One of the most simple, meaningful, and uncomplicated love songs ever written. Unconditional love. I was lucky enough to have experienced that for 50 years and to return it in kind....and even now that he has passed away, I still love him in every moment just the way he is and wouldn't change a thing. I wish everyone could have that experience. Billy says it perfectly. I love you Bob.💞
@kurtjohnson481628 күн бұрын
He said in an interview that the way they were doing this tune wasn't really working, and someone suggested trying a bossa nova beat. Gold!
@brianwaite85428 күн бұрын
Phil Ramone and Liberty DeVitto recommended the change. DeVitto hated playing it until the rhythm was changed. Even after the change, Joel didn’t want it on the album. Ramone recruited Carole King and Phoebe Snow to convince Billy to embrace the song and agree to put it on the record. Can you imagine this song never being released?
@gizmo592528 күн бұрын
@@brianwaite854 I also read somewhere that Linda Ronstadt helped persuade him to release it as a single. It won the Grammy for Song of the Year.
@spruce38128 күн бұрын
He’s defo PDC - think Bruno in fame - too young 😂. A proper New Yorker. 👍🏽👍
@markh.765027 күн бұрын
@@brianwaite854 No, I can't. The world would be lesser without it.
@thomastimlin172423 күн бұрын
@@brianwaite854 Billy was lucky had Carol King and Phoebe Snow to change his mind....this song a Grammy for song of the year!!
@jg710227 күн бұрын
Scenes at an italian resturant live from long island is Billys masterclass imo.
@blakan147817 күн бұрын
Everybody always says that but to me So It Goes and Goodnight Saigon are both a cut above the rest.
@glennburch108128 күн бұрын
Billy Joel was inducted into the Songwriters HOF in 1992, the R&R HOF in 1999, and the Long Island Music HOF in 2006. In 2013 he was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. Thanks for reacting, love your channel.
@caltx0128 күн бұрын
What a great reaction! In between the silliness of Disco, the craziness of Glam and the madness of Punk we had Billy Joel. Thank God!!
@brittreacts28 күн бұрын
Wow, thank you so much! Long live Billy the Goat!!
@seanscanlon906728 күн бұрын
@@brittreacts Not sure if you realise but you did a reaction to this song about six months ago from an older Billy around 20 years ago.
@markh.765027 күн бұрын
Actually Mr. Joel predates the Disco era by several years. Disco was actually short lived, generally from '75 to about '80 (yes, there were some songs after '80 that had a disco vibe, but they were the exception. The mid '80s was the "Hair Band" era mostly). I remember in the early '80s certain radio stations were having disco record smashing events. Disco never really went away, they just call it "club" music now. It's what all the "hot" girls wearing 2 pounds of makeup and too small dresses get on the floor and wiggle to.
@seanscanlon906727 күн бұрын
@@markh.7650 "In between" was perhaps a figure of speech and maybe the OP meant during those other crazes of genres or in the midst of.
@wiggion28 күн бұрын
Saw Billy on "The Stranger" tour in like 1978, and this is how he looked and sounded. In a 2500 seat theatre that had Broadway touring companies and local opera and symphony did performances. The acoustics were top flight and we were only 20 rows back in place that had no bad seats. OMG
@HowiGotCustody19 күн бұрын
Smooth, laid back, down to earth and real, yet with epic timeless lyrics and sounds !!!
@TheGusRam28 күн бұрын
Just want to say how much I enjoy your channel and reactions. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Your love for what you do is obvious. I don't think I've ever watched a reaction video of yours and not smiled. As a child of the 70s and 80s, it's so much fun to see someone discover and appreciate Billy Joel the way you do. So, in short, don't go changing. Keep doing your reactions Just The Way You Are :)
@keith648528 күн бұрын
What a great song. Every man wishes he could find someone he fells this way about. Few of us actually do.
@Jean-Claude.Dewulf28 күн бұрын
BILLY JOEL, I remember when it came out in France. This song, this very particular atmosphere which gives a calm and relaxed aspect to romanticism. Very beautiful song indeed. Thank you Britt
@ken-in-KY28 күн бұрын
The two best songwriters in rock history to write lyrics of deep emotion are Billy Joel & the late Dan Fogleberg.
