the matter of trust a bridge to Russia which i think is hgis best live vocal performance done in Russia , Scens from an Itallian Resturaunt live from Long Island ,I was a union stagehand here on LI and worked this show and finally New York state of mind from the old grey whistle test you can go wrong with any of them. You aint heard nothing yet untilyou try those :) Oh 1 moree thing he was married to super model Christy Brinkley who this song was written about. Another about her is Uptown girl

[@frankcosentino2192]

Billy is from Hicksville Long Island and still has a home on Long Island. A true local hero with enough great songs to last a weekend

[@foofghtr]

Billy Joel belongs to America. He’s a New York City boy, was a beast in the 70’s 80’s and continues to sound amazing no matter his age. Great performer and writer, a complete artist that legends are made of.

[@BlastfromthePastCentury]

Permit me to say that you, Britt, are the Billy Joel of music reactors on KZbin. I was one of many who suggested "Just the Way You Are" to you following your discovery of "Piano Man" and Billy Joel this week. I am so thrilled you have your first sample of his amazing catalogue of music. You love lyrics, so you will love "Only the Good Die Young." "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" is great storytelling with great musical arrangement. I think "River of Dreams" is magical. Oh, you will appreciate "Uptown Girl." It features a former wife of Billy, Christy Brinkley in the music video.

[@codemissing]

Listening to this song I've heard so many times, thinking about my wife, got some water in my eyes.

[@alisond323]

That's so sweet ❤

[@breese42]

Love the sax! Gotta be the sexiest instrument out there and Billy 's lyrics never disappoint

[@rozequinn1519]

From the Bronx bayyybee 😃 William Martin Joseph Joel aka Billy Joel. Has soooo many great hits!!! ❤ Longest Time Innocent Man Are two of my all time faves ❤

[@markreetz1001]

I find it amazing how many people are unaware of Billy Joels work. I don't mean to be mean but he was such a big part of music forever. It was fun watching you enjoying Billy Joel!

[@xbubblehead]

Billy Joel was blessed with talent in so many areas...his lyrics, his voice, and to paraphrase some of his lyrics, the way it's like he's making love to his piano when he plays.

[@danduntz2539]

It’s a good thing he failed as a boxer, otherwise we would’ve missed out on all his great music.

[@angelomaurizio1668]

What makes Billy Joel so famous is how much of versatile artist he is. He is a little Pop, Rock, DooWop and R&B, he can do it all. 'Just the Way you Are' (1977) won Joel two Grammys for Song and Record of the Year. You should hear the recorded versions more.

[@eschaflowne]

You mention the line “I couldn’t love you any better” and how he’s saying he couldn’t love her more - BUT…He’s also saying “I couldn’t love you more, EVEN IF you were doing things to make yourself seem better”…because he loves her just the way she is. It’s an even better line than, I think, you realized.

[@victoriagrove5344]

This song was one of his first from 1970’s. It was so good. He is a great pianist and songwriter as well. He went out touring with Elton John in the 1990’s. They had their pianos facing each other and played each other’s songs. My brother got to that concert and loved it!

[@DeborahDavis-zi6pm]

I saw them in Clemson, SC on that tour. They were great!

[@betsylocario6453]

He was married to Christie Brinkley, a gorgeous model, who is in a few of his videos. Certain songs are about her: Uptown Girl for instance.

[@bigoz1977]

I seen Bill in Glasgow Scotland in the early 2000s and it was and still is one of the best gigs I’ve been to. Oh he’s a New Yorker

[@Frostrazor]

he has alot of conviction in his songs and many are indeed quite wholesome. "Honesty" is hugely touching and wholesome. "Italian Restaurant" is fun and lively "Only the Good Die Young" is sassy and super upbeat and saracstic "Goodnight Saigon" is deeply profound and touching and very very heartfelt But if you watch one more - check out the Live version of "New York State of Mind" that he did for a tribute to NYFD after 9/11. Billy Joel - New York State of Mind (from "America: A Tribute to Heroes") So so moving.

[@fgrillo29]

Brilliant and soulful writer. He's amazing. Saw him last summer. At 74 years old, he still has that amazing voice. His music was part of the soundtrack of my childhood in the 70's and 80's. He's like an old friend. He's always been there.

[@jenpearlman9133]

I love your reaction! Good friends of mine used this song for their commitment ceremony. The husband played guitar and sang to his wife. It was so beautiful. Together, went to see Billy Joel last year at the SOFI Stadium in LA. It was MAGICAL. He's in his seventies and he plays just as well as he did in his younger days. The crowd was amazing. Our ages raged from senior citizens, baby boomers, gen x, down to kids in their twenties. We all loved it and sang our hearts out. Go see him in concert if you get the chance.

[@DaveIdiens]

It is such a treat to enjoy Billy with someone who recognizes his talent. You are right, he is a phenom. He plays the sax as well…..drinks beer off his piano etc, etc.

[@boydfleming9459]

"His voice is like a hug.." NAILED IT!! an EXCELLENT description of his voice.

