Billy Joel - Sleeping with the Television On (Audio)

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  • @chrisoremus831
    @chrisoremus831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    The irony of Billy is the he said he writes the music first and his lyrics are sort of an after thought. Yet, he has written some of the most insightful , meaningful and heartfelt lyrics that have ever graced a rock album. He has touched my heart 1000 times and then some!

    • @j.p.pelzman7481
      @j.p.pelzman7481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Great point. I'm a Long Islander, so he is to us as Springsteen is to New Jerseyans, but I'd like him whether or not it was compulsory. :D But to your point, I won't link to it for copyright reasons, but search Billy Joel outtakes and you'll get demo versions for this album which are fascinating. As you said, like many artists, he writes the music first with nonsense lyrics to fill, then he writes the 'real lyrics.' Some of them are funny. On 'I Don't Want To Be Alone,' he sings in the chorus, 'if you're looking for love, it's in the back of my car' in perfect meter to the music.

    • @matthewfullerton3509
      @matthewfullerton3509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’m not sure an afterthought gives him credit. I believe his comment is just that he writes music and then lyrics. Wheeeas I had a folk singer friend who used to prolifically write lyrics and then the music to fit the song. There are 2 ways to skin that cat.

    • @shielakay
      @shielakay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too. He changed my life

    • @jrod413
      @jrod413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's cause billy was an artist. Artists paint with their soul.

    • @siddhartramotar8774
      @siddhartramotar8774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jrod413 great point Billy seemed to pour his heart into his songs and you can heart it.

  • @lengendary8945
    @lengendary8945 6 ปีที่แล้ว +609

    "Sometimes I wish I was less of a thinking man and more a fool who's not afraid of rejection." Can relate 100% to this.

    • @takefive5607
      @takefive5607 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I miss my wife, john. I miss her alot.

    • @CBerr
      @CBerr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

    • @CiggyRat
      @CiggyRat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@takefive5607 "I'll be back"

    • @christopherclark8788
      @christopherclark8788 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Most young men can

    • @youtubeyt5694
      @youtubeyt5694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm going to shoot my shot this week because that line hits me hard

  • @ACAP8107
    @ACAP8107 9 ปีที่แล้ว +473

    UNDERRATED Billy Joel song. So damn good.

    • @dylanthompson4693
      @dylanthompson4693 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +ACAP8107 this album won a grammy how is this underrated

    • @ACAP8107
      @ACAP8107 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +dylan thompson I said song, not the album.

    • @stobbinsboy
      @stobbinsboy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      best track

    • @KyleCourounis
      @KyleCourounis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He never plays this at concerts either. :(

    • @KyleCourounis
      @KyleCourounis 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree.

  • @jamesedgar3442
    @jamesedgar3442 10 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    Another of my "non-radio hit" Billy Joel favorites. I'm old enough to remember when TV went off. I like the message that you can be so picky and stubborn looking for a mate you can wind up alone - sleeping with the television on.

    • @robertocruzriverajimenez8650
      @robertocruzriverajimenez8650 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +James Edgar ROCK AND ROLL "NON RADIO HIT" POINT EXACTLY.

    • @Sirharryflash82
      @Sirharryflash82 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Most people under the age of 40 probably have never experienced the TV stations going off the air and the sound from the beginning of the song.

    • @garonmario99
      @garonmario99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am younger, but some tv stations back where I am from still signed off pretty early, around midnight. Most of them were targeted at a younger audience. I am sure it wasn't as iconic as seeing NBC or CBS sign off, but I am glad I got to experiment this in some way.

  • @phoebeclark4718
    @phoebeclark4718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    Unpopular opinion: this is my favorite Billy Joel song.

    • @jackkttaylor9324
      @jackkttaylor9324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Popular opinion with me

    • @beauxhodges
      @beauxhodges 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      *best

    • @jdhrap
      @jdhrap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I like your opinion on this!

    • @yahyamavi2248
      @yahyamavi2248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree to an extent... But I think "just the way you are" is a tad better.

    • @cabbey31
      @cabbey31 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Get reel drunk, then put on Piano Man. Might change yer mind ;)

  • @richanderson5121
    @richanderson5121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more a fool who's not afraid of rejection. This is the line I used to psych myself up in high school when I was too scared to ask someone out. Many fine memories happened because of this motivational line!

    • @kevinobrien9626
      @kevinobrien9626 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Circa 1988?

