Observations - Billy Joel

[@zachsine6465]

Pressure voice is kinda Billy Bowie

[@zachsine6465]

Specifically young Americans album bowie

[@CustodianVirgil]

I thought it was more like Billy Lennon, but I hear Billy Bowie, too.

[@alexrtsimpson]

Pressure is Billy Bowie!

[@harrymarkandjohn]

I was thinking the same thing! Very Bowie delivery.

[@carliecasas8533]

Definitely hear Billy Bowie in the vocals

[@Upside_Down_Guitar_Guy]

Succession reveal was remarkable

[@Codeslaw1]

Jaw dropped

[@mikestarr6634]

Brilliant

[@ConSMills]

Our king has returned

[@L_Train]

Don't be a mark

[@jodysales2362]

Seems to upload as about as often as England goes though rulers. Once or twice ever century. Lol. But lots more enjoyable to watch.

[@CrassusCazius]

By the way, Billy Joel was in a keyboard-focused psychedelic heavy metal band named Atilla well before he became the piano man.

[@jodysales2362]

@@CrassusCazius for reals or you messing with us? Now I got to go look that shit up thanks like I needed yet another rabbit hole.

[@CrassusCazius]

@@jodysales2362yup. The album is on KZbin.

[@LindsayEllisVids]

also not a Joel guy but I named my firstborn after one of Billy's songs (it makes a brief inadvertent cameo in this video) - when he hits he hits

[@queenthinng4822]

Idk why, but I never expected to see you in Pat Finnerty’s comments lol

[@colin-nekritz]

@@queenthinng4822kinda crazy, I mean, Todd in the Shadows, sure, Lindsey and Todd dated, but Pat Finerty?

[@joeybatmania9327]

@@colin-nekritzIt’s not that crazy to me. Game recognizes game

[@toriagalaxy1566]

In Pat's Small Town video, he talks about a "full Phantom down" change and I instantly thought you would be cackling. Love when worlds collide. Always good to see you about and to see my favs appreciating my other favs. Blessings to you and yours✌️🫶🤘

[@TheEndKing]

Well, I hope Running On Ice is doing alright these days.

[@brewstew]

We gotta give it to Billy man.

[@CarbonStopSign]

my man brewstew

[@fursona_au_chocolat]

yet another entry for the ever-growing list of brewstew having good taste

[@a1k0rn17]

damn what a crossover

[@tomatobooksentertainment8376]

Which one?

[@NotADoctor558]

Can't say I was expecting to see you here 😅

[@tciopp2101]

The purest Billy Joel is him yelling, flipping the piano and smashing the mic in Moscow while performing "Sometimes a fantasy".

[@BrostessSnackCakes]

STOP LIGHTING THE AUDIENCE

[@robjgolde3221]

This is my favorite Billy. Moscow Billy.

[@xasmith]

@@robjgolde3221 Moscow Billy was Peak Billy.

[@youtaughtmehowtolive]

@@BrostessSnackCakes "why does it only seem to hit me in the middle of the ni-i-ight, STOP IT!!!!!"

[@KompyCalpestare]

Nah that was just Billy Townshend

[@jesse8924]

"It's amazing how much these guys look like these guys." Genuinely, you're an insane lyricist.

[@arturobelano6243]

read more

[@LimeyLassen]

Ah yes, this pianist is made of pianist

[@smashingairguitars]

That one got me. 😂

[@ianjohnson2193]

Peak Finnerty. We have found the next Yogi Berra.

[@kgrant67]

On par with Yogi Berra!

[@leswhynin913]

Billy Joel needs a "Bald as Shit" hat

[@joejaydehaas3492]

Why wasn't he considered for the Bald Willburys?

[@matticole4]

for a song about a "piano man", the guy with the harmonica just wont shut up

[@alfgwahigain5544]

"Sing us a song, you're the harmonica man" is a lyric I could get behind.

[@ohno5559]

@@alfgwahigain5544 Then he attempts to sing the rest of the lyrics through a harmonica, rendering them unintelligible

[@rutabega2039]

It's in the same genre as "Sultans of Swing", a song which is great but is not swing at all.

[@daveh2612]

Blow us a tune, you’re the harmonica man

[@LordofDiamondsMetal]

one of my least favorite musical tropes is when an instrument is mentioned in the lyrics and you then immediately hear a flourish on that instrument

[@uzi978]

I'm a sucker for some Billy Joel.. one of the best American songwriters ever, tells great stories, knows who to steal from.. he's awesome.

