Billy Joel A to Z

Billy Joel A to Z

By David Juskow, Elon AltmanComedyMusicMusic Commentary
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Billy Joel A to Z episodes

  • Fifty Second Street Album Wrap Up - Part 1
    The final album wrap up is one of the greatest Billy Joel Albums in 1978's 52nd Street. We have a great time today welcoming our third co-host in as always, the great Paul Loren to discuss the terrific nine songs off of this grammy winning album. 52nd Street is the incredible follow up to Billy's break out album, The Stranger and it delivers. So join us today and for the next few episodes as we discuss songs like Big Shot, Honesty and the fan favorite, Zanaibar. And of course, wrap up the wrap up with the rankings and parodies for the very last time. 🙄

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    44 min
  • Zanzibar
    This is it: The last song in the alphabet by Billy Joel. Today is Zanzibar. The absolute fan favorite off of 1978's 52nd Street. Elon and Dave find out today that the song is about a sports bar and not some exotic place in Tanzania. It kind of ruins the song a little bit BUT, it still grooves so. . . join the boys today on their final song episode - and remember - when we started this podcast a new song wasn't even a hope of thought but . . . times have changed in Billy Joel world. We just hope it's a song that starts with a "Ze". 😉

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    42 min
  • Y's Wrap Up
    Once again, we haven't had a Wrap Up for a long time so we can keep you posted on everything going on in Billy Joel and Billy Joel A to Z land, so it's great to Wrap up these six songs and multiple album wrap ups on this episode. And, of course, the brand new Billy Joel song (still can't believe we're saying that). So here we go pretty much one last time, with rankings and listener feedback. And, most excitingly, Billy talking about Winter's Crossing on Sirius XM. Oh we're not kidding.

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    44 min
  • Interview with Tony Winner David Yazbek
    We were really thrilled to have Tony winner, David Yazbek be our obvious "Y" guest for Billy Joel A to Z this episode. David has composed the Broadway musicals, The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Tootsie and The Band's Visit, with which he won the Tony Award for Best Musical of the Year. His new play is entitled, Dead Outlaw and he's here today to talk about that, his musical influences and, of course, Mr. William Joel. Fascinating episode for someone who has run the gamut in beginning as a writer on the Late Show with David Letterman, creating tv themes you may know and reaching the pinnacle of his field.

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    48 min
  • Greatest Hits Volume I & II Album Wrap Up - Part 2
    Hi everyone. There's no reason to make a wrap up of a Greatest Hits Album BUT, this was a special day as Elon, Dave and Paul were all together in the same room for the first time in 3 years and over 200 episodes. We usually record on zoom together so this was a special occasion and since we had just finished, "You're Only Human" we figured, why not just talk about everything, which is technically a greatest hits album. Of course there's the controversy of what is a "hit" and all that but don't worry - no rankings or anything tedious, just 2 fans and Dave talking about Billy Joel. 😉

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    30 min
  • Greatest Hits Volume I & II Album Wrap Up - Part 1

    Hi everyone. There's no reason to make a wrap up of a Greatest Hits Album BUT, this was a special day as Elon, Dave and Paul were all together in the same room for the first time in 3 years and over 200 episodes. We usually record on zoom together so this was a special occasion and since we had just finished, "You're Only Human" we figured, why not just talk about everything, which is technically a greatest hits album. Of course there's the controversy of what is a "hit" and all that but don't worry - no rankings or anything tedious, just 2 fans and Dave talking about Billy Joel. 😉



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    39 min
  • You're Only Human (Second Wind)
    As we bring you our second to last Billy Joel song, we oddly bring you a big hit YET not on a standard album. Today we discuss "You're Only Human". A big hit for Billy Joel in 1985 off of his mega selling Greatest Hits Volumes One and Two albums. Go figure an upbeat ditty about teenage suicide would be such a smash, but it was and all of the proceeds went to National Committee for Suicide Prevention. We're glad we saved a few classics for the end of the podcast. 😀

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    38 min
  • Songs in the Attic Album Wrap Up

    This was one incredible album that really had never been attempted before. An artist doing a live album of basically deep cuts off of his first 4 albums you may have forgotten about after he became a superstar.

    That's what Songs in the Attic is. Released on September 14, 1981 this album got his first song, "She's Got a Way" on people's radar. In many ways you can look at Taylor Swift's (Taylor's Version) albums as a similar plan - since she was unhappy with her manager as well - except that Billy did it 40 years earlier. The idea for this album is unprecedented and a real gutsy thing to do after being on top of the charts for three albums in a row.

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    37 min
  • Piano Man Album Wrap Up - Part 2
    Hello everyone and here we are to talk about Billy Joel’s second album – technically first album since no one knew where to find the first one. Recorded in September of 1973 and released on November 14, 1973 Piano Man would be Billy Joel’s “breakthrough album” and of course where he would record his signature song and receive his moniker that would follow him to this day. Released exactly 50 years ago and yet, not one person doesn't know how to join in singing "Sing Us a Song, You're the Piano Man". So, listen to this terrific episode where we'll talk about this very interesting album, the weird album cover and where it ended up; the rankings; and, of course, the parodies. 😀

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    41 min
  • Piano Man Album Wrap Up - Part 1
    Hello everyone and here we are to talk about Billy Joel’s second album – technically first album since no one knew where to find the first one. Recorded in September of 1973 and released on November 14, 1973 Piano Man would be Billy Joel’s “breakthrough album” and of course where he would record his signature song and receive his moniker that would follow him to this day. Released exactly 50 years ago and yet, not one person doesn't know how to join in singing "Sing Us a Song, You're the Piano Man". So, listen to this terrific episode where we'll talk about this very interesting album, the weird album cover and where it ended up; the rankings; and, of course, the parodies. 😀

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    53 min

About Billy Joel A to Z

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A funny and informative podcast discussing every Billy Joel song from A to Z.


I'm Elon Altman -- and I'm Dave Juskow -- and this is the Billy Joel A to Z Podcast. We're…