[@jillk368]

Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (live from Long Island). He played that with an injured hand, and it's still insane! He's got songs in so many styles about so many people and places and things and feelings and - - he's written so much. An Innocent Man, Pressure, Goodnight Saigon, Big Shot. So many more. These are a pretty good variety.

[@Daishi13]

Other great Biily Joel songs to check out are, "My Life", "Uptown Girl", "The Longest Time", "New York State of Mind" & "We Didn't Start The Fire" to name a few.

[@douglasbeckman162]

I had the pleasure and the privilege to see him live in concert last year. Along with Lionel Ritchie. Just an amazing musician.

[@douglasbeckman162]

Love to. I found your channel a few days ago. You have very positive energy and your reactions are fun

[@ravenize9655]

Go down that rabbithole, girl! Billy Joel is from Long Island, NY, and he sings so many different genres, definitely not all wholesome, but you will love his music. I've seen him many times in concert and he just gets better and better!

[@allendixon7700]

This girl, she's so sexy, oh so sexy. I think I'm proud of that love. I'm thinking i'm falling in love l o v e?

[@themightylex]

You are so adorable while listening to Billy Joel. His songs are always passionate, even the more rock-n-roll hiys from his younger days.

[@southbeachfl]

You've barely scratched the surface of his many great songs.

[@tonymendez1181]

Billy Joel is one of those rare artists that tells a story with all his songs. A story we can all understand. He is truly gifted, talented and full of heart when it comes to music! Grew up with him! I was in my teens from '68-'73, and to this day I'm grateful to have lived and experienced what I feel was the best periods for music (60's, 70's & 80's). But I was also exposed to the Big Band Era of the 40's and the birth of Rock-n-Roll and Soul from the 50's. I'm truly blessed. Love your reactions and what u are experiencing. God bless! BTW, favorite song from Billy J ....... "New York State of Mind!" Feels like home.

[@davedavis6787]

He can paint you into a place and time in your experience or in your imagination, close your eyes and your eyelids become the movie screen.

[@kozziefan2003]

Billy Joel has written a few of the most romantic love songs I have ever heard. This is a big one, but I also recommend "You're My Home" and especially "She's Got a Way." I would also point you to "New York State of Mind" and "River of Dreams" just because they're great songs. I could go on all day, I'll stop there for now! :) He's one of my favorite artists of all time. He's definitely worth the price of a concert ticket, even in his 70s he's still fantastic!

[@evanmeiner7240]

Your my home is amazing. Had it playing as I proposed to my wife.

[@chrispavlich9656]

Went to a concert many moons ago, lol, that featured both, Billy Joel and Elton John and they both were epic! I’ve seen Elton more and the last time I saw him, he performed the entire time, even when his band mates took a break he kept playing. At one point he was UNDER the piano, on his back playing the piano and never missed a beat. Talk about tickling the ivories!

[@BruceConley-oi8nj]

bILLY JOEL IS JUST CLASSY THATS ONLY WAY TO DESCRIBE HIS MUSIC

[@charlesc7950]

"You always have my unspoken passion although I might not seem to care." Great lyric.

[@elizabethetheridge176]

New York State of mind. You will be so glad you did.

[@davedavis6787]

To all the hopeless romantics, he has our music,and always will. He is one of the few greats across many years and spans generations.

[@alisond323]

Billy Joel was singing when i was a little girl in the 70s, he was then and is still an amazing musician!

[@brianh9358]

I've seen him twice in concert - one time solo back in the late 80s and once in a dual concert with Elton John in the early 2000s. Great concerts both times. Here are a few songs from him I would recommend - "Honesty", "The Stranger" "Big Shot", "Italian Restaurant"

[@judgildea]

Dude had a permanent residence at Madison Square Garden..he's iconic. An awesome rabbit hole to go down

[@deanferrell8857]

Yes, with this song especially, He and playing the piano, they are seamless. Also, he sings certain songs with such emotion....always with passion!!! You can tell he thoroughly loves what he does!!! We have his music DVD called Billy Joel The Essentials. I am going to look up where he was born and grew up. I think I know but don't want to be wrong. Will write another comment. From Karen

[@carolcarol3938]

One of my favorites (there's so many) is Goodnight Saigon. Such a moving, heartbreaking, epic, important song. Great to watch clips with returned soldiers coming in on the chorus. But the choices are endless.

[@Slikrik1212]

Oh your smile when you heard those first few lyrics… ❤❤

[@LeslieRoth-rl7zr]

Billy is ending a ten yr residency at Madison Square Garden this yr. Sold old every month for a decade. Saw him in 22 at Notre Dame. Selling out stadiums at 73! He also has a rocker, banger, all type sound. For gospel feel "River of Dreams". For an edge "Pressure". He was first rock act invited to old USSR in 87. You got to see "You May Be Right". Live from USSR and "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant". Live from Long Island. From his run down apt in New York he wrote "Captain Jack". About an "H" dealer and his customers. Tony Bennett said that Billy Joel IS the new American song book. P.S. 3 daughters a 30 something and 2 under ten! You tube has his little ones on stage singing Jingle Bells. As you can tell. I LOVE BILLY! 😎

[@bobbuethe1477]

My wife and I saw his New Year's Eve concert at UBS Arena on Long Island a month ago. Great show, and our last chance to see him before he moves to Florida.