[@barleymepodcast2301]

Steal from the best

[@Centralscrutiniser]

He's not awesome

[@juniorxranger]

"Dark classical courtly stuff that I was coming up with" 🤣

[@hudy323]

Brazen

[@johne2404]

*loud cough*

[@GizzyDillespee]

That section was the best part of the video...🤣

[@robjgolde3221]

Dark classical courtly stuff is just as timeless as blue licks.

[@mattstrunin9004]

I watched the press pool video in case it was less cringey in context, and it was not. Like yeah, it's inspired by late 18th-century continental classical music so that's what it's going to sound like because rules are rules, but that appoggiatura is not ambiguous. I just wonder why he'd pick a track from disc 1, side A of 'Monsters Of Sonata' (1993, TimeLife Inc.) if he was going to be cagey about it. There were plenty of goober composers whose work survives. Half of 'em were related to the good ones, too, so there's even a chance that Kenny Schubert's '4th Symphony in F flat' is one of his uncle's rejects.

[@legochickenguy4938]

4:02 Barenboim knew all 32 Beethoven sonatas from memory since he was 17, so it couldn’t have taken him *that* long to learn it

[@maynardburger]

How is that even possible, good lord.

[@MaquiladoraIII]

Especially the "presto agitato" section of the Moonlight. F*** me.

[@jared_bowden]

​@@maynardburgerBoth his parents were professional pianists, and he was -prodigal- a prodigy and started to perform professionally at age 10.

[@JS-ln4ns]

@@jared_bowden*prodigy. A prodigal is a wayward son.

[@jared_bowden]

@@JS-ln4ns thx

[@joeyblunk8135]

"Crowd looks pumped, I'm pumped."

[@johne2404]

*zooms in on blurry low res crowd of unreadable expressions*

[@toriagalaxy1566]

​@johne2404 it's all those special touches

[@r.c.2167]

Dude, that was what made me spit my beer out…glad you caught that too 😂

[@bobneptune]

If Pressure isn't Billy Bowie then call me Billy Silly

[@lutzcore]

I don't go throwing around Billy Silly willy nilly.

[@Blodhelm]

Silly Billy.

[@Mike_S_68]

It’s not Bowie. It’s John Lennon. The entire Nylon Curtain album is an ode to the Beatles.

[@CheddarGoblin94]

Growing up I thought it was Bowie. Before interwebs.

[@nobodysmith8580]

I hear a Styx vibe.

[@kevincrotty826]

Joel admitted that he lifted We Didn't Start the Fire from a dental drill.

[@daishoryujin95]

Bizarrely, there's a Strand of Oaks (band that Pat is in sometimes) song called "Galacticana" that sounds just a little bit like We Didn't Start the Fire"

[@tomgnyc]

The original is better.

[@rutabega2039]

Someday I hope to see a mashup of "We Didn't Start the Fire" with The Prodigy's "Firestarter". It's a perfect match. Weee didn't start the fire / I'M THE FIRESTAHTER No we didn't light it but we're tryna fight it / TWISTED FIRESTAHTER

[@wbfaulk]

The valium the dentist gave him is also responsible for the emotional level of the singing.

[@BDHO73]

😅

[@RhettShull]

Didn’t expect this to take the succession turn, but I’m glad it did. You’re doing the lords work out here. (Hope your back is ok)

[@robjgolde3221]

We’ve got Shull in the comments! Respect.

[@Mossic]

Pure concentrated Shull

[@Jsingle911]

oh shit i thought he said "bag surgery" like surgery on his balls

[@LordofDiamondsMetal]

SHULL

[@JoeMWoodward]

I really thought I knew all the Billys but that Billy Sting caught me off guard.

[@nickh8097]

80's Joel is a fever dream

[@joanjobs4359]

@@nickh8097"We do strictly 80's Joel music, sir."

[@rutabega2039]

Little-known fact: Billy Joel was also in David Lynch's Dune.

[@andrewlowden322]

Everytime I listen to that song (which I like) I totally hear Spirits in the Material World. Drummer is even going off brand and sounding more Stuart Copeland

[@Alfredo-oh8xb]

@andrewlowden322 it's the drummer from stings 10 summoner Tales. Sting has also sung songs off the bridge. So sting must have heard billy sting and decided to get the drummer

[@derekcampbell4209]

Billy is the GOAT! Funny enough Billy says Beethoven is a HUGE influence and his favorite composer. He also has talked about how he’s never loved his voice and that he tried to imitate others in his own way of course.

