Billy Joel
Episode 7 of Barry Manilow's new series. Tonight features a man born in the Bronx, New York, who became one of the most successful singer songwriters of all time - Billy Joel.
Episode 7 of Barry Manilow's new series. Tonight features a man born in the Bronx, New York, who became one of the most successful singer songwriters of all time - Billy Joel. Inspired by The Beatles, who he saw on the Ed Sullivan television show in America, Billy Joel dropped out of high school to follow his dream of a career in music. 'I never knew that regular people could be pop stars' he says, 'When I saw the Beatles, they were like my friends. Just regular guys, not manufactured. And John had this look in his eye that said 'This is so ridiculous, come on!' ... and I thought well, it can be done.' Millions of record sales later Billy Joel holds a unique place as a songwriter who could write intelligent lyrics, beautiful ballads and catchy pop songs with seemingly equal ease. But of his writing he says, 'I don't just go to the mountain top and wait for the muse. I have to work at it. Mostly it's just banging away at the piano to hopefully get something!'
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Barry Manilow
I Write the Songs
- Manilow Greatest Hits - Platinum Coll.
- Arista.
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Billy Joel
Prelude / Angry Young Man
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Billy Joel
My Life
- Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2.
- CBS.
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Billy Joel
She's Got A Way
- Billy Joel - Cold Spring Harbor.
- CBS.
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Billy Joel
Piano Man
- The Very Best Of.
- Columbia.
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Billy Joel
The Entertainer
- Streetlife Serenade.
- Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
- 6.
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Billy Joel
Say Goodbye to Hollywood
- Turnstiles.
- CBS.
- 1.
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Billy Joel
New York State Of Mind
- Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.1.
- CBS.
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Billy Joel
Just The Way You Are
- Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.1.
- CBS.
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Billy Joel
It's Still Rock and Roll To Me
- Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2.
- CBS.
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Billy Joel
An Innocent Man
- An Innocent Man.
- CBS.
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Billy Joel
Uptown Girl
- An Innocent Man.
- CBS.
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Billy Joel
I've Loved These Days
Broadcast
- Sun 3 Nov 2019 21:00成人快手 Radio 2