Billy Joel - New York State Of Mind (from Old Grey Whistle Test)
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- Billy Joel “New York State Of Mind" from Old Grey Whistle Test
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Shortly after Billy Joel earned his first U.K. Top 40 hit with “Just The Way You Are,” he and his band travelled to England for an electrifying performance recorded for the hit BBC series The Old Grey Whistle Test. Ahead of his first headlining show in the country, Billy performed all the hits from The Stranger plus additional classics from his repertoire.
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Lyrics:
Some folks like to get away,
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
But I'm takin' a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
I'm in a New York state of mind
I've seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockys under the evergreens
I know what I'm needin', and I don't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind
It was so easy livin' day by day
Out of touch with the rhythym and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, the Daily News
It comes down to reality, and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
Oh yeah
It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythym and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, the Daily News
Who, oh, oh whoa who
It comes down to reality, and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
Cause I'm in a, I'm in a New York state of mind
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He wrote them, he composed them, he arranged them and sang them.
Lost on most.
A real musical genius.
He's just a class act and don't forget no auto tune just pure musical and vocal skills
My childhood hero was truly talented 😤
A genius is the word your lookin for there buddy
I’m 73 years old. They don’t get any more original than Billy Joel. He IS “The Piano Man”. How I wish I could see him in concert one more time.
Just saw him a few days ago in Cincinnati, Ohio…..AMAZING!!!
You did? You saw him? I really want to know!
I’ve seen him several times but yeah, me too.
I took my two sons to your concert in St. Louis back in the 80’s. I wanted them to experience a true musical artist, not just noise. After your concert, my oldest son was so excited he couldn’t sleep that night. They couldn’t stop talking about the concert. We went again to several years later when you were back in St. Louis. Thanks for all the great times.
If you go to new york you can see him
He’s one of the best musicians of all time. Being able to play like that and still sing so soulfully is a God given gift.
...and to write those lyrics...compose that music...and play it...and sing it soulfully. ALL OF THAT is what makes him a truly talented musician and performer.
❤
He worked friggin hard so you can believe that it's a god given gift...
@@jfbravoc It’s certainly a gift. Most people can work at it from now until the end of time and never achieve his level of musicianship. You are born with it or you are not.
Billy was classically trained on the piano. Many rockers were including Elton,.
This performance is flawless from start to finish, and that sax solo is top notch.
Lisa Simpsons music teacher 😊
@@zerozilch Dewey Largo?
I love the expression on the Sax guy's face when Billy gives him a little praise. Stoic. Confident but humble. Like we haven't actually heard him REALLY play.
NYC. LEGEND….,
The Great Richie Cannata.
the best version of this song ever recorded.
Agree.
Was thinking the same thing😎😎
Don't know if I have heard other versions I just absolutely love his version❤️
That was a very much different version than I've ever heard before and probably his best version. That was wicked good. And Richie Cannata can make that saxophone smoke!
@John Houston..Billy wrote it so I suppose he did it the way it was suppose to sound. It was his song after all.
This should be considered as an historical document.
As a 28 year old native New Yorker to me Billy is the best artist to ever come out of New York!!!!!!
57 from long island
But what about Rico? Where does Rico rate in that list where Billy Joel is #1?
👏👏👏👏👏👏 un abrazo hermano desde Veracruz México.
@@martinbaez5743 Saludos hermano yo tambien soy Jarocho! Un abrazo.
@@claudiosalas9859 ....es una bendición SER JAROCHO!🙏👍😄
A Billy Joel song is pretty much the ultimate theatre of mind..... you can close your eyes and his songs will take you to the place and time in the song. Very few artists can do that, he's amazing
Pink Floyd
@@manco828 Pnk Floyd what?
@@stevenmeadows6917 PInk Floyd are famous for creating 'theater of the mind' with their catalog. Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall.
@@manco828 I think you mean 'theater of high' from all the weed smoke lol.
Paul McCartney...wrote what he saw and experienced...
A scenario you can relate to...
I see it in Billy's and Sir Paul's songs....
There’s rock, jazz, pop, reggae, soul, blues, and then there is Billy Joel music. It is its own genre and we love it. Thanks Billy.
You got the words out of my mouth
Long live BILLY and Long Island New York spoken from a Long Islander
The genre you're describing is called soft rock, and Billy is king among many
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Damn right!