@farfromperfek28 күн бұрын
I got to hang out with Liberty Devito, Billy's drummer, during his 70/80s year. He said Billy would sing this to any girl he wanted to bed, and it always worked. This is the guy who was dating the two of the biggest supermodels of the 80s at the same time.
@nickrizzi492728 күн бұрын
Liberty is an excellent percussionist!
@farfromperfek28 күн бұрын
@nickrizzi4927 and really funny
@nickrizzi492728 күн бұрын
@@farfromperfek that's cool. He seems so on interviews. Cool you know him. He was a great contributor to that very talented band. Billy, Liberty, Richie, Russel and Doug were really great together. I know many other names involved, but they pulled a ton of weight. Mark has done a great job cause Ritchie was so key to it. I respect all drummers, but Liberty had a singularly unique heartbeat. Love it. Be well!
@charliejg28 күн бұрын
The man is a fabulous entertainer, pianist and song writer. Check out "New York State of Mind" Incredible song.... try to find a live version at Yankee stadium or Madison Square Garden.
@Calamity_Jack6 күн бұрын
Love Billy and his legendary songs! This bossa-nova inspired beauty is one of his best. And with the incredible Richie Canata on sax? Well... it's a gem. If you haven't already, you should definitely watch (from this same concert) "New York State of Mind." Wow - what a performance. Then follow that up with his older live performance of "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" for dessert.
@abevillanueva197420 күн бұрын
Yes, the 1970s were the BEST decade of music...the melodies of ANY genre' tells a story and THIS classic is TIMELESS!!
@UncleQue28 күн бұрын
It’s more of a romantic song than it is a PDC type song. Let’s call it 75/25 romantic to PDC but that’s an awesome thing to be. I remember reading an interview with Paul Simon back in the 80’s in which he both complimented and criticized Billy at the same time. He basically said that Joel is so versatile and such a good mimic that he sometimes has trouble being himself. Billy could be Harry Chapin on one song then sound similar to Elvis. After that he may be Paul McCartney and then Ray Charles. While I see Simon’s point I think that in all these things we find Billy Joel.
@memorylane706820 күн бұрын
She's Always a Woman is another great one along these same lines. I used to play a guitar version of Just the Way You Are.
@richardpomerantz282027 күн бұрын
I grew up with Billy Joel. At 74 he can still sell out 20,000 seat Madison Square Garden for his 100th concert in that location. Not to mention that he wrote every one of his songs on every one of his albums including 11 platinum. One or two were 10 times platinum. The premier songwriter of the 20th century.
@daatech4228 күн бұрын
you should really listen to Billy Joel - The Longest Time . and fir the sax you need Christie Lee Song by Billy Joel
@billofalltrades263328 күн бұрын
Billy Joel is my favorite artist! An amazing man! Great song, love your reaction
@spruce38128 күн бұрын
Defo up there. Smokey Robinson, Bruce Springsteen, Shane McGowan. Have dozens tbh. 😊
@greg297628 күн бұрын
It's like a smooth jazz song !!!!!
@johnquinn879612 күн бұрын
Amazing song and an amazing reaction. Loved it
@josephwhite448928 күн бұрын
This and She's Always A Woman are 2 of my favorite Billy Joel songs!!
@KarlBAndersen28 күн бұрын
He is one incredibly talented artist.
@LenStgelais28 күн бұрын
Good décisions he deserves to be in the PDC 😁👍👍👍
@acmorse892228 күн бұрын
You want a PDC Classic MARVIN GAYE "Distant Lover live in Oakland You can hear the motel keys hitting the stage!!!!
@ronlopo626924 күн бұрын
Must try Billy Joel & Ray Charles ---- BABY GRAND
@somestupidname326627 күн бұрын
The irony of this song is that it was written for his wife. Five years later he straight up dumped her for Christie Brinkley.
@flubber155714 күн бұрын
Fun fact/story: my father had docked his boat one day after fishing and billy had asked him if he wanted to join him on his boat going out the next day. My dad didnt recognise him at the time and unfortunately had to return to work the next day so he politely declined. Life has a twisted sense of humor sometimes. I wouldve said my boss can wait. It wouldve made a funny story to tell at work down the line. Again unfortunately he didnt recognise who he was at the time.
