Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

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Billy Joel Songs

Billy Joel

Top Songs by Billy Joel

Embark on a musical journey through the rich, enduring catalog of Billy Joel, the iconic American musician and songwriter, whose harmonious blends of rock, pop, and classical piano have enraptured audiences globally since the...

Billy Joel's Famous Songs

Billy Joel

Billy Joel’s Top Songs

Billy Joel, the “Piano Man” himself, has an impressive catalog of hits. He is regarded as one of the most popular recording artists of the 1970s and ’80s. Let’s take a look at some...

Figurative language

Figurative Language in Songs

Figurative Language in Popular Songs

Figurative language – i.e. the usage of similes, metaphors, allusions, personifications and hyperboles – is arguably the greatest tool at a songwriter’s disposal outside of words themselves. That’s because practically every song you hear, no...

And So It Goes

Billy Joel

“And So It Goes” by Billy Joel 

The Piano Man may look like your average Joe, but he’s also one of the best-selling musicians in industry history. You have to believe that reality has attributed to his impressive dating history, which features the...

A Matter of Trust

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“A Matter of Trust” by Billy Joel 

Relatively speaking, “A Matter of Trust” is very metaphorical in its approach. But what Billy seems to be getting at premise-wise is that it’s more or less inevitable that after the initial state of...

“She’s Always a Woman” by Billy Joel

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“She’s Always a Woman” by Billy Joel

Despite the title of this song potentially sounding sexist to some, quite to the contrary it is the Piano Man’s version of a feminist tune. Or stated differently analyzing this song hastily can easily lead to misinterpreting...