I lived in NYC for only 5 years, 50 years ago. But I'm still in the New York state of mind.
Giuliano M. The New York you lived in is stone cold dead.
Some here the feeling stays forever it seems
Same here. I have been away from NYC since Jun 2001 and it's wont fade away.
Never lived there, but it always feels like home.
@classiccarz Ain't it amazing all the people you disagree with are responsible for everything you don't like, and nothing's ever the fault of people like you. Must be very comforting.
The sax player is FIRE 🔥 ❤
thanks for your sincere
Compliment and love towards my tracks ❤️may God bless you.
If memory serves he also played for the beach boys at one point
And the reason I picked up a saxaphone so many years ago. Of all the instruments I can play it is by far my favorite
Don't you mean..FYRE?!! 🎷🔥
I'm not a New Yorker but DAMN i love this song!! The sax gives me goose bumps every time:)
This song will straight up turn you into one. I felt it, and I'm from California.
@@rhizomorph-music haha, I know, right!
I feel that, I'm from Philly but I love this song like I'm from New York lol
Listening to that sax you feel New York
Lovely no matter where you are from. Lovesongs for your hometown is never wrong.
You cannot overstate the career that this man has had. his catalog of songs is mind blowing.
He's the 7th highest selling artist in America, was just passed by Michael Jackson
Thanks Captain Obvious
Billy let his fingers do the dancing, never heard a piano sound so crisp
check out bill evans
Luca Stesak. Trust me
can't hurt that he's playing a Bechstein
Lifelong fan, as I'm in my last year of cancer, I'll share a moment of serendipity (google it). Took a bus tour to NYC on Gray Coach (Apr20-23/84) when I was 16. Awesome. At tour's end, our Greyhound bus was travelling up the Hudson river line as Manhattan was lit up like Paris. I was listening to my walkman when the radio played this song. An absolute highlight of my life and one I haven't shared til now (who would believe me?). Thank you, Mr Joel, for one of those moments of life that make life worth living.
You have a New York state of mind and you should not change your bloodline. OK with me. Such a lovely song.
@@kdevinturner8778 Wow! I can't believe this got a hit after all this time! Thank you very much! I hope you're looking forward to his new single as much as I am!
🤗
A fine life.
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful memory!
Used to listen to this when i was stationed in Okinawa. 1982 83. It put me back on my block 112 street .Richmond Hill Queens .NYC.
Nice fish 🎣 in Okinawa
I love the "low budget smoke machine" comment of his at the very beginning. ;-)
Got me one of those.....
It really has a good effect about 5-6 minutes in!
@James Michael Campbell joe
@grimble Yes I'm sure then only reason Billy Joel was this good was because of smokes...
@grimble I want a cigarette!
Billy Joel is one of coolest kats ever, he is an American ICON
Tiffany Page agreed. Good gracious you are stunning. Sorry. Someone told me to say that...
@@somedude2630 Sunglasses on baby no body does it better someone told me
Tiffany Page you go gurl
Super cool Tiffany
He is a big shot
I’m struggling to keep up with the comments because I agree with so many - Billy Joel was and still is the sound of New York to most of us - love you man
I can't agree more! When I think of the traditional smokey old NYC jazz club, off the beaten path, yeah man, I think of Billy.
The cigarette transfer to the ashtray without skipping so much as a note is badassery to the nth degree
No tech. No gadgets. Masterful composition. Kickass orchestration. And the man. An experience.
I mean... There is no autotune or other stuff but there are obviously tons of gadgets and technology involved here lol
Nagger please ... he's a fucking hack.
Then what is a piano
That Mini Moog...
, all your comment s are great and beautiful and too smart fir me.... ouch, but I love and I love Billy Joel! I love N.Y. I love the saxophone 🎷♥️ and Governor Andrew Cuomo!!✌️
I'm from New Orleans. My husband Puerto Rico.. He grew up in Brooklyn.. This is our song.
Everyone was mesmerized by the sax solo, they didn't know what to do until Billy broke the silence
i'm a simple guy. I hear a good sax player, i stop and listen. 🥰
😊
Rich Cannata does the Lord's work with that sax.
Thanks! I was looking for the sax player's name.
Yep I was looking for his name too thanks!!!