    • @marcuspi999
      @marcuspi999 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kevinobrien9626 1980

    • @bellawella4281
      @bellawella4281 ปีที่แล้ว

      Preach brotha!!

    • @Weface01
      @Weface01 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That line lead to one of the best times in my life!!!

  • @ermannfrattini7640
    @ermannfrattini7640 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    He is simply one of the best songwriter, ever

    • @Me-gs3uu
      @Me-gs3uu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      100000% true

    • @gmh471
      @gmh471 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Me-gs3uu Meh. Good songwriter, but that's all.

  • @josephplacidi341
    @josephplacidi341 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Trey Anastasio brought me here

  • @BarneysVideos
    @BarneysVideos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    First album I ever bought. Played that damned cassette till it wore out.

  • @maskofice9432
    @maskofice9432 7 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    I think what makes this song actually great is starting from the third verse. Until then, it could just be an admittedly catchy pick-up song, but when it changes to show that he's also afraid to approach her, it creates a situation where they might fit each other, but both are too afraid of being burned to try it, so they both just end up sleeping alone.

  • @SethACampbellMusic
    @SethACampbellMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    This song is criminally under-appreciated. It's just such a perfectly crafted gem!

  • @the.robertshow
    @the.robertshow ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I wish more people knew about this song- it's an underrated gem.

  • @travissmith7686
    @travissmith7686 7 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Lyrics:
    I've been watching you waltz all night Diane
    Nobody's found a way behind your defenses
    They never notice the zap gun in your hand
    Until you're pointing it and stunning their senses
    All night long, all night long
    You'll shoot 'em down because you're waiting for somebody good to come on
    All night long, all night long
    But you're sleeping with the television on
    You say you're looking for someone solid here
    You can't be bothered with those 'just for the night' boys
    Tonight unless you take some kind of chances dear
    Tomorrow morning you'll wake up with a white noise
    All night long, all night long
    You're only standing there 'cause somebody once did somebody wrong
    All night long, all night long
    But you'll be sleeping with the television on
    You're eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
    But your attitude is “don't waste my time”
    Your eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
    But you won't hear a word 'cause it just might be the same old line
    This isn't really easy for me to say Diane
    I know you don't need anybody's protection
    I really wish I was less of a thinking man
    And more a fool who's not afraid of rejection
    All night long, all night long
    I'll just be standing here 'cause I know I don't have the guts to come on
    All night long, all night long
    And I'll be sleeping with the television on
    You're eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
    But my attitude is “boy, don't waste my time”
    Your eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
    But I won't say a word 'cause it just might be somebody else's same old line
    All night long, all night long
    We're only standing here 'cause somebody might do somebody wrong
    All night long, all night long
    And we'll be sleeping with the television on
    Sleeping with the television on
    Sleeping with the television on

    • @たっきーつばさ
      @たっきーつばさ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Travis Smith
      Thanks a lot!

    • @catpaws1196
      @catpaws1196 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you

    • @clumsystiggy
      @clumsystiggy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks! I was finally able to learn the lyrics to this great song!

    • @thorwhoisacat
      @thorwhoisacat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Useful thx

    • @JayKayEllEmm
      @JayKayEllEmm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wrong you’re/your

  • @blondman69xxx
    @blondman69xxx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    I really wish I was less of a thinking man and more a fool who's not afraid of rejection is a lyric that's haunted me for the last 35 years.

    • @MojoRisin529
      @MojoRisin529 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      blondman69xxx I understand how it’s like

    • @appletree6898
      @appletree6898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      And women are frustrated because we get a lot of shallow guys flirting with us, while the classy guys are too shy and/or don't want to come across as just another shallow jerk. But we actually love you (shy, kind-hearted guys) so talk to us!!! ♡

    • @michaelcowles2460
      @michaelcowles2460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SNAP OUT OF IT Man ----- SLAP!!!!!!

    • @albertdehaven2700
      @albertdehaven2700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That line is my life plus Anthony's song because i all ways am moving out

    • @pacificwolfnz
      @pacificwolfnz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I figured that was most decent people - guys and girls alike

  • @marieblue
    @marieblue ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Billy Joel talked about the meaning of this album cut from “Glass Houses” (1980), explaining : “It’s about a guy who’s putting a girl down, but he’s putting her down because he knows she’s going to reject him if he comes on to her. So it’s sorta like sour grapes.”
    The jilted guy tells her that if she keeps being so choosy with her companions, she’ll end up alone at night with just her TV to keep her company.
    “Sleeping With The Television On” (1980) starts with “The Star-Spangled Banner”* fading out and segueing into a channel tone, which used to be the norm when TV stations would sign off for the night and transmit static until morning (“you’ll wake up with the white noise”). 💙📺💚
    * The National Anthem of the United States of America.