@wordlife9428 күн бұрын
You gotta react to his song with Ray Charles - Baby Grand, it’s so good
@chrisphillips624928 күн бұрын
He's just the best friend that you can love! And I grew up in the 70's and feel the same way.
@jillk36827 күн бұрын
This is PPD - - pre-pants dropping - - the romantic after dinner dance song.
@billdCT9728 күн бұрын
Our wedding song!
@KenChawkin28 күн бұрын
Same here. It was a huge hit that year in 1978 in Canada.
@SuperGuitarDude723 күн бұрын
I think the case can be made that Billy Joel is the greatest artist, singer, musician, songwriter of all time. I know he isn't usually included in these conversations, even though he's super popular and has had a lot of hits, but I think he should be included in those conversations.
@2legit2quitNow27 күн бұрын
Ok now I know we should have known each other at some point in the past...I used to play jazz with my tenor saxophone! No joke, but it is very lovely to listen to for sure so I agree with you! 😊😊
@shirleybuffington642028 күн бұрын
Here is a song I think You will really enjoy it is Billy Joel and Ray Charles and the song is Baby Grand
@richsalm747424 күн бұрын
You really would love Leanne Rimes' song "Spaceship". The most moving song she has ever done.
@etc707028 күн бұрын
That was a perfect induction speech 😄 I agree with you, as big of a Billy Joel fan as I am, I don't necessarily think of any of his songs as panty droppers, however he can be incredibly ROMANTIC. Just making your heart and eyelashes flutter as you heave a big sigh. Which is why it pleased me to hear you use the word "woo" since that is exactly what he's doing, the old fashioned way with words and charm. The saxophone, on the other hand, well, yes, of course that's an immediate underwear extractor. 😅 I would like to suggest Until the Night as another slow-burn romantic song (with SAX), it's his homage to the Righteous Brothers.
@user-bk8st6xc3s18 күн бұрын
Thank you Brittany
@farfromperfek28 күн бұрын
I've played a bunch of different instruments in bands, including Sax. Here is the most common pecking order in the band of who gets the girl. Lead Singer Lead Guitarist Back stage security guard Pianist Sax player Drummer Rhythm Guitar Trumpet/Flute Soundman Random Roadie Bass player. 😂
@chrisosborne367914 күн бұрын
Did she just say "the air gets moist" 😊😂
@Ocrilat26 күн бұрын
It just struck me that this could be a love song written by Fred Rogers...I love you just the way you are.
@dlanska28 күн бұрын
I always enjoy your reactions to songs. Perhaps you could consider reviewing Billy Joel's "And so it goes." It has got to be the best song about someone giving their heart to another, and it was one of the 5 songs that Billy Joel considered to be the best that he had written.
@dab_family940520 күн бұрын
Billy is ok with being friend-zoned; he had his time married to a legit super model.
@robertkern991128 күн бұрын
IMHO this is Billys best vocal performance and it helped end the cold war a must see so different In the summer of 1987, Billy Joel accepted the Kremlin’s invitation to the U.S.S.R. for six fully-staged rock shows in Moscow and Leningrad, fulfilling a longtime desire to perform in Russia and permanently affecting the spirit of the country ahead of the Soviet Union’s dissolution in 1991. Billy Joel - Innocent Man (from A Matter of Trust - The Bridge to Russia) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYe3ZIiGp7qKh68
@jimbro522328 күн бұрын
If you like the sax try "Harden my Heart" by Quarterflash live.
@kimshaky26 күн бұрын
Or "take me to heart" or "find another fool"
@581542722 күн бұрын
Played at my wedding in 1984
@sharonstark101426 күн бұрын
Check out "Uptown Girl." The video stars his then wife Christie Brinkley. They have a daughter who is also a singer. Her name is Alexa Ray Joel.
@lfelton77728 күн бұрын
Barry White covered this song and his version is definitely PDC worthy.
@ConspiracySmurf28 күн бұрын
***ALWAYS A WOMAN TO ME*** another famous hit you will love!
@nealhoffman751828 күн бұрын
It may not be PDC... but the glow of your smile should be a new category
@bryanpaul246528 күн бұрын
You're perfect too Britt! Love you just the way you are!!! aka The Complete Package !!!😁😁😁🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@bufordt.justice674122 күн бұрын
the ORIGINAL Top 10 Mega Hit recording is the legendary version with it's unique intimate and intensely romantic vibe complimented by the stylish sexy sax playing of Phil Woods. the ORIGINAL recording is PDC material and that version was so good that even the Maestro of Love Barry White covered it......