[@turbocoma]

An appreciation for Billy Joel is the Number 1 sign that one has officially embraced middle age...and hell if I haven't.

[@Fuyu_Arashi99]

What if you're a young whippersnapper like me who just so happens to like Billy Joel's music?

[@turbocoma]

@@Fuyu_Arashi99 then you're ahead of the game and have much better taste than the brats your age...now get offa my lawn!

[@akhayat89]

@@Fuyu_Arashi99 It means you crave your father's approval

[@TheLeftwheel]

I had embraced middle age at 17, I guess, yeah

[@bonecanoe86]

The peak of my Billy Joel fandom was age SIXTEEN, so I guess I'm an old soul lol. (Or just a piano player)

[@philippierdomenico7670]

The entirety of An Innocent Man is homages to 50s and 60s.. so there's Billy Brown, Billy E King, Billy Valli, Billy Cooke, and Billy Lee Lewis. Also most of The Nylon Curtain is Billy Lennon.

[@googaboogaloo]

It’s been ten years Pat. I almost had a heart attack ack ack ack

[@supervillain3213]

You oughta know by now

[@nickh8097]

He's gotta deal with his L4; busy polishin those fenders

[@mixedmartialoddest]

You should never argue with a crazy mind mind mind mind mind mind.

[@slowblueoval1997]

Who needs a house out in Hackensack?

[@deadneck13]

This seems such a waste of time...

[@MerchantMarineGuy]

‘The Stranger’ kicks so much ass I’m surprised it hasn’t been covered more

[@leswhynin913]

Time has passed... we've all aged, had children, lost friends and family. New Pat Finnerty video is the occasional sign post on the highway of life.

[@No_More_Naggers]

thanks for the blog

[@tedpilledtonysoprano5512]

​@@No_More_NaggersHow do I unsubscribe from this blog?

[@the_garlon]

The mad lad. They said you couldn’t name what was wrong with Joel in under 5:20; this man done did it and exposed an Emmy winner AT THE SAME DAMN TIME. Glad you’re back, Pat.

[@clanofclams2720]

except there's nothing wrong with Billy Joel

[@finctank]

One thing you can say about our Billy, he’s not idle

[@steveclark392]

Well done

[@jtmichaelson]

🤘after all, she did cry mo', mo', mo' 👊

[@s.a.caplinger9528]

Its a nice day for cardigaaaan wa ow

[@thirdlegstalliano]

This needs more respect

[@earthsucks9555]

“Big Pressure Guy” So goddamn funny

[@originalscreenname44]

Funny, I was just sitting around the house thinking about Pat Finnerty.

[@caoimhinbenjamin9998]

Which, to close the circle, means that somewhere out there, in his house, Billy Joel has been thinking about you.

[@carlos_herrera]

Seriously, i was on youtube around 530 pm reading comments on the most recent WMTSS, thinking 'I wonder when the next Finnerty thing is coming out.'

[@caoimhinbenjamin9998]

@@carlos_herrera I was recently wondering the same. Perhaps we somehow conjured him.

[@doglegsoap7373]

The synth part is The Can Can, part of Offenbach - Orpheus in the Underworld - Overture. Joel just put it in a minor key.

[@TheDmolitionMan]

It really is!

[@lucase.2546]

Idk if I’m convinced. Is there a particular moment in the Can Can that lines up? I get the idea but there’s not enough of the Can Can’s diatonic runs up and down, plus Pressure does that strange chord change halfway through the synth part

[@SynthAddict]

good call, easily converted this to the Pressure riff , and you know he heard tis many times - a very famous piece and you know he's a classical guy already Eric Carmen's All By Myself is this part (Adagio sostenuto) of Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto no.2 op.18 especially about 3 minutes in (Carmen never gave credit) most people didn't get it - so easy to steal form the past with no effort or royalties

[@rootbourne4454]

I’m always sitting around my house thinking about Billy Joel I won’t lie.

[@juniorxranger]

I was doing that yesterday

[@eliasmsv3156]

@@juniorxranger Gonna do this tomorrow

[@MarcosElMalo2]

I’ve never done this, but I’m willing to try. Any pointers to help get me started? Is there a Wikipedia article I should read? Thanks a Billy.