Yeah he's really good! How come we dont hear more about him when they talk about classic players?
🎷ooooh i love how billy joel pointed at him in the end thinking like 💭 you sonofabeets nailed it! Rich just did a mini concert and billy was just so proud of him.
Seeing this at 10 years old back then made me switch for clarinet to saxophone. I saw that girls liked it. Springsteen, Bowie, Ronstadt,and many others had saxophone on their records.
Mr. Joel, I’m a native New Yorker, growing up in the 70s and 80s. My musician friends and I couldn’t get enough of you back then. It still warms my heart to hear you sing this, and makes me proud of my roots. Thanks.
If JFK airport greets you with a giant ad containing the title of this song, you really get to realize how quintessential Billy Joel is to the Big Apple! They’re just synonyms! An extraordinary artist matching the same greatness of his city!👏👏👏🙌🙌
Ohhhhhhhh that sax player.....
Playing straight jazz lines at speed, completely in the pocket when the band is silent, and hitting every major not of the melody on time, in between his lines. Absolutely amazing. Nice work.
Richie Canata is his name I think. Wonderful player. Sax is missing these days, such a brilliant instrument.
Hope you got to see him live. Whoa!
just here to say thank you Billy, you've made my life happier with your music.
I'm married because of Billy, definately made my life happier!
Bien dit, moi aussi
Absolutely 🫶
The man is a genius.... I grew up listening to his music.... long live king Billy.
Another thing about Billy that I admire, besides his unbelievable genius, is that he is a shining example of determination and motivation and confidence. What’s oftentimes more important than a college degree, or even a high school diploma, is simply going all out for whatever interest you have. For him to quit high school to follow his dream of playing music…..not knowing what degree of success lay ahead….gives me goosebumps! Doing what he loves…… what he has a passion for…. is something most people never achieve.
Man, that's some horn playing.
Yes. He's blowin!
So horny
Would love to see him sing this in Central Park after the virus ends! Bring it!
andypxrt amen brother
SOoo TruE.. (nice)
We need him. He brings the heart and soul to our lives.
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Absolutely. I'd fly from UK to see that. Love this guy so much. Music for my heart n soul
Saw Billy Joel in summer of ‘76 backing up Jefferson Starship (still with Kantner, Slick & Balin). Before the concert thought Billy was just another middling top 40 artist. Blew my socks off. He’s one of the giants of American music, as this video clearly shows. Geniuses like him don’t come along often.
Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" is an incredible masterpiece that showcases his exceptional talent as a musician, singer, and songwriter. The way he effortlessly blends soulful vocals with his piano skills is truly a gift from above. At my 32 years of age, I can attest that there's no one more original and iconic than Billy Joel. Even though I'm not from New York, this song, especially the sax solo, gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Billy's music is like its own genre, and it's something we all cherish. His songs have the power to transport you to a time and place, a true testament to his amazing artistry. Long live the legend, Billy Joel! 🎹🗽🎵🔥
The old grey whistle test was the benchmark of proper live music. So many great acts played on it from Lynyrd Skynyrd,U2,Talking Heads,the Undertones, Specials and the piano man here.
We were so lucky to have a TV programme like this on the BBC back then.
Don’t forget Argent
Peter Green
There are also the npr tiny desk concerts now.
@@MrYoYoBoBoChaddyInsaneZhangII Amen. They're a godsend for finding and watching talent that is not yet well known. I also recommend the website "Song Exploder" for same, plus they get interviewed about how they built the featured song. There are some old songs and a focus on movie and TV themes that is also appealing, but mainly, it's acts with a growing following that are not yet big.
Did U2 play here!?
Shades and a ciggy. Joel looking bad ass here. Great tune.
That's 7:38.
The only Billy I know that is truly a Billy Bad Ass! Ok, maybe Billy The Kid as well.
CRINGE FUCKING CITY
Richard DeCredico what do you mean cringe city
@@richarddecredico6098 wait, it's bad ass, he looks JUST like bruno mars here. let's get real, he's kicking ass 100%.
That sax is OUTSTANDING
Tell me Billy Joel doesn't pay any taxes in New York. Just how many of us have never been to New York, yet we see it as Joel describes it, then go see it because of his music? A true story teller.
He lives on Long Island.
