The Longest Time
Today we discuss the hit acapella song, The Longest Time. No, you heard correctly -- the HIT acapella song. It's a true miracle that Billy Joel was able to write a modern acapella song that was not ...
4 Okt 202244min
The Great Wall of China
Well even though we swore against talking about Elizabeth Webber anymore, unfortunately we have to talk about her evil brother today for the song that's written about his evil doings in The Great Wall...
27 Sep 202239min
The Great Suburban Showdown
Today on Billy Joel A to Z it's The Great Suburban Showdown. The Great Suburban Showdown is the third song of Billy’s third album released October 11, 1974. It's about -- well suburbia of course -- yo...
20 Sep 202232min
The Entertainer
Turns out Billy Joel was wrong and even though he's been off the charts since the 90's no one's forgotten his name and he's never been in the discount rack. Today we are discussing the song, The Enter...
13 Sep 202251min
The Downeaster Alexa
If you're just finding our podcast, this could be one of the songs you scroll down to checkout first (mostly to find out why it wasn't in the "Ds"). The Downeaster Alexa is an extraordinary Billy Joe...
6 Sep 202240min
The Ballad of Billy the Kid
Well -- here we go. The long awaited songs that not only start with "T" but the word "THE". And we open with an absolute classic in The Ballad of Billy the Kid. The Ballad of Billy the Kid is the f...
25 Aug 202238min
That's Not Her Style
I read the news today, Oh boy -- Apparently Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley are an item. Or at least they certainly were one of the most popular news stories when this episodes song came out entitle...
23 Aug 202243min
Temptation
Believe it or Not. . . Our Greatest American Hero also writes about his kid sometimes. Turns out this song is about that and NOT Christie Brinkley as everyone ASSumed in the 80s when this came out. ...
18 Aug 202233min
