Billy Joel A to Z

By David Juskow, Elon Altman

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 t

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December 12, 2023 You Look So Good To Me
As we continue our journey down the Y's we make a final stop off of the Cold Spring Harbor Album in the 7th song entitled You Look So Good To Me. You Look So Good To Me is the fastest song on the album and even faster if you listen to the original pressing. It's a happy and peppy and bursting with love song. Where's the happy go lucky music video for this one? Should we make one ourselves? 😉

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December 05, 2023 You Can Make Me Free
Oh my goodness 2 letters left as we begin our journey into the Billy Joel songs that begin with the letter "Y". We kick off with a terrific song off of the first album entitled, "You Can Make Me Free". This song is over 50 years old and reminds us that Billy Joel has been around a really long time and is still amazing and selling out stadiums.

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33min
November 28, 2023 X-mas Special Event
Hello everyone and happy holidays. This is a special podcast for the Letter "X". Obviously since there are no Billy Joel songs that begin with the letter "X" AND the great Paul Loren was in town, the three of us decided to get together and just jam. So, recorded live at the Williams Center in Rutherford, NJ, we put together a little sing along with good cheer and good tidings and a little holiday magic as well. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed recording it. 🎅🕎
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59min
November 21, 2023 W's Wrap Up
It's been a long long time -- as the song goes - since we've done a letter wrap up but here we are wrapping up the letter "W" as we get down to only 2 letters left. We've got the rankings and listener feedback of course. Plus, finally, what everyone's been waiting for - we get to hear how Scenes From an Italian Restaurant sounded going from part 1 to part 2 on 8-Track Tape so many years ago. Spoiler alert -- it is not pleasant. 😉
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50min
November 14, 2023 Interview with Comedian Todd Barry
From his comedy specials Super Crazy, Spicy Honey, or his brand new one entitled, Domestic Short Hair to his television appearances on Bob’s Burgers, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee or Comedy Bang Bang you may wonder why we have legendary comedian Todd Barry on our Billy Joel podcast. Well, many years ago Todd was in a Billy Joel cover band that only played the song that the band was called. I can't tell you anymore until you hear the episode but I will tell you it's pretty hilarious - like today's podcast.
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30min
October 31, 2023 Worse Comes to Worst
Today we discuss a great song off the Piano Man album entitled, "Worse Comes to Worst". Worse Comes to Worst kicks off the second side of Piano Man and was actually released as a single as the follow up to the song "Piano Man" all the way back on November of 1974. It didn't do very well on the charts and he never plays it live but we sure would like him to. This song live is unbelievable as you will hear us talk about today. 😀
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30min
October 24, 2023 Why Judy Why
Why Judy Why is the first song we've covered in an entire year from Billy Joel's first album ever entitled, Cold Spring Harbor. Totally worth the wait. This beautiful song (now at the correct speed) is apparently about Billy Joel's sister. And why not? We've already heard about his wives, mother and childhood sweetheart - Judy was due. Again, another song where at the ripe old age of 20, he feels like he's missed out. Oy.

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33min
October 17, 2023 Unreleased Songs Wrap Up
Hi everybody and thank you for listening to Billy Joel A to Z. In this episode we decided to do the hilarious task of wrapping up all of Billy’s unreleased tracks that we’ve done an episode on. That's right all 15 songs ranked and packaged and to never be spoken about again after this episode anywhere. Some we say, "Why didn't he put this on an album?", and some we say - "Thank goodness he didn't put this on an album." But mostly, it's great stuff to realize his beginnings and how he became the unbelievable icon he is to this day.
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30min
October 10, 2023 Where Was I?
Today on Billy Joel A to Z we discuss our FINAL Unreleased track in a tune Billy Joel A to Z has decided to call Where Was I. There’s no real actual title to this song, but it’s a beautiful unreleased track circa, 1970, 71. Once again Billy questions, how he's missed out on life at the ripe old age of 20. A theme he would hilariously continue into his 40's.
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27min
October 03, 2023 Where's the Revolution?
Today on Billy Joel A to Z we come down to our final Unreleased Tracks. This one is entitled "Where's the Revolution". We estimate it to be circa 1971, perhaps part of the Cold Spring Harbor sessions. In this song Billy asks the question, what is the part of the musician during war time - of course he kind of answers that question 10 years later with Goodnight Saigon, so that makes this song, kind of cool. Plus, for some reason, his obsession with the Spanish Civil War continues. Find out why today on Billy Joel A to Z.
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