  • @christianhafer9819
    @christianhafer9819 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    One of the best albums ever top to bottom.

    • @MrPizza063
      @MrPizza063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i actually won this album in high school 1980 brilliant

  • @picklestuffer
    @picklestuffer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My mom's all-time favorite performer. My mom's daily activity. RIP, Ma. Continue to miss you.

    • @djd8305
      @djd8305 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lovely thought...

  • @rickthepickledchili
    @rickthepickledchili 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    at school nobody understands why I listen to this music, and when I laugh them off, they just leave the conversation, I don't listen to rap. Mr. Joel please do more florida concerts, ik I used to live in NY and its great but come down here more often.

  • @TelBil2010
    @TelBil2010 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Glass houses still a great album in 2024

  • @noahroos1751
    @noahroos1751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The summer that my dad showed me the entire album of this forever sticks in my mind. To me this song is best played while taking a freezing cold shower or the late nights that you can’t get to sleep because it is too hot. Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it all

  • @stephenwhite3967
    @stephenwhite3967 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    A true hidden gem that didnt appear on any of his greatest hits album

    • @ChiSportsNut18
      @ChiSportsNut18 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ClassicTVMan1981X That's not true. It appeared on Greatest Hits 1+2, and The Essential Billy Joel 3.0, if not others as well.

    • @ClassicTVMan1981X
      @ClassicTVMan1981X หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ChiSportsNut18 Thank you for correcting me; I meant that neither this nor "Big Shot" appeared on the original 2001 release of The Essential Billy Joel.

  • @dianaovando8888
    @dianaovando8888 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Among my favourites: Piano man, All for Leyna, Goodnight Saigon, Sleeping with the television on, Allentown, Movin' out... 2018-infinity

    • @kaileegirl1785
      @kaileegirl1785 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yesss All for Leyna and this song are both underrated

    • @michaelcowles2460
      @michaelcowles2460 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kaileegirl1785 I named my Cocker Spaniel Leyna because of this album and that song....my faves? Sleeping the television, Sometimes a Fantasy and All FOr Leyna.....

  • @MrFreeTheWeed2010
    @MrFreeTheWeed2010 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    9 people slept with the television off ✌️💚🍁😗💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨👍

  • @daviddaffern6701
    @daviddaffern6701 8 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I wonder how many from younger generations can imagine a television station playing the national anthem at the end of broadcast evening then a signal pattern for a few minutes, then white static till the morning with the new day starting all over with national anthem again?

    • @crazycwm3027
      @crazycwm3027 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not me, born in 2002. 90% of TV and music is shit ):

    • @KingOfTheSeas_
      @KingOfTheSeas_ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      CrazyCWM I turn 17 in about a month. I couldn't imagine life without Billy. He is my favorite artist of all time

    • @connorevans4787
      @connorevans4787 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Andrew Whitcomb me too man

    • @johnd5923
      @johnd5923 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      David Daffern I can remember this song and the entire album. I couldn't believe that my Father brought for me! Strangest thing I can't sleep without the television on!!! My Father never turned our televisions off!!! Till this day if my t.v. goes off, I wake up in a matter of minutes!!! 59 yrs old now & still...

    • @youtubeyt5694
      @youtubeyt5694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KingOfTheSeas_ same and I'm 16

  • @maxaroni15
    @maxaroni15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sleeping with the TH-cam on 🤣

  • @Jamestele1
    @Jamestele1 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This was a coming-of-age album for me in 1980-81. This is still one of my favorite songs.

    • @TelBil2010
      @TelBil2010 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Same here

  • @jordanwithaspaceinbetweenl292
    @jordanwithaspaceinbetweenl292 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’m 25 to have been around when music was like this would have been incredible

  • @danielstevens8610
    @danielstevens8610 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is no doubt Billy’s best album.

    • @joshuarivero007
      @joshuarivero007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i prefer The Stranger, but this still a great album

    • @decacards5250
      @decacards5250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@joshuarivero007 Billy Joel said himself his favorite album was The Nylon Curtain.

