#52nd Street

[donnahinkleystaceytroy]

[crime-scene-psychic]

I've had this idea for a while so here it goes:

(also feel free to do this yourself, I'd love to see what y'all's fave songs off of each album are ❤️)

[mariocki]

Infinite list of favourite lyrics: 225/?

Billy Joel - Big Shot (1978)

"Well, you went uptown riding in your limousine,

With your fine Park Avenue clothes;

You had the Dom Pérignon in your hand

And the spoon up your nose.

Ooh, and when you wake up in the morning

With your head on fire

And your eyes too bloody to see,

Go on and cry in your coffee

But don't come bitchin' to me."

[wiklm]

they could never make me hate you billy joel title tracks

[whatscosmicthinkingabout]

Ive been listening to this non stop help

[nightbynightfly]

An Album a Day 2024: Day 357

Dec. 22, 2024

Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978)

Rock, Pop rock, Ballad, Jazz rock

[rolloroberson]

Billy Joel - Big Shot

[thesingalongsong]

“Well, it's no big sin to stick your two cents in

If you know when to leave it alone

But you went over the line

You couldn't see it was time to go home

No, no, no, no, no, no, you had to be a big shot, didn't you

You had to open up your mouth

You had to be a big shot, didn't you,”

[crispyflowerblaze]

ranking billy joel album covers (what i think are his main albums, maybe it's not what everyone thinks are his main albums? i dunno) from my least favorite to my favorite

piano man: yeah this is the only one where i actively go grr when i look at it. like i dunno man the void and how his face looks, i just can't get behind it. no thank you

the nylon curtain: when i was younger i always liked this one cus i thought it looked like a book cover, or rather i liked that it looked like a book cover. but yeah, eh

an innocent man: i dunno this one is just boring to me lol, like yep he sure is sitting on those steps

river of dreams: no it's a cool drawing and all, i'm not really sure what it is about it that it's just like something's off about it for me

cold spring harbor: while i definitely think it gives off the vibes of the album, i dunno it's just not super visually interesting to me. and honestly he looks so different here and that always throws me off too lol

the bridge: nothing wrong with it, i just can't really connect to whatever's going on here and yeah i can see the vibes but not very clearly. and i don't think the banner at the top looks very nice

52nd street: huge jump up here honestly lol. yeah i really like this one, i like the composition, i like how he's holding a trumpet (right? i know nothing about instruments actually lol), i like his blue outfit and how dirty it looks lol. i think this cover does a good job at making him look a little pathetic but like, in a cool way

streetlife serenade: it's so pretty!! i love this, i don't have any issues with it it just can't compete with the ones above it, for me personally

storm front: man i just love it, the red is great and the gray and black are so great, yeah i can't really explain it

the stranger: so cool man, like the gradients of black and white and gray are so pretty and it's just a really neat composition. it's wonderful, i guess i just feel a little stronger about the two above it. originally though i had storm front above this but yeah this one deserves to be in the top three over that one

glass houses: oh man oh man, i love this one, like i just love how he takes up the whole composition vertically and there's still so much visual interest in the rest of it but it's not too much, at least for me. and obviously how the album is glass houses and it's a glass house and he's holding a rock and you may be right (the first song) starts with a sound like glass breaking!!!! like cmon

turnstiles: not really sure if i can explain it but this is just the best one to me, i think the colors are so great and it's cool with all these people and it's just a great composition. and i like how the text looks, which like usually for these either i don't like it or i'm just neutral on it, so that's a plus. yeah i just love this album cover, i dunno

and if you've read all this you should go contact your representatives about calling for a ceasefire! and find some pro-Palestine posts to share and interact with!

[holdenreviews]

Big Shot - Billy Joel

Happy 75th Birthday, Billy!

[movietonight]

My favourite lyrics on 52nd Street

inspired by @thebreakfastgenie

Big Shot

You had to have the front page, bold type

Honesty

I can find a lover, I can find a friend I can have security until the bitter end Anyone can comfort me with promises again

My Life

I still belong (Still belong) Don't get me wrong (Get me wrong) And you can speak your mind But not on my time

Zanzibar

Melodrama's so much fun In black and white for everyone to see, woah

Stiletto

She's so good with her stiletto You don't really mind the pain

Rosalinda's Eyes

Oh, Havana, I've been searching for you everywhere

Half a Mile Away

I've given everybody so much time Now I need a moment that's mine

Until the Night

Now you're afraid that we have changed And I'm afraid we're getting older

52nd Street

They say it takes a lot to keep a love alive In every heart, there pumps a different beat

[wiklm]

i am so utterly and completely insane about stiletto by billy joel like you do not understand

[heartsoulrocknroll]

Turns out, ranking Billy's albums is impossible. Every song on Piano Man rocks, but Stiletto and Zanzibar rock harder than at least 90% of the Piano Man album. So Piano Man or 52nd Street?? How do I choose????????

[tulip-wizard]

I GOT 52ND STREET ON VINYL

[radiophd]

52nd street -- look into my eyes