# Best Billy Joel Song - Nominations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 4, 2013, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337 "2013-10-04T10:23:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/1 "2013-10-04T10:23:01Z")
I’d like to do a poll, eventually, but don’t want to list every single Billy Joel song. So this thread is for nominations! You may nominate 1 song yourself, and you may also second a song someone else has already listed. Please don’t just list off a bunch of songs. Pick one you think is his best, and then if you feel you must or you want to, second someone else’s choice! Sometime in the next week or so, after the nominations have come in, I’ll make a poll with the top 10 nominated songs, and ask people to choose just one from that list. Try to pick what you feel is the _best_ Billy Joel song, and not necessarily just your personal favorite. If to you there is no difference between best/favorite, that’s fine, but try your absolute best to be objective. Obviously at the end of the day these are subjective opinions on what constitutes best, but, whatever. Have fun 🙂 I’ll start us off! I’m the OP so I get to do that 🙂 Nomination: \*\*Scenes From An Italian Restaurant \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/2 "2013-10-04T10:26:21Z")
“ **Vienna** ”, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/3 "2013-10-04T10:48:23Z")
Hmmm. He’s got a lot of great songs but the one’s I enjoy vary over time. Nomination: New York State of Mind > [@drewtwo99](#): > > Nomination: \*\*Scenes From An Italian Restaurant \*\* seconded ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/4 "2013-10-04T10:59:51Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > “ **Vienna** ”, of course. Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/5 "2013-10-04T11:05:46Z")
> [@Sir\_Prize](#): > > Nomination: New York State of Mind I second that ---
**Author:** ![one\_red\_shoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/54ee81/32.png) [@one\_red\_shoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/one_red_shoe)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/6 "2013-10-04T11:07:01Z")
Downeaster Alexa. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/7 "2013-10-04T11:16:32Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > Nomination: \*\*Scenes From An Italian Restaurant \*\* Thirded. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/8 "2013-10-04T12:02:24Z")
I’m going with [For The Longest Time](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ). Like everyone else I’d heard it a thousand times and then all of a sudden, about two years ago I noticed it was (almost) a capella and I had a new found appreciation for it. If you never noticed it, click the link and turn it up. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/9 "2013-10-04T12:14:52Z")
“It’s My Life” > [@Joey\_P](#): > > I’m going with [For The Longest Time](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ). Like everyone else I’d heard it a thousand times and then all of a sudden, about two years ago I noticed it was (almost) a capella and I had a new found appreciation for it. If you never noticed it, click the link and turn it up. Seconded **Joey P** –have you ever heard the demo version of “The Longest Time”? It’s called “Prime of Your Life.” It has completely different (incomplete) lyrics and has instruments! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/10 "2013-10-04T12:17:02Z")
“And So It Goes” ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/11 "2013-10-04T12:29:09Z")
I came in specifically to say “Vienna,” which I really didn’t think anybody else would pick. So that’s my actual vote, but I’ll also nominate “The Entertainer.” ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/12 "2013-10-04T12:32:29Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > “It’s My Life” seconded. My nomination: **Allentown** ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/13 "2013-10-04T13:04:40Z")
Another vote for Scenes from an Italian Restaurant and Vienna. Also, Don’t Ask Me Why and My Life. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/14 "2013-10-04T13:37:16Z")
**Just the Way You Are** ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/15 "2013-10-04T13:43:02Z")
_Goodnight, Saigon_ is my nomination, and I will pre-second _Piano Man_ when it gets nominated. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/16 "2013-10-04T13:59:09Z")
It’s a tough choice but I’ll go with Miami 2017. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/17 "2013-10-04T14:00:30Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > It’s a tough choice but I’ll go with Miami 2017. Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/18 "2013-10-04T14:00:40Z")
> [@one\_red\_shoe](#): > > Downeaster Alexa. I also vote for this - it’s his best, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/19 "2013-10-04T14:11:52Z")
My personal favorite is, “The Stranger”, probably because it doesn’t get played as much as other popular favorites. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337/20 "2013-10-04T14:15:07Z")
“River of Dreams.” To think: a year ago I would not have come within a 1,000 miles of this thread. But a lot has happened to me in that year… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billy-joel-song-nominations/670337.md?page=2)