@tonyjforder27 күн бұрын
Is anyone else hearing echoes of the 10cc classic 'I'm Not In Love'? Something about the keys and the background sounds.
@jeffmorrison214727 күн бұрын
Billy Joel A Matter Of Trust
@jed172926 күн бұрын
In the most nicest person in real life he's a really nice guy in real life and doesn't put big attitude or nothing he's a regular guy
@ziovit11 күн бұрын
A total Masterpiece
@johnmikelson218728 күн бұрын
We played this for my 1st wedding in 1982.
@Darrell777727 күн бұрын
A prime Christy Brinkley and Elle Macpherson dropped their panties for him, and those conquests ALONE were enough to warrant an induction into the Hall of Fame 😎
@jakebreckner577626 күн бұрын
Yay Billy. About time. Lol Maybe have like 2 categories? One PDC, next tier is Friendzone/Fangirl Group - that way Dolly or Shania can get ranked up there. Lol
@joshhencik184927 күн бұрын
There was just something about music with saxophones back then....
@davidpozzobon6224 күн бұрын
If you listen to Until the Night, it may end up in your PDC club. Very underrated song and one of my favorites. Keep up the good work with your reviews.
@thomastimlin172423 күн бұрын
Won the Grammy for song of the year
@serendipity19127 күн бұрын
This was a big wedding song
@chrino2128 күн бұрын
I think the words you're looking for are, "He could sing the phonebook..."
@thomastimlin172423 күн бұрын
Billy Joel is an American musical treasure, the George Gershwin of his time as far as songwriting is concerned. This came out while I was in college, great slow dance number . We used to joke "Don't Go Changing to try and please me, except please change your underwear..."
@richardfurness755627 күн бұрын
Just finished binge-watching your George Carlin reactions and thought they were some of the best I'd seen. That's me subscribed. I'm not sure how I feel about Billy Joel. The album version of this song is sublime - especially when compared to the sugary Barry White cover that made the UK charts - but I didn't care for the direction his material took in the 80s. I don't know if as a straight cis male I'm qualified to comment on the PDC concept, or even if it's appropriate for me to do so, but I'll stick my neck out and recommend the Split Enz number Message To My Girl followed by Todd Rundgren's Hello It's Me.
@josecastellanos518728 күн бұрын
I KNEW IT!!! As soon as the end came, you were done!! Great reaction, as always! I remember learning this song when it came out. It was not the easiest of songs to learn!
@brittreacts26 күн бұрын
So good!
@kenneth287528 күн бұрын
Thanks for fixing the audio sync problem
@Frostrazor28 күн бұрын
my goodness - your hair/braids are epic! Gorgeous Britt. Just gorgeous!!! Billy Joel is amazing indeed. Seen him live twice. Would love a chance to see him again before he hangs it up.
@brianburwick517528 күн бұрын
SAX-A-MA-PHONE, SAX-A-MAA-PHOOONE
@kenneth287528 күн бұрын
I love a good mess. You are awesome. That is why I come here.
@russgilbertson868928 күн бұрын
This song is so Great, with real love at the base of it.
@BarryReid-cb9ln28 күн бұрын
Britt! You came to see Billy and you left with the sax player!
@WineSippingCowboy28 күн бұрын
Written by Billy Joel. I agree👍 He said it sounds similar to U'm Not in Love as popularized by 10cc, which they also produced, in 1975 because of the keyboards of Joel and tape loop which the late Phil Ramone recorded on while he produced the music 🎶. In the same city, Waiting for a Girl 👧 Like You was recorded in 1981 by Foreigner. Three years later, (40 years 🎂 ago) The Cars recorded Drive 🚗. These 2 songs had Mutt Lange as the main producer. Suggested videos 📹: 1 Billy Joel songs I Go to Extremes 2 The Cars perform Drive 🚗
@edwardhirsch884527 күн бұрын
"I'm not in love" by 10cc is a great 70s song.