[@Zakkrifice]

Just like...... the Roman Empire

[@juniorxranger]

@@Zakkrifice very much so

[@nathgee2074]

"its amazing how much these guys looks like these guys." spot on observation. i love pat so much

[@kdawg1492]

Probably the first time anyone has referred to playing a classical piece as "throwing it down" Gotta love Pat

[@brookeg5979]

Classic(al) Pat.

[@cli260]

Also, shoutout for "one of those classical fucks"😂

[@bonniefinleyanimation]

Pressure is totally Billy Finn, as in New Zealanders Neil and Tim Finn of Split Enz. Neil went on to lead Crowded House. It's impossible for me not to hear it, as I'm a huge Split Enz nerd. Love you, Pat!!

[@dandut]

This!

[@dandut]

Which song do you think is most sounds like, though? Make it easy for Pat

[@bonniefinleyanimation]

@@dandut Glad to see another, Split Enz listener! I could name a few that would equal Pressure in tone, but Pressure sounds like an amalgamation of a bunch of them. I'd say any song where Neil is singing more specifically though. Love me some Tim Finn though! If Pat wants the truth, he'll have to deep-dive down the Split Enz rabbit-hole. Haha

[@rileyschmedeman652]

Deep pull. Got to have split enz tho. Leaky boat 🔥🔥🔥

[@bonniefinleyanimation]

@@rileyschmedeman652 I remember you by Thunderclaps in the Sky Lightning flash, tempers flare Round the horn if you dare!

[@allodoxia]

I had to run this back a few times to 3:28 to be sure Finnerty did a Beato spit take lol

[@JeanieD]

Aw, I saw that the first time, but, I’ve had a few beers (welllll, Ultras, anyway).

[@SiameseFaithHealersNetwork]

0:05 The iconic Billy Joel contemplation face

[@SiameseFaithHealersNetwork]

P.S. I HOPE UR BIZZACK GETS BETTY, I LOVE YOU AMD I WILL NEVER THINK OF A STINKY STONKG THE SAME WAY EVER AGAIN CUZ OF U

[@WetRatGaming]

Freakin incredible. The succession intro rip is crazy

[@dianacastellanos4711]

Didn’t expect for my boy Nicholas Britell to be exposed like that on a Pat Finnerty video!

[@matthill5614]

Literally any other KZbinr would be leading on “Why the Succession theme is a massive rip off”

[@maynardburger]

I mean, it's not impossible to come up with this stuff independently. I've definitely written a few things before where I later heard a song and it's like, "They totally ripped me off!" even though of course they didn't.

[@Elcore]

Beethoven is so influential that it wouldn't surprise me if the Succession guy really did think he came up with it. If you're 'composing' (lol so grandiose a word for TV theme music) in a certain style, there are only so many places you can go with it and anyone who's ever listened to music has Beethoven's principles baked into their brain.

[@WetRatGaming]

@@Elcore Agreed. I totally assume he had a lightbulb moment when coming up with that riff, and may not have remembered where he'd picked it up from.

[@rtweedie34]

As Billy always says “you can’t make a Tomlette without breaking some Greggs.”

[@jamesmcgarvey3]

A WMTSS is ALWAYS worth waiting for, but I think I speak for a good majority of the community (maybe DogMutt excluded) when I say that you feeling better is a primary concern! Heal up, we'll be here!

[@mauswaffles]

our boy dogmutt can’t stand it

[@guitarspeakpodcast1383]

+1

[@BradTasteInMusicOfficial]

The goat is back

[@cyrollan]

Goat recognize goat.

[@LordofDiamondsMetal]

Brad Taste watches Pat Finnerty. This is crazy

[@BlueBeetle1939]

Billy Joel bought us lunch one time after we set up his show one day. Nice guy. Never heard him play before that but was instantly a huge fan. Turns out his stuff is pretty good

[@jasekj919]

I was a union stagehand setting up his show when he played PNC Park. Dinner for the workers is normal catering stuff. Sandwiches or chicken or salads or rigatoni. We. Had. Fuckin. Steak, scallops, good deserts, real high quality stuff. I've never seen it before or since. Billy's a good guy. His roadies were class too.

[@TheHongKongHermit]

@@jasekj919 I always love these stories. Music tastes may vary, but a performer treating the crew right shows true character.

[@erikmeade3639]

Gotta break out my August is Falling t-shirt to watch this.