    • @Faltor895
      @Faltor895 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@decacards5250 Too arty and not as many classic melodies. That said, it still has great songs like Allentown, Pressure and Goodnight Saigon along with gems like She's Right on Time and Surprises.

    • @marktheslug
      @marktheslug 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agreed. Glass Houses and The Stranger.

    • @danielstevens8610
      @danielstevens8610 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marktheslug Yup!

  • @cesargpozos7414
    @cesargpozos7414 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Underrated as hell.

  • @Round2Acoustic
    @Round2Acoustic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I bought this album on 8-track! Yeah, I'm that old! Great Song!

    • @MrJacobrabbit
      @MrJacobrabbit 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      As did i

    • @naomisisk4663
      @naomisisk4663 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      David Hays sounds great on record

    • @edp3202
      @edp3202 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha. Me too we old gen xers. Oy very.

    • @AaronC143
      @AaronC143 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was born in 1984 and I have this on 8 track too.

  • @riccardoangeli802
    @riccardoangeli802 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Piano Man non ha mai sbagliato un "pezzo" ... Incredibile .... Per lui la musica un gioco FACILE 🎹👏

  • @VGx7
    @VGx7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I’ve attended multiple Billy Joel concerts, I know so many of his songs, I just heard this song for the first time in 2022 and it’s incredible and I’m mad I haven’t heard it sooner.

    • @bellasky2114
      @bellasky2114 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Has he not played this song during all the concerts you’ve been to?

    • @VGx7
      @VGx7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bellasky2114 since it’s not one of his bigger hits, no. There’s also very few live performances even here on TH-cam.

    • @VGx7
      @VGx7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bellasky2114 I’m seeing him in concert this Saturday!

    • @djd8305
      @djd8305 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      oooooh you need after school detention to 'study' his older albums! penance? noooope

    • @TelBil2010
      @TelBil2010 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You know I'm exactly the same with zanzibar

  • @thundertower
    @thundertower 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    New fan, dude is amazing x10. So hip man

  • @georgejetson795
    @georgejetson795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    one of the greatest artists of out time

  • @snowfsock1
    @snowfsock1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Brings back so many great memories and what a great album, the Stranger and 52nd Street too. Billy at his peak and it doesn't get any better the beatles, stones or anyone else. Thank you Billy Joel for 40 years of classic music that became part of who i am and made a better person. That's withot an alcoholic drink :)

  • @YIASEMIDE
    @YIASEMIDE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is Joel's Elvis Costello homage. My favorite Glass Houses track.

    • @baxatakbaxatak2014
      @baxatakbaxatak2014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ESPECIALLY that keyboard solo. Pure Attractions.

    • @howtodoitdude1662
      @howtodoitdude1662 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not really. It was the other song “I don’t want to be alone anymore.”

  • @5216philip
    @5216philip 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Billy's voice sounds so great on this song !!! It's a great album overall !!! In fact , I don't live very far away from where that house is on the front cover !

    • @rbspinter8544
      @rbspinter8544 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Philip M where’s that?

    • @rbspinter8544
      @rbspinter8544 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I found it, it’s in Long Island

  • @tulllguy
    @tulllguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    probably his last great record, even though I dig Nylon Curtain too.

  • @aoki2368
    @aoki2368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    この曲は僕の青春
    今死ぬ程辛いけど
    この曲を聴くと悩み無き頃を思い出す

    • @aoki2368
      @aoki2368 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ありがとう

    • @michaelthespikel5685
      @michaelthespikel5685 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are not alone good luck my friend!

    • @aoki2368
      @aoki2368 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@michaelthespikel5685
      ありがとう!

    • @aoki2368
      @aoki2368 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bellasky2114
      ありがとう!

  • @jprz13
    @jprz13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Your eyes are saying talk to me

  • @ems4687
    @ems4687 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    First time listening to this and I turned the volume up because it sounded too quiet. The instrumental intro scared the heck out of me! Doesn't help that I was half asleep.

  • @dominickcastiglione5908
    @dominickcastiglione5908 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm a Long Islander just like BILLY Joel im 53 now lived two towns over he was Hicksville I was North Massapequa never met him been listening to his music since jr high 1976 - now will never stop. Proud to be a New Yorker

  • @timmelville8554
    @timmelville8554 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This song has been cut down to 3:05 😅

  • @Carlos-up6is
    @Carlos-up6is 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This isn't easy for me to say........it might be somebody else same old line ... the TV on

  • @scottmontana9137
    @scottmontana9137 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Such a GREAT song that never got much airplay. I LOVE the keyboards!!

