From the hit 1980 album Glass Houses, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” was a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 11 weeks in the top 10. Overseas, it reached #14 in the UK and #21 in New Zealand. The song is a cynical look at the music industry as a publicist/manager begs the protagonist (Joel) to remain hip for the younger crowd, and the protagonist’s refusal to change, claiming his music will remain relevant regardless of his appearance. The song was a stab by Joel at the new music genres that were around in the late 1970s (punk, funk, new wave) and uses a new wave sound, an… read more
From the hit 1980 album Glass Houses, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” was a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 11 weeks in the top 10. Overse… read more
From the hit 1980 album Glass Houses, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” was a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 11 weeks in the top 10. Overseas, it reached #14 in the UK and #21 … read more
Billy Joel (born William Martin Joel on May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York, USA) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become a multi-million-selling recording artist. Joel recorded many popular hit songs and albums from 1971 until he stopped recording pop/rock music in 1993. He is one of the very few rock (or even pop) artists to have Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he has sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide and is the sixth… read more
Billy Joel (born William Martin Joel on May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York, USA) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man,&qu… read more
Billy Joel (born William Martin Joel on May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York, USA) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become a multi-million-s… read more