[@wldiss5122]

Just by coiencidence, and a sad lack of summer t's in the rotation. I AM wearing mine! So far only one person gave me a nod (last year) when they saw it, but it lets me know that Finnerty fans are close.......and waiting.

[@zachneiderhouser]

The frownies will never die

[@mitchmoseley7350]

I’m definitely a big time Joel guy. Always seen him as versatile and able to do just about any subgenre better than whoever is dominating those charts. I love Billy Joel and always will

[@mitchmoseley7350]

And before anyone asks, yes, I know we didn’t start the fire stinks something fierce. I’m passionate about old Bill, not a psychopath

[@MarcosElMalo2]

@@mitchmoseley735099.99% of musicians out there have a turkey in the woodpile, and the other 1% is Led Zeppelin. (I don’t believe Zeppelin is immune, I just thought it would be funny.)

[@kvvvy6359]

Hey, even the man himself admits it stinks

[@scharlesworth93]

Billy Joke we called him

[@andrewlowden322]

Id say he just loves artists so much that his are homages. He totally admits it and it works so well

[@robjgolde3221]

The real lesson here is that life doesn’t prepare you for how destabilizing it is to realize that you are, and may have always been, a Joel purist.

[@manjackson2772]

If you swap the first letters of Billy Joel's name you get Jelly Bowl

[@yoda5167]

No it becomes jilly bowel

[@Guitarplayer724]

@@yoda5167bowels like jowls?

[@FragginWagon76]

@@yoda5167 I’ve got jiggly bowels

[@charliethegent]

We love you Pat! You could disappear for 20 years and come back as a brain in the jar, and we still be here😅✊

[@annala2956]

The spit Beato!!😂 I'm a Joel head and a Britell head (listen to the If Beale Street Could Talk soundtrac and Moonlight). Pressure is still one of my Joel faves. All time is "Travelin' Prayer" which some people think is a Dolly song but she covered it in the 80's. Joel released it in '73.

[@toriagalaxy1566]

The audacity, or audio-dacity, of the Succession guy is off the charts. W-O-W I do dig the theme though. Thanks Beethoven and 808s

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

The Man has gifted us with a 5 minute hit to keep us hooked

[@thorndykebarnhard]

Pressure is Billy Joel channeling Supertramp’s Fool’s Overture. Billy Tramp.

[@garrickmusic]

Pressure always reminded me of the 3:20 mark of Fool's Overture by Supertramp. Also, in the keys, I hear a bit of Saga's Wind Him Up & On The Loose. Saga may be one of the most criminally underated bands of all time. 😮 They still perform and sound as good as they did in the early 80's.

[@NefastusJones]

Take care of yourself, Pat. We'll be here.

[@artiefufkin88]

Love how the absolute nightmare of back surgery was slipped in the final 2 seconds. Hehe Here's to your recovery man, hope you're feeling ok.

[@johnclavis]

Sending you love and best wishes for a smooth recovery ❤

[@jrojala]

I see Billy Joel as a man who just really wants to make music and he’ll do whatever it takes to do that

[@sharp5flat9]

Holy shit I can’t believe you put Daniel Barenboim in this 😂 I’m laughing my ass off. I had to watch that same video hundreds of times back in 2014 to learn the piece for a recital. So I haven’t seen old Barenboim since middle school, and you just brought him back from the recesses of my mind 😆 This is why you’re the best, Pat

[@noquarterdesign]

The wonderful Canadian game dev Will O'Neill once tweeted about something completely unrelated to music as some 'Billy Joel do-wop bullshit' and it's never left my brain as an insult since. God bless him.

[@mikeshirley1234]

Glad you're back, Pat (no pun intended). Don't forget Billy Lennon (Allentown) and Billy Stipe (We Didn't Start The Fire).

[@kvvvy6359]

I always thought Laura was Billy Lennon

[@purplehaze1274]

@@kvvvy6359 That song always reminded me of some earlier ELO songs especially "Bluebird is Dead". Check it out if you haven't. "Oh No Not Susan" is another one with a similar style.

[@TheOtherRegis]

The whole Nylon Curtain album is pretty much Billy Lennon.

[@mauswaffles]

personally i think Billy Jagger is Its Still Rock and Roll To Me

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

Holy shit, Nick Brittel was one of my closest friends in college. He’s a good dude.

[@colin-nekritz]

Nick is a bullshitter and plagiarist, some friend. Did you constantly find yourself losing money from your room with him claiming it was his from the get-go?

