#travelin' prayer

[crispyflowerblaze]

don't know if this is too niche but i was watching the trudy's surprise wheel thing on neopets spin around and i was listening to travelin' prayer by billy joel and it was at the really really fast music and it just lined up so well with the wheel, it was a great moment

[krispyweiss]

Album Review: Billy Strings - Highway Prayers

Folks coming to Billy Strings via Highway Prayers will finish the LP having no idea they’ve just heard one of today’s most-electrifying live performers, the premier acoustic guitarist of his generation and bluegrass’ key to the future.

Which isn’t to say the eclectic, 20-cut, 75-minute LP is weak. It is not.

But, even though Strings is a bluegrass musician, Highway Prayers is not a bluegrass record, despite such bluegrass tracks as “Leaning on a Travelin’ Song” and “Gone a Long Time.” It also features instrumentation - drums, piano, harmonica, cello, Dobro, revving car engine and lighter and bubbling bong - not typically part of bluegrass or Strings’ onstage presentation.

Surrounded by his core band of Jarrod Walker (mandolin), Royal Masat (bass), Billy Failing (banjo) and Alex Hargreaves (fiddle), Strings also received support from Lindsay Lou, Matt Chamberlain, Jerry Douglas, Jason Carter and others to create a hybrid of atmospheric folk (“Stratosphere Blues/I Believe in You”), talkin’ blues (“Catch and Release”), novelties (“MORBUD4ME”), rip-snortin’ instrumentals like “Escanaba” and “Malfunction Junction” and a cappella barbershop singing as on the closing “Richard Petty.”

It makes for a wild ride full of detours and unexpected U-turns. And while Strings has still not yet managed to capture his live sound in the studio, Highway Prayers suggests he’s not interested in that anyway.

Grade card: Billy Strings - Highway Prayers - B

11/21/24

[tboy-boone]

also Ain't No Crime!!! i really like that song too

Boy I wish I listened to Travelin' Prayer sooner. I am loving everything about this song

[thebreakfastgenie]

[scriberated]

10 Cents & A Prayer

Read on Ao3 Summary: Celebrían has loved Ereinion Gil-galad since she was ten years old. Now eighteen, and with war looming on the horizon, she's tired of waiting for him to notice and decides to take matters into her own hands. Rating: Explicit Warnings: Major Character Death Ships: Celebrían/Ereinion Gil-galad, Celebrían/Glorfindel (brief), Celebrían/Elrond Peredhel Tags: Modern Middle-earth, Modern Middle Earth, Celebrían/Glorfindel is brief, I write HEA's not Tragedies, Why Did I Write This?, This is a tragedy, Canonical Character Death, Bittersweet, Eventual Happy Ending, For Celebrían & Elrond Peredhel, Vaginal Sex, Vaginal Fingering, Cunnilingus, Car Sex, Possessive Behavior, Ever heard the song Travelin Soldier by the Chicks? this is loosely based on that

For @thrillofhope for her birthday - happy birthday!! (and i'm sorry this isn't complete... in my defense, it's going to be longer?)

[heartsoulrocknroll]

Piano Man Live

This is my favorite way to experience the Piano Man album. The 1977 Greenvale show at CW Post may be my favorite Billy concert I've ever heard with my absolute dream Pre-Stranger set list. I am obsessed with those versions of Travelin' Prayer, Ain't No Crime, Worse Comes to Worst, and Somewhere Along the Line. That show also includes excellent performances of Ballad of Billy the Kid, You're My Home, and Captain Jack, but I think I like the ones from the 1976 Connecticut University show slightly more. This performance of If I Only Had the Words is the only true live performance I've ever been able to find, but I think it's phenomenal.

