Billy Joel: Song By Song

Perhaps no recording artist since The Beatles has crafted as diverse and broad a body of music as Billy Joel. His diversity of styles, poignant lyrics, and gift for timeless melodies have resulted in tender ballads like Just The Way You Are and hard-rocking tunes like You May Be Right. Artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Garth Brooks, The Beastie Boys, Dolly Parton, and many others have covered Billy's songs or praised his music. He surprised his fans with an album of classical piano compositions in 2001 and received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Music in 2014\. His ten-year residency at Madison Square Garden from 2014 to 2024 broke numerous records for that storied venue. But while many are familiar with hits like Uptown Girl, there is much more depth to Billy's catalog than such hits. Billy Joel: Song by Song provides an in-depth look at each of his over 120 songs, from obscure early tunes to his greatest hits. The background and inspiration behind each song is discussed, as wells as the recording and meaning of each song - songs which have become the soundtrack of our lives. AUTHOR: Eugene Pak is a lifelong Billy Joel fan and creator of the popular Billy Joel fan site One Final Serenade (www.onefinalserenade.com). After receiving The Stranger from his older sister on his eleventh birthday, he was hooked and became an ardent Joel afficionado. He received his Bachelor's Degrees in English and Psychology from the University of Michigan, and law degree from University of California, Berkeley School of Law. A practicing attorney, he specialises in intellectual property issues. 30 colour illustrations