Billy Joel tickles my ivories.

Does your girlfriend mind?

I think you spelled ovaries wrong

Now THAT'S funny .

He is frequently kind
And he's suddenly cruel
He can do as he pleases
He's nobody's fool
But he can't be convicted
He's earned his degree
And the most he will do
Is throw shadows at you
But Dellacroce is always a woman to me

Anybody catch this on PBS last weekend? Pretty good renditions of Joel's tunes by various artists.

http://video.pbs.org/video/2365395049/

My personal favorite is Tony Bennett's version of the classic "New York State of Mind".

Tho, there's nothing like the original IMO, I can totally picture Tony Bennett singing that song. The guy is still going strong. Or maybe he just does well singing about cities (San Francisco)

TIS

TIS - I love the original as well but there is a fabulous rendition with Joel and Bennett on The Last Play at Shea DVD. At the end of this PBS special, there is a great finale with all the guest artists, including Joel, performing Piano Man. Kevin Spacey hit a home run playing the harmonica.

Billy was on with Jimmy Fallon last night and they killed it with a duet of the Rolling Stones', "Beast of Burden".

He closed the show with his band and they rocked the classic, "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant".

If you can catch this OnDemand it is terrific!

It was great Mark. Here it is:

http://www.today.com/popculture/jimmy-fa...es-beast-t65701

Nice, Beans. Thanks!

Here is Billy Joel with Scenes from an Italian Restaurant:
http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/billy-joel-scenes-from-an-italian-restaurant/2964266

One of my favorite BJ tunes ever. Thanks for the links, Beans!

Mine too Mark!

Favorite album?

Piano Man, of course! LOL

Some good unknown tunes on PM. I like Travelin' Prayer & Worse Comes to Worst. My fave album is Turnstiles or Nylon Curtain.

Great picks Mark. I also like Nylon Curtain too.

New York State of Mind in Turnstiles is beautiful.

Scandinavian Skies is great.

Of course, I like all the hits but some of the lesser known stuff is very good.

Agree Mark. He's a very talented musician. You got me psyched I am putting on his Cold Spring Harbor Album to relax. Thanks for the inspiration.

Awesome. Everybody Loves You Now is terrific.

Thanks and your welcome! You have the multi disc album, My Lives? A must have for a mega fan.

Is that the 4 or 5 CD set?

Yeah, not sure exactly... I have it all MP3 on my computer at work. At least 3 or 4 discs...

Does it contain new material on them Mark?

Unreleased songs, different versions of hits and some cover stuff and songs that aren't even complete but a good listen. My fave is Money or Love from that 4 disc set. I just Googled it to be certain.