There's no way, no way we will ever see this level of talent and humour again.
😂 haha
Yes we will.....AFTER COMPUTERS STOP DICTATING WHAT IS PLAYED ON THE RADIO AND PUSHED COMMERCIALLY!!
Outside of Prince, I would have to agree with you.
taylor swift?
@@sooparticular Umm...
I don't think that sax ending was planned, but I love how Billy just embraced it. What a moment 💞
Richie Cannata on sax.
Ofcourse it was planned
Joel has new talent participate in almost all of his performances. I saw him a few years ago as MSG. He even had his daughter sing. I didn't know it went back to his early career.
This guy is an absolute God. What a treasure. Too bad he hasn't written music in 30 years.
Jokes on you now;)
@@user-ze3pb5pz1q He took my comment to heart, I see!
@@user-ze3pb5pz1q He took my comment's constructive criticism to heart. You're welcome!
I’m not even from New York and this is a gut punch of emotions! What a legend!
That's what you call a truly legendary chord progression.
I was never a big Billy Joel fan back in the 70s. But this seriously impressed me. He's a better piano player than I remembered. Like, a serious player. It's funny when he really goes full on Ray Charles with his voice. I think it was his good friend Paul Simon who once said that Billy could imitate anyone, which could be a detriment because it made it harder for his natural voice to come out.
I read long ago some critic pointing out that he was, in his opinion, subpar on his left hand while nimble with his right. I hear the nimble, I don't hear the subpar. He is, and was, a fine player of great skill and expressiveness.
@@markfrommaryland3825 Actually, that might have been Billy himself. I remember him saying exactly that in an interview - by way of mentioning that he couldn't play Bach-y contrapunctal style - and was watching for it here. And, like you, I don't hear an atrophied left hand at all.
And song writer as well telling good stories
He had many influences the late great Ray Charles was definitely one of them but I'm sure he was burdened from it those that can do those that can't talk about those that can
I was also impressed with his piano and the sax the tone was like butter
Listening to this song makes me want to go back to NYC.
There's something unique in Billy's understanding and feeling of music.
I have never had the pleasure of seein Billy Joel live, but my sister has. She has lierally attended 60-70 concerts in her life and she said tjat Billy Joel was hands down the best show. Quite a statement there.
His backup singer is renting a house, from my family.
i was going to go to his concert in charlotte in april but it got rescheduled due to covid 😭
That has got to be the best version that Billy ever played anywhere of that song. Man it just kicks.
Old Grey whistle test whispering Bob Harris 1978
My favorite version of this song. I can feel it,music is fantastic Soo jazzy.
Yes I totally agree
I still get goosebumps every time I hear this. I so miss the northeast.
come back
I am glad people have not forgotten about Billy Joel's unbelievable talent.
His music is so refreshing to listen to.
Hello Amanda,
Is nice meeting you here.
How're you doing?
@@billyjoel786 I am fine thank you. Ironic handle 💞
@@AmandaHugandKiss411 Hello Amanda!
@@billyjoel786 yes, what can I do you for?
Are you Billy Joel?
So few artists today have the ability to not only sing but play an instrument and write gems like this ... The music today lacks soul, feeling and genuine talent
Does the audience actually know this song yet or is this their first time hearing it? I loved that there's no "Oh, I love this song" applause or noise from them when the piano starts. Sometimes I wish I could go back and hear a classic song for the first time.
Brits dont do that shit.....or at least didn't before they got inflicted with 'US audience syndrome' nowadays even brit chat show audiences clap like morons when a celeb mentions how old they are of how long they've managed to keep married for!! Shame really!!!
Listen to Equinox by Coltrane. I just discovered it, maybe that’s a taste...
Maybe bc this was broadcasted on TV and applauses where just at the end … Just like Musikladen and the other TV appearance.
This was filmed in Germany. They’re all German.
I went to some folk club in the mid-70's to see JD Souther. He played "A New Kid In Town" a couple months before the Eagles released it.
ピアノの前奏を聴いただけでマンハッタンの夜景が目の前に広がります🌃
中学生の時「Honerty」を聞いてからビリーの曲が大好きです✨
This is the apple at its ripest...that moment in time where everything is perfect ... the voice, the inflection, the interpretation, his mastery of the keyboard...you can try but you will not find a better delivery of this song by Billy Joel...this is the man at his very best.