@WineSippingCowboy27 күн бұрын
Yes 👍That leads to 3 generations of great 👍 songs 🎵. Britt did not state this. Thus, I did. 💡
@ArlynMeylan-jo7hq28 күн бұрын
Simply beutifull smooth ❤😊
@Watcher900020 күн бұрын
Please do a reaction to Billy Joel's " Until the Night" It's a great love song and has a fantastic saxophone solo.
@ralph090126 күн бұрын
If you haven't already, check out his new song, Turn The Lights Back On, it's new and already a classic
@russelljudkins331428 күн бұрын
I played the saxophone solo in a highschool jazz band ❤❤❤❤❤
@russelljudkins331428 күн бұрын
In this video the guy playing tenor saxophone in this song , I played alto saxophone in this song .🎷
@brittreacts26 күн бұрын
I know it was awesome 🔥🔥🔥
@conniedean197728 күн бұрын
My favorite Billy Joel song is “And So It Goes”. So beautiful!
@Acoustic_strings28 күн бұрын
If you enjoy the sax, check out John Tesh Sax on the Beach.
@locatewyoming860927 күн бұрын
When you are going on 40 some years of Marriage this song will mean everything between as it does to me and my partner in life
@kingpin20128 күн бұрын
That’s just good ole wholesome music!
@danhegg296927 күн бұрын
Check out Until The Night “ live from Long Island”. You won’t be disappointed. Billy is the GOAT for sure.
@matthewdooley785527 күн бұрын
Go ahead and anoint him as "Uncle Billy". Billy Joel is such a great songwriter, and you really feel every song he sings. This song was everywhere for several years. Great for a movie soundtrack, too. It is, indeed, super romantical. Totally an "afternoon delight" style song.
@greendragonpublishing27 күн бұрын
Billy Joel definitely needed to be in the PDC. I'm so glad he is finally in!!! Some other romantic songs from him - She's Always A Woman, Honesty, She's got a Way, and my favorite ... You're My Home (my friend sang that to his wife-to-be when he proposed to her).
@williamparrish995428 күн бұрын
please do Billy Joe Royal Out of sight and on my mind Till i can't take it anymore u will really like his music he one of my favorite singers
@luciemurphree159724 күн бұрын
This is such a beautiful song! I think if you give "For The Longest Time" a listen, he'll be inducted.
@iainsmith243428 күн бұрын
For the best hit of sax try Christie Lee from the Innocent Man album, not quite a ballad mind you!
@bellac145128 күн бұрын
I have been a HUGE Billy Joel fan my whole life and I feel the same way, he doesn't have that PDC vibe, perhaps because Billy's lyrics are complicated and thought provoking so his songs get me in more of a cerebral place, not a physical place. Even his songs sung about women and directly to women are more love or relationship songs, and you don't get that "I'm sexy and and I know it" vibe, he's very humble. However I'd say the closest to the Hall and Oates vibe he can be are "She's Got a Way", which can get you in your feels, and "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" (live, because he can sing it so sexy)
@lisazaccardimeunier837828 күн бұрын
He’s not PDC material, he’s husband material. 😂
@linkcurry523528 күн бұрын
I love Billy but my favorite PDC member is KENNY ROGERS. Next Kenny, please do the song BEAUTIFUL, ALL THAT YOU COULD BE. It's Kenny singing to his son, Christopher with home movies in the back.
@danlewis360528 күн бұрын
Time for some Tom Jones! "Help yourself"
@nickrizzi492728 күн бұрын
Hey Britt, your fans sing this to you here! Billy is a special kind of talent in his own sort a club.
@bradjbourgeois7328 күн бұрын
I definitely miss the saxophone in popular music! I play (or did) trumpet, keyboard, bass and guitar, but the saxophone has the sexiest sound!
@thegridrunner997628 күн бұрын
Old Gray Whistle Test was a great show. The best performance in that show was New York State of Mind. You want sax, that song will give you sax....trust me.
@MaryannTurton28 күн бұрын
I agree Britt, not panty dropping,just brilliant on a whole other level! He’s a sweet storyteller and always cuts to the heart of anything with his lyrical genius! Panty droppers for me would be more like, I’ll Make Love To You by Boys 2 Men,Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye, Tonight’s the Night by Rod Stewart, and A Bed of Roses by Bon Jovi…