Listening to this, yes, soulful and anthemic love song to his then-wife Christie Brinkley — who painted the River of Dreams album cover — you’d never know the couple was headed to divorce the following year.
Fans certainly missed Joel during that interim, though he continued to perform — monthly at Madison Square Garden from January 2014 to July 2024 and in stadiums, co-headlining with pals such as Stevie Nicks and Sting. Besides keep us entertained, those shows also reminded us that despite the absence of fresh material, the “Piano Man” was hardly a stranger to us. There was, after all, a legacy of 13 studio albums A baker’s dozen of those were top 10 hits, with three making it all the way to No.
Along the way, Joel has won five Grammys, been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame and received a Kennedy Center Honor. Talking about that success, however, Joel acknowledged toin 2022, “Part of me thinks it’s absurd; I’m 73 years old and I’m doing the same gig I was doing when I was 16! This is a job for a young person. I am now considered elderly, and I’m still doing the same crazy-ass job, so that part of it is kind of absurd.
But, he added, “The other part it means to me is it’s wonderful. I picked a great job to have. They’re paying me all kinds of money. The audiences are bigger than they ever were. People are still coming to see me, and there’s a lot of young people out in the crowd who still know my stuff. That’s wonderful. I’m a lucky guy.”
We’re lucky to have the music, too, even if it’s damn near impossible to pick a favorite. That being said, we’re rounding up Joel’s 10 best songs among his Hot 100 hits. It’s a daunting task, to be sure, but if it means listening to all those hits once again, we’re more than up to the challenge. Editor’s note: The years listed for each song are the year that single reached its peak on the Hot 100.album cover — you’d never know the couple was headed to divorce the following year. Originally titled “The Motorcycle Song” and considerably faster, it’s a tune that makes your heart soften and your fist punch the air, especially when Joel hits thecrescendo after the hushed final chorus . “All About Soul” was adopted by the New York Knicks during their NBA playoff run a decade later.
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