His one-handed runs at 4:30 to 5:00 are the reason I learnt to play piano.
This classic OGWT episode is worthy of a release and one of the best gigs I have ever witnessed. His band were completely in sync and honed after a solid European tour. Probably the most capable that Billy ever was - just entered his peak period. Still had that elastic voice capable of hitting any notes.
This is liquid smooth 🔥
Spent hours and hours practising those runs when i was 16 and never got them quite right. My favourite song.
Agree
I have it on DVD . I saw him in 52 Street tour 25 Feb 1979 Bristol Colston Hall U.K. . Takes me back to that night every time
I'm gonna pour a glass of bourbon, and sip it slowly....
I'm travelling back again in time.
Thanks a lot sir, for taking me with you on your journey.👏👏👏👏👏
🩶🖤 One man was given many gifts in this life and he gave them back to us. It’s nearly impossible to pick a favorite Billy gem, but this is probably mine, but I also might equally LOVE the duo, “Baby Grand” with the late, great legend, Mr. Ray Charles. Thank you, Piano Man… We love ya, pal.🩶🖤
All these years later ( about 40 ) I am getting chills!!!! ❤
This is the definitive version of this song for me. He does piano riffs and licks here that I haven't seen in any other live video of NYSOM, be it from this era ('78-80) or modern performance. Love his Ray Charles vocal inflection too, it's perfect here. And Richie nails the solo here compared to the Live at Carnegie Hall performance.
This is Billy Joel at his absolute best! Amazing!!
❤
Still gives me goosebumps how cool Billy is. Perfectly at home behind the keys. Had the privilege to see him with Sir Elton and it was the most memorable rock show I've ever been to and its not even that close. Love his music; a personal favorite is this particular performance. (36 y/o here)
Oh wow....was that Detroit because I was there with those two.....❤ Billy
I saw him back in 1978 at a college right after his album 52nd Street came out. Incredible experience. Always wanted to go again. Makes me proud to be a Long Islander.
He will be a man of history of music, of course still now.
He's da king of music.
@@babeb5588 no lol, kings of music are still Chopin/Beethoven/Mozart, etc but the king of 20th-century music for sure.
comment english is good speak
He will soon be forgotten. He's a fucking hack that stole most of his songs.
needed to hear this; so sad what NY is going through; prayers for the country too
Save your prayers. New York is doing way better than they were back when this was recorded. Pray for Birmingham, AL or Houston, TX if you feel the need to pray. NY doesn't need it.
Shame we are stuck with criminals and corrupt politicians like deblasio and andrew cuomo who have never done anything in their lives other than hold political office
@@fjtransmission The only POS criminals are are the ones that worship the Orange POS narcissist LIAR, like YOU, Bunkerboy lover. Eat shit and Fuck off...
No criminal acts over here only the carrer criminals like andrew cuomo and william wilhem jr
@@fjtransmission #Bunkerboy lovers are the biggest CRIMINALS of all. Blow it out your ass, spineless trumpturd.
That sax is just unbelievable 🥹
It's good sax, but to say it is great is an overstatement. It rambles, in fact, while never proving unpleasant.
I loved when Garth Brooks invited Billy Joel on stage at Central Park.
When talent not pyrotechnics mattered. You actually recieved your monies worth. Loved how BILLY got up and acknowledged the SAX PLAYER. This man was one helluva ENTERTAINER!
so strange that I have aged right along with this man and that I used to look like this in the 70s too
Yeah but probably uglier
@@jackbrainwashar3756 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Me too. Except I was an inch taller. Sans talent. LOL
@@jackbrainwashar3756 Reason for being so negative?
Still great to be alive, I hope.
one of the best live performances i have ever seen, there is no doubt that the live concerts now will never reach the potential of those concerts at that time
What makes him stand out as a great performer, is his emotions. It’s felt through his words, vocals and piano playing!
He was my first major concert. We travelled 5 people in a chevette . Ugh! 5 hours each way.
.I was 12...all worth it! he didnt dissapoint ....
Wow, this is a great piece of history. Billy's playing here is so on point, so sharp, so vibrant. The whole band are killing it with the way they play with this song, it's a masterclass in live performance. Saved for posterity.
