# What is your second favourite Billy Joel song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465 "2011-09-07T03:05:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/1 "2011-09-07T03:05:56Z")
Inspired by [Does Billy Joel have a bad song that exists?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=623273), I put one of my best of Billy Joel CDs on in the car earlier which made me wonder what people’s second favourite Billy Joel song is. Obviously everyone’s favourite is _Piano Man_, which is why I’m asking for your second favourite. If Piano Man isn’t your favourite then I pity you and I guess you could tell us your favourite instead. If you hate all Billy Joel songs then the other thread is for you or you could tell us the one you least hate. I’ll start, _You May Be Right_ is my second favourite. Aren’t we are all looking for a lunatic, deep down? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/2 "2011-09-07T03:09:31Z")
I think my second favorite would probably be either “And So It Goes” or “Laura.” ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/3 "2011-09-07T03:41:21Z")
I love so many of Billy’s songs… but among the contenders for 2nd favorite are… 1. And So It Goes 2. Until the Night 3. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant 4. The Entertainer 5. Stiletto 6. You May Be Right 7. Leningrad 8. A Matter of Trust 9. Baby Grand Plus a bunch more I’ll think of right after I click “Post.” ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/4 "2011-09-07T03:57:47Z")
She’s Got A Way or I’ve Loved These Days (a more obscure one, from Songs In The Attic) ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/5 "2011-09-07T03:59:28Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I love so many of Billy’s songs… but among the contenders for 2nd favorite are… > > 1. And So It Goes > 2. Until the Night > 3. Scenes From an Italian Restaurant > 4. The Entertainer > 5. Stiletto > 6. You May Be Right > 7. Leningrad > 8. A Matter of Trust > 9. Baby Grand > > Plus a bunch more I’ll think of right after I click “Post.” This^ Plus: 1. We Didn’t Start the Fire 2. Downeaster Alexa 3. Ballad of Billy the Kid 4. Sometimes a Fantasy 5. Vienna 6. All About Soul And these were off the top of my head! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/6 "2011-09-07T03:59:51Z")
Second favorite is “Sleeping With The Television On”. Favorite? Eh, I don’t know. “Only The Good Die Young” is a good piece of song craft.“For The Longest Time” ain’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/7 "2011-09-07T04:08:31Z")
Second fave…hands down, “Pressure.” ---
**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:** [September 7, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/8 "2011-09-07T04:18:27Z")
First of all, “Piano Man” isn’t my favorite Billy Joel song. “Vienna” is. My second favorite is probably “Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)”, with “New York State of Mind” a close third. “Piano Man” isn’t in my top 5. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/9 "2011-09-07T04:23:47Z")
Ooh…_Summer, Highland Falls_ is way up there, too. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/10 "2011-09-07T04:37:26Z")
Only the Good Die Young holds wonderful memories for me. I also love You Are My Home. Aw, hell, I just plain love Billy Joel. one of my all-time favorite artists. ---
**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/11 "2011-09-07T04:40:23Z")
I like _Downeaster Alexa_, I like _Pressure_, I like _The Stranger_… The list goes on and on. ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/12 "2011-09-07T04:49:57Z")
I love so many Billy Joel songs, it would be hard for me to rank them. But there is one that is in my top five that I hardly ever hear people mention as a favorite: “Last of the Big Time Spenders.” It’s a lovely and sweet song that seems to have just gotten lost between the cracks. If you are not familiar with it, I suggest you check it out. It’s on the “Streetlife Serenade” album. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/13 "2011-09-07T05:03:04Z")
[Travelin’ Prayer](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCHNc2jZ_Ak&feature=related) is my favorite [Rosalinda’s Eyes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWCc-8T6Px8) is my second favorite. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/14 "2011-09-07T07:23:15Z")
_Goodnight Saigon_ is my favorite. _The Downeaster Alexa_ is my second favorite. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/15 "2011-09-07T08:31:50Z")
Second vote for Miami 2017 here. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/16 "2011-09-07T08:57:03Z")
I may be the only one who says _River of Dreams_. ---
**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/17 "2011-09-07T12:50:04Z")
I’d go with Scenes from an Italian Restaurant for #2 with New York State of Mind #1. Not sure why Piano Man has to be my favorite when it isn’t even [Billy Joel’s favorite](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl2JqQWjPHI). ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/18 "2011-09-07T17:18:35Z")
I think I once liked Piano Man, about six thousand listens ago. All-time favorite: Allentown, with Captain Jack, Movin’ Out, Pressure, and many others close behind. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/19 "2011-09-07T17:24:45Z")
> [@jonesj2205](#): > > Not sure why Piano Man has to be my favorite when it isn’t even [Billy Joel’s favorite](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl2JqQWjPHI). If you haven’t seen the linked episode of Inside the Actors’ Studio, do so. Joel is an excellent speaker - articulate, intelligent and funny. ---
**Author:** ![AndyLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-second-favourite-billy-joel-song/595465/20 "2011-09-07T17:29:35Z")
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