Travelin' Prayer

Piano Man

Ain't No Crime

You're My Home

The Ballad of Billy the Kid

Worse Comes to Worst

Stop in Nevada

If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)

Somewhere Along the Line

Captain Jack

[nwalthall]

New York City

© 2024 ned walthall

Livin' in a city of immigrants I don't need to go travelin' Open my door and the world walks in Livin' in a city of immigrants Livin' in a city that never sleeps My heart keepin' time to a thousand beats Singin' in languages I don't speak Livin' in a city of immigrants

City of black City of white City of light City of innocents City of sweat City of tears City of prayers City of immigrants

--Steve Earle, City of Immigrants

[billy-joel-ultimate-song-bracket]

Round 2 Poll 31

Please listen to both songs before voting!

Propaganda is allowed!

[valeroyeaux]

“travelin’ prayer” is an underrated billy joel song. imo. which counts for nothing.

[movietonight]

My favourite lyrics on Piano man

inspired by @thebreakfastgenie

Travelin' Prayer

Said now, would ya guide her on the roads and make them softer for her feet

Piano Man

He says, “Son, can you play me a memory? I'm not really sure how it goes But it's sad, and it's sweet, and I knew it complete When I wore a younger man's clothes”

Ain't No Crime

Well now you tell me you love somebody And you'll love 'em forever You may love 'em forever But you won't like 'em all of the time

You're My Home

Home is just another word for you

The Ballad of Billy the Kid

But he finally found a home Underneath the boot hill grave That bears his name

Worse Comes To Worst

I'll do my writing on my road guitar And make a living at a piano bar

Stop in Nevada

And she doesn't know what's comin' But she sure knows what she's leavin' behind

If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)

When the simple lines have all been taken And the radio repeats them every day

Somewhere Along the Line

Well, it's a rainy night in Paris and I'm sitting by the Seine It's a pleasure to be soaking in the European rain

Captain Jack

So, you've got everything, ah, but nothing's cool They just found your father in the swimming pool And you guess you won't be goin' back to school Anymore

[crispyflowerblaze]

my ranking of Piano Man by Billy Joel, just how i feel right now

1) Piano Man: yeah i mean i adore this song, it's so great, and it's one of the Billy Joel songs i've known the longest

2) Captain Jack: man i freaking love this song, it's so cool, and like the music part leading up to the chorus, holy shit, and the chorus is so amazing too

3) Somewhere Along the Line: this one is just a bop, i have a lot of fun with it

4) The Ballad of Billy the Kid: i really like this song, the instrumental parts are so great and yeah i dunno i just really really like it

5) Worse Comes to Worst: really not too sure about this placement, honestly this and the next two could've gone either way but this felt the most right, yeah this one's really fun

6) Stop in Nevada: again, not too sure on the placement, but it's also really fun

7) Ain't No Crime: ditto, i just have to dock points cus the one line that's like "but you won't want him every day" and that doesn't rhyme but if he said night it would've rhymed! lol does anyone else agree with this

8) If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You): i really like some parts of this but personally it just doesn't stick out in my mind too much

9) Travelin' Prayer: same, has some really nice parts but doesn't stick out too much

10) You're My Home: very sweet but again, just doesn't stick out in my mind very much

[delladilly]

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[thebreakfastgenie]

What Your Favorite Song On Piano Man Says About You

Travelin' Prayer: you don't mind your partner having a life without you

Piano Man: get out of here

Ain't No Crime: you just want to be left alone

You're My Home: you're a hopeless romantic

The Ballad of Billy the Kid: you love history but also movies and you will point out the inaccuracies in movies but not to be a jerk it's just fun for you

Worse Comes to Worst: you have a backup plan

Stop in Nevada: you love divorce

If I Only Had the Words: you are terrible at communicating. do better.

Somewhere Along the Line: you're happy but you are ignoring something

Captain Jack: you know a lot of middle class white kids

[radiomaxmusic]

Feature LP / Billy Strings - Highway Prayers (2024) / 4pm ET / 10-18-24

Billy Strings (born William Lee Apostol, October 3, 1992) is an American guitarist and bluegrass musician. His album Home won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2021. Highway Prayers, Released September 27, 2024 Leaning on a Travelin’ Song 3:57In the Clear 2:57Escanaba 4:34Gild the Lily 5:06Seven Weeks In County 4:16Stratosphere Blues / I Believe in You 5:51Cabin Song 3:15Don’t Be…

[heartsoulrocknroll]

Piano Man Ranked

This was so hard for me, because I love every song on this album. These rankings are based primarily on the album versions, but if I was unsure, the position was ultimately determined by my favorite live version. I firmly believe that you can't truly appreciate how great the songs on this album are without hearing them played live by the 1976-1982 Billy Joel band.

