Billy Joel: The Complete Hits Collection, disc 1

Only The Good Die wins

"New York State OF Mind" - convincing lyrics and performance, and a near Elton level of quality.

Picked "The Stranger" because Piano Man put some rockin' guitars on that motherfucker.

Have to say that he looks like Michael Keaton in that picture.

"I'm Batman"

"I'm Mr. Mom"

"You wanna get nuts? OK, let's get nuts!"

"Only I am allowed to have sex with my wife."

We all fall in love, but we disregard the danger.

Probably the best greatest hits CD ever

Well, no, but "Movin' Out" is truly incredible.

"Across from the medical center" -- come on!

Piano Man.

This is where the best tracks are gathered:

The Stranger
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
Just The Way You Are
Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

Voted for "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" but it might as well have been one of the others. "The Stranger" is obviously the superior album.

"the stranger" (thot it was totally deep n mysterious when i was like 12. still think it rocks.)

boring old piano man

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Probably the best greatest hits CD ever

No - that's gotta be "Greatest Hits I & II." But this looks okay. Couple of weird picks but a wall of huge classics. I've been rocking "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" more and more these last few years but I think it's gotta be "Movin' Out" or "Italian Restaurant."

i hate this guy

i grew up on piano man but i can't even listen to that anymore eugh

Only the Good Die Young

Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.
but which compilation is this? some versions of said song on some comps are truncated. i have a live version where he hits those first 5 piano notes and the next 30 seconds are all but obscured by crowd hysteria. always raises a smile.

How come "All For Leyna" isn't on this?

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"Across from the medical center" -- come on!

Down on Sullivan Street.

That's Seventh Ave South and Greenwich!

I sincerly doubt "Mr. Cacciatore's" is in that image, Eazy....

He wouldn't be, he works across from the medical centre, so he wouldn't be in the frame of a photo taken facing the medical centre.

Went with "She's Always a Woman". Prefer the Piano Man comp.

Movin Out is magisterial. So I voted for it.

I woulda said "Piano Man" until recently when I heard it twice in a day and got kinda sick of it. So I'm saying "She's Always A Woman" instead. Evidently I have a weakness for those 3/4 minor-key piano ballads.

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"Across from the medical center" -- come on!

Down on Sullivan Street.

― Eazy, Friday, October 10, 2008 9:51 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

That's Seventh Ave South and Greenwich!

― Joseph McCombs, Friday, October 10, 2008 10:41 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Thanks, guys, I had no idea. I've been really into that verse the last couple of years.

No - that's gotta be "Greatest Hits I & II."

^^ that

Well, it's better than that Van Halen hits thing that's half Hagar stuff.

Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Fats Domino, the Everly Brothers, Ray Charles, Slim Harpo, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, James Brown, the Supremes, the Temptations, Joe Tex, the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Roxy Music, Elton John, David Bowie, Donna Summer, the Bee Gees, [list edited here], Ice Cube, not so much.

Passantino, you fucking ironic narrow Atlanticist.