Posts for Artist: Billy Joel

janflora

Hayes, VA

New Rock and Roll to ME

This is an extended memory which begins with "Glass Houses" [around '85] and ends at the Hampton Coliseum [~'87]. I was about 12-13 and most of my...
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bellymer

Richmond, VA

My Mom

I'm not sure if the date is right for this one. I wish I remenbered the reason, but I was having a hard time - maybe in school or with some friends. My Mom...
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retrowfmk

Lansing, MI

Goldfish Killer

My friend, Kelly, told me a story about how some guy that lived below her told her this song reminds him of her. Everytime I heard it from then, I thought of...
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Paulhaider74

Chicago, IL


fierytwin27

Holbrook, NY

Memories of Dad

I am 30 years old and my dad died a year ago. When I was a little girl I used to sneak into my dads records and take all of his Billy Joel albums out and...
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poshpaws

United Kingdom

A little in love & a lot in...

I was soooo in lust with (and I'd better add in my defence, a fair amount of in love with, too) a lovely man I met when I was temping as...
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awilderbj

Fort Worth, TX

There's a purpose

So, I was doing some research for a paper I was writing in my senior English class, the paper happened to be on 'Vienna'...Well, I chose to write the paper...
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ronmuljr

Dover, FL

My First Albums

I had just turned 15 and was starting to listen to my own music, not just what mom and dad had on the radio. I had birthday money and went to the record...
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MandyFool

Brooklyn, NY

Grammercy Left

When I was turning 17, I spent my birthday weekend in FL. We drove around, Missy and I, hanging out with pierced delinquents. One cool night, we just drove...
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joelfan

Unknown

friends

There is no song on the Stranger that does not speak to my life. The songs were all true as a junior in high school and they are still true now. Everybody...
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aTanguay

Ann Arbor, MI

Skips, Pops, and Mangled Lyrics

My parents were very young when I was born, my mom just 17 and my dad just 18.They were just kids really, with all the interests of kids, including music. I...
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Carlie64

Australia

My first Billy Joel Concert

My cousin and I had camped ouside the Forum overnight to be first in line when the box office opened. It was a cold night of delerium and songs and coffee...
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billyjoelrocks

United States

The Song Is At Its Greatest...

Beautiful, beautiful! Never in my life have I seen a song like this!It was so touching, in fact, that I took the name of some of my pets, and my crush and...
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billyjoelrocks

United States

Some Are Satin, Some Are Steel

Our parents always tell us to never talk to strangers. That is true, we musn't, until we know their true insides. Whether it be the inside of a warm,...
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billyjoelrocks

United States

Leave A Tender Moment Alone......

I used to hear this song on my fav radio station all the time, and it was a really nice song with a nice feel to it. It was a love melody that touched me...
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billyjoelrocks

United States

Zanzibar Can't Be Beat

I remember hearing the song "Zanzibar" on the album 52nd Street. Hard to believe the album wasn't a BIG hit, because the songs sure were. Anyhow,...
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billyjoelrocks

United States

Teaching Teens About Life... And...

I can't even point out three of today's songs that would teach kids lessons about life. But I can point out many songs that push teens to make the wrong...
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amoore5489

Berlin, NH

I'll try

whenever I hear this song a peaceful feeling comes over me.I feel as though this is a plea to women to be how they are, flaws, faults, and bitchy-ness, and...
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awilderbj

Fort Worth, TX

You know best

Everybody's been through a point in their lives when their parents think they know the path in which YOU should take through YOUR adult life. They think they...
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awilderbj

Fort Worth, TX

Live Your Life

In life there have been many times where I have been unsure if I should do something, or attempt something, or say one thing, and so and and so forth. I...
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awilderbj

Fort Worth, TX

Masterpiece

There's been a few masterpieces in this world today. The Sistine Chapel, the pyramids, and composition from composers such as Beethoven, or Gershwin. Well, I...
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virginiaroa...

Philadelphia, PA

My Childhood Days

I was about 10 years old when I heard this song for the first time. I had just joined the choir in my school and was really getting into singing and wanting...
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billyjoelrocks

United States

To All Billy Joel Fans... A Memoir

This beautiful memoir is to all of you Billy Joel fans out there... read it carefully and apply it to your knowledge: Music is like a metronome, it ticks...
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billyjoelrocks

United States

The Song That Brought My Crush...

It's really hard to find someone who likes Billy Joel songs these days. When I had a crush on this guy, I noticed that he had an iPod too.So I asked him what...
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