1) The Ballad of Billy the Kid

I am so obsessed with this song. I think it's one of the greatest songs Billy has ever written, from the excellent instrumentation and arrangement to the fanastic storytelling lyrics. I love the album recording. The clip-clop of the horse hooves. The campfire harmonica. But the back and forth between the band (especially when the strings come in) and those ICONIC piano riffs does something to my brain. I freak out every time I hear it even though I've heard it repeatedly for 12 years. And the piano work throughout the entire song is just phenomenal. The live versions obviously don't have the strings, but the post-1975 live versions with the core Billy Joel band have a whole different energy that make the strings unnecessary. I have to mention the 1976 University of Connecticut live performance of this song, because that particular combination of Billy's vocals, Billy's kickass piano playing, and the band's pure energy literally makes me the audibly-yellin', hand-wavin', object-throwin' kind of insane.

2) Somewhere Along the Line

This song reminds me a bit of James Taylor in parts, but then those big backing vocals and piano riffs come in and take the song in another direction. The melody is great, the lyrics are some of the best on the album, and Billy just goes nuts on the piano, especially on the break after the third verse, during the fourth verse, and on the break that closes the song. I love the album recording, but this is another song that really comes to life in the live setting with the slightly higher tempo, the more prominent guitar riffs, Liberty on the drums, and Billy singing and playing like the world-class singer and piano player that he is.

3) Worse Comes to Worst

This song rocks so hard and blends so many musical styles. The signature guitar riff is super funky. The pedal steel guitar makes another appearance for more country undertones. The background vocals provide a gospel flavor, while the steel drums come in later on for a bit of a Caribbean feel. But even still, this remains distinctly a rock 'n' roll song. The album version is great for the aforementioned reasons, but the live versions rock so much harder. I love the 1977 CW Post live version more than life itself. I know I never shut up about it, but my god, Liberty's drumming adds so much drive to these early songs, and Billy sings the hell out of this song live.

4) Travelin' Prayer

I love absolutely everything about this song. The brushes on the drums, the bass, the opening piano, the banjo, the fiddle, the lyrics, Billy's vocal, the psychotic tempo. This is just a fantastic country/bluegrass song that takes what is great about those genres and improves it with the incorporation of Billy's brilliant piano breaks, especially the piano solo during the first instrumental break, which just rocks. This song doesn't have as strong of a country feel without the banjo and fiddle, but the live performances with Liberty's energetic drums, Richie's sax additions, Doug's driving bass, and Billy's piano improvs are incredible in an entirely different way.

5) Ain't No Crime

The soulful, gospelly vibes of this song really do it for me. I LOVE the use of the organ, and the piano riffs slap so hard it ain't funny. This is another song that needs to be heard live to be truly appreciated, with Liberty on the drums and Richie adding some sax. Billy goes crazy on the piano and does such a fantastic, soulful vocal on this song live.

6) Captain Jack

This is just an epic song. Billy's piano parts in the intro and the verses are beautifully done. The combination of Billy's organ and that legendary guitar riff in the chorus is so dramatic and really gives the song its epic feel. The lyrics are a great commentary on how people can have everything and still be overcome by the aimlessness and hopelessness of life. I like the album version, but this is another song that really takes on a whole new life in the live setting with Billy improvising on the piano and singing so incredibly well, while Liberty adds the dramatic opening cymbals and the ridiculous driving drum transitions from the third and fourth verses into the third and fourth choruses. 😭😭

7) Piano Man

No matter how many times I hear this song, I will never stop loving it. It's popular for a reason: it's great. That iconic opening piano riff gets me every time. The harmonica parts are great. The piano break after the third verse rocks on the album, and rocks even harder live. These are some of the best lyrics on the album. They are excellent, immersive, storytelling lyrics with a great rhyme scheme.