  • @kansascity8701
    @kansascity8701 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've been watching you waltz all night Diane
    Nobody's found a way behind your defenses
    They never notice the zap gun in your hand
    Until you're pointing it and stunning their senses
    All night long, all night long
    You'll shoot 'em down because you're waiting for somebody good to come on
    All night long, all night long
    But you're sleeping with the television on
    You say you're looking for someone solid here
    You can't be bothered with those 'just for the night' boys
    Tonight unless you take some kind of chances dear
    Tomorrow morning you'll wake up with a white noise
    All night long, all night long
    You're only standing there 'cause somebody once did somebody wrong
    All night long, all night long
    But you'll be sleeping with the television on
    You're eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
    But your attitude is "don't waste my time"
    Your eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
    But you won't hear a word 'cause it just might be the same old line
    This isn't really easy for me to say Diane
    I know you don't need anybody's protection
    I really wish I was less of a thinking man
    And more a fool who's not afraid of rejection
    All night long, all night long
    I'll just be standing here 'cause I know I don't have the guts to come on
    All night long, all night long
    And I'll be sleeping with the television on
    You're eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
    But my attitude is "boy, don't waste my time"
    Your eyes are saying talk to me, talk to me
    But I won't say a word 'cause it just might be somebody else's same old line
    All night long, all night long
    We're only standing here 'cause somebody might do somebody wrong
    All night long, all night long
    And we'll be sleeping with the television on
    Sleeping with the television on
    Sleeping with the television on

  • @GUITARTECHify
    @GUITARTECHify 10 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    i LOVE THIS ALBUM ONE OF MY FAV 80'S RECORDS . FAVORITE BJ RECORD

  • @jorgeantonio4423
    @jorgeantonio4423 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    They cut it down to 3:05

  • @keithlucero3638
    @keithlucero3638 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    So much is in this song, and the sad thing is, few people have heard it, and even fewer paid attention

  • @LuKaSiSnT
    @LuKaSiSnT 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is easily one of his best songs.

  • @Prengle
    @Prengle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Billy Joel calling me out hardcore on this one yeesh. Good for reflection...

  • @paulleonardo4906
    @paulleonardo4906 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wish I could sing/play like that. This music makes me feel alive.

  • @Mediaman67
    @Mediaman67 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    back in the day when at midnight, stations would sign off for the night! - Kids today don't know with 24/7 cable and streaming... but it was a better time - BTW I owned this on 8 Track and I think we wore it out! - maybe a tie with 52nd st as my fav BJ album

  • @Cramhead43
    @Cramhead43 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tis better to sail to more ports, and have burned feet then Walk the caverns of the mind.
    Hard to conquer the fears when no practical litmus/stress test has been performed.
    If you’ve walked the path before and it worked, why not try it again?

  • @ddk999
    @ddk999 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The best Billy Joel song so few actually know.

  • @Diomede-Lefort
    @Diomede-Lefort ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another excellent song, jubilant !
    What a musician !!!

  • @jennykwong0925
    @jennykwong0925 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is the another best album of Billy, next to "The Stranger".

  • @robynvann735
    @robynvann735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of my favorites!! I love this!
    2021

  • @victoriaashton9791
    @victoriaashton9791 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    TelBil2010 has it right. Glass Houses still sounds great.

  • @ribbs13
    @ribbs13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    So underrated!!!
    #QUARANTINE2021

  • @baxatakbaxatak2014
    @baxatakbaxatak2014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Billy Joel channeling Elvis Costello. If you don’t believe it, listen to the keyboard solo.

    • @howtodoitdude1662
      @howtodoitdude1662 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Strangely, Castello bad mouths Billy as a song writer.

  • @安藤克明-l1m
    @安藤克明-l1m 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    えぃっ
    君の真似をして
    言って見た鏡を
    津下良子さんへ

  • @ClassicTVMan1981X
    @ClassicTVMan1981X ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The synth solo during the break sounds like a Farfisa organ.

  • @iGetNoRespect21
    @iGetNoRespect21 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    there were so many good songs on this album that even an awesome song like this was underplayed

  • @wikid1992
    @wikid1992 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Probably one of my favourite Billy Joel songs.... Wish he will play this in the UK one day

  • @anniecrestani1121
    @anniecrestani1121 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That's me sleeping with the Television on totally forgot about this song till I revisited this album so true the lyrics love love love I wish he would play some of these not so well known song's live baci x

  • @Ukyy_l0lll
    @Ukyy_l0lll ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the last part of the song is so beautiful
    ( 2:40 )

  • @StephenGutknecht
    @StephenGutknecht 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great as always, Loved living in Drexel Hill and jamming on the highways.