[@JS-ln4ns]

That’s ‘noted Emmy-winning plagiarist, Nick Brittel’ to you, sir.

[@d3pr0fundis]

Whoa, James Beard award winning chef has entered the fray. This is wild. Love “The Food Lab.”

[@hemiacplurge3572]

Now I'm hungry

[@aaronclift]

The music for the last stage of "Castlevania III" also happens to be named "Pressure" and sounds a lot like the Billy Joel song of the same name. That Billy Boy was very influential!

[@TremorX]

Billy Belmont

[@manjackson2772]

​​@@TremorXTrevor Joel

[@bobbycarter8963]

pat is the personification of quality not quantity

[@chozomonkey]

Watch a Pat Finnerty video, then immediately see a coffee ad featuring "Hot Stepper." It was Starbucks instead of Dunking', but still. Most of the way there.

[@mauswaffles]

i was trying to figure out how to alert the man, but couldn’t do it. I hope he mentions it next stinker.

[@clintgordon5488]

Crowds pumped Made me spit out my coffee. Thanks

[@somethingbl]

Hey Pat, I wonder if you're hearing Malmsteen in that passage. It sounds a lot like Trilogy Suite Op: 5 at 0:40 which is a phrase that repeats throughout the song. Never heard Pressure before, but it immediately made me think of that Malmsteen riff.

[@rare80]

Pat is always falling down rabbit holes, and he sometimes drags us down with him.

[@DUANEYAISER]

I prefer "invites"

[@caoimhinbenjamin9998]

Ouch! Is that how he hurt his back?

[@milhousevanhoutan9235]

Honestly the most legitimate and honest thing a composer could ever say is "I ripped off Mozart/Bethoveen/Bach/Greig/Pachabel".

[@chuckcassidymusic]

God bless Pat for being one of the few musicologists who is able to properly shit on popular music, past and present. Although we don't like all the same music, we certainly hate the same music.

[@trash-raccoon]

man, I had so much love for the succession theme song and it was Barenboim this whole time. Britell I trusted you

[@sacredxgeometry]

Billy Joel rocks you’re CRAYYYYZEEEE

[@austinford5937]

My Music Theory teacher in high school told the class that he went to the Billy Joel/Elton John concert when they toured together, and left before it was over because he was tired of hearing 1-4-5. 😂 Great to see you Pat, hope you’re feeling better; my L5 sympathizes with your L4. Worst pain ever

[@AngelLuhrs]

Man, that level of observation is genius. Thanks

[@Nidarosgnomen]

I noticed the Succession -intro the first time I heard it

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

I just learned that "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" by Queens of the Stone Age is a ripped straight from the Big Black song "Pavement Saw". Also the drum hooks of "Song for the Dead" is ripped wholesale from Black Flag's "Slip It In".

[@EvergreenHornet]

Billy Gabriel on Storm Front is one of my faves

[@sjappelodorus]

Oh god, you're right! Mine is Billy John on Movin' Out

[@TomWiseMusic]

Holy crap, I’ve had this same theory for years. Thanks for making this video and sharing the truth with the world!

[@thkoby]

Intro to Pressure is ABBA Joel. ABBA as in The Day Before You Came, We’re Divorced ABBA

[@Erdostudio]

Paraphrase: “Compared to comedians, musicians have the best life. Look at Billy Joel, he gets girls that look like Christie Brinkley. Comedians get girls that look like Billy Joel.” RE: Barenboim, check out the movie “Hilary and Jackie” if you want to see how those guys can roll sometimes. But yeah, he is definitely one of those guys that looks like those guys for sure. Best line in some time.

[@BecomeTheKnight]

As a pretty big Joel fan, this was spot on lol. As far as I'm aware, the Pressure riff was his own. Probably the first "metal" song I remember hearing besides Power Rangers and X-Men theme songs. I hope your recovery goes well man 🙏

[@atrainradio929]

I work for the beatles channel and our boss got to spend an entire day in the studio with billy recording stories of billy talking about a couple dozen beatles tunes. Said he was a great guy. Bonus: I work with and met both Tal and ol'man Bachman. Lovely guys too. Tal seems not all too pleased about SSH but c'mon.

[@edmanning274]

It's not classical. It's a film score. I can hear it too and it's sending me crazy. Its now my life's mission to find the right one.

[@lampeplaysguitar]

Couple other thefts: Billy Nilsson - Don't Ask Me Why Billy Browne - Summer, Highland Falls

[@TheJoeMawr]

Don't ask me why could be a White Pepper era ween B side. Not really a theft, but its the only reason I like that one.