8) If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You)

This is a gorgeous melody with a distinctly beautiful opening piano riff, more beautiful piano work throughout the song, and some nice strings toward the end. This is also one of those songs that really makes me go, "Damn, that guy can sing." I am a freak about singing, and there is a live version of this (supposedly from Carnegie Hall in 1974) in which Billy gives a vocal performance that brings me to tears if I focus on it too hard. Billy may not like the sound of his own voice, but I'd give anything to sing like that.

9) You're My Home

This is a great, country-sounding song. It's one of those classic, beautiful Billy Joel melodies. The album version isn't very piano-heavy, but there are a few nice piano bits in there. And the instrumentation is great nonethless, from the finger picking on the acoustic guitar to the pedal steel guitar. Billy's vocal here is really beautiful as well.

10) Stop in Nevada

This is a beautiful song with a great melody and a great build from the quiet piano and pedal steel in the verses to the big, full choruses with the backing choir and the strings

[tma-entity-song-poll]

Battle of the Fear Bands!

B6R2: The Eye

A Thousand Eyes:

"The more I behold, the more I fold, into the madness I descend."

Knock on the Door:

Lyrics below the line!

A Thousand Eyes:

A Thousand Eyes Open inside To grant me sight to see the end A Thousand Eyes The curse of the wise Into the madness I descend

Many moons I've lingered lonely Many dreams I've overseen Now I wait for one below me To arise and intervene

From the churches and the chapels Came the ones we must pursue And though I long to be unshackled I shall see my burden through

And can you hear the choir sing? For pale blood satelites To watch the end of everything On this longest night

A Thousand Eyes Open inside To grant me sight to see the end A Thousand Eyes The curse of the wise Into the madness I descend

From my final perch I ponder On the infinite and vast In the blindness I still wander Though my time has almost passed

There are things I long to teach you In my institution's creed Looking just behind the corners Of our own realities

And can you hear the choirs sing? Voices fill the spires Hymns of want still echoing Prayers on the lips of liars

A Thousand Eyes Open inside To grant me sight to see the end A Thousand Eyes The curse of the wise Into the madness I descend

A Thousand Eyes Open inside To grant me sight to see the end The more I behold The further I fold Into the madness I descend

And the cogs creak a melody Hear the deafening dirges rise And the ones who would never be Behold the end with A Thousand Eyes

Paleblood will guide your way Look to the inside to break the seals Bleed out the dark, decay Ascend to places beyond the real

Paleblood will guide your way Look to the inside to break the seals Bleed out the dark, decay Ascend to places beyond the real

Knock on the Door:

Well, it's of a bold reporter whose story I will tell He went down to the Cuban land, the nearest place to hell He'd been there many times before, but now the law does say The only way to Cuba is with the CIA

William Worthy isn't worthy to enter our door Went down to Cuba, he's not American anymore But somehow it is strange to hear the State Department say You are living in the free world, in the free world you must stay

Five thousand dollars or a five year sentence may well be For a man who had the nerve to think that travelin' is free Oh why'd he waste his time to see a dictator's reign When he could have seen democracy by travelin' on to Spain?

William Worthy isn't worthy to enter our door Went down to Cuba, he's not American anymore But somehow it is strange to hear the State Department say You are living in the free world, in the free world you must stay

So, come all you good travelers and fellow-travelers, too Yes, and travel all around the world, see every country through I'd surely like to come along and see what may be new But my passport's disappearing as I sing these words to you

Well, there really is no need to travel to these evil lands Yes, and though the list grows larger you must try to understand Try hard not to be surprised if someday you should hear The whole world is off limits, visit Disneyland this year

William Worthy isn't worthy to enter our door Went down to Cuba, he's not American anymore But somehow it is strange to hear the State Department say You are living in the free world, in the free world you must stay