[@CBB672]

Great song by great songwriter

[@waynefinnicumbb7218]

Im a big metalhead, but I love listening to Billy Joel. His music is so soothing, and his voice is great. And his faster songs like We Didnt Start The Fire are bangers.

[@JoeandTaraAldrich]

Wholesome...Listen to Stiletto, or Sometimes a Fantasy, or Roberta, or Captain Jack. For Love Songs - You're my Home and Until the Night.

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

One of the greatest minds in music, its amazing how he stopped releasing music in the 90s, yet all these years later he can still sell out MSG with no issue

[@kenneth2875]

He did do a rock album called Glass Houses. He was born in NYc in 1949. He released 13 albums. His first in 1971 his last 2001 but he continues to tour. His final album is all classical music.

[@twentyfiveyears5010]

I grew up listening to Billy Joel. I have heard this song a million times. I have the "The Stranger" song book and used to play and sing this song when I was young (and single). Listening to it just now, I have tears in my eyes, because I love my wife more now than I did when we married 35 years ago, and this song captures that perfectly. Britt, I wish the same for you and your husband.

[@DanielAnderson-mb6jn]

The GREAT Mark Rivera on saxophone. One of the best to ever do it.

[@zzz987654321]

Billy is from Levittown Long Island NY- he's a local boy to us- and a great guy- saved my daughters school for the arts by donating a million dollars- good man

[@staciemoisa4884]

First, I love watching your reactions. You are so adorable and real. Second, I grew up listening to Billy Joel. He is from Long Island, NY. When he sings about the "village green" (another song), my friends and I all knew it was about the West Village Green (where we lived) in Hicksville, Long Island. The village greens were strips of stores with a playground and pool behind them. There was a store on one end where my friends and I spent time picking out candy, but there was a bar on the other end where Billy hung out as a teen. I was too young to go to the bar, but I remember seeing the guys hanging around outside of it all the time. As we got older, we would often wonder if Billy was one of the guys we saw hanging out there. lol

[@willow0828]

New York State of Mind really needs to be your next Billy Joel experience.

[@joepowell7025]

I love the music of my life time. it was so beautiful. xxx

[@JerryDurante]

I agree with ya. This song is like a sonic hug.

[@aircap]

His voice has held up remarkably well over the years, still killin' it.

[@brittreacts]

Agreed!

[@critterwatcher8009]

Please don't miss "and so it goes" Reportedly it's one of his favorites (and mine). He has such a deep catalog.

[@duanelangenberg2366]

I was praying for you, when you said, "Y'all need to pray for me." Mind boggling!

[@cmholmes1067]

I literally just thought the same thing about “I couldn’t love you any better” and I have loved all of his songs forever!

[@tombrusegaard7688]

Lullabye (Goodnight my Angel) is a great warm Billy Joel song too. He was GREAT on the Grammys tonight, too.

[@RaveGamingCommunity]

This is a classic Billy Joel Song Just get the studio and lesson close your eyes and lesson it will be so clear to you his tones he rocks he is from NY USA

[@Nuthin2Gein]

Great reaction! You're gonna love Scenes from an Italian Restaurant. One of his longer songs, but truly amazing and you won't want it to end.

[@glennshepherd5862]

Yes, the sax is in the recorded version. Glad to see you reacting to Bill Joel. He’s a legend.

[@rickpetersen1745]

Billy Joel is New York born and raised. He's from Long Island. Check out New York state of Mind. A song that highlights his love for the city.

[@ticnatz]

Billy Joel is an American treasure. I don't listen to him much anymore, but I was a huge fan back in the 70s & early 80s. He just became too popular, but I do understand the appeal.

[@marioserrano6333]

He also played piano when he was 16 years old for the Shangri-las song "leader of the pack" and a few other songs.

[@adam.4487]

I listened to this song a LOT way back when. ♥ It was huge on the radio back in late 70's, I was married in 1978, so I really loved this song. Joel has so many great songs.

[@robertgieseler1220]

Best reaction ever. I mean E V A A A! Hands down, seriously... ♥ Yes, all of his music and lyrics are this wholesome, you nailed it.🙂 Love from Germany

[@leroysiedenburg2139]

A song I think you should hear to really appreciate his voice, and his GREAT writing is "An innocent man" from the album " of the same name!!! His voice is SO GOOD, and the lyrics are heartwarming, to say the least!!! It is my favorite song of his, although he has more than a dozen I absolutely love!!! Give it a listen and you won't be sorry!!!

[@chrisalldis3375]

Britt i had a tear in my eye, I wonder if my first love would have too if she was watching this. My Favourite Billy song.