[@flyingpenguin157]

I dunno about the piano riff, but in the vocal, he's 100% doing Bowie. Get well soon, Pat. You're the best.

[@purplehaze1274]

"crowd looks pumped" I lol'ed

[@matthewpeterson3329]

I've always loved the way Pat hammers bands that I dislike. Feels good. But when he hammers an artist that I have liked for decades...well that's just delicious beyond compare. And he is spot on, 100% correct, and now I can't listen to Billy Joel without scrutinizing it, or at least enjoying a good chuckle. Thanks Pat, you awesome jerk! Sincerely.

[@ProjectDeadlight]

God, how we all need you, Pat. ❤

[@danpreston564]

When I was a kid, and Madonna released the True Blue album, there was a review in an English music paper that said something like 'the queen of pop is back, and the lights are burning a bit brighter in wonderland tonight'. Thats how a new Pat Finnerty video makes me feel. Even one this short. I grew up loving Billy, because my dad loved Billy. I find it harder to listen to these days, for a myriad of reasons, but alongside Punk, New Wave and Synthpop, I kept Billy very close to my heart.

[@rhiannon7852]

Guessing “Pressure” half a second before you said “Pressure” was the greatest thrill of my day thus far

[@KrisHarsh]

I'm with 'ya. That song always stood out as the one "not bad" Joel song. I felt it coming. But it's Billy Bowie on vocals.

[@wisewolftony]

@@KrisHarsh Never really listened to him at all besides if his song came on the radio but as soon as I heard Pressure at the end of one of the episodes of season 2 of The Boys I instantly loved it.

[@matthewhumcke3182]

PAT. BEATO MENTIONED YOU IN A PODCAST. HE KNOWS YOUR WORK. YOU MADE IT.

[@capn14]

Hope you're feeling ok, Pat. Thanks for the vid and for giving it to Billy.

[@dr.corneliusq.cadbury6984]

Here are some others. Say Goodbye to Hollywood - Phil Spector Laura (and others) - John Lennon Ain't No Crime, Weekend Song - Leon Russell Zanzibar - Steely Dan Storm Front - Peter Gabriel The Great Suburban Showdown - Eagles/Jackson Browne We Didn't Start the Fire - I think he based this on R.E.M's End of the World (though it's not a straight style rip) An Innocent Man - the whole album is homages

[@cannyvalley]

Don’t forget Billy Righteous-Until the Night

[@petsounds3612]

You are one of the very few channels with a 100% hit rate

[@AttentiveDragon]

With how much the rest of The Nylon Curtain is so obviously Beatles inspired, I’m tempted to try to find some connection in Pressure too. But I think you’re right. It’s just pure Billy. Either that, or the same heroin trip that inspired “Scandinavian Skies.”

[@nateflix8098]

When you first played pressure I thought for sure you were gonna say “Billy Bowie”. I’ve never heard it before but it sounded like Bowie to me. Thanks for repping Philly right. Look forward to more videos, and congrats on the back job.

[@PointB1ank]

Classical music always blows my mind, the fact that people are still sampling it 2-400 years later, sometimes making entire songs from it is nuts. Pure genius.

[@PSYCwon]

Every couple months I have to check to make sure I haven’t missed any new videos. Genuinely my favorite channel on KZbin.. by far. Hope your back is holding up Pat! I had a discectomy after crazy sciatic pain and I’ve been good for years since. Just have to remember to keep using it just don’t abuse it! Take care man.

[@warrunkay2319]

My guy, the first line is the most bowie thing Billy Joel has ever sung

[@somebloke757]

Missed you so much.

[@ryanleone3007]

I love Billy Joel. Moving out and Pressure, my grandma's mentioned in it. Love all hi stuff, even the silly stuff.

[@danielrigby7468]

You never miss, incredible

[@mcearlgrey]

Pat you forgot his final form, River of Dreams-era Billy Simon! Love you bro!

[@JonathanLedbetter]

Don't forget about Billy Godley & Creme ("I'm Not In Love" → "Just the Way You Are"). Love Billy, though. Huge Billy fan.

[@rutabega2039]

Wow, this is the first time in my life I ever realized those are two different songs.

[@brodyhennager8760]

Great to see you, Pat! I love your videos. I hope you have a speedy and full recovery and hope the joy you bring us comes back to you in kind.