I have to have this playing on headphones when just taking a stroll through the city. Billy Joel songs are a must!!
Thanks, I really do appreciate you been my fan and I will love to hear from you
My dream! I hope to listen to this while walking through NY streets. Maybe during the Manhattanhenge. The very thought is so dreamy! 😁
Everyone's talking bout how great Piano Man, but this is far superior
so it goes with popular music and radio hits
I saw his show in Phoenix just a couple of months ago and it was one of the greatest days of my life. Seeing him was on my bucket list. So grateful I got to experience it with my 9 year old daughter. She just loved it and knew so many of the songs! It was just as amazing as I thought it would be. He is one of my favorite musicians of all time and always will be.
I saw that show at the ballpark as well. His live show skills are just as good as 30 years ago.
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7:38 I fucking love that moment. It shows Billy's humility. He's stayed with his band for years now.
Luckily I was born in NYC and I know EXACTLY what this song is talking about
nobody cares.
I love you, Billy Joel. Always have. Always will. I am a professional musician and have been my entire life because of you. And I am a pro sax player, in particular, in large part thanks to Richie Cannata. Liberty is still one of my all-time favorite drummers too. Thank you all - Russell Javors, Doug Stegmeyer, et al - for inspiring me to do what I am so fortunate to get to do for a living. As Jerry Seinfeld always says, "I've never had a job." And Billy, it's down to you that I spent my teenage years in coat and tie, jeans and sneakers! You are the greatest! I love you!
I’d comment but, seriously, what the hell can you say? A master class by incredibly gifted musicians that literally takes my breath away... and brings a bittersweet tear to the eye. And Billy, you’ve been my home for many, many years. Thank-you. ❤️
That’s some wickedly hard sax playing at the end. Very impressive.
Live is always better than studio. It is real, raw and feeds off the audience. Music is all about the performance, in that moment. This is priceless! Thanks, Billy…
In the days when we all smoked, anywhere!
This one transports me to New York, even if I've never been there ; Just perfect melody by Billy 😘
NYC is calling me..and ill back someday ik
Well said
@@7710MiMi your mom is calling me
@@TheOneAndOnlyHypnotist stfu
Woody Allen and Billy Joel made me realise that I'm a New Yorker who lives exactly on the other side of the world.
Wow he starts it very high and just when I thought that he’ll struggle he hits it clean, great performer. Old grey whistle test was a legendary show but now is iconic
thankyou Mr. Joel for your beautiful evocation of NY
1. The way he handles the cigarette while simultaneously playing the piano - classy and a real historic timepiece. Ain't gonna see that ever again.
2. The 1m30s saxophone accopello. I'm flawed. What a way to end an amazing performance.
This song ‘grows’ on you...gets into your bones.
He has written many songs, but among them, I think this is the best song that fits his identity the most.
Never been to New York but listening to this as if I'm walking in the New York of Billy Joel. Amazing music man
Another beautiful piece of art by Billy Joel as usual
You know what?
If you've just watched this....you've just witnessed perfection!
Undoubtedly one of the best pianist/singer-songwriters of the 70s to now. Such a class act. Long live the master!!!
To Hell with Billy Joel - the saxophone player is the star of the show.
Billy going all Ray Charles. Ain't no bad thang
LOL !
Peter Green Yes! Thought the same thing.
Exactly.
@@adjoho1 Quality trolling 10/10
@@adjoho1 eat a Snickers
An amazing City deserves an amazing song…. 🏙️ ❤️🗽
The most New York feeling song ever
Early Billy is best Billy. I'm 42 and grew up to your music. If not for you, I never would've had any appreciation for the ivory keys. Still rocking my stereo you magnificent bastard!
Lyrics:
Some folks like to get away,
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
But I'm takin' a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
I'm in a New York state of mind
I've seen all the movie stars in their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockys under the evergreens
I know what I'm needin', and I don't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind
It was so easy livin' day by day
Out of touch with the rhythym and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, the Daily News
It comes down to reality, and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
Oh yeah
It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythym and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, the Daily News
Who, oh, oh whoa who
It comes down to reality, and it's fine with me cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
Cause I'm in a, I'm in a New York state of mind
Rockies
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This is a Perfect rendition .. And as a Life Long NYer. This SHOULD be the State Official Theme Song.