  • @tootybootydesigns
    @tootybootydesigns 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I feel like this song was way before it’s time!

  • @CaapriceTube1
    @CaapriceTube1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What a great melody.

    • @miniflashgordon
      @miniflashgordon 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed CaapriceTube... Absolutely agreed!

    • @naomisisk4663
      @naomisisk4663 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And harmony

  • @mattfoley6082
    @mattfoley6082 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Curious how many people know what that sound is in the beginning. If you're under 40 you probably have no clue.

    • @bellasky2114
      @bellasky2114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Isn’t it the national anthem sound?

  • @Valendor
    @Valendor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I can listen this All night long :)

  • @rooseveltmccarter7591
    @rooseveltmccarter7591 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Was it taken from the "Glass Houses" Album in 1980?

  • @Jericho51
    @Jericho51 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He played this when i seen him in Philly and me and my friend were going crazy. Great Song.

  • @decacards5250
    @decacards5250 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Looks like Sly Stallone on the cover.

  • @ronmac9522
    @ronmac9522 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I saw an add in the local paper: TV for sale $1 sound button is broken. I thought I can't turn that down.

  • @sCulturefan
    @sCulturefan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GREAT drumming by Liberty on this song!

  • @dekopac311japan2
    @dekopac311japan2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hmmm, this song remind me of one my youth summer on motor bike. love you billy

  • @安藤克明-l1m
    @安藤克明-l1m 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    天橋立も
    赤いパンツは
    君でしか無かった

  • @jenniferpemberton3317
    @jenniferpemberton3317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of my favorites ❤

  • @SabrehamLincoln
    @SabrehamLincoln 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When people say that they hate Billy Joel, I play them this song and it often changes their mind.

  • @安藤克明-l1m
    @安藤克明-l1m 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    僕は
    他の人々と違う
    同じ台詞は嫌だと

  • @josholiver2290
    @josholiver2290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was my moms most played record, became a favorite of mine and one of my favorite artists. TY MOM

  • @nightshadeaudios
    @nightshadeaudios ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite Billy Joel song from my favorite of his albums :)

  • @robertatkinson1347
    @robertatkinson1347 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would have never found this song if it wasn't for my Alexa playing randomly after a song I did request it to play, Marmaduke Duke also had a hit in 2009 titled 'Rubber Lover' and it samples this, both are equally as cool, catchy and fun as each other in my opinion 😎

  • @isabellareeves5178
    @isabellareeves5178 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Yet another underated song. This song is great.

  • @lucyjanebk8824
    @lucyjanebk8824 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    best billy joel song, first song in my album that still has my heart

  • @joex9865
    @joex9865 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They're here

  • @robertbrunelle8076
    @robertbrunelle8076 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    we all sleep while the television on

  • @roblastem2905
    @roblastem2905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man, what a great song

  • @沢口彩子
    @沢口彩子 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1979...⁉️🤩

  • @JeffreyJohnson-ip4fy
    @JeffreyJohnson-ip4fy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First time hearing this song! It’s really good. It could have made the Top 40.

  • @lovero2777
    @lovero2777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cm design sent me

  • @realpolitik2617
    @realpolitik2617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love all of the Glass Houses Album.

  • @margaretpariera4007
    @margaretpariera4007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This reminds me of poltergeist, 😂😂😂

  • @krisscanlon4051
    @krisscanlon4051 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hear lots of Sting and Police and some of his vocal delivery does seem Elvis Costello influenced...new wavish 1980

  • @noahsimpson98
    @noahsimpson98 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Funky on the way home

  • @gilliberable
    @gilliberable 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the syncopation in this! One of my favourites!

  • @tenbroeck1958
    @tenbroeck1958 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm middle aged, but this takes me back to middle-school, when I had a crush on an Italian girl, with feathered, black hair, named Dianna, in Ms. Bruner's homeroom class. Songs can take you back somehow.

  • @rtmssvrynxs7193
    @rtmssvrynxs7193 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Idk why but this song really makes me think about life and stuff

    • @peopleperson
      @peopleperson